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K-Love Asks For Shutdown of Pirate Station

There isn't much doubt that this pirate is causing potential listeners to WKLV to be unable to hear the licensed station. The contour map above shows that.

So the FCC and the other authorities are under legal pressure to remove the pirate.

Given its location in NJ's "The Oranges" and Jamaican format, it is possible that this one station is part of a cluster operated by one criminal organization.

NJ pirate stations Roadblock Radio, The Blaze, and this 96.7 Jamminz may all be "sister stations." The law enforcement authorities may take them all down in one big operation.

The FCC knows the guy who was, and may still be, behind Roadblock Radio very well. If you are interested in these Jersey radio pirates this FCC document is interesting reading:

http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-268343A1.html

It should also be pointed out that WFUV kept the FCC's feet to the fire on a Dominican pirate in Paterson that was causing FUV to lose listeners in wealthy Bergen County, and surrounding suburbs. The FCC fined pirates on that WFUV adjacent frequency twice, with the last one being fined $20,000. That frequency stayed clear for a long time. I haven't checked it recently.

Here is a link to an FCC document with part of that story:

http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-281508A1.html
 
The station that was interfering with WFUV was on 90.5 FM in the Paterson area and had a really powerful signal. I'm impressed that WFUV badgered the FCC into doing something, although it took a looooooooooooooong time. I have not heard anything back on 90.5 in that area since that pirate went down.

Now there's a 90.9 reggae pirate interfering with WFMU (91.1) in the Paterson area. WFMU is frustrated. At least it's not as powerful as the old 90.5, but still, it causes problems for FMU in Paterson, northern Clifton, Fair Lawn, and a few other spots nearby. It doesn't seem to cause much interference to WFUV though, as far as I've noticed. I kind of wish it would, because then maybe WFUV would crack the whip at the FCC again and get these jerks shut down. I wish they'd at least pick a different frequency. Really, you have to cause problems for little listener-supported non-comms, you scum?
 
WFMU should do the same thing that WFUV did.

It put a page on its website inviting listeners to complain to the FCC about the Pirate and instructing them exactly how to do that.

It might also help to mention the problem on the air.

WFMU has both paid staff and volunteers who should make it their business to keep after the FCC on this issue.
 
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