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FCC's Ramped Up Pirate Radio Enforcement Yields Results

  • 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:
    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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