FCC Nails Two Boston Area FM Pirates

[Jeff Lehmann]

Until they actually collect one of these fines, the amount doesn’t matter, as far as I can tell. Could be $1 or $500 Billion. Right now it makes no difference.

Jeff Lehmann

> On Dec 12, 2019, at 6:34 PM, Dave Doherty <dave@skywaves.net> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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