Radio Mercur

Radio Mercur was a Danish offshore broadcasting commercial radio station. Started regular transmission on August 2, 1958 and ceased officially on July 31, 1962, though there still were 3 days of illegal transmissions from August 13–15, 1962. Later broadcasting took place under the name of Radio Mercur in Mallorca from 1969–70 and again on the Spanish Costa del Sol from 1982–84 and finally in Copenhagen, Denmark as a local radio station from 1987-94.

Read more about Radio Mercur:  The First Pirate Radio, Station and Ships, Legislation Changed

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