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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Pirate Radio Operators Busted In Florida

Juan Nieves
Two men were arrested on Tuesday after Marion County, FL deputies say they were illegally operating a radio station.

According to WKMG Local6, Deputies arrested Juan Nieves and Luis Galindo after discovering a radio tower mounted behind a single-wide mobile home in Summerfield.

Nieves admitted to authorities that he was the owner of the station, which had been in operation for the past year. He also admitted that he had no license but he was aware it was required to run a radio station.   Galindo told authorities he worked as a broadcaster for the station and that he took in the money for advertising.

Luis Galindo
Both men were arrested and placed in jail.

Federal Communication Commission authorities were alerted to the unlicensed station by a Clear Channel Inc. engineer.


According to the report, the station was operating on 97.7 FM with DJs talking, playing Mexican music and advertising Hispanic businesses in the Marion County area.

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