Pirate broadcasting
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Pirate broadcasting is illegal unlicensed broadcasting
, referring to:
See also: broadcast signal intrusion
, when a licensed broadcast signal is overridden by an unauthorized signal, more akin to real piracy
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Unlicensed broadcasting
Unlicensed broadcasting is a term used for any type of broadcasting without a broadcast license:* Low-power broadcasting, legal but sometimes unlicensed broadcasting...
, referring to:
- pirate radioPirate radioPirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
- pirate televisionPirate televisionA pirate television station is a broadcast television station that operates without a broadcast license. Like its counterpart pirate radio, the term pirate TV lacks a specific universal interpretation...
See also: broadcast signal intrusion
Broadcast signal intrusion
Broadcast signal intrusion is a term given to the act of hijacking broadcast signals of radio and television stations. Hijacking incidents have involved local TV and radio stations as well as cable and national networks.- Method of intrusion :...
, when a licensed broadcast signal is overridden by an unauthorized signal, more akin to real piracy
Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator...
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