Radio Mercur
Radio Mercur was Denmark's first commercial radio broadcaster . It operated from August 2, 1958 to July 31, 1962.
history
Radio Mercur was broadcast from international waters between Denmark and Sweden from the ship MS Cheeta . The transmitter was operated by Peer Jansen and Ib Fogh. Radio Mercur broadcast music, news, radio plays and advertising on ultrashort waves . The broadcasts could be heard in large parts of the country with the help of a second broadcasting boat between Funen and Zealand.
The Danish Parliament passed a law against unlicensed radio stations ("Lex Mercur") in 1962. The now illegal broadcasting had to be stopped two weeks later.
literature
- Henrik Nørgaard: Pirater i æteren. Radio Mercur og Danmarks Commercielle Radio: dansk reklameradio fra Øresund 1958-62 . Danmarks Grafiske Museum / Dansk Press Museum, Odense 2003. ISBN 87-7838-809-0 .