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Miami/Fort Lauderdale Miami-area pirate arrested on felony charges

K.M. Richards

K.M. Richards

Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
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A ‘Unique’ FM Pirate Ends Up In Miami’s Most Infamous Jail | Radio & Television Business Report

A habitual South Florida broadcasting buccaneer who repeatedly thumbed its nose at the FCC Enforcement Bureau has been arrested and charged with a felony for continuing to operate his unlicensed radio station out of his home in Biscayne Gardens, a community just south of the Golden Glades...
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Abdias Datis had been running an operation branded as “Unique FM” on 91.7 MHz in Biscayne Gardens for at least seven years. Unauthorized transmission is a third-degree felony in Miami-Dade County.
 
I am curious, do pirates operate in order to make money, to be a star and stroke their egos or because they think the world wants to hear what they think is great programming?
 
bigdonho said:
I am curious, do pirates operate in order to make money, to be a star and stroke their egos or because they think the world wants to hear what they think is great programming?
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Combination. Depends on the station. Those that have full regular schedules, such as the Kreyol stations in Miami, sell adds in their community and take pride in being the voice of their "people". Remember, the Haitian immigrants come from one of the planet's most lawless countries and their life-long attitude is that all government is corrupt.

There are many hobbyist stations where the operator just wants to be "on the air". And there are others that think that their mix of rock or hip hop or reggaetón is better than what is on commercial radio.

My favorite case, told to me by the PD of WPOW in Miami, is a station that played uncensored rap and hip hop and sold ads to clubs and culturally related shops. If you did not buy, they sent a crew to vandalize the business. Many businesses considered it "protection money" and did not file any kind of complaint.
 
davideduardo said:
My favorite case, told to me by the PD of WPOW in Miami, is a station that played uncensored rap and hip hop and sold ads to clubs and culturally related shops. If you did not buy, they sent a crew to vandalize the business. Many businesses considered it "protection money" and did not file any kind of complaint.
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No wonder so many people consider anyone affiliated with rap or hip-hop to be nothing more than criminals.
 


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