{"id":34691,"date":"2018-11-02T08:29:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T12:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34691"},"modified":"2018-11-02T08:29:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T12:29:57","slug":"fcc-fines-ham-25000-for-operating-an-fm-pirate-radio-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/fcc-fines-ham-25000-for-operating-an-fm-pirate-radio-station\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC fines ham $25,000 for operating FM pirate radio station"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: Southgate ARC)<\/p>\n

FCC fines Amateur Radio licensee $25,000 for operating unlicensed FM station<\/strong><\/p>\n

ARRL reports in an FCC Enforcement Bureau case going back to early 2015, a Paterson, New Jersey, Amateur Radio licensee has been penalized in the amount of $25,000 for allegedly continuing to operate an unlicensed FM radio station<\/p>\n

The FCC issued a Forfeiture Order on October 30 to Winston A. Tulloch, KC2ALN, a General class licensee. The fine followed an April 2018 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) issued to Tulloch for alleged \u201cwillful and repeated violation\u201d of Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, by operating an unlicensed FM radio station on 90.9 MHz in Paterson. Tulloch did not respond to the NAL, the FCC indicated.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommission action in this area is essential because unlicensed radio stations do not broadcast Emergency Alert Service messages and therefore create a public safety hazard for their listener,\u201d the FCC said in the Forfeiture Order. \u201cMoreover, unlicensed radio stations create a danger of interference to licensed communications and undermine the Commission\u2019s authority over broadcast radio operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full ARRL story at
\nhttp:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/fcc-fines-amateur-radio-licensee-25-000-for-operating-unlicensed-fm-station<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Southgate ARC) FCC fines Amateur Radio licensee $25,000 for operating unlicensed FM station ARRL reports in an FCC Enforcement Bureau case going back to early 2015, a Paterson, New Jersey, Amateur Radio licensee has been penalized in the amount of $25,000 for allegedly continuing to operate an unlicensed FM radio station The FCC issued […]<\/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":[3781,3,297],"tags":[1241,3791,1583,4092,580],"class_list":["post-34691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fm","category-news","category-pirate-radio","tag-fcc","tag-fcc-enforcement-bureau","tag-fm-pirates","tag-pirate-radio","tag-southgate-arc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-91x","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31776,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/new-jersey-fm-pirate-fined-25000\/","url_meta":{"origin":34691,"position":0},"title":"New Jersey FM Pirate fined $25,000","author":"Thomas","date":"April 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, @UlisK3LU, who notes that New Jersey pirate radio station operator,\u00a0Winston Tulloch (KC2ALN), has been fined $25,000 for operating an unlicensed station on 90.9 MHz FM.\u00a0 According to the FCC, the hefty penalty comes after after multiple requests to halt broadcasting starting in February 2015.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "FM"","block_context":{"text":"FM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/fm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38189,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/fcc-reaches-settlement-with-church-related-pirate-radio-station\/","url_meta":{"origin":34691,"position":1},"title":"FCC reaches settlement with church-related pirate radio station","author":"Thomas","date":"June 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ron, who shares the following news via the ARRL: After filing a civil action and seeking an injunction to stop a church-related pirate radio station from operating in Worcester, Massachusetts, the US Attorney\u2019s Office this week reached a settlement with the station\u2019s operators, Vasco\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo by Michael Maasen","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soundboard-Mixer-Microphone-Pirate-Radio-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34516,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/pirate-radio-fcc-enforcement-focuses-on-small-markets\/","url_meta":{"origin":34691,"position":2},"title":"Pirate Radio: FCC Enforcement focuses on small markets","author":"Thomas","date":"October 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Tom Taylor Now) The FCC\u2019s busting more pirates in smaller markets. 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