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Pirate Radio 96.9

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ibezdechi

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Did anyone see the dismantling of FM 96.9?

I have the video from KUSI news of the FCC AGents doing a snip-snip-snip here and a snip-snip-snip there....

If anyone wants me to post it I'll encode it and put it on my server.

Kind of sad.

Corporate radio wins again.
 
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> Corporate radio wins again.
>

No, actually not.

Rule of law, the founding principle of the USA, wins again.

Not to mention the people whose airplanes will not hit other planes or maountains due to the interference these creeps put on the av band and public service bands.

(You don't applaud when a hit and run driver gets away, do you? These are hit and run broadcasters.)
 
Dude... at the risk of stating the obvious, pirates are illegal.

Is the law wrong? Even if it is, it's still the law. You don't like the law? Work to change it.

Oh, and as a legitimate broadcaster, I have no love or sympathy for those who get their $200 Ramsey rig with its bucketfuls of sideband noise confiscated by Uncle Charlie while I lay out thousands of dollars just to obtain my license, let alone build and operate a radio station. Boo hoo.

- Doc

> Corporate radio wins again.
>
 
> >
> > Corporate radio wins again.
> >
>
> No, actually not.
>
> Rule of law, the founding principle of the USA, wins again.

In other words, the mighty big buck wins...

>
>
> Not to mention the people whose airplanes will not hit other
> planes or maountains due to the interference these creeps
> put on the av band and public service bands.
>
> (You don't applaud when a hit and run driver gets away, do
> you? These are hit and run broadcasters.)

That's a BIG stretch of the analogy, David, and you know it. The big broadcasting behemoths are always whining when anything tries to compete with it whether it is in the local marketplace or on satellite. Just keep spooning the same old crap over and over again.

There are legitimate times for the people to fight the tyranny and control of the megacorporations. And yes, I am a registered Republican!
 
> There are legitimate times for the people to fight the
> tyranny and control of the megacorporations. And yes, I am
> a registered Republican!
>
OK, here's another analogy you won't like: let Patty Hearst and the
SLA do your banking. Since it's to "fight tyranny", it's okay to
just take all the money you want from the bank, right?
Pointing guns at customers: their capitalistic greed put 'em in harm's way!

Before you have a stroke...I'm being ridiculous (I think). But...<P ID="signature">______________
you're not a lawyer, are you?</P>
 
> > >
> > > Corporate radio wins again.
> > >
> >
> > No, actually not.
> >
> > Rule of law, the founding principle of the USA, wins
> again.
>
> In other words, the mighty big buck wins...

No, the person who violates laws loses. Laws are written to protect the common good and to regulate society.

Pirates are illegal. Often they are also lacking permits and constiture RFI hazards, too. They use bad equipment and radiate on top of other bands. They are not regulated, just as drug dealers are not... so they can engage in all other kinds of illegal practices.
 
Re: From the press report

> Did anyone see the dismantling of FM 96.9?

FCC Raids Longtime Pirate Broadcaster

FCC agents yesterday morning shut down an illegal radio station that has been operating for three years out of a private residence in the San Diego area. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, about a dozen FCC agents confiscated equipment including computers, amplifiers and a transmitter and tore down a 43-foot tower.

"Free Radio 96.9" also operates a legal Internet webcast at www.pirate969.org, but the stream was offline at press time.

The Union-Tribune reports that the FCC posted a warning at the station ordering it to cease operations a month ago. Free Radio's founder, who goes by the name Bob Ugly, told the paper he'll try to get the station back on the air within a month. "The station never received any interference complaints," he said. "We went on the air illegally because it was impossible for us to get a license." Ugly could face a $10,000 fine and a year in jail for operating the station.

Free Radio supporter Dayn Reardon told the paper that Free Radio staff and listeners will hold fundraisers to buy new equipment and get the station back on the air. He added, "This is a fight over free speech."
 
> > There are legitimate times for the people to fight the
> > tyranny and control of the megacorporations. And yes, I
> am
> > a registered Republican!
> >
> OK, here's another analogy you won't like: let Patty
> Hearst and the
> SLA do your banking. Since it's to "fight tyranny", it's
> okay to
> just take all the money you want from the bank, right?
> Pointing guns at customers: their capitalistic greed put
> 'em in harm's way!
>
> Before you have a stroke...I'm being ridiculous (I think).
> But...
>

Maybe I should keep my mouth shut, but I couldn't help but see another "pirate radio" post....

Trite food for thought:

Didn't our founding fathers do "rebellious" and "illegal" things when Britain's laws were too harsh? If my 7th grade civics teacher was right all those years ago, Thomas Jefferson said something to the effect of

"I think a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing"

I'm not saying crank out a 3kW x-mitter and crank out obscure punk songs, but seriously...why should we screw with people who aren't harming anything?

NOW, if they do interfere with licenced stations, they ought to be shut down.

P.S.: I do work full-time at a "legit" radio station

Radio-X
 
Realistically..they probably had more listeners to thier "legal" online stream than the illegal radio broadcast. These days, given the documented drop in intrest for radio in general..(didn't someone here say that students 25 and under don't spend ANY time listening to radio?) it really is lame to run a stupid pirate station. You will get caught, and shut down eventually. And you know they were not playing Rosemary Clooney records on that station..Stick to the internet, and play what you like for your friends. An RIAA fee is still cheaper than jail, and lawyers and fines..and if you have a radical adgenda and want to talk..try finding a handful of people who care anymore..and talk to them face to face..leave poor radio alone..it has enough misery already.
 
> > In other words, the mighty big buck wins...
>
> No, the person who violates laws loses. Laws are written to
> protect the common good and to regulate society.

And who writes our laws? Do they really care about protecting the common good, or do they have their own biases and motivations? Come on, everyone knows that lobby groups have successfully gotten our politicians to pass bad laws time and time again, through monetary contributions and political horse-trading.

Was it really for the common good that Edwin Armstrong"s first FM radio system was moved to a higher frequency and rendered the first FM radios obsolete, or was it to protect RCA's AM radio stations? (with the official story/excuse being that FM "needed" more bandwidth)

That said, I have little sympathy for pirates who are raided and taken off the air. They knew what they were getting into, and knew the risks.
 
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