Combat 'Scourge' of Pirate Radio
The FCC should consider new ways to combat "the scourge that is pirate radio" stations, Commissioner Michael O'Rielly said in a blog post Wednesday. The commission could offer broadcasters a new right to use the legal process to "go after"…
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pirate stations and find violators, he said. This has been done outside spectrum policy, for combating email spam, he said. The NAB's Broadcast Leadership Training Program approach can be used to prepare underrepresented populations for ownership positions in broadcasting, he said. "Those truly interested in operating a legal broadcast station can seek to participate in the Commission’s July 2015 auction," where 131 FM construction permits will be made available, with many in smaller markets, he said. O'Rielly isn't advocating increased lawsuits or class action suits, or for allowing a station's listeners to file lawsuits, he said. A more targeted private right of action by broadcasters can combat pirate stations, he said. O'Rielly said he isn't discussing the commission's proposal to reorganize and close FCC field offices, which mentioned pirate radio, he said.