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PIRATES ENCOURAGED TO DRY LAND: We've not been entirely convinced by some of Ofcom's moves since it took over responsibility for virtually all aspects of communication and media regulation, but we find it slightly heartening that it's announced that in future, Pirate stations may be encouraged to apply for proper licences. Under previous admnistrations, even having once listened to Laser558 was deemed to be offence enough to rule out any further attachment to the proper broadcasting industry, although, to be fair, Kiss and X-FM were able to take advantage of a truce that allowed their guilty pasts to be overlooked providing the illegal incarnation of the stations kept off the air during the licencing run-up. Presumably because the Radio Authority knew they'd be able to wave through a quick sell-off to a 'safer' company fairly soon anyway.