{"id":18530,"date":"2016-04-26T06:32:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T10:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=18530"},"modified":"2016-04-26T06:37:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T10:37:31","slug":"worlds-first-pirate-broadcast-on-easter-1916-to-be-celebrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/worlds-first-pirate-broadcast-on-easter-1916-to-be-celebrated\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s first pirate broadcast on Easter 1916 to be celebrated"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Antique-Radio-Audion\"<\/a>(Source: Silicon Republic<\/a> via Andrea Borgnino<\/a>)<\/p>\n

At an event in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) tonight (25 April), the centenary of the broadcasting of the Proclamation of an Irish Republic via shortwave radio in 1916 \u2013 considered by many to be the first pirate radio broadcast \u2013 will be marked.<\/em><\/p>\n

While the men and women who took part in Easter 1916 were camped out in the GPO and other locations around Dublin, one group involved with the rebellion, led by Joseph Mary Plunkett, wanted to use the latest technology to spread the message of Irish revolt.<\/em><\/p>\n

Having commandeered the Irish School of Wireless Telegraphy at the corner of O\u2019Connell Street and Abbey Street \u2013 where the Grand Central Bar now sits \u2013 the group set up a ship\u2019s wireless systems to broadcast a shortwave radio transmission, with the hope that a passing ship near the country would pick it up and report back to the US.<\/em><\/p>\n

With Plunkett at the controls, the radio enthusiast issued a burst of Morse code that read: \u201cIrish Republic declared in Dublin today. Irish troops have captured city and are in full possession. Enemy cannot move in city. The whole country rising.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

With some reports suggesting the broadcast was picked up as far away as Germany and Bulgaria, it is widely considered<\/a> one of the first pirate radio broadcasts as, until then, point-to-point transmissions was the most common form of sending messages wirelessly.[…]<\/em><\/p>\n

Continue reading the full article at Silicon Republic online…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Silicon Republic via Andrea Borgnino) At an event in Trinity College Dublin (TCD) tonight (25 April), the centenary of the broadcasting of the Proclamation of an Irish Republic via shortwave radio in 1916 \u2013 considered by many to be the first pirate radio broadcast \u2013 will be marked. 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