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Pirates..

raccoonradio

raccoonradio

via radio-info main page:

>>FCC agents are busy collaring unlicensed operators in other places, like Massachusetts (a 93.5 in Mattapan and a 99.1 in Lawrence)

Entercom can't have been happy about the 93.5.
June 20 notice--incident on June 7
http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-314810A1.html

>>agents from this office confirmed by direction finding techniques
that radio signals on frequency 93.5 MHz were emanating from the
Dorchester Nazarene Compassionate Center, 130 River St., Mattapan, MA. The
Commission's records show that no license was issued for operation of a
broadcast station on 93.5 MHz at this location in Mattapan, MA.

Heavens, the Nazarene Center? Maybe they feel they have power to run this station via a Higher Authority. I guess they collect money for charity like Haitian earthquake relief and felt that just anybody can go on air (at a certain power) should they wish to do so.
 
surfin bird said:
Pirates are criminals...Save the Taxpayers $$$ and just drag the criminals to death behind a bus.
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That's a very cruel statement! Even if they are criminals, they don't deserve to be killed!
 
Hey, pirates have to go through a fair trial before being convicted :) This isn't the Middle Ages... the most they could do is confiscate the equipment, fine and/or jail time
 
raccoonradio said:
>>agents from this office confirmed by direction finding techniques
that radio signals on frequency 93.5 MHz were emanating from the
Dorchester Nazarene Compassionate Center, 130 River St., Mattapan, MA. .
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Flagrantly ignoring the law. SSDD for the Church. How very Christian of them.
 
surfin bird said:
Pirates are criminals...Save the Taxpayers $$$ and just drag the criminals to death behind a bus.
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It's only radio man.
 
If they comply with the request to shut down and notify the FCC they should be ok. Where folks get into trouble is when they ignore these notices and continue broadcasting (e.g, like the raids on the Berkely Ca stations) Kind of like ignoring letters from the IRS.
 
If commercial broadcasters would listen to the minorities in Boston, the pirates wouldn't be as much of a problem. But you know how the people running Boston radio are -- "African Americans? Latinos? Who needs their listenership... It'll never work." The pirates are trying to solve this problem. The FCC shutting them down and fining them isn't doing anything to improve the image of radio and broadcasting to Boston's minority communities.
 
They are right! Who needs their listenership when they don't have jobs and are on welfare?

They don't have any money to spend so why are the commercial stations going to waste their money!?!?!

Answer- They aren't.

The end.


theradiokid said:
If commercial broadcasters would listen to the minorities in Boston, the pirates wouldn't be as much of a problem. But you know how the people running Boston radio are -- "African Americans? Latinos? Who needs their listenership... It'll never work." The pirates are trying to solve this problem. The FCC shutting them down and fining them isn't doing anything to improve the image of radio and broadcasting to Boston's minority communities.
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Only about a week left until Clear Channel flips WFNX... but I do think it'll be a News/Talk format rather than any minority music format (although maybe eventually, they could split 1200 and 101.7?)
 
It could well be a news talk format rather than "minority music format" but who knows. If they feel they can make money. They spent $14.5 million on the signal and want good return of investment. Some may not think they'll do it, but who knows if they'd put el Rushbo etc. there.

By the way regarding news talk:
--it could be conservative, duplicating or replacing Talk 1200 (Rush, Katz, Severin etc.) But keep in mind the signal does best in the urban area but many who would prefer these shows live out in the suburbs where 101.7 doesn't do as well. IF they did this, maybe they would keep 1200 running cons. talk. It would cover both areas between them and for ratings purposes, a 100 per cent simulcast would add up the listeners of
both stations. This is what WEEI is doing with 850 and 93.7...this is why, say, you don't have 850 breaking
off to do all ESPN or whatever (plus, signal reasons...)

--prog talk?Supposedly Donna or someone heard Ed Schultz is headed to a "bigger station" here, or do
they mean 96.9 or whatever

--news? Would require lots of money. Would they dare taken on WBZ (AM) (and for that matter BUR and GBH)

--then all the other various possibilities. Spanish-language, a "Mike"/"Jack" type station or even 60s-80s
to take on ROR and bring back the ODS disaffected listeners or who...knows...what.
 
indystorm said:
They are right! Who needs their listenership when they don't have jobs and are on welfare?

They don't have any money to spend so why are the commercial stations going to waste their money!?!?!

Answer- They aren't.

The end.


theradiokid said:
If commercial broadcasters would listen to the minorities in Boston, the pirates wouldn't be as much of a problem. But you know how the people running Boston radio are -- "African Americans? Latinos? Who needs their listenership... It'll never work." The pirates are trying to solve this problem. The FCC shutting them down and fining them isn't doing anything to improve the image of radio and broadcasting to Boston's minority communities.
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I see. So let me get this straight: No sense in aiming for African-Americans and Latinos because "they don't have jobs and are on welfare".

Uh huh.

Gosh, it is so simple. African-Americans and Latinos "don't have jobs and are on welfare".

Somebody better tell Radio One, Univision and SBS that their business models are a complete illusion.
 
HHH said:
Somebody better tell Radio One, Univision and SBS that their business models are a complete illusion.
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And Gois, Costa-Eagle, NBC (through Telemundo), Disney (through ESPN Deportes), Viacom (through BET and Centric) etc etc.
That said, Radio One did completely fail to succeed in Boston. Why that is I don't know. My theory is that many Boston area Black people are Caribbean, not African American and that made ad sales more difficult. Combine that with a huge debt load and...well...not the greatest management talent and there you go.
 
theradiokid said:
If commercial broadcasters would listen to the minorities in Boston, the pirates wouldn't be as much of a problem. But you know how the people running Boston radio are -- "African Americans? Latinos? Who needs their listenership... It'll never work." The pirates are trying to solve this problem. The FCC shutting them down and fining them isn't doing anything to improve the image of radio and broadcasting to Boston's minority communities.
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Boston's minority community no more deserves to have a format aimed at them then fans of polka music. Formats do not exist to serve anyone. They exists because a business person or a corporation full of business folks believes that the audience that wants to hear that format is large enough for him to convince advertisers to spend their money with him. It's really that simple no one is going to target a small audience when they feel a larger one is reachable. And the FM stations licenced to Boston can't afford to narrowcast to that small a community. In cites that the audience is large enough it's a different story and they do exist and thrive. Radio One (minority owned) realized this when they decided to sell and take that money and invest it where it would do more good. But radiochild don't glorify these pirate crooks either. They don't have any lofty goals to serve anyone they just see an avenue where illegal narrowcasting will lead to some quick money. They avoid all the costs involved with broadcasting (not just the license) often interfere with licensed stations and often folks to harmful RFR. You wouldn't expect a licensed package store or taxi cab to to avoid pirates operations why would you expect it from licensed broacasters? The sheer limit of broadcast licenses is what makes the thing they have worth anything?? If your run a licensed package store and unlicensed ones start to pop up in your neighborhood I think you'd want to see the liquor license officials helping you out too? No one deserves there own station/format no matter how much they want one. You don't have to love the process but there is a process and there is a reason for the process. Whats going to happen when the cost of TV transmitters comes down?
 
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