{"id":13012,"date":"2015-04-22T09:57:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=13012"},"modified":"2015-04-22T09:57:29","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:57:29","slug":"leblanc-to-crack-down-on-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/leblanc-to-crack-down-on-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBlanc to crack down on pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fcc_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12950\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fcc_logo.jpg\" alt=\"fcc_logo\" width=\"659\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fcc_logo.jpg 659w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fcc_logo-300x93.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Bill Patalon, who writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>FCC\u2019s LeBlanc wants to really crack down on Pirates \u2026. And the \u201cC\u201d goes after the SW buccaneers as well as those on the commercial BCBs \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/article\/leblanc%E2%80%99s-goal-is-no-pirates\/275622%20\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/article\/leblanc%E2%80%99s-goal-is-no-pirates\/275622%20<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the FCC is busy sabre-rattling, they should also think about ways to diversify the broadcast airwaves legally. There is a significant entry barrier for any would-be broadcaster on the FM and AM bands.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, a quick glance at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/guides\/how-apply-radio-or-television-broadcast-station#AM\" target=\"_blank\">the procedures to apply for a new AM or FM station licence on the FCC website<\/a>\u00a0is discouraging: as of today, <em>they are not accepting applications for new\u00a0stations.<\/em>\u00a0And the FCC wonders why there are so many pirates?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again for the link, Bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Bill Patalon, who writes: FCC\u2019s LeBlanc wants to really crack down on Pirates \u2026. And the \u201cC\u201d goes after the SW buccaneers as well as those on the commercial BCBs \u2026 http:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/article\/leblanc%E2%80%99s-goal-is-no-pirates\/275622%20 While the FCC is busy sabre-rattling, they should also think about ways to diversify the broadcast airwaves [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,3781,3,297,43],"tags":[3229,1241,3791,3792,1310,3790],"class_list":["post-13012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-fm","category-news","category-pirate-radio","category-shortwave-radio","tag-am-pirates","tag-fcc","tag-fcc-enforcement-bureau","tag-pirate-radio-fm-pirates","tag-shortwave-pirates","tag-travis-leblanc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3nS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53505,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/fm-pirates-fcc-enforcement-sends-letters-to-landlords\/","url_meta":{"origin":13012,"position":0},"title":"FM Pirates: FCC Enforcement sends letters to landlords","author":"Thomas","date":"July 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Radio World) NYC-Area Landlords Get Pirate Letters (Radio World) FCC Enforcement Bureau traced FM signals after receiving complaints Continuing its efforts to fight illegal broadcasts, the Federal Communications Commission has sent notices to five property owners and managers in and around New York City. 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Here's an excerpt: Brooklyn radio fans are fighting a pirate invasion \u2014 demanding a crackdown on illicit Caribbean, Hebrew and shock-jock stations hijacking the airwaves. Dozens of unlicensed shows operate in New\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"pirate","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/pirate-300x199.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17581,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/fcc-commissioner-outlines-2016-anti-pirate-agenda\/","url_meta":{"origin":13012,"position":2},"title":"FCC Commissioner outlines 2016 anti-pirate agenda","author":"Thomas","date":"March 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to an anonymous SWLing Post contributor who writes: The FCC released this material [yesterday]. 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Word spread quickly about the mysterious unmarked black SUV parked at a highway exit just outside the town of Ward on January 24. In the self-sufficient mountain community perched at 9,500 feet, strangers always attract attention. 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