Hot 92 is a pirate radio station in Birmingham, England, which in October 2005, along with another local pirate station and a black interest website, reported rumours that a black girl was raped by a group of Asian men. This allegedly caused riots in the Lozells area of Birmingham, leaving at least one person dead and 35 people injured.
In November 2005, Leon Williams, then 26, pleaded guilty to charges related to helping to run an illegal broadcasting station.
In January 2008, one of the people associated with the station, Ernest Uriah Griffiths, was convicted of two charges of unauthorised broadcasting.
By 2022, the website was shut down.
See also
References
- "Two Afro-Caribbean Stations and a website in Britain today". PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. 25 October 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- "BBC News Magazine - Urban Pirates". British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 26 October 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- John, Patrice (4 November 2005). "Pirate radio DJ could be jailed; COURTS: Man admits running station involved in illegal broadcasts.(News)". Birmingham Mail. Birmingham, England. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- Geary, Joanna (14 January 2008). "Pirate radio broadcaster fined £300". Birmingham Post. Birmingham, England. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
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