Mission-based Pirate Cat Radio has been through some tough times. Last year, they were fined $10,000 by the FCC and forced to limit their streams to the internet exclusively.
Now they have an unique opportunity to take the “Pirate” out of “Pirate Cat” and get a legitimate FM license. Yup, they want to become a real, legal radio station. Does this mean we’ll be hearing more Red Hot Chili Peppers on their playlists? Because, let me tell you, I just don’t get enough of those guys on the radio.
The only obstacle is an astronomical fee of $60,000. In two weeks. If they had a soundboard, this is where they would cue the reverse slide whistle.
They’re going to have to sell a shit-ton of coffee to get there, but you can help them out on their kickstarter campaign. Pledging $25 gets you a T-shirt and a sticker. So if you like what they do, help them out and wish them luck.
[More info at Pirate Cat Radio]
I hate to increase the amount of negativity on the internet by saying so, but there’s probably about a trillion better ways to spend sixty thousand dollars than this.
pirate cat sux
KUSF 4EVA
KFJC at 89.7 is my favorite lowpower station, KUSF is great as well….
Pirate Cat is the shit, KUSF and KFJC are also rad. But you don’t really know how rad pirate cat is until it’s back on the air…
can they please play something else besides “Teenage Enema Nurse” between 5pm and 6pm this time?