{"id":53505,"date":"2022-07-20T18:19:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T22:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=53505"},"modified":"2022-07-20T18:19:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T22:19:15","slug":"fm-pirates-fcc-enforcement-sends-letters-to-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/fm-pirates-fcc-enforcement-sends-letters-to-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"FM Pirates: FCC Enforcement sends letters to landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_42313\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pirate-Radio-Microphone-e1584225204331.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42313\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42313\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pirate-Radio-Microphone-e1584225204331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Ben Koorengevel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/business-and-law\/nyc-area-landlords-get-pirate-letters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio World<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/business-and-law\/nyc-area-landlords-get-pirate-letters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYC-Area Landlords Get Pirate Letters (Radio World)<\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>FCC Enforcement Bureau traced FM signals after receiving complaints<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The letters from the Enforcement Bureau inform the owners that the FCC, after receiving complaints, traced unlicensed signals to each property in April, May or June. These letters inform the owners that under federal law, anyone who allows pirate radio broadcasting on a property can face significant financial penalties \u2014 up to $2.1 million.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The recipients are given 10 business days to show that they are no longer permitting pirate radio on their properties and to identify individuals engaged in pirate radio on the property that they own or manage. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/news-and-business\/business-and-law\/nyc-area-landlords-get-pirate-letters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(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. The letters from the Enforcement Bureau inform the owners that 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Pirate Act now targets property owners with fines up to $2 Million","author":"Thomas","date":"December 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Benn Kobb, who shares the following press release from the FCC: Media Contact: Will Wiquist, (202) 418-0509 will.wiquist@fcc.gov For Immediate Release FCC ENFORCEMENT BUREAU WARNS PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF SIGNIFICANT NEW FINANCIAL PENALTIES FOR ALLOWING ILLEGAL BROADCASTING ON THEIR PROPERTY Notice Could Precede\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pirate-Radio-Microphone-e1584225204331.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pirate-Radio-Microphone-e1584225204331.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, 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station","author":"Thomas","date":"November 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;FM&quot;","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, 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