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"Conroy Dawson is accused of operating his illegal radio station on 97.5 Mhz in Paterson, NJ between October 17, 2015 and August 17, 2016. Agents from the FCC’s New York Field Office conducted 6 separate investigations into Dawson’s allegedly illegal radio station" called “WBLR – Big Link Radio.”

http://patersontimes.com/2017/01/13/paterson-pirate-radio-operator-hit-with-25000-fine-by-fcc/
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Re: Paterson NJ pirate radio operator hit with $25,000 fine by FCC
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2017, 2121 UTC »
for curious minds:
websites - http://www.biglinkradio.net/ http://www.wblrradio.net/
video recorded from 9 months ago - http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/85385255
FCC documentation - https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:KAJA_beeiWIJ:https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-17-16A1.docx
these guys have/had a full blown out station and studio making a ton of money from advertising and various donations.

« Last Edit: January 17, 2017, 2144 UTC by TheRelayStation »
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Re: Paterson NJ pirate radio operator hit with $25,000 fine by FCC
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2017, 2315 UTC »
I wonder where he gets his scalp wax?

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Re: Paterson NJ pirate radio operator hit with $25,000 fine by FCC
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2017, 0016 UTC »
I salute their persistence  !


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Re: Paterson NJ pirate radio operator hit with $25,000 fine by FCC
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2017, 0243 UTC »
I think he's still on the air.   on another frequency. 
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Re: Paterson NJ pirate radio operator hit with $25,000 fine by FCC
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2017, 0321 UTC »
You can't keep a man with a dome like that down. I bet he waxes, buffs, and polishes. On FM that'll get you an extra three to four miles of coverage easy.

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Re: Paterson NJ pirate radio operator hit with $25,000 fine by FCC
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2017, 0438 UTC »
these guys have/had a full blown out station and studio making a ton of money from advertising and various donations.

Follow the money.... THAT is what got them busted.

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Re: Paterson NJ pirate radio operator hit with $25,000 fine by FCC
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2017, 1908 UTC »
You can't keep a man with a dome like that down. I bet he waxes, buffs, and polishes. On FM that'll get you an extra three to four miles of coverage easy.

Yes Pigmeat the reflective qualities of head wax has been almost totally ignored by the current bunch of radio engineers.  Sadly so too, because it works wonders if the person with the waxy head likes to perch himself on top of the antenna as to act like a capacity hat on the radiating system.

This person deserves an Edison Award!

Now where in the heck did I put my medication?
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Re: Paterson NJ pirate radio operator hit with $25,000 fine by FCC
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2017, 2229 UTC »
You can't keep a man with a dome like that down. I bet he waxes, buffs, and polishes. On FM that'll get you an extra three to four miles of coverage easy.

Yes Pigmeat the reflective qualities of head wax has been almost totally ignored by the current bunch of radio engineers.  Sadly so too, because it works wonders if the person with the waxy head likes to perch himself on top of the antenna as to act like a capacity hat on the radiating system.

This person deserves an Edison Award!

Now where in the heck did I put my medication?

I keep mine in a nondescript box under the couch in case the cops come nosing around.

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Re: Paterson NJ pirate radio operator hit with $25,000 fine by FCC
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2017, 2256 UTC »
these guys have/had a full blown out station and studio making a ton of money from advertising and various donations.

Follow the money.... THAT is what got them busted.

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