Throughout the last 40 years Manchester has also heard many pirate, student, temporary (Restricted Service Licence) and unofficial radio stations.

Temporary low-power stations are allowed at times via a Restricted Service Licence.

This popularity aided greatly in obtaining B1000s first Restricted Service Licence later that year.

It holds a Restricted Service Licence to broadcast on FM.

It operated, and still operates, for four weeks per year on a Restricted Service Licence.

Various short term broadcasts on FM were carried out, using Restricted Service Licences.

It was the first student radio station to broadcast legally on FM via a Restricted Service Licence.

Initially the station was broadcasting using a Restricted Service Licence.

It began broadcasting under Restricted Service Licences in 1998, meaning that these broadcasts could only be held for 28 days at a time, twice a year.

The station broadcast during the Summer in support of the Festival by way of a Restricted Service Licence for the following 7 years.