{"id":4537,"date":"2012-10-01T09:33:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T13:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=4537"},"modified":"2012-10-01T09:35:21","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T13:35:21","slug":"this-radio-will-help-you-navigate-the-london-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/this-radio-will-help-you-navigate-the-london-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"This radio will help you navigate the London underground"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Credit: Photo by Hitomi Kai Yoda \/ Rex Features (1876064b)
London Underground circuit board radio<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source: DailyMail.co.uk<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Underground radio stations have a rich history in the UK – but this device gives the term a whole new meaning.<\/p>\n

A designer has created a fully functioning radio, which has the entire London tube map built in as its circuit.<\/p>\n

The impressive 45cm by 45cm contraption is accurately labeled with each of the 270 stations and took three months to make.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more:\u00a0http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-2208390\/Iconic-London-map-recreated-working-radio.html#ixzz283O8W8Jy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: DailyMail.co.uk) Underground radio stations have a rich history in the UK – but this device gives the term a whole new meaning. A designer has created a fully functioning radio, which has the entire London tube map built in as its circuit. The impressive 45cm by 45cm contraption is accurately labeled with each of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[508,26],"tags":[36,1384,1386,1387,1385],"class_list":["post-4537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-2","category-radios","tag-art","tag-fm-radio","tag-fm-radio-london-tube-map","tag-london-underground","tag-london-underground-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-1bb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23545,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/the-past-present-and-future-of-uk-pirate-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":4537,"position":0},"title":"The past, present and future of UK pirate radio","author":"Thomas","date":"January 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Aaron Kuhn who shares this excellent article from Dazed: The influence of pirate radio has endured despite government crackdowns and the rise of legitimate alternatives \u2013 today, it continues to thrive, both legally and otherwise Drive around some parts of London today and you\u2019re\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/radiocaroline.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":34356,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/the-internet-and-community-licenses-have-changed-the-london-pirate-radio-scene\/","url_meta":{"origin":4537,"position":1},"title":"The Internet and community licenses have changed the London pirate radio scene","author":"Thomas","date":"October 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Korchin (K2WNW), for sharing the following article from The New York Times: London\u2019s Radio Pirates Changed Music. 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This article in\u00a0The Outline\u00a0is a worthy read and features our good friend David Goren prominently: The FCC wants pirate radio stations off the air Immigrant communities rely on these unlicensed broadcasts to stay\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "FM"","block_context":{"text":"FM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/fm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2706,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/london-pirate-radio-documentary-offers-insight\/","url_meta":{"origin":4537,"position":3},"title":"London pirate radio documentary offers insight","author":"Thomas","date":"February 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This documentary certainly touches on the motivation behind most pirate radio stations. 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