[Commlist] Call for Papers: Signals from the Edge

Signals from the Edge
Land-based unlicensed “pirate” radio
Call for Papers for a one-day Conference
at
The University of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus
Saturday 1st March 2025

Unlicensed broadcasting dates back to at least the 1930s and has often 
impacted the evolution of mainstream broadcasting. For example, 
land-based pirate broadcasting helped make the case for UK local 
commercial radio in the 1970s and forced the introduction of commercial 
and community radio in Ireland during the early 1980s. The more recent 
introduction of UK community radio was also aided by the existence of 
numerous unlicensed broadcasters during the 1990s and early 2000s.
This one-day conference will focus on land-based unlicenced radio 
broadcasting, in the UK, and Ireland, but also globally. We plan that 
the event will lead to a publication and to similar events in future.

Conference themes will include, but are not limited to, presentations 
that examine
•	The current situation of land-based pirate radio,
•	its history and influence
•	the sociology of pirate radio
•	the technologies used
•	the politics and regulation of radio broadcasting.

The organisers welcome contributions that are either academic or 
practice lead.
The event will include film screenings and a display of equipment and 
"pirate" paraphernalia.
The studios of the university's licensed Community Radio service - 
RadioLaB 97.1FM will also be open on the day.
The organisers invite proposals for 15-minute presentations from 
practitioners, academics, independent researchers, archivists, 
postgraduate students, and broadcasters. We are open to critical 
perspectives and encourage comparative case studies. We are also happy 
to receive proposed panels comprising no more than four papers each but 
reserve the right to organise these as we think best.

Submitting a proposal (This bit is very important!)
Please use the following format for proposals:
•	Name, affiliation, and email
•	Title of paper or presentation
•	200 word abstract or summary of your paper or presentation
•	100 word biography

Send proposals as a Word doc by email to: Dr Lawrie Hallett
lawrie.hallett@beds.
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