FCC and Federal Marshals Seized Pirate Radio Stations in New York City

[ChrisSmolinski]

On Monday the FCC announced the unsealing of two complaints against unlicensed broadcasters operating in the New York City borough of The Bronx. The Commission and US Attorney’s Office also said that “on April 2, 2014, FCC agents and Deputy U.S. Marshals, pursuant to warrants, seized the radio transmission and production equipment identified in the two complaints.”

Full article: http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2014/04/15/fcc-federal-marshals-seized-pirate-radio-stations-new-york-city/

FCC announcement: http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2014/db0414/DOC-326561A1.pdf

[diymedia]

Brooklyn here! My FM dial is still filled with pirates, as is (I would suspect) the majority of NYC. There are literally dozens of FM pirates on the air in this city (I can pick up nearly a dozen from my home in Midwood/Flatbush).

I suspect these two got heightened attention because they were a) blatantly commercial, b) operating way, way out in the open, c) have a history of repeated contact with the FCC, and d) may have caused significant interference to licensed stations.

[John Poet]

"may have caused significant interference to licensed stations"

Clearly they did-- if they were selling advertising.

[Pigmeat]

Has Bunny Boy been to NYC recently?

[redhat]

There are several rules you don't want to break if you want to stick around.  Spectrum hogging, interference, selling advertising, ect.  It appears it was likely to happen sooner than later.

+-RH