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New York Pirate Radio Station Operator Fined $2.3 Million for Unauthorized Operation August 23, 2024

In a recent Forfeiture Order (the “Order”), the FCC fined the operator of a New York pirate radio station (the “Pirate Station”) $2,316,034 for “the longstanding illicit operation of an...

FCC Continues to Use Enhanced PIRATE Act Authority to Target Landowners in Hopes of Flushing Out Pirates July 15, 2024

Last Friday, the FCC leveraged its authority under the PIRATE Act to issue thirteen more Notices of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting (the “Notices”) to landowners across the New York metropolitan...

FCC Continues to be Vigilant Pursuant to PIRATE Act; Announces Multiple Enforcement Actions Against Pirate Radio Operations March 18, 2024

We have seen a multitude of FCC Enforcement actions during the first quarter of 2024; one area that continues to make headlines is the FCC’s crack down on unauthorized radio...

PIRATE Act Now the Law; Unlicensed Radio Broadcasters Beware! March 5, 2020

Sticking with actions aimed at cracking down on unlawful use of the nation’s radio airwaves, we wanted to provide an update (albeit a bit belated!) regarding the passage and signing...