• Full Title: FCC's Ramped Up 'Pirate Radio' Enforcement Yields Results; Unlawful Broadcasts Interfere with Licensed Stations, Preventing Consumers from Accessing Broadcast Content, Including Emergency Alerts
  • Document Type(s): News Release
  • Bureau(s): Enforcement, Office of Former Chairman Pai, Media Relations

Description:
Chairman Pai announced that significant progress as a result of the FCC's renewed commitment to combating unlawful broadcasting. In 2017, the FCC took more than twice as many actions against pirate broadcasters than it did the year before

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Document Dates

  • Released On: Apr 11, 2018
  • Issued On: Apr 11, 2018
  • Media Contact: Will Wiquist at (202) 418-0509, email: Will.Wiquist@fcc.gov
Tags: 
AM Radio - Amateur Radio - Amateur Radio Service Enforcement - AMAT - Aviation Radio - Broadband Radio Service (BRS) - Broadcast - Public Inspection Files - PIF - Broadcast and Media - Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS) - Citizens Broadband Radio Service - Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) - Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) - Digital Radio - Digital Television - FM Radio - Family Radio Service (FRS) - Frequency Allocations - From Part 15 (Radio Frequency Device) - General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) - Land Mobile Radio - Land Mobile Radio Service - Licensing - Licensing & Registration - Licensing and Management System - Low Power FM - Low Power Radio Service (LPRS) - Low Power Television (LPTV) - Marine Radio - Medical radio device - Medical radio services - Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS) - Over-the-air television and radio - Personal Radio Service - Private Land Mobile Radio - Radio - Radio Frequency (RF) Safety Enforcement - RFSE - Radio and television - Radio frequency (RF) device - Radio frequency allocation - Radio spectrum - Radio-frequency (RF) device - Section 214 International - Specialized Mobile Radio Service (SMR) - Table of Frequency Allocations - Television - To Part 15 (Radio Frequency Device) - To Part 5 (Experimental Radio) - Universal Licensing System - World Radio Conference