In this episode they revisit the infamous 1976 FCC bust of their pirate station WCPR, the secret telephone loop lines they used to take live calls from across the country, the blizzard that buried their antenna, and the wild day the entire 36-foot tower crashed onto the neighbor’s roof.Plus, they expose the completely fabricated magazine & newspaper articles that invented wild stories about them — and reveal how those articles inspired them to coin the term “fake news” decades before it became a thing!Expect non-stop laughs, epic radio war stories, reverb tests, barking dogs, and pure Brooklyn nostalgia from two guys who ran one of New York’s biggest underground stations out of a bedroom.If you love pirate radio history, 1970s NYC underground radio, or just great storytelling — you’re in the right place! Watch now and subscribe for more real pirate radio adventures every week!#pirateradio9 #WCPR #BrooklynPirateRadio #FakeNews #RadioHistory #UndergroundRadio #1970sRadio #FCCBust #PirateRadioGuy

Buckle up, snow lovers and radio rebels! ❄️🏴‍☠️ In Episode 11 of The Pirate Radio Guy, Hank Hayes is riding the Blizzard of 2026 wave straight from Freehold, NJ—where 24+ inches of heavy, wet snow is burying everything (and making the perfect pirate "safe space" just like the old days)!While the Northeast gets slammed with epic drifts, howling winds, and whiteout chaos (Central Park hit ~20 inches, RI spots topped 36?!), Hank flies solo on this bonafide snow show—no Gymnasium in sight (he probably fled to the Poconos!).Relive the golden age of Brooklyn pirate radio mischief:1982 & 1996 blizzard antenna adventures (collapsed masts, roof-climbing in the storm, dipole installs while freezing our butts off!)Vintage 8mm home movies of Jim shoveling snow and antennas smashing neighbor roofs (no complaints—miracle!)The legendary 1991 New Year's Eve WHO broadcast from Al the Chemist's roof (views for days, homemade dipole, DBX magic, VHS hi-fi stereo glory)Roasting those hilariously inaccurate 1970s magazine articles (Harry Helms & Tom Kandra's "fake news" gems—phone operator busts? Arrests? Porno pirate accusations? We laugh, we cry, we correct the record!)From WCPR to WFAT, vent-stack MOs, FCC cat-and-mouse with Judah Mansbach, and why snow = pirate paradise—it's all here with cigar-clearing throat, rambling monologues, and pure underground radio rebellion.If you love pirate radio history, DIY broadcasting chaos, or just epic blizzards turning streets into winter wonderlands, hit play and stay cozy!Subscribe for more Hank & Jim tales, airchecks, and archived mayhem → @ThePirateRadioGuyDrop a comment: What's your craziest snow memory? Ever hear a pirate station in a storm?#PirateRadio #Blizzard2026 #HankHayes #WFAT #WCPR #UndergroundRadio #SnowShow #BrooklynPirates #FCCBusts #NortheastBlizzard #RadioHistory #PirateRadioGuy

Hank Hayes & Jim Nazium relive the insane weeks after the FCC raided and shut down their Brooklyn Pirate Radio station WCPR 1620 AM in 1975 Brooklyn. What did two kids do when they couldn’t broadcast anymore? They turned Long John Nebel and Candy Jones into their personal prank-call playground — and the results are legendary.Hear never-before-heard vintage audio of:• Classic “I’m coming down, you y&llow b@stard!” threats• “You jerk / get off the air ya punk” meltdowns• Shaggy-dog calls (“Can a man be reincarnated from a paper bag?”)Bonus Prank Calls:• Operator cross-connect pranks• Larry King Mutual Network commercial-trigger hacks• Random crank calls (“Can I speak to Sy?”, “Can I speak to Milton?”, “Can I speak to Mr. Hall on Hancock Street?”)• The launch of follow-up pirate station WFATIf you love 1970s New York talk radio, Long John Nebel, Candy Jones, classic prank calls, pirate radio history, FCC pirate bust stories, Brooklyn underground radio, old-school AM radio nostalgia or late-night radio legends — this episode is pure gold.👍 Like if you remember Long John • Comment your favorite prank line • Subscribe + bell 🔔 for more pirate tales!#LongJohnNebel #CandyJones #PrankCalls #PirateRadio #BrooklynPirateRadio #1970sRadio #FCCBust #WCPR #WFAT #OldSchoolRadio #TalkRadioHistory #CrankCalls #NewYorkRadio #PirateBroadcasters #AMRadio #LateNightRadio #RadioNostalgia #UndergroundRadio #HankHayes #JimNazium #TomLeykis