LASER 558 MAY 1984 OPENING DAY WITH RICK HARRIS Laser 558 was an offshore pirate radio station launched in May 1984 using disc jockeys from the US. It broadcast from the Panama-registered ship MV Communicator in international waters in the North Sea. Within months the station had a large audience, due to its strong signal and continuous music, mixing current records with oldies. However, insufficient advertising starved the station off the air in late 1985. In 1986 an attempt was made to return as Laser Hot Hits, but the same problems arose.
At the start of 2024 plans were announced for the return of Laser 558 as an online station[1] and later in January 2024, the station launched on Freeview via the radio portal.
