Pirate Cat Radio
| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Eclectic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KMRT-LP | |
| History | |
First air date | 2001 (original launch); August 2024 (relaunch with FCC approval) |
Last air date | February 20, 2011 (original station) |
Former frequencies | 87.9 MHz |
Call sign meaning | K - Pirate Cat Radio |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 195593 |
| Class | LPFM |
| Power | 100 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | piratecatradio |
Pirate Cat Radio (87.9 FM) is a low-power community radio station that originally operated in the San Francisco Bay Area and has since returned to Los Gatos, California, and Santa Cruz, California, with FCC approval.
The station, founded by Daniel Roberts, originally broadcast from Roberts' bedroom in Los Gatos without a license and became a cultural touchstone for pirate radio in the Bay Area. In 2024, Pirate Cat Radio relaunched as an FCC-approved low-power FM (LPFM) station, marking a new chapter in its history after more than a decade of dormancy.