The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has upheld three financial penalties totaling $60,000 against individuals accused of operating unlicensed FM radio stations in New York and Massachusetts.
The decisions, affirmed by the Chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau this week, involve unauthorized radio operations in Brooklyn, Spring Valley and Hyannis, Massachusetts.
The enforcement actions were brought under the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act, which expanded the FCC’s authority to impose financial penalties against individuals responsible for unlicensed radio broadcasting…