Man hijacks radio station

Police said the man had been charged with burglary, damage and on offence of sending by means of the electronic communications network a message of gross offence or indecent nature.

That one about sending by means of the electronic communcations network a message of gross offence or indecent nature sounds like its pushing it a bit. I think that one might get thrown out by a court.

Reading out obscene messages about people and giving out private phone numbers could fall under calling harassment alarm or distress under various other laws.

I am told towards the end of the incident listeners could hear the sound of the police dog being sent in to the studio.

I read elsewhere that questions remain as to how the man was able to get into a building (as an ex Galaxy employee) I can assure you is very secure, then find the studio around the back of the building Even more interestingly manage to enter the central control room area and take the station out of networked programming, head to the studio and go on the air...hmmmm. I'm not so sure the average bloke on the street knows how to do that.

I don't think OFCOM would be happy with this...

Reading phone numbers?

How productive.

i guess early morning truck drivers and milkmen might've heard him? I wouldn't mind the excitement of hearing a radio station 'hijack' halfway through a dreary early morning job. Then again, if the station was already off air, I probably wouldn't have tuned in. Props to him for imagination though, if not for content..

haha he went to all that trouble just to swear for half an hour on the radio? he wasn't religious, or political or had any particular aim... nope, he just wanted to swear.

What a waste, swearing and reading out phone numbers, when he had 30 minutes to say anything.

Was anyone actually listening though?

Seriously, if you're going to go to all that trouble to hijack a station, why would you just sit there and swear for 30 minutes!? At least come up with something intelligent or controversial or rebellious to say.

When I read this I thought; "ah, clever. An aspiring DJ going to great lengths to get his material on air ... will probably end up with a contract or something ..."

But no!

This guy just wanted to make mischief. Classic.

Swearing,,,,,,,,,,,,that's it?? What a pussy!

If he used a gun or knife, its the same as if someone got hurt. Using a deadly weapon means one is prepared to kill to get their demands.

haha, AIRHEADS, anyone?

I would love this, Hijacking a television station and jamming signals would be more fun though

Power to the people!

I think this is kinda cool as long as no one was hurt.

damn I would love to have thirty minutes of air time! don't even know where I'd begin ... wonder how many people actually heard this guy?

Swearing for 30 minutes? I guess it was on his list of things to do before he dies or an early Christmas present to self.

Row, row fight the power!

i wanna hear it!