Broadcasting Pirate
The FCC has thrown the book and taken aim at the wallet of Miami FM
pirate Gary M. Feldman. Not only did he simply move his unauthorized
station to a new venue after being apprehended by FCC agents, he also
had an unpaid prior violation on his record.
Feldman was ope rating on out of his home on 97.7 MHz with FCC agents
caught up with him 5/16/12. Those same agents had been clued into the
station's relationship with website hot977fmmiami.com by listening to
the station's illegal programming stream.
He was warned and ordered to cease operations. But on 6/13/12, agents
traced broadcasts on the same frequency to a commercial building,
again heard the same website mentioned on air.
Upon checking into Feldman's background, it was discovered that he
had been issued a $10K fine by FCC agents out of the agency's Tampa
office in 2004. The fine was not paid, was turned over to the courts
for collection action and remains unpaid.
Above and beyond the older infraction, Feldman was hit with an upward
adjustment to the $10K standard fine for operating an unauthorized
facility. Given his prior 2004 offense and his immediate resumption
of unauthorized broadcasting in the current case, the FCC hit him
with a new $25K fine.
The FCC notes that the new $25K levy does not include the earlier
uncollected $10K, which remains pending as well.
RBR-TVBR observation: Memo to lawbreakers: It is best to resist the
urge to trumpet your illegal activities at all, much less dedicate a
website to them. For example, we have been known on occasion to
exceed the speed limit. But we don't send out emails to the local
constabulary alerting them to the fact that we will be driving
through their jurisdiction at a velocity they may find disconcerting.
http://rbr.com/miami-fm-buccaneer-walks-an-elevated-plank/
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Amateur Radio Operator
Duane Whittingham - N9SSN
Skywarn, ARES, SATERN, RACES
Melrose Park Public Safety Communications Officer
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