RE: 89.3 pirate goes ID-crazy

[EM1 GITCHIER <RGITSCHIER@doyle.navy.mil>]

I'm not certain that they can get in trouble (if they were a legit station)
for airing other call signs/IDs. As long as they gave their own Station ID.
Other stations will certainly be highly interested to learn about their
stations (jingles, maybe?) promos, etc being heard over other outlets. As
for the FCC, I'd think the context of how the other calls were given might
weigh in to the equation on wether they do something about it.

Recently, I signed WGSR 1570 off the air (taken it dark). During the "last
show/DX Test" I used the station's earlier call sign's legal ID jingle
between songs. I followed it up with a quick present day legal ID  "WYHI
Fernandina Beach from years past is now WGSR Fernandina Beach..." and also
forewarned listeners they would hear some of the old call signs throughout
the program. 
The former ownership was in the radio audience via DX, and got a big thrill
out of it. 
Ron Gitschier



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bob Nelson...WMWM [SMTP:bobonradio@yahoo.com]
> Subject:	89.3 pirate goes ID-crazy
> 
> As usual the Friday night 89.3 pirate in Beverly is
> back on as I type this (3:50 am)
> and this time they're mixing metal/alternative with
> tapes of legal IDs (really!) from stations like WWWE,
> WOKQ, WBRK, WBIM, WFLZ, WLUP, and more. As if they
> weren't already breaking FCC rules by being on, their
> airing of all the IDs is also illegal, I'd think. Of
> course they do have their own "ID" as well, "89.3
> Tickle Spider Radio".
> 
> By the way, if a pirate were to go on and sound as
> professional as possible, I wonder if they'd fool
> the listening public into thinking they were a
> real, licensed station. If a pirate were to give
> fake call letters, play PSAs or ads, etc., they
> just might make people think they're "a new station".
> The late Radio Free Vermont in Rutland was kind of
> like that; they had professional-sounding liners
> ("your hometown radio station-- Radio Free
> Vermont, 96.5") and ran PSAs and maybe even ads
> as well....
> 
	There is such a station in Virginina on 1570, I'm told.