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where is the fcc when u need them

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i am concerned why a pirate station in atl is making a joke out of the fcc,are they scared to shut down 94.5 If some one can answer please let me know ,I know the owner has to be served papers but guys how long will this go on ,my god what if we all started a pirate u think things would happen faster its all gov, crap/////////////
 
The FCC is too busy chasing down legitimate broadcasters for not laminating their EAS logs.
And, of course, checking the ever so important "PUBLIC FILE". Got to make sure those public issues are on file....in case a member of the public needs to come in and learn what the issues facing his/her community are.
 
LMAO at everyone going nuts over this pirate station! Is it hurting you favorite station? Hats off to Jamaal and crew at RIDDIM 94! They even have competition from another pirate, but I'd rather not say who since haters live on Radio-Info.
 
Where is the FCC when you need them? Probably on their yacts & giving themselves raises & counting the endless payoffs ClearChannel is handing them instead of paying their employees. I think the pirate station should have a streaming website for all to enjoy!...Who are you...the radio police? did they do anything to hurt you? Hopefully it's run buy ex ClearChannel employees who got canned due to "budget cuts" saying F-You to the FCC & CheapChannel! As greedy as corporate radio is now I hope whoever they are they get away with every dastardly deed they can...including making money under tha table! HAHAHA!!! I'm with al_atl!Rock on & jam 'em!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
 
let's see...CC controls the FCC?
got it.

this is just too stupid for further comment.
what's next: CC is responsible for bird flu?
 
Brian Donegan said:
The FCC is too busy violating the 1st amendment of the Constitution to bother shutting the Pirate down.
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Agreed. They should monitor the stuff nobody cares about (like they are supposed to do) and leave the content to the marketplace.
 
Yes, the FCC is controlled by Clear Channel...and Cumulus...and Infinity (etc)...and the NAB. Lowry Mays and George Bush are personal friends. Hello?! NAB cried like a spoiled 2-year-old about LPFM. Look at all the restrictions that were placed on that. And before someone jumps on me as some Liberal or Bush hater, I am neither. I am Conservative, Republican and I voted for Bush...both times. The FCC is interested in keeping the status quo. Those who got, keep. Those who don't, too bad, stay the hell out of the business. Until this changes, I support every "pirate" out there, as long as they don't cause inteference. In general, one should follow the law. But when the law is as f'ed up as the FCC's laws are, it's time for something to change.
 
Let's see... Using your logic that we must obey all laws, the Civil Rights Movement would never have happened. We'd still have segregation, washrooms for whites only, water fountains for whites only etc etc... I didn't say we obey only the laws we like. There are a couple of traffic lights which have gone up in my area that are, in my opinion, a waste of a traffic light. They have created more of a problem...not less. I don't like it. But when the light is red, do I stop? You betcha. Do you obey ALL laws? I bet you don't. Ever exceeded the speed limit? Ever rolled through a stop sign, not coming to a complete stop? Ever had sex with the light on? I hear in some states, that's illegal! I guess you're Mr. perfect. I hope the next time you're a little over the speed limit, the local law enforcement is there to remind you to obey the law. My point is, when a situation is so f'ed up, as are the FCC laws regarding low power radio, people will and should do what it takes to get that law changed. I look at it as an act of civil disobedience. Did you know there is a translator in the Atlanta area on 93.7, W229AG-FM? It's in Sandy Plains (Marietta area). They run 10 watts at 151 feet. Second-adjacent to WSTR-94.1 Under current FCC rules, no LPFM could even operate on a THIRD adjacent channel! But a translator is ok. Speaking technically, what's the difference? RF is RF! The difference is, the NAB and the big corporate broadcasters control the rules. They don't want these LPFM stations on the air, they fear the competition. I've got news for them. If some 10 watt or 100 watt LPFM station is a threat to their full power, usually 100,000 watt stations...I believe they have bigger problems than the LPFM station. Maybe it's the content? Maybe they are poor managers? So, instead of having a locally owned and operated station on 93.7...a station that could provide local programming, local information, fill some unfilled niche format (as "Riddim-94" is doing) we have yet another religious outlet, satellite fed and owned by someone in Twin Falls Idaho. Yeah, that's a great use of spectrum. "Pirate" operators will increase in numbers, will buy better and higher powered transmitters and will be bolder and bolder until these insane rules are changed. And again I say, more power to them!!!!!!
 
Here's a question. The Supreme Court is now in favor (barely) of people who interpret the Constitution strictly. Has anyone thought of suing the FCC and taking it all the way to the Supreme Court? Or is that posible? And if not how could you get the Supreme Court to investigate the FCC?
 
Just after 7 tonight, the pirate played over 4 minutes of commercials - fairly well produced ones at that. Now I admit to having a small amount of sympathy for some kids playing music not found on the air, but that is clearly not the case here. There are hours of island music weekly between WRAS, WREK and WRFG. These guys are just out to make a buck. These guys aren't heroes.
 
Og, as usual, is right on the money !
Remember.....when radio first appeared, in the 1920's,there was chaos. That's when the government stepped in and started regulating the ether.
The FCC's ONLY purpose, IMHO, should be spectrum management. And we can NOT allow everyone who would like a radio station to operate a radio station. That would be thousands of people in Atlanta alone....the band would be jammed!
I realize American commercial radio is a vast wasteland but radio spectrum is a finite resource and MUST be managed effectively and fairly. I DO support revamping the technical rules which are based on 1950's technology and allowing more diversity on the airwaves. But I do NOT support allowing religious organizations to hog these allottments.....and ClearChannel, Cox, and Cumulus absolutely DO NOT NEED more spectrum.
We need more low power operations that are community stations,which address actual community needs,and give voices to real community leaders.
It's time to kill the translator rules and take them off the air....every one! What a waste of spectrum!!! And why the non-comm band is filled with religious operations is another good question needing a good answer! There would be more room for others if Calvery Chaple didn't own 10,000 translators and Jimmy Swaggert didn't own 100 radio stations!
And why not just break up the broadcast monopolies(just like the big oil companies in the 1920's?) Tell ClearChannel....if you can't make a profit with one 100,000 watt FM radio station,and a 50,000 watt AM radio station, in a market with $300 million radio ad expenditures, then maybe you should get into the funeral home business....or something else where you know how to make some money!!!
 
Well said Taylor Engineer. I agree 100%. That's exactly my point. The rules are waaaay outdated and need to be revamped. But NAB, Clear Channel, Cox, Cumulus etc etc will never allow it to happen.

I haven't heard the commercials on "Riddim." I don't think they should be doing a money grab.
 
taylorengineer said:
We need more low power operations that are community stations,which address actual community needs,and give voices to real community leaders.
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That virtually no one would listen to, because they simply couldn't care less.
 
I disagree with breaking up the conglomerates. They should be forced by the free market to break themselves up. This should be done by approving the Sirius/XM Merger. Approving the merger forces competition with Clear channel, and others. Sirius/XM would be a Juggernaut. Either the big boys break themselves up to compete because localizeation vastly improves the product on terrestrial radio or will eventually cause the big boys to go bankrupt. Then stations will be available on the cheap for people who have been unable to get in the business. In other words I feel the Big boys have been running radio into the ground, approving the merger will stop that process or expedite it. Either way it is a win-win.
 
OgOgglby said:
Just after 7 tonight, the pirate played over 4 minutes of commercials - fairly well produced ones at that. Now I admit to having a small amount of sympathy for some kids playing music not found on the air, but that is clearly not the case here. There are hours of island music weekly between WRAS, WREK and WRFG. These guys are just out to make a buck. These guys aren't heroes.
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FYI, WREK has had to terminate Caribbean music shows in recent years because the show hosts were flagrantly violating our policies about promotional announcements. Many of the people involved were not Tech students, so the shows were canned and relaunched by students.

Maybe some of the people with Riddim were formerly at WREK....
 
taylorengineer said:
Tell ClearChannel....if you can't make a profit with one 100,000 watt FM radio station,and a 50,000 watt AM radio station, ...then maybe you should get into the funeral home business...
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Appropriate for the building of death... :D
 
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