The FCC Enforcement Bureau fined an unlicensed FM radio...
The FCC Enforcement Bureau fined an unlicensed FM radio operator $25,000 for operating a pirate station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The FCC previously imposed a penalty on Damian Allen for operating a pirate radio station in Pompano Beach, Florida, on…
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the same unauthorized frequency, the bureau said in a forfeiture order (http://bit.ly/1hsx7IS). That Allen would commit the same violation on the same frequency “demonstrates a deliberate disregard for the Commission’s authority and its rules,” it said. The bureau also proposed a $20,000 fine against Marc-Knus Charles for apparently operating an unlicensed FM station in Pompano Beach. The FCC warned Charles of the violation in writing, “but he nevertheless continued to operate illegally,” it said in a notice of apparent liability (http://bit.ly/1pAuarX). The bureau said the violation justifies a $10,000 upward adjustment to the $10,000 base forfeiture.