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FCC Finds Collecting Pirate Radio Fines a Challenge
« on: November 25, 2023, 1400 UTC »
When the FCC earlier this fall imposed a gigantic $2.3 million fine on Radio Impacto 2 — the notorious unlicensed radio broadcaster in New York City — it gave the operators 30 days to pay the forfeiture.

Yet it is unclear, even though the deadline to pay has passed, whether or not the FCC collected a penny from Cesar Ayora and Luis Angel Ayora, the operators of Radio Impacto 2.

“We do not release non-public information about our ongoing investigations, which includes whether a forfeiture is paid or not,” said an FCC spokesperson.

Full article: https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/fcc-finds-collecting-pirate-radio-fines-a-challenge
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