When Hot 97 was on 87.7 they must had over 20 on the air personalities. Now that they are no longer on 87.7 did Hot lay off a lot of there radio personnel ? Hot is online only station.
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Hot 87.7 Jobs ??
- Thread starter N.E. Streetz
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They Hire a lot of part-timers couple of weeks ago before they was taken off the air. Including former WBOT-WILD-FM PD Reggie Beas and Time tunnel Host.
Agreed about illegal operators; they are breaking the law. I'm sure they didn't report this income,
if they got it, on their taxes (unless maybe they attributed it to something like being a club DJ
and _did_ report it). If the station ran ads and did not report income, though, there's another
infraction.
if they got it, on their taxes (unless maybe they attributed it to something like being a club DJ
and _did_ report it). If the station ran ads and did not report income, though, there's another
infraction.
Hot had a lot of great Urban talent on the air. I hope they all find a job on a legal signal.
Many entry level people in radio won't know the difference between a pirate or legal station, especially if it was as professionally run as Hot 87.7. A job is a job. If they were being paid normally, they wouldn't suspect anything. I wonder if they might get unemployment, if taxes were deducted from their paychecks. The fact that the business ran this long leads me to believe that Hot filed its taxes properly, because the IRS is stricter than the FCC. To the IRS, Hot might have just been a very profitable Internet radio station. There would be alarm bells going off at the IRS if the advertisers claimed their advertising expense but Hot 87.7 didn't claim a corresponding advertising revenue.
I think the DJs that sounded great on the air might have a future in radio. The others won't. But fortunately for them, most hiring managers don't know what a pirate station is, so having Hot 87.7 on the resume won't hurt them in non-radio jobs.
I think the DJs that sounded great on the air might have a future in radio. The others won't. But fortunately for them, most hiring managers don't know what a pirate station is, so having Hot 87.7 on the resume won't hurt them in non-radio jobs.
If you're entry level in radio, you should know the band for FM is 88.1 to 107.9. Anything else isn't a legitimate station. Okay, there are those TV6 things on 87.75, but they'll be gone soon when all the LPTV's go digital.
If you don't know what the channels are and what the licenses are for where you work, you should get out of the industry. It's like going to be a car salesman and not knowing that people need a title and registration before they drive away.
Boo-friggin-hoo if any of them lost their "jobs".
If you don't know what the channels are and what the licenses are for where you work, you should get out of the industry. It's like going to be a car salesman and not knowing that people need a title and registration before they drive away.
Boo-friggin-hoo if any of them lost their "jobs".
There a lot of Pirate radio station Between 88.1 and 107.9 in The Boston area and 87.7 in NYC is a legal signalWNTIRadio said:
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WNTIRadio said:
The only people that know or even care whether a station is licensed or not are on this list and others like it. Putting people in jail or denying them employment because they worked at a pirate station doesn't and shouldn't happen. You can own any kind of radio or TV station except an LPFM, if you were a pirate. Must not be that important to the FCC either.
Bullcrap! IF someone worked in an illegal bank, ie loan sharking or one of those boiler room trading companies, they wouldn't be employable in the real financial industry.
How hard is it to look up a license? Go to radio-locator.com and type in your city. If you're going into the industry, yes, you should know whether or not your station has a license. That's really not asking a whole lot, is it.
And they knew what they were getting into, a lot of industry VETERANS working for this fake radio station. They knew. And if they lost their "jobs", then oh well. That's the way it goes.
How hard is it to look up a license? Go to radio-locator.com and type in your city. If you're going into the industry, yes, you should know whether or not your station has a license. That's really not asking a whole lot, is it.
And they knew what they were getting into, a lot of industry VETERANS working for this fake radio station. They knew. And if they lost their "jobs", then oh well. That's the way it goes.
WNTIRadio said:
I think it's easy to be self righteous about this. But if your just starting out and you see your bills piling up. Then Hot 87.7 or whoever else comes calling giving you a chance to work on the radio. They say everything is on the up and up nothing to worry about. I wonder how many of us would be so quick to say no. I'll give you an example. You go to work at a restaurant because your out of work and you need the money. It turns out that restaurant didn't have the proper food license and needs to shut down. Does that mean you should be barred from working at another restaurant? Of course not. You and I both know that if a GM thinks they can make money off of you they wouldn't care what you did.
Johnster said:
Actually WNYZ-LP does still exist in NYC, it's Russian programming these days. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNYZ-LP
Another example of this is WLFM-LP in Chicago, currently programming smooth jazz, soon to be alternative http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLFM-LP
All I have to say is, it's probably way too late to move an LPTV to channel 6 in Boston in case someone wants a legit signal on 87.7 
Speaking of which, is there a timetable for when LPTV/translators must go digital yet?
Speaking of which, is there a timetable for when LPTV/translators must go digital yet?The restaurant licensing business isn't as easily researched and open as radio. Also, restaurants aren't limited resources. There is no limit to how many restaurants the area can hold. Economics will determine that.
There are only so many channels between 88.1 and 107.9 in a given location. It's a limited resource and that's why licenses are given out, to keep order and interference away.
I'm not saying they shouldn't be able to get jobs, for some of the lower people on the totem pole. But as for the management and higher-ups, they knew what they were doing full well. And the veterans that were there, they knew too.
If I had no money coming in, I still wouldn't contract for a pirate operator. I would even turn an operator down that wanted to flaunt the rules in some way, such as running over power or similar action. Not worth it for my professional reputation to do that... it would be better to take a job flipping burgers until something legitimate came along.
There are only so many channels between 88.1 and 107.9 in a given location. It's a limited resource and that's why licenses are given out, to keep order and interference away.
I'm not saying they shouldn't be able to get jobs, for some of the lower people on the totem pole. But as for the management and higher-ups, they knew what they were doing full well. And the veterans that were there, they knew too.
If I had no money coming in, I still wouldn't contract for a pirate operator. I would even turn an operator down that wanted to flaunt the rules in some way, such as running over power or similar action. Not worth it for my professional reputation to do that... it would be better to take a job flipping burgers until something legitimate came along.
Hot 87.7 did advertise for internships and presumably targeted communications students at colleges in Boston. Now if a college is working to get students into internship programs, they might send some students to apply to Hot 87.7. The employees at the career centers won't know that Hot 87.7 is a pirate. Most of the listeners didn't know that Hot 87.7 was a pirate either. I'm sure most of the employees there didn't know it was a pirate. It's been on for years, the studio looks professional, the signal has a big range, they don't play curses on the air, they air commercials, why would the average person think it's a pirate?
I'm sure the employees in sales wouldn't know Hot 87.7's a pirate. They'd be disappointed to know that they were raising money for criminals.
I'm sure the employees in sales wouldn't know Hot 87.7's a pirate. They'd be disappointed to know that they were raising money for criminals.
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I haven't done radio in almost 10 years. I would absolutely take money to work for a pirate station that's been around for a while. If they've been on for years, and the FCC does nothing, I interpret that as complicity from the feds.
danikayser84 said:All I have to say is, it's probably way too late to move an LPTV to channel 6 in Boston in case someone wants a legit signal on 87.7
Yep. September 1st, 2015.
Some people have been pretty creative about creating channel 6 FM stations. You're probably right, that there's no way to move one to Boston -- but I sure wouldn't be betting money against it!
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