Radio Enoch
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Radio Enoch was a pirate radio station in the United Kingdom. It operated out of the West Midlands, homeland of its namesake, Enoch Powell. Radio Enoch professed a socially right-wing viewpoint, and also extolled the virtues of capitalist ownership and means of production arguments. The manager claimed it operated as an unlicenced station because the views it possessed on race and immigration would eliminate it from being able to broadcast in what it deemed to be a "socialist" media. The station also expressed support for the white minority rule governments of Rhodesia and South Africa. Starting in 1978, monthly broadcasts an hour in length went out on the airwaves.
The group behind Radio Enoch called themselves "People Against Marxism".
The General Post Office, who were in charge of shutting down illegal radio stations, had some trouble in shutting down Radio Enoch despite knowing that about 200 people were involved with the station in some way. The broadcasts were transmitted from a variety of stations across the United Kingdom: this meant that the authorities were always two steps behind. Transmitting equipment was put into storage between broadcasts. The rise of Thatcherism and a more conservative political climate signalled the end of Radio Enoch's usefulness. Its purpose in returning a Tory government complete, Radio Enoch stopped broadcasting in June 1980, vowing to return if a socialist government returned.
