“(g) Pirate radio broadcasting database.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and semi-annually thereafter, the Commission shall publish a database in a clear and legible format of all licensed radio stations operating in the AM and FM bands. The database shall be easily accessible from the Commission home page through a direct link. The database shall include the following information:
“(A) Each licensed station, listed by the assigned frequency, channel number, or Commission call letters.
“(B) All entities that have received a notice of unlicensed operation, notice of apparent liability, or forfeiture order issued by the Commission.
I am neither a lawyer nor a politician, so perhaps the nuance of the language used is completely missed by me.
In (g)(1)(a)- they've had that for
many years. The only thing missing is the AM & FM Query links on the home page.
(g)(1) clearly states that the DB is for licensed radio stations. Yet (g)(1)(B) has mentioned unlicensed.
So is this a database of all unlicensed ne'er-do-wells plus licensed stations that are in range or something?
I wish they'd address the jamming of the broadcast bands with IBOC and cheap electronics. On the other hand, maybe that is not such a good idea... unintended consequences & all that.