August 17, 2009

Vintage Ads: Radio Nord


Radiohistoriska arkivet: Radio Nord
via Larssons Blogg


"During 16 months from March 1961, Jack S. Kotschack and his staff shook the Swedish establishment by broadcasting radio from a boat anchored on international waters in the Baltic Sea.From the ship came modern pop music, news - and commercials. The Swedish audience loved Radio Nord, but the politicians raged and threatened with reprisals and government purchase boycotts against companies that advertised on the pirate radio station. Behind the scenes urgent and detailed investigations were made on how to stop the broadcasts ..."

HIT THE ROAD JACK! -
History of Radio Nord
written by Jan Kotschack

To buy the book see link at the bottom of this page.

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