Pirate radio exists in most countries in Europe.
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Belgium (from international waters)
(See also Netherlands; many Dutch language stations were aimed at both countries)
Denmark
Finland
In Finland, most pirate radio stations operated in the 1970s and the early half of the 1980s, because Yleisradio was the only legitimate broadcaster. In 1985, licenses were granted for local FM radio stations, which were able to offer a much wider variety of music, thus lessening the need for pirate radio stations. Since the end of the 1990s, FM piracy in Finland has all but died out.
France (history of pirate radio)
SPAIN
1984: es:Radio Las Águilas. Program
Hungary (history of pirate radio)
1942–44 Magyar Szabadság Rádió
1956 Szabad Kossuth Rádió, Szabad Petőfi Rádió, and Csokonai Rádió
1991 Tilos Rádió, Fiksz Rádió, Civil Rádió, and Zöm Rádió
Ireland (history of pirate radio)
Italy
In early 70's some pirate radio started to broadcast using FM. They were illegal till a decision of the supreme court in 1976 decided that every citizen has a right to broadcast on radio (and the government was supposed to be in charge of a new plan of frequency).
See Radio Alice, linked to the Autonomist movement.
Netherlands
(See also Belgium)
Poland
In the 1980s, there were hundreds of short broadcasts of pre-recorded programs prepared and aired by a clandestine network of activists who called themselves Solidarity Radio (Radio Solidarność). Those programs, sometimes preceded by a leaflet campaign announcing an up-coming broadcast, were part of the broad-based Solidarity (Solidarność) workers, pro-democracy movement, which eventually succeeded in overcoming communism in Poland. Many Solidarity Radio organizers served time in prison for their activities.
Sweden
From international waters
Many household names that later broadcast from the BBC started their careers with the offshore broadcasters, including : Tony Blackburn, Dave Cash, Roger Day (following a brief career in television), Kenny Everett, John Peel (briefly), Emperor Rosko, Keith Skues, Ed Stewart, Dave Lee Travis and Johnnie Walker.