FCC Fines Pirates in New York City Metro Area
- The New York State Broadcasters Association
- Sep 16
- 1 min read
In its continued battle against illegal pirate operations, the Federal Communications Commission has issued fines against two pirate radio broadcasters. These are actual fines, not just notifications.
Irvington New Jersey - 91.7 FM
According to the FCC’s Forfeiture Order:
“We impose a penalty of $920,000 against Masner Beauplan (Beauplan), for operating an unauthorized radio station on 91.7 MHz in Irvington, New Jersey. Beauplan engaged in the illicit operation of an unauthorized radio station known as “Radio Leve Kanpe.”
Spring Valley NY – 94.1
According to the FCC’s Forfeiture Order:
“We impose a penalty of $40,000 against Wilner Baptiste (Baptiste), for operating an unauthorized radio station on 94.1 MHz in Spring Valley, New York. Baptiste engaged in the illicit operation of an unauthorized radio station known as “M-One Radio Live or M-One Live Radio.”
These pirate radio operators have 30 days to respond to the FCC. If they fail to respond, the FCC will turn the cases over to the U.S. Attorneys office for enforcement. Once again, we applaud the FCC’s efforts to enforce the Pirate Act and eliminate illegal pirate radio operations.
You can see the Forfeiture Order for Irvington NJ here.
You can see the Forfeiture Order for Spring Valley NY here.
