FCC Warns Pirate Radio Landlords

The FCC Enforcement Bureau sent warnings to two property owners allegedly hosting pirate radio broadcasters, threatening penalties of up to $2 million, according to two “Notices of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting” listed in Thursday’s Daily Digest. One was sent to Monel Meriland of Burlington. Vermont, for illegal broadcasts on 90.9 MHz in Newark, New Jersey in March, and another to R & T Realty Associates in Freehold, New Jersey, for broadcasts on 105.5 MHz in Queens, New York. “You are hereby notified and warned that the FCC may issue a fine of up to $2,000,000 if, following the response period set forth below, we determine that you have continued to permit any individual or entity to engage in pirate radio broadcasting,” the notices said.