PIRATE RADIO IN SERBIA

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the problem of pirate radio stations in Serbia, especially inthe Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The development of pirate electronic media in Europebegan in the mid 20th century, when some illegal stations were the broadcasting avant-garde ofthe time and even competitors which forced the official radio stations to improve their program.More than half a century later, the role of pirate media has partly changed. They are still rivals tothe radio stations which applied for and received frequencies from the state officials, and theirprogram deteriorates the quality of the program on the air. Although the number of media whichillegally use radio frequencies is decreasing, they are still a big problem. This paper will give anaccount of the procedures the official (state) regulatory agencies use to decrease the number ofillegal radio stations in Serbia.