"pirate radio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pirate radios [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pirate radio (countable and uncountable, plural pirate radios)
  1. Broadcasting without having the necessary license that covers the territory where the signals are received. Wikipedia link: pirate radio Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Radio Translations (radio station without the necessary license): ràdio pirata [feminine] (Catalan), emissora pirata [feminine] (Catalan), Piratensender [masculine] (German), kalózrádió (Hungarian), raidió bradach [masculine] (Irish)

Inflected forms

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