Buckey Ranks | Defection FM | 1993 | BREAKBEAT HARDCORE RAVE JUNGLE DNB LONDON

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In the late 1980s a new wave of pirate radio stations emerged as the acid house scene exploded. Particularly in London, stations such as Sunrise, Fantasy, Friends FM, and Centreforce became the "seven day rave stations".

Defection FM Playlist


DJ Wicked, DJ Lt Stitch, Goldie, Kemistry & Storm | Defection FM | August 1992


DJ Helium & DJ Ranx | Chillin' 98.0 FM | 14 July 1991


Micky Finn | Green Apple FM | 1992


The Broadcasting Act 1990 led to the brief decline of UK pirate radio by encouraging diversity in radio and opening up the development of commercial radio, whilst bringing in tougher penalties for those caught in unlicensed broadcasting. However, the number of unlicensed broadcasters would soon begin to rise again, partly out of the belief that the Act had undermined community radio and small scale broadcasters. As stations such as Kiss would increasingly discover that advertising revenue and market share became as important as the music it played, new pirate stations once again sprung up to cater for underground music scenes that were developing. The biggest of these would be the rising rave music scene, with stations moving to a "rave on the air" format with back to back mixing and listener participation through 'shouts' - enabled by the growth of pagers and mobile phones. In London, such stations included the likes of Rush, Kool FM, Pulse FM, Innocence, Don FM, and Defection.

The authorities and media increasingly alleged an organised crime and drugs link with the rave stations, culminating in a high-profile raid in Hackney in the summer of 1993 on Rush. The Evening Standard headline exclaimed "Drug gangs set up fortresses." Toughened laws also sought to incur heavier fines on DJs and businesses that advertised on stations. The Rush raid was featured in the seminal BBC Two documentary Pirates, shown as part of the Arena series in December 1993.

For those ill-served by mainstream and legal radio, pirate radio filled the void especially for the black community. In London, stations as Galaxy Radio, Genesis, Station, and Vibes have mixed black music with phone-ins and cultural programming: "We are trying to bring a balance into the community - to introduce culture and history and to inform people" as one of those involved in Galaxy. These stations still broadcast today.

Across the UK, the picture was similar, with notable pirate radio stations including PCRL, Frontline, and Sting in Birmingham; The Superstation, Buzz FM and Soul Nation in Manchester; Dance FM, Fantasy FM, and SCR in Sheffield; Passion Radio, Ragga FM, For the People in Bristol; Fresh FM in Leicester; Z100 in Liverpool, and Dream FM in Leeds. By the mid to late 1990s, genres such as happy hardcore, jungle/drum'n'bass and speed/UK garage saw a new generation of pirate radio stations emerge. In London, Kool FM was joined by Rinse FM, Rude, Flex FM, Eruption FM, and Dream FM in championing jungle music/drum'n'bass, and the latter also happy hardcore. Speed/UK garage was being pushed by stations such as London Underground (notably the Dreem Teem), Freek FM (notably DJ EZ), Shine FM, and Girls FM.

Formed in 2007 by Champion Puffa and Livvy, Renegade Radio has broadcast daily on the internet and the FM dial.

Over the years Renegade Radio have originated many ideas and showcased many live events, these run from broadcasting live club events from Japan and pool parties in the USA to running the original on air DJ battles and our annual charity event The Long Good Friday, to being the proud host of well established artists in the scene such as Tyree Cooper (Hip-House legend), DJ Trix, DJ Taktix & Ultravibe (The Way/Dread Bass), Nicky Dimensions (Raindance), Uncle Dugs & MC 5ive-0 (Eruption FM and Kool FM), Wayne Anthony (Genesis 88), Robbie Dee (The Original Detonator), Glenn Aston (Kool Midlands/Renegade Radio), DJ Gershwin (Suntribe Records/Renegade Radio), Shockin B (Weekend Rush FM/Kool FM), Manparris (Helter Skelter), DJ Pilgrim (Fantazia/AWOL), and many more.
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