FCC Nails Two Boston Area FM Pirates

[Dave Doherty]

FCC PROPOSES FINE OF OVER $450,000 AGAINST BOSTON-AREA
PIRATE RADIO OPERATOR
Highest Proposed FCC Fine Ever for Unlicensed Broadcasting
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WASHINGTON, December 12, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission today
proposed a $453,015 fine against Gerlens Cesar, the operator of an enterprise identifying itself
as Radio TeleBoston, for apparent unlicensed and unlawful broadcasting. Today’s action
marks the largest fine ever proposed by the FCC against a pirate radio operation. Cesar used
three separate transmitters for his apparently unlawful broadcasting, resulting in three apparent
violations of the law. The Commission proposed imposing the statutory maximum forfeiture
amount for each of these three apparent violations.




FCC PROPOSES $151,005 FINE AGAINST UNLICENSED RADIO
BROADCASTER IN BOSTON
Station Operator Ignored Repeated Warnings from FCC Field Agents
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WASHINGTON, December 12, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission today
proposed the maximum allowable fine, $151,005, against Acerome Jean Charles, the operator
of a longstanding unlicensed radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, called Radio Concorde.
Despite FCC warnings, Jean Charles apparently continued to broadcast radio signals without a
license at power levels requiring an FCC license.