Our agency was delegated by Congress to allocate frequencies and allocate it in the public interest and it's a resource. ACTIVITY. 1. If you have information about a pirate radio station, you can notify the FCC by calling 888-CALLFCC or filing a complaint online at https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. So just keep in mind next time you read some nice hipster article about how great pirate radio is in your community, that there are serious issues at play and what the FCC is doing is really important and that's why it's so great to have you on here to share your perspective and some of your history working on this and we really just want to thank you for your service. And I am glad you mentioned call signs because that could be a potential suspicious signal is that pirate radio stations, because they are illegitimate by their very nature, are not doing typical radio station things like announcing their call sign at the top of the hour or doing, you know, certain regular scheduled activities, so that could be something that might mean you are listening to a pirate station. "I spoke with a pastor of a church in the community which had a station and the antenna was taken down by the FCC," Goren says. Carl McIntire, a fundamentalist preacher who briefly broadcast fire-and-brimstone sermons from a converted minesweeper off the coast of New Jersey, as this 2014 NJ.com article details. "Pirate Radio" is a period piece, set in a time when the Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together" and the Who's "My Generation" were still scandalous and controversial rather than nostalgic anthems for today's aging baby boomers. They can call their State Broadcast Association to get our contact information. And that's it, we will catch you next time. In addition to this 2019 BBC documentary, Goren also has created the Pirate Radio Map, which documents pirate radio stations in Brooklyn and even includes brief samples from their broadcasts. MR. DOMBROWSKI: No, and some of these are in high crime areas where there is a lot of drugs. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: And that is obviously at the highest importance when we are talking about public safety. MR. DOMBROWSKI: You know, that's hard to say. The reason is, no matter what time of the year it is, no matter what the space weather (yes, I said space weather) or conditions of the ionosphere are--FM stations are relatively few, local, and always broadcast in the same spots on the FM dial. 14 July 2020. So that's been great because now we can work with the local authorities, such as the police or the district attorney's office, and get them involved in the investigation, and they have the power to arrest and fine people. Radio plays such an important role when you talk about hurricanes striking or other natural disasters, people turn to their local broadcast, including radio for information, and to have that be interfered with is a public safety concern let alone the FAA issues which are very serious. This includes the FM, AM and shortwave radio bands. 123. But sometimes it is very difficult with those stations that have put more investment into the equipment. But so when we say Region One I think even most people in the FCC are not necessarily aware of how the country is carved up when it comes to enforcement and the field offices, et cetera, so can you give the listeners a brief sense of what do we mean by Region One, what areas do you cover? Ex-Beatle George Harrison was sufficiently appreciative of Radio Caroline's mission that he even wrote a sizable check in the early 1970s to help keep the ship in operation, according to Ray Clark's book "Radio Caroline: The True Story of the Ship That Rocked.". While the magic of shortwave radio can transport a small signal vast distances, to hear pirates regularly and clearly, some precision is required. So you couldn't be blamed for assuming that it depicts a long-vanished phenomenon, like Nehru jackets with iridescent scarves and psychedelic-patterned paper mini dresses. And so it ranges from Maine down to Virginia and all the States east of Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota. Where are you hearing this interference problem? Do you hear it any other time, you know, at night time? In January, President Donald Trump signed into law the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act, which gives regulators the ability to hit pirate stations with fines of up to $2 million, according to this summary from Radio World. Enter the dawn of pirate radio. We have had meetings with broadcast associations where we went a room with other broadcasters and that's a very big concern of them, the financial end of it. Andrew Yoder, author and publisher of the 2012 Pirate Radio Annual, defines pirate radio as: [A]ny unlicensed hobby broadcast operation that is using more power than the legal limit.. Now some folks might be asking themselves this is all great, I totally agree that pirate radio is bad, and I think that you should absolutely go after it, but what about the First Amendment? If you live in North Americaparticularly on the east coastor in Europe, youre in luck: these are the hottest geographic locations for shortwave pirate radio activity. * Shows you how to find pirate stations on your AM/FM, shortwave, and online radios. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Right. Tribute to Pirate Radio, KQLZ 100.3 FM Los Angeles. Hover over one of the three pirate radio neighborhood zones (the center zone has the most stations) and click for a list of stations that broadcast to those areas. Just browse the pirate radio category: https://swling.com/blog/category/pirate-radio/. Compared to big-gun broadcasters, pirates are much more elusive game as very few announce their broadcasts in advance, and theres no telling where a pirates transmitter is located: it could be in their home, on a boat, or a portable one dropped in a remote location and later retrieved. Well we did go to the courts, we got the warrant, and the U.S. Moreover, summer conditions in the North American 43 meter band are often much noisier, thus pirates know theyll be fighting static crashes to be heard during the summer months. Now if you go that menu there are several options of different radio services. I started as a field agent doing inspections and doing pirate radio enforcement was one of my jobs and then I moved into a senior agent position and then eventually the District Director, which the manager of the Philadelphia office. The original converted ferry sank in 1980, but the five DJs on board and the ship's canary, Wilson, named after British Prime Minister Harold Wilson all were rescued, according to O'Rahilly's New York Times obituary. Like me, you might just get hooked! So for that period of time they lose communications and they have to try to find another available channel to keep that communication line open. "To enforce the law and protect American radio listeners and lawful businesses, the Federal Communications Commission has made a concerted effort in recent years to step up our enforcement efforts against pirate radio stations.". Use promo code ROGUE to get a shot at MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in total prizes! Each issue also contains a CD of sound clips from various pirates, several articles about the state of pirate radio, and other relevant info. Well I want to, you know, just emphasize the importance of this issue. That's part of it, right, and you rely on some cooperation in some instances to get it done. Jason Scott Archivist. Some of those, you know, if you tune your dial and find some spaces where there is some dead air, well those are intentionally put there in order so that stations don't cause interference to each other. That's really helpful because then we can note when to send the agents out. Is it when you are driving in, you know, to and from work? I was glad to be here, it was a great opportunity. 40. r/HamRadio. And so he brought this argument up when we tried to get his station off the air by using the court proceedings and he fought that we were violating his First Amendment rights. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Got you. In 1971 I was ordered to Cease and Desist by our friends at the FCC. And audiences can get the station on inexpensive radio receivers there's no need to have a computer or a smartphone with 5G, or to pay a monthly subscription fee or worry about blowing through their data limits. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: So what is the current state of pirate radio? MR. SWARZTRAUBER: We only waited 15 minutes into the episode to get to the fun part so I hope you are listening. Be specific. So when we finally are able to pick up the signal in our car we then drive in the area in kind of a circle around the source and we plot lines, we call them lines of bearing on a map, and where they intersect is where this transmission source is originating. We are not trying to teach you to do something illegal, we are trying to prevent you from doing something illegal, so you can stop your Google search. (Listen to one of Ronins broadcasts below.). But the FCC, Congress and the commercial broadcasting industry don't see the pirates as serving such a benign purpose. Given other responsibilities and obligations, however, the Commission's resources are stretched, and it seems that stopping pirate radio is not at the top of the priority list. Right now it is $10,000 per day per occurrence. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, to lease some air time off these legitimate stations. Radio and electronics were my hobbies. I used a pneumatic spud gun to launch an arborist's bag to deploy my 50' end fed antenna 40' up into a tree. So we try to shut down, you know, that equipment coming in to the purchasers. "He convinced me to not stay on as Bond I'd be in danger of becoming part of the Establishment," Lazenby wrote on in an Instagram tribute after O'Rahilly's death in April 2020, noting that he had no regrets about taking that advice. It helps to show that -- That's a deterrent in itself right there when you get media coverage. This radio in a single case is also capable of re-broadcasting any audio source. Gimme Radio (for online listeners) Gimme Radio is one of the more modern American rock radio stations available today. If you click on "radio" you'll come to a page where you can input your address and your phone number and email and a description of like what, you know, what you are experiencing. You can sign up for the newsletter by emailing any of their edittors: John Brewer ([emailprotected]), Ragnar Danskjold ([emailprotected]), Harold Frodge ([emailprotected]), Dave Turnick ([emailprotected]) or Larry Will ([emailprotected]), OK, I suppose I must also mention my own humble blog, where I continue to amass numerous pirate radio loggings and off-air recordings. . The U.S. The original 60s pirate station, playing fresh pop / rock music to Britain's young masses from a boat in the North Sea, floating in international waters four and a half miles off the Essex coastline. It's a very calm, peaceful, that's what our agents are trained to do, because it works a lot more in getting the truth of what's going on rather than being threatening and forceful. We also get the other federal agencies involved, the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, where we can seek a warrant. "In Haiti during the Duvalier regime, people depended on radio to get news from independent sources off the island. Some pirates simply key down their mike and begin talking, sharing their political or social views; others offer near-professional music productions, complete with listener feedback, and often acknowledge listener reports with QSLs (radio postcards). Has it evolved over the years? Radio Caroline founder Ronan O'Rahilly had another claim to fame, in that he influenced actor George Lazenby to give up the role of James Bond after playing in just one film, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," in 1969. A new, raw, grassroots kind of pirate radio exploded from 1992 onwards. . In the United States, the term pirate radio implies the unlicensed broadcasting use of any part of the radio spectrum that is reserved for use by governmental, public or commercial licensees by the Federal Communications Commission. And you have tools to escalate the situation. Well joining me to discuss this topic is David Dombrowski, Regional Director for Region One in the FCC Enforcement Bureau. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Is that a point of pride for you from Philadelphia? Here's a 12-minute recording of Radio Caroline DJ Tony Blackburn's show in 1965, which includes both a breakfast cereal commercial and the Animals' "House of the Rising Sun" and "For Your Love" by the Yardbirds: Because the station had to fill so much airtime DJs had to come up with 2,500 tracks to play each week Radio Caroline helped foster what Moore calls "an explosion of new artists and bands who may have started recording conventional pop music, but who then expanded their musical abilities. It will also help to have some sort of adjustable bandwidth filter (wide/narrow). Indeed, since pirates are operating at lower power, they get much more bang-for-the-watt out of SSB. I know that lots of pirates operate there, mostly on AM and FM, but no one is on SWand if they are, they arent sending QSLs, [or] operating in places where radio hobbyists would hear them. We get them in Virginia, we get them out in Illinois, even just remote areas of West Virginia they pop up. But they secure the property for us so that we feel safe going in there and then we help them identify what equipment we need to seize. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: There is not a sign on the box that says illegal pirate radio transmitters. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: All right. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, the legitimate one, the licensed station. All you need is a location to host the antenna and access to electricity unless you've got batteries, then just the location.". Though Channel Z was broadcasting in AM, as many do, its best to hunt pirates with an SSB-capable portable. To have a radio station here helps to establish the station's operator as an important source of information and influence in the community.". MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Ten times as much, that's big, yes. Dont believe me? MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, we have a lot of stations in New York, in particular. But by the 1960s, the postwar baby boom filled the U.K. with millions of teenagers who were eager to hear the rock 'n' roll records that the BBC declined to play. David Goren, a veteran radio producer who's created programming for National Public Radio, has spent years studying pirate broadcasters. Nothing. Join. The BBC played catch-up launching Radio One and recruiting the same pirates for their roster. I know out on the West Coast in California we have more significant numbers than other areas, so that probably would be one of the five markets identified, maybe the L.A. area would probably be another market that we would look at. We usually go with the police just for our protection and also for the protection of the occupants inside the residence. Total . David, thanks so much for joining. To prove my point, here are some MP3 recordings of some of my favorite recent pirate radio stations/broadcasts: Though pirates can be located anywhere on the planet, and therefore can broadcast, hypothetically, anywhere on the radio dial, patterns are actually fairly predictable in order to draw a listening audience. I apologize to the listeners in advance if I make any horrible, corny jokes throughout the course of this podcast, but it would probably help to start with a definition, right. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes. Finding Shortwave Stations and Broadcasts. The bulk of the pirate radio broadcasters I log transmit just below the 40-meter amateur radio band: anywhere from 6,850 kHz to 6,970 kHz and typically on a frequency spaced at 5 kHz. Give us a sense of the universe of this problem given that it is such a priority for this FCC to crack down on it. Pirate Radio goes on the air in Los Angeles by "taking over" K-Lite 100 (KIQQ). Pirate cards are among the most unusual of QSL cards, that often incorporate obscure or vintage imageryhumor, horror, or other graphic oddityor cast the pirate in a unique character representation. The Pirates flagship radio station, SportsRadio 93.7 THE FAN, will air extended local pre-game and post-game coverage before and after every broadcast. Now you usually get one of your top, you know, first or second choice. This book makes it easier for you to locate and tune in pirate stationsand tells you all about the unlicensed broadcasters who play David to broadcasting conglomerates' Goliath. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: No. He was going around the country and stirring the pot and getting a lot of people excited about microbroadcasting, so that's really where it started to really proliferate. It will also help to have some sort of adjustable bandwidth filter (wide/narrow). MR. DOMBROWSKI: Well that's what I went up with. It might be illegal in terms of IRS about the taxes that aren't be collected off the exchange of funds in the business that's going on behind doors. Meanwhile, the Ross Revenge was repaired and converted into a floating museum for tourists. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, if it's imported. MR. DOMBROWSKI: And so they said well because we were here before it was colonized our federal laws don't apply to us. URL Here: https://dkng.co/rogue-----For entertainment purposes only. Note: This podcast was recorded on June 21st. Many of our links now function as affiliate links. Most are run by hobbyists purely for fun, although some have political or other agendas. But just as the British government's stiff penalties didn't deter Radio Caroline, at least so far, the U.S. government's crackdown doesn't seem to have deterred the pirates. In the late 1980s, unlicensed operators tried broadcasting from a Honduran-flag freighter in the waters off Long Island, according to The New York Times. We take it all. Note:Even though it is illegal to broadcast on the shortwave bands without a license, and those who do so are subject to hefty fines, it is not illegal to listen or to send and receive QSL cards from such operators. It is portable, but can also be used as a permanent FM radio station. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, it's -- Pirate radio has been around for decades. Unlike major broadcasters, many pirates dont stick to AM as a preferred mode. And those parameters, you know, restrict your operation and the coverage of your station because we have a whole engineering study that needs to be done so you don't cause interference to other stations. Since FM radio is broadcast as a mono signal, with a left-minus-right signal sent alongside, they can make a two-channel stereo station by recreating the stereo pilot carrier and then adding in. Many of you have suggested in the past that the SWLing Post join an affiliate links program. I am Evan Swarztrauber. If we are out there just gathering evidence for the first time our agents will go to the door, they will identify themselves with their badge. Marshals actually seize it. (Click to enlarge). Some pirates have even shown in in the SWBC bands, including 49, 31 and 25 meters. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes, it may not start to cause interference as soon as you open up and out of the box and operate it, but over time with the heating up of the electronics inside it starts to malfunction and cause what we call spurius emissions where signals are operating outside your intended band and cause interference to other radio services. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: All right. Buy me a coffee: https://www.paypal.me/ringwaymanchester Email: ringwaymanchester@mail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m3hhyofficial Facebook:. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Right. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: It doesn't say FCC pirate agent? Pirate radio stations are a crucial part of British music culture. After that when we don't get compliance from somebody he gets a warning letter and comes back on the air and then we do get the warrant with the U.S. marshals. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: So when it comes to local law enforcement are they generally uninterested in taking this on or, you know, because you mentioned federal agents are often involved, it's federal courts, U.S. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Hometown. And so when a station operates say on 95.5 megahertz they now have potential to cause interference to other stations on 95.5 that may be a little distance away. And so these transmitters that they are purchasing and pirate stations are using do not go through the equipment process, the equipment authorization process, and that is a problem. Multiply the answer from #1 by the fraction of wavelength of your antenna's design (most antennas are 1/2 (.5) or 1/4 (.25) wave; the popular Comet is a 5/8 (.625) wave antenna). Winning a con. That would be inappropriate, particularly given my employer, but is it hard for the average listener, particularly in a dense metro area, you're dialing your car radio or your home radio to even know the difference? comment. So somebody that hasn't invested a lot of money in equipment and the single processing to make it sound richer you could tell if you have an ear to it, our agents can do that. After that we just destroy it through an electronics recycler. Last updated: December 2022 MR. SWARZTRAUBER: Just because it's easy to buy it doesn't mean it's legal. PIRATE RADIO Once you remove the idea of pirate radio from its mythology, you. MR. SWARZTRAUBER: And it's important to clarify that FCC enforcement agents are not law enforcement agents, but I was struck by how some of the work that goes into identifying and shutting down a station is like good old-fashioned police work, like knocking on doors saying, hey, have you seen anything weird, have you seen people carrying around transmitters or antennas. "Private radio was prohibited and only the British Broadcasting Corporation, which was part of the political establishment, sent radio to the British people with the remit to be morally uplifting, informative and educational," Moore says. And they could also --. So that is quite a large area. Google Maps is a web mapping service developed by Google. And they come -- I've worked with them when they have bulletproof vests on and automatic weapons. One of the first pirate radio operators we know of was Ronan O'Rahilly. The FRW is an email-only newsletter devoted to the hobby of pirate radio listening, and is distributed free to those who contribute. You have somebody that puts a station on the air and then what that person does is he leases air time for his station for other DJs and they come in and so he is getting a kickback from the DJs and he is getting advertising revenue. And one of the reasons that they are causing harmful interference, in particular to the FAA operations, is because they are not tested, right. The Offshore Radio Museum website commemorates many of those pirates. MR. DOMBROWSKI: Yes. "The government decided that radio was too influential as a means of mass communication to be in private hands," Peter Moore explains in an email. And while pirate radio stations can be found across the radio spectrum, especially on AM and FM in urban areas, in this primer Ill be focusing on those that inhabit the shortwaves. Thank you! 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