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When Music Pirates Used Pirate Ships
NEW WAVE
Renegade radio stations in the ’60s challenged government control of the airwaves from international waters and helped launch the rock revolution.
Ted Gioia
Published
Apr. 18 2016
1:00AM EDT
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Ted Gioia
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