91.3 pirate in Quincy?

[wayne@vacationdreams.org]

That was a first run story on our local news today... and
there has been a fair amount of chatter about others that
are already being targeted.

oops! second... right after something about a snow event up
your way... :^)


----- Original Message Follows -----
From: "Bob Nelson" <raccoonradio@mail.com>
To: "Brian Vita" <brian_vita@cssinc.com>, "Jeff Lehmann"
<jjlehmann@comcast.net>
Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
Subject: Re: 91.3 pirate in Quincy?
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:52:32 -0500

>Speaking of pirate radio, a station in Winter Haven, FL
>just got shut down by local authorities-- as that state has
>a first-in-the-nation law which allows faster action on
>shutdowns. They broadcast "gangsta rap with offensive
>language" and the police feel the pirate was encouraging
>gangster activity. One of those arrested (and subject to a
>third degree felony) was a man who paid $700 for the
>station to run ads for a place called the Jamaican Lounge.
>I am sure that the IRS saw no revenue from this income...
>
>It would be interesting if such a law were passed here in
>Massachusetts, allowing local authorities to raid and shut
>down stations well before the FCC might...
>
>http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?s=rss&storyid=71619
>
>The pirate stations have been putting up websites that make
>them seem legitimate. One Boston outlet, Choice FM, made it
>sound like they had the call letters WCFM, which should
>come as news to a legit station in Williamstown with those
>calls. The site boasts of a 100 mile reach and 2,000 watts.
>
>http://choice1029.com/about.php
>