I remember a post a few years ago where someone heard a pirate on 95.3 calling themselves 'KKCR'. They were back on this afternoon airing a classic hits format. I heard Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is" and A Taste of Honey's "Boogie Oogie Oogie". The station went by "KKCR" and "The Big K". The host even announced it was time for a legal ID (he actually called it that) before identifying his station as "KKCR, right here in beautiful Katy, Texas" (or something close to that). He did make reference to the 95.3 dial position along with Katy so this was not a rebroadcast of the Hawaiian station with those calls.
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Katy Pirate Back On
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mrbeasley said:
Steve Lee must be a party pooper
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foursider
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A professional party pooper, at that. Gets paid big bucks to break up parties like that one. Financed with your tax dollars - just like NPR. ;D
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I think they've already done about all the damage they can to the FCC. I think he's the last surviving field engineer they have in these parts. And, he's actually dispatched out of the Dallas office; which is only a shade of it's former self.
But, they're still pretty aggresive with pirate operators. Don't know if your read about a few other pirates they've gone after, recently, in Florida and New York. Most are repeat offenders, and their operations were short-lived. Besides the thrill of having their own radio station; they must get a thrill out of jacking with the feds, too. But, the transmitting gear isn't cheap; and neither is the fine when the feds catch up with them. So, one has to wonder where the pay-off is in running such an operation. You can operate a completely legal internet radio station cheaper; and reach more listeners than a low-power operation that's only on the air sporadically.
But, they're still pretty aggresive with pirate operators. Don't know if your read about a few other pirates they've gone after, recently, in Florida and New York. Most are repeat offenders, and their operations were short-lived. Besides the thrill of having their own radio station; they must get a thrill out of jacking with the feds, too. But, the transmitting gear isn't cheap; and neither is the fine when the feds catch up with them. So, one has to wonder where the pay-off is in running such an operation. You can operate a completely legal internet radio station cheaper; and reach more listeners than a low-power operation that's only on the air sporadically.
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It always seemed to me - that it was somehow more prestigious, or more valid, to run a real broadcast TV or radio station (or even a cable channel).
Anyone can run an internet TV or Radio station. The barrier to entry is almost none.
Anyone can run an internet TV or Radio station. The barrier to entry is almost none.
MikeRichardson said:
I would have agreed with you 10 years ago and even more so 20 years ago but the on-line product of many media entities is much, much better IN SOME SITUATIONS that whats on terrestrial radio. Some of the hours spent listening on LIVE 365 are better than the AQH's of some AM stations.
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