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ENFORCEMENT: YET ANOTHER FLORIDA UNLICENSED BROADCASTER
BUSTED BY THE FCC
From the seemingly never ending Florida unlicensed radio
station scene comes word that the FCC's Miami Office has
issued yet another Notice of Apparent Liability to Monetary
Forfeiture. This time the recipient of a proposed $10,000
fine is Burt Byng of Miami who the regulatory agency claims
operating an unlicensed radio transmitter on the frequency
107.1 MHz. Amateur Radio Newsline's Bruce Tennant, K6PZW,
reports:
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By way of background, this past February 9th agents from the
Enforcement Bureau's Miami Office T-hunted the source of a
signal on the 107.1 MHz to a transmitting antenna mounted on
the roof of a commercial property in Miami. The agents
determined that the signals on 107.1 MHz exceeded the limits
for operation under Part 15 of the Commission's rules and
therefore required a license. While monitoring the
transmission, the agents also heard the station identify
itself on the air as "WEROC Radio." Commission records
showed that no authorization was issued to Burt Byng or to
anyone else for operation of an FM broadcast station at or
near this address.
On the same date, agents from the Miami Office, accompanied
by the property owner, inspected the unlicensed station's
antenna and transmitter located on the rooftop of the
commercial building. According to information provided by
the property owner, a company called J & B Enterprise US,
Inc. was the tenant of the particular area where the
transmitting equipment was located.
The property owner provided a copy of Burt Byng's driver's
license and identified him as the individual who rented the
rooftop space. According to Florida records, Byng is the
President of an inactive business named "J & B Enterprises
US, Inc."
While researching the matter the agents also discovered that
Mr. Byng registered the domain name, ww.werocradio.com, a
webpage for "WEROC Radio." The agents also noticed that the
phone number listed in the domain registration was the same
phone number listed on in the information provided by the
property owner.
In issuing the $10,000 NAL the FCC says that it finds that
the record evidence in this case is sufficient to establish
that Burt Byng violated Section 301 of the Act by operating
radio transmission equipment without the required Commission
authorization. As such he is liable for the proposed fine.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, in
Los Angeles
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As is usual, Byng was given the customary 30 days to pay the
$10,000 NAL or to file an appeal. (FCC)
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