Boston Radio: Feds Seize Pirate Station’s Equipment

The FCC issued warnings to the residents of 4258 Washington St. in Roslindale, but the radio station continued to broadcast, according to an affidavit filed with the civil complaint. So Federal officials recently seized radio equipment from the illegal pirate radio station.

A warrant recently unsealed in U.S. District Court details the May 21, 2013, seizure of radio transmission equipment, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz.

The pirate radio station is alleged to have been using frequency 88.5 MHz without a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and a civil action was brought seeking the radio equipment to be handed over because it was allegedly used in violation of federal law.        

According to Ortiz's office, after an affidavit was filed with the civil complaint, the FCC issued warnings to the residents of 4258 Washington St., but broadcasts continued. The action to hand over the equipment occurred after a licensed broadcaster reported interference occuring with its radio signal.