$15,000 Fine Proposed Against Apparently Still-Operating Florida Pirate Station

The Enforcement Bureau proposed a $15,000 fine against Andrew Turner of Miami Gardens, Florida, for operating unlicensed radio station “BIG Station 95.9” in Broward County, Florida, after repeated warnings from the FCC, said a notice of apparent liability issued Friday. “Mr. Turner’s deliberate disregard of the Commission’s warnings warrants a significant penalty,” said the NAL. FCC agents tracked the station in January to a private home that featured signs advertising “One Caribbean International” and “WBIG International Solushuns, Inc.,” companies that Turner heads, the NAL said. Agents tracked the station to the same house in March, and left a notice of unlicensed operation at the house. Two more notices were issued in March, and agents found in September that the station was still operating out of the same house, the NAL said. According to a video of a working DJ marked as “live” streaming on wbigstation.net, the station is apparently still broadcasting. Officials at the station didn't comment.