According to the Robert Feeder Columm this morning Here is what it had said:
October 31, 2006
Listeners in the area of East Chicago, Ind., say they've been hearing an unlicensed radio station broadcasting uncensored gangsta rap music at 90.5 FM. Their complaints to the Federal Communications Commission, which is mandated with shutting down such pirate stations, have not resulted in any action so far.
The X-rated station airs without identification or announcers.
"Listening to this station, it is easy to see why gangs prevail," wrote one area resident whose complaint to the FCC has gone unanswered. "Our youth are led into stereotypical behavior, and foul language is fast becoming the common thread of American verbiage."
An Associated Press story noted that a record 185 unlicensed broadcasters received fines, cease-and-desist letters or had been raided by early September -- up from 151 enforcement actions in all of 2005 and 92 in 2004.
John Anderson, an expert on pirate radio who tracks FCC enforcement at University of Illinois' Institute of Communications Research, said there's been a steady increase in pirate radio enforcement dating back 10 years.
"There are a lot more stations out there these days, thus there are a lot more stations for the FCC to find and bust," Anderson told the AP.
October 31, 2006
Listeners in the area of East Chicago, Ind., say they've been hearing an unlicensed radio station broadcasting uncensored gangsta rap music at 90.5 FM. Their complaints to the Federal Communications Commission, which is mandated with shutting down such pirate stations, have not resulted in any action so far.
The X-rated station airs without identification or announcers.
"Listening to this station, it is easy to see why gangs prevail," wrote one area resident whose complaint to the FCC has gone unanswered. "Our youth are led into stereotypical behavior, and foul language is fast becoming the common thread of American verbiage."
An Associated Press story noted that a record 185 unlicensed broadcasters received fines, cease-and-desist letters or had been raided by early September -- up from 151 enforcement actions in all of 2005 and 92 in 2004.
John Anderson, an expert on pirate radio who tracks FCC enforcement at University of Illinois' Institute of Communications Research, said there's been a steady increase in pirate radio enforcement dating back 10 years.
"There are a lot more stations out there these days, thus there are a lot more stations for the FCC to find and bust," Anderson told the AP.