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Loggings => FM Free Radio => Topic started by: Skipmuck on October 17, 2014, 2136 UTC
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If you are into pirate radio, you are doing the FM ops a great disservice by reporting your loggings. The FCC does not take kindly to AM or FM "Free" operations in the US. They warn you, then they slam you with a large fine if you are stupid enough to ignore the warning! It is just too easy to track down an FM pirate...you can pretty much do it with a boom box with a whip antenna. FM Free Radio just ain't free >:(
MARC-NUS CHARLES. Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $20,000 to Marc-Nus Charles for operating a pirate radio station in Pompano Beach, Florida. Action by: Regional Director, South Central Region, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 10/16/2014 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 14-1486). EB DA-14-1486A1.docx DA-14-1486A1.pdf
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How true. It's such a pain to try and get listeners yet still stay underground from the FCC.
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The FCC has ordered a Pompano Beach, FL pirate to pay a $20,000 penalty for operating a pirate radio station at 92.5 FM. In June 2013, Enforcement Bureau field agents tracked the station’s broadcast back to an apartment rented by Marc-Nus Charles. Charles has a history of operating pirate stations in Pompano Beach. In 2009 the FCC says he was responsible for another unlicensed station. The agency says the penalty is twice the base fine since Charles ignored two written warnings about his station.
So this guy ignored not one, but two warnings. Hmmm....after reading around the web on this it seems that South Florida is a hotbed of illicit FM broadcasters. If you're taking money out of the pockets of legitimate licensed FM stations by garnering listeners, you are almost certain to get the knock.
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Yeah he clearly did not care. He ignored TWO warnings. After that, you're screwed.
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Two warnings are truly great examples of patience, tolerance and extreme understanding. 'Anybody who does not know how to forgive his BRETHREN is worse than a murderer and God shall never forgive"- Bible.
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I personally don't believe that posting reception reports of FM (or AM) pirates on a hobby message board like this makes them any more susceptible to FCC action. I think complaints by legal broadcasters, air traffic control, etc are way ahead in terms of FCC attention. Their DF and monitoring tools are advanced enough that they don't really need help from a site like this to do their job.
Just my 2 cents, anyways.