I couldn't find anything on this subject, sorry if it's been covered. Does anyone know what's up with the various pirates in the area? Spanish religious on 87.9 in Phoenix, and house music on 87.9 in the Mesa area as well as classic rhythmic on 106.1 also in the Mesa area. Is there an FCC office here?
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I can pick up the Mesa station on 87.9 in the Falcon Field area on occasion, and its range is pretty short. I haven't checked 106.1.
Not as far as I know.
I live near the Metro Center area and I can hear The Atheist Experience talk show on 106.1. This one has been at various places around the dial. Seems to cover a large area. I can hear Alex Jones on 91.9 that has a strong signal around 35th Ave and Cactus. Also uncensored hip hop on 104.1 around 7th Street and Dunlap.
Wait, what? Pirates: Please don't disgrace your signal on that garbage. Yes, I know we're in Arizona, but c'mon...
87.9 in Mesa is rebroadcasting Pulse 107, an internet station that specializes in House music and other similar styles. The linked web page not only gives an email address, but a phone number as well. They're definitely running much more power than Part 15 allows, but it's not a ridiculous amount. My guess is that it has one of those 5-6 watt transmitters sold by Amazon, connected to an outside antenna. It's spotty but audible in my part of town.
I picked up a 104.9 on Greenfield Road near Main or Broadway once. Also a 105.7 which I think was in the Higley area (the town not the street).
L.A. looks like the closest, followed by San Diego and Denver.
But that's not to say there isn't a Field Enforcement Agent that's actually 'in the field'.
From what I've read over the last several years, field staff is pretty sparse. Unless there's some righteous interference to a licensed broadcast property (read: corporate interest...) who knows how long they would last?
That's not to say that I'm condoning an unlicensed (illegal) operation, but there do seem to be bigger 'fish to fry'.
The FCC field enforcement does put priority on interference to safety of life communications, such as to aeronautical and wireless services. Unless the complaint comes in from the FAA or one of the big wireless carriers, it's pretty far down on the FCC's pecking order. Last year, I had a station in New Mexico that was getting major pirate interference and at the time, the FCC would not send someone out because of COVID. Also, the FCC Enforcement Bureau made the decision awhile back to stop publishing Notices of Unlicensed Operation for public view, which in a way sends the wrong message that creates a perception that the FCC does not really care as much about unauthorized broadcasting as it used to.. this is despite the Congressional mandate to beef up pirate enforcement.
Is the mandate funded or unfunded?
As you're well aware of, that's how things work. Unfunded mandates are "wish lists". Tie it to some funding, and things start to happen.
Thanks for the insight.
I've seen those. A local church used one of those for their drive through holiday lights display.
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