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U.K. Pirate Broadcasters Steal Car Radio Listeners

Posted by Roblimo on from the d00d-we-own-your-car-radio dept.

Ant sent it: A BBC News story about how illegal stations in the U.K. are exploiting the new Radio Data System (RDS) standard that is now used in Europe and South Africa, and is coming soon to Australia, China and the US, by using RDS signals to force nearby motorists's car radios to tune automatically to their stations instead of legitimate ones.

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  1. There's even a WEB interface for it, too... by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 5

    Just tune in at Radio Data System(RDS) WWW interface website and enjoy...
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