Welcome

Welcome to the Triangle Radio Pirates' Radio Reactive page*. We strive to be the number one voice of discontent over the content of commercial radio programming in the Raleigh-Durham radio market. While the ad revenue figures are impressive for our market and it is projected to be the third fastest growing market in the country, the music and program content is as hollow and over repetitive as ever. If you are a true music listener and music enthusiast, you will be dismayed at the state of commercial radio programming these days not just in Raleigh-Durham but nationwide as well. The commercial radio industry-- just like politics-- is run by focus groups, hype and pandering to demographic formulae. Who is to blame for this sad state of affairs? Just like in politics it is the voters (or perhaps the non-voters) who keep supporting an inherently flawed system.

*This is an online response to a print publication known as "Radio Active" published by Triangle Radio Partners, Inc. They are a trade group for the Triangle radio market. Their publication focuses on methods to better market and advertise over the radio but mentions virtually nothing about the music. Surprised?

Our Mission:

• We strive to awaken listeners of radio to the musical variety, spontaneity, creativity and exposure that they are missing out on.
• We want to be a sounding board for listener discontent in the Raleigh-Durham radio market through our message boards and links to our discontent pages created by and for our visitors.
• We want to put pressure on the forces that be to initiate change or at the very least acknowledge that the current status quo does not live up to an artistic standard.
• We want to illustrate through various articles and features that musical variety and exposure is shafted for profit-only considerations. Also, we want to enlighten you to the behind the scenes stories and facts that concern how potentially good programming gets stifled in the current climate of commercially obsessed radio.
• Present to you the question of whether radio today really serves the public interest as the F.C.C. intended and to ponder the role of government regulation in radio.
• Spur legal, small scale micro-fm services throughout our market and draw the attraction of would be pirate radio broadcasters.

Station Flame Pages

So let's get started! Follow the links below to our sites on your most unfavorite stations. We are ready to post your comments. If you want to create or already have your own station flame pages, submit your links to the appropriate station site below. If there is a Raleigh-Durham market station not listed that you wish added, go to the request station page. If you are in another market and you want to submit comments about your market's stations- we have a site for you as well. Enjoy!

Pirates' Tower

Do you tinker with micro-brew transmitters? Are you interested in pirate radio? Would you like to contact others with similar interests? We have a sight for you as well with some links to information. Come in and check it out.