FCC Bureau Proposes $15,000 Fine for Alleged NJ Pirate

The FCC Enforcement Bureau proposed a $15,000 fine for an alleged Passaic, New Jersey, pirate radio operator who the bureau said continued operating his unlicensed station La Raza 91.9 FM on 91.9 MHz despite repeated warnings from the bureau, said a notice of apparent liability released Friday. Ivan Angeles has a history of operating unlicensed FM stations in New Jersey, said the NAL. The bureau sent Angeles five notices of unlicensed operation between 2012 and 2015, and in February and August this year tracked radio signals to Angeles' home in Passaic. Angeles hasn't responded to any of the warnings, said the bureau. It proposed a $10,000 fine for the unlicensed operation, and adjusted it upward for Ramirez’s disregard of repeated warnings.