🎙️ Episode 9: "The First FCC Bust" – 50th Anniversary Special

Exactly 50 years ago today (February 7, 1976), the FCC raided Hank & Jim’s bedroom pirate station WCPR in Brooklyn. In this raw, real-time episode we replay the actual FCC warning tape from legendary agent Judah Mansbach, relive the moment agents Jack Shadetski and Alexander Zimney burst in during “These Eyes” by The Guess Who, and tell the full story of how two undocumented broadcasters got shut down after just 7 weeks on the air.

Plus: • The hilarious “Maxell t-shirt” drama from our 1980 CBS “No Holds Barred” TV reenactment • Why we chose to turn the transmitter off instead of broadcasting the bust live • Phone calls from OG listeners Pete Sake, TR Buckley & Robert • Reflections on why we did pirate radio on the commercial band (and why radio was never the same after)

If you love pirate radio history, FCC raids, underground broadcasting stories, or just two old friends cracking up over their wild teenage adventures, this is the episode for you.

Timestamps:0:00 – Cold open with original FCC answering machine threat3:40 – The exact moment the FCC walked in14:00 – “We don’t ever want to come back here again” 😂46:00 – Full CBS “No Holds Barred” pirate radio segment (with animation & Maxell logo fail)1:15:00 – Live listener calls

#PirateRadio #FCCBust #WCPR #HankAndJim #PirateRadioGuy #UndergroundRadio #RadioHistory #FCCRaid #BrooklynPirates #1976Radio #PirateRadioPodcast #RealTimeRadioHistory