Balcony TV off air
“we don’t need no stinking transmitters” ? or do we, when control of your content is in the hands of a network with less right of reply than a kangaroo court, perhaps a spare TX or two is handy.
Not since the jamming of Sunshine Radio & Radio Nova has a Dublin 4 outfit had so much effect on blocking independent media in this country. But this time the D4 outfit is Google owned YouTube.
more details on the pulling of Balcony TV here & here
watch the video statement here
and for a balcony TV retake of a cool tune, this is “the fields of Dublin 4″ for the crew in Barrow Street.
February 13th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Ahh, jamming. Great fun.
I remember a certain 104 station getting involved in something like that some years back, cost them a news bulletin one afternoon. Not good as their news was being syndicated around the country at the time.
February 13th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
did a load of those people end up working in 104?
one day a pirate next day a sales kid with a advert plastered jeep/.
February 13th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Yeah, some of them did all right. They may have resurfaced recently in a weekend capacity.
Some others ended up with their finger on the …well, you know…
February 13th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
as its valentines day tomorrow a discussion about kiss(ing) and pulse(s) and jem(s) would be very welcome. i feel an “I love radio” part four coming on soon.
February 14th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
I love radio too, I have to say. It’s been too long.