Pirate FM (Wellington)

Pirate FM (Wellington)

Pirate FM was a radio station in Wellington on 96.3FM before it was replaced by The Rock in early 1999.

Controversial DJ Derek Archer ran Pirate FM during the 1990s. The station was sponsored by Capital Watch Services, and played virtually no ads.

Derek, self-styled radio pirate, had his own brand of rotation and would often play the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald each weekday morning for days on end. Every Sunday at 7pm, Derek took to playing an Album end to end. He spent a lot of time fighting city hall and used to regale listeners with tales of his various battles with the Wellington City Council.