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WLDW Wild 106.7 any info on this station?

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kidrauhl- there is no point in bothering to do any of that since they have no listeners anyway. you're not the fcc. chill out.
 
kidrauhl said:
I mean ill go out there myself and shut them the hell down if i have to because they are really ripping off the artists by making money off playing their music and running ads on the station and sending them no royalty checks.
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My comment was laiden with sarcastic. I’d actually be impressed if you yourself are able to get them shut down, considering the current state of the FCC.
 
DavidEduardo said:


The artists don’t get royalties from terrestrial AM and FM stations. Only the authors and composers do. This is an ASCAP and BMI issue if any of them care.
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Oh hell yeah they care you think doctor luke or max martin want this piece of crap unlicsenced station making money off their songs no way.
 
kidrauhl said:
Oh hell yeah they care you think doctor luke or max martin want this piece of crap unlicsenced station making money off their songs no way.
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We need justice for these people. And if the FCC is not get off there can and do something about it is partly up to us to get justice for these mega songwriters/ producers in my opinion.
 
The best options one would have to remove a Pirate off the air are twofold:

1) Contact a local ham group...let them know your situation. They normally whip out the FM direction finding equipment for illegal ham operators, but most hams these days are A) bored since there’s usually little in most repeaters, or B) would enjoy the “hunt”.

2) Contact the FCC field office in Philadelphia. It is their duty to field complaints, then find and fine pirates with help from the Enforcement Bureau. It may take multiple calls from folks to get them out with their equipment to track down the signal, however. They are understaffed, overworked, and basically have to earn their keep in revenue. Their number is 215 741-3016.

3) This is the least likely to work, but you could attempt to contact ASCAP/BMI and let them know the situation. Unless they have an address to send court papers to sue for non licensed replay of music, I doubt they will do the leg work to find the station and sue.

I just recommend that if you find the transmit location to not confront the pirate directly yourself. Leave it to the pros to enforce the law. If you go into a place as a private citizen with nothing besides “the rules” as your defense, you’ll get (at best) someone adamant that you leave the station and never come back. In an even worse situation, you’re treated as a do-gooder witness to a criminal enterprise, and the criminals in question may want to ensure your permanent silence on the issue.
 
I don’t take keyboard warriorism seriously. But I’m not thinking it’s likely a flea powered craptastic pirate radio station is going to be at the center of someone being “permanently silenced.”

Are we serious?
 
Guys, this is really sad. Just relax. You're not a hero for getting a flea power pirate off air. They're really not hurting anyone, at all, and you're just acting like a d**k. Chill out. On to other matters...
 
radiodx10 said:
Guys, this is really sad. Just relax. You're not a hero for getting a flea power pirate off air. They're really not hurting anyone, at all, and you're just acting like a d**k. Chill out. On to other matters...
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Personally, I'm finding this highly amusing. The things we'll resort to when nothing particularly interesting is happening on our dial. Maybe WOGL will add "Tubthumping" or "Bittersweet Symphony" and enrage folks into a new conversation. :rolleyes:
 
seattlesarchiebunker said:
The best options one would have to remove a Pirate off the air are twofold:

1) Contact a local ham group...let them know your situation. They normally whip out the FM direction finding equipment for illegal ham operators, but most hams these days are A) bored since there’s usually little in most repeaters, or B) would enjoy the “hunt”.

2) Contact the FCC field office in Philadelphia. It is their duty to field complaints, then find and fine pirates with help from the Enforcement Bureau. It may take multiple calls from folks to get them out with their equipment to track down the signal, however. They are understaffed, overworked, and basically have to earn their keep in revenue. Their number is 215 741-3016.

3) This is the least likely to work, but you could attempt to contact ASCAP/BMI and let them know the situation. Unless they have an address to send court papers to sue for non licensed replay of music, I doubt they will do the leg work to find the station and sue.

I just recommend that if you find the transmit location to not confront the pirate directly yourself. Leave it to the pros to enforce the law. If you go into a place as a private citizen with nothing besides “the rules” as your defense, you’ll get (at best) someone adamant that you leave the station and never come back. In an even worse situation, you’re treated as a do-gooder witness to a criminal enterprise, and the criminals in question may want to ensure your permanent silence on the issue.
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Well if bmi sues they have the potential to make a lot of money because theyve been operating for years. They have about a hundred thousand dollars in royalties they would have to shell out if the lawsuit was a success.
 
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