Tower gets Tower

Once fitted with an impressive 200-foot mast topping the Red Sands Fort towering 117 feet from the seabed the Pirate Radio 390 antenna could be seen for miles. That was when British territorial limits extended just 3 miles. Brought within British waters by legislation the Fort Pirate Radio stations found them selves outlawed & closed down by early 1967

Now 2008 sees a new & highly efficient transmitter antenna being installed on the Fort. Replacing the temporary mast a new giant sectional purpose built structure is being erected for Red Sands Radio

Said senior technician Tony Pine overseeing the installation of the new system “It’s an incredible structure, being both light & exceptionally strong.” “Riggers will step the mast in sections before a special top hat is fitted to match the transmitter out put to the antenna”

Bob Le-Roi - Programme Director