Britt Wadner

Britt Wadner (16 January 16, 1915 Linköping - 13 March 1987 Båstad) was a Swedish pirate radio manager.

Career

In 1959, she became an ad manager for Radio Syd. In 1962, the Pirate Radio Act (also called "Lex Radio Nord") was introduced in Sweden, which banned ownership of radio transmitters and also prohibited broadcasts from international waters if they disrupted Swedish Radio. She purchased her boat Cheeta I, and continued broadcasting.[1][2]

In 1966, she moved to Gambia, where she was involved in radio and tourism and was also allowed to broadcast from land.[3]

Imprisonment

Wadner was sentenced three times for violation of the law, the last time being given three months in prison. The sentence was served at the Hinseberg women's prison.[4][5]

Further reading
  • Karén, Fredric (1999). Piratdrottningen : boken om Britt Wadner och Radio Syd (in Swedish). Lund: Boström. ISBN 91-7231-037-5. OCLC 186165043.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) [6]
  • Lind, Kalle (2018). Snedtänkt : boken som handlar om det inga andra böcker handlar om (in Swedish). Stockholm: Forum. ISBN 978-91-37-15148-9. OCLC 1103922902.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Britt Wadner at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon

See also

References
  1. "Radio Syd History". www.offshoreradiomuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  2. "Wadner, Britt (1915-1987), entreprenör, piratradiochef – Kulturportal Lund" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  3. "Britt Wadner". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  4. "Sveriges kvalitetssajt för nyheter". SvD.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  5. "Scandinavian Offshore Radio: Radio Syd (3)". www.icce.rug.nl. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  6. "Piratdrottningen - boken om Britt Wadner och Radio Syd". Piratförlaget (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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