[Possible Spam(mid)]-RE: pirate query

[Kevin Vahey]

For a few years WRBB-FM which is the Northeastern station served the urban
Boston market but today like many college stations they try to serve many
factions.

WRBB is on 104.9 out of political spite as it was moved there to hurt Simon
Geller who ran WVCA-FM out of his apartment.

Geller was a hero to many of us as he actually had his own station. He was
fun to listen to.


http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/15/us/crusty-voice-quitting-after-24-years.html


On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Dave Doherty <dave@skywaves.net> wrote:

> A few states have laws on the books that make it a state offense to violate
> FCC rules. Florida, where pirates are taken down on a regular basis, is
> one.
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> As I understand it, the local FCC folks get in touch with state or local
> police and jointly raid the pirates, confiscating the equipment and issuing
> fines.  This explanation is clearly oversimplified, but whatever the
> behind-the-scenes legal wrangling, it seems to work to the extent that
> pirates are taken down regularly.
>
> However, there is clearly a demand for the alternative programming provided
> by the pirates, because they keep popping up.  Maybe new LPFM stations will
> help satisfy the need.
>
> -d
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Kevin Vahey
> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:55 PM
> To: Jeff Lehmann
> Cc: Boston Radio Group
> Subject: Re: pirate query
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> It is a political football now as there is NO legal radio voice for the
> 250,000 in Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan.
>
> I have no clue how to solve this problem.
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> On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Jeff Lehmann <jjlehmann@comcast.net>
> wrote:
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> > I should also have said that there are DOZENS of pirates on the air
> > between those in Boston and Brockton. Many have been on for as long,
> > or longer than Touch 106.1.
> >
> > Sometimes they do move around after getting a notice of unlicensed
> > operation or fine (that never gets collected) from the FCC, but
> > they're only off for a couple days. It's actually quite fun to track
> > them down as a hobby.
> >
> > Jeff Lehmann
> > Hanson, MA
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