FCC Settles With Pirate Broadcaster

FCC Settles With Pirate Broadcaster

A pirate radio operator in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, has agreed to pay $11,000 to the FCC as part of a settlement with the agency, said an order and consent decree in Wednesday's Daily Digest. In January 2024, the FCC approved...

FCC Uses Consent Decree To Silence Florida Pirate Station.

In a rare enforcement success, the FCC reached a consent decree with Florida’s Wilfrid Salomon, a repeat pirate radio offender. He will pay $11,000 in fines and face a $347,665 penalty if he broadcasts again. The case highlights tougher enforcement…

Florida Radio Pirate Agrees to $11K FCC Fine

A longtime pirate radio operator in South Florida agreed to stop broadcasting and pay an $11,000 penalty to the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau through a 20-year consent decree. Wilfrid Salomon was found to be operating “Radio Ideal,” an unlicensed FM station in and around Broward County, Fla., targeting the Haitian community. Miami field office agents visited locations in the county from which Salomon broadcast in 2017, 2018 and 2023.  Salomon agreed …

South Florida Pirate To Pay Civil Penalty As FCC Signs Consent Decree | Radio & Television Business Report

CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — The Acting Chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has signed off on a Consent Decree that will settle a matter involving a pirate broadcaster in Broward County, Fla.. And, the FM buccaneer will pay a small price for his felonious airwave use. Please Login to view this premium content. (Not a member? Join Today!)