Two fresh “Notice of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting” notices were dispatched by the FCC on Monday (3/4). One is based on the investigation of unlicensed activity in Greenville, S.C., by the FCC’s Atlanta field office, while the New York field office determined just where an FM pirate was originating their broadcasts from in the leafy suburb of Maplewood, N.J.
The Atlanta office acted on a complaint regarding an operation at 87.9 MHz audible in Greenville, S.C. Direction-finding techniques pinpointed the elicit broadcasts to a property owned by one Charles H. Wyatt, who has officially been warned that he could face up to $2,391,097 in financial penalties.
Wyatt has just 10 business days to respond with evidence showing the pirate radio broadcasting is no longer permitted at the property, along with the identification of just who is responsible for the buccaneer broadcasts.
The Maplewood pirate radio operation, as determined by field agents in August 2023, found broadcasts at 91.7 MHz were coming from a property owned by Somerset Maplewood LLC. Google Maps shows it is a residence adjacent to a tire and auto repair retailer.
Somerset Maplewood could also face up to $2,391,097 in financial penalties.
