What station was this?

[Jeff Lehmann]

> Last night I was listening to WFCR while driving home from Western
> Massachusetts on the Turnpike.  Sometime around the Natick exit, a
> station playing what sounded like Hispanic music started cutting in
> and out over WFCR.  Around the Route 128 exit, WFCR disappeared and
> the other station took over.  I checked, and it was right on 88.5,
> not above or below.  I didn't think there was any licensed station on
> 88.5 around here.  Could it be a pirate?

Yes, there are at least 2 pirates in the area that broadcast in various
languages. One that I know of is in Dorchester, the other in Dedham. Both
have been issued notices of unlicensed operation by the FCC, but we all know
how effective that is...

There is also another 88.5 pirate in Brockton.

Jeff Lehmann
Hanson, MA