I broadcasters americani sono sempre più preoccupati per il diffondersi delle radio pirata nel Paese e con una azione comune delle loro associazioni di categoria dei 50 stati hanno inviato ai leaders di maggioranza e minoranza del senato degli Stati Uniti la richiesta bi partisan di una più severa legislazione contro le radio non autorizzate. La richiesta delle associazioni dei broadcasters prevede multe da 100.000 dollari per ogni singola violazione fino a un totale di 2.000.000 di dollari. Nel mese di febbraio la Camera dei Rappresentanti ha già approvato in prima lettura il "Pirate Act" che adesso verrà discusso dal Senato. I broadcasters sollecitano l'approvazione unanime del provvedimento. Questo il testo a firma dei 50 rappresentanti delle associazioni di categoria inviato al Senato degli Stati Uniti.
May 7, 2019
The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader Minority Leader United States Senate United States Senate S-230, The Capitol S-221, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510
50 State Broadcasters Associations Urge Passage of the Bipartisan PIRATE Act
Dear Leaders McConnell and Schumer,
The undersigned broadcasters associations representing local, over-the-air broadcast stations in all 50 States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico urge your swift consideration and passage of the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act (S. 1228). The PIRATE Act would provide the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with critical new enforcement measures to combat pirate radio operations. On February 25th, identical bipartisan legislation (H.R. 583) passed the House of Representatives unanimously.
For years unauthorized pirate radio stations have harmed communities across the country by undermining the Emergency Alert System, interfering with airport communications, posing direct health risks and interfering with licensed stations’ abilities to serve their listeners. The time has come to take significant steps to resolve this vexing problem.
The PIRATE Act gives the FCC additional tools to address the growing pirate radio problem. It provides the authority to levy increased fines up to $100,000 per violation and $2,000,000 in total. The PIRATE Act streamlines the enforcement process and requires the FCC to conduct pirate radio enforcement sweeps in cities with a concentration of pirate radio stations. It recognizes the importance of FCC coordination with federal, state and local law enforcement authorities. Finally, the PIRATE Act would create a database of all licensed radio stations operating in the AM and FM bands as well as those entities that have been subject to enforcement actions for illegal operation.
We are reaching the point where illegal pirate stations undermine the legitimacy and purpose of the FCC’s licensing system to the detriment of listeners in communities across the country. The PIRATE Act will help the FCC restore integrity to the system. For these reasons, local broadcasters across our great nation fully support the bipartisan PIRATE Act and urge its swift passage without changes.
Respectfully
The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader Minority Leader United States Senate United States Senate S-230, The Capitol S-221, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510
50 State Broadcasters Associations Urge Passage of the Bipartisan PIRATE Act
Dear Leaders McConnell and Schumer,
The undersigned broadcasters associations representing local, over-the-air broadcast stations in all 50 States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico urge your swift consideration and passage of the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act (S. 1228). The PIRATE Act would provide the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with critical new enforcement measures to combat pirate radio operations. On February 25th, identical bipartisan legislation (H.R. 583) passed the House of Representatives unanimously.
For years unauthorized pirate radio stations have harmed communities across the country by undermining the Emergency Alert System, interfering with airport communications, posing direct health risks and interfering with licensed stations’ abilities to serve their listeners. The time has come to take significant steps to resolve this vexing problem.
The PIRATE Act gives the FCC additional tools to address the growing pirate radio problem. It provides the authority to levy increased fines up to $100,000 per violation and $2,000,000 in total. The PIRATE Act streamlines the enforcement process and requires the FCC to conduct pirate radio enforcement sweeps in cities with a concentration of pirate radio stations. It recognizes the importance of FCC coordination with federal, state and local law enforcement authorities. Finally, the PIRATE Act would create a database of all licensed radio stations operating in the AM and FM bands as well as those entities that have been subject to enforcement actions for illegal operation.
We are reaching the point where illegal pirate stations undermine the legitimacy and purpose of the FCC’s licensing system to the detriment of listeners in communities across the country. The PIRATE Act will help the FCC restore integrity to the system. For these reasons, local broadcasters across our great nation fully support the bipartisan PIRATE Act and urge its swift passage without changes.
Respectfully
SOURCE OF THE DOCUMENT:
https://www.nab.org/documents/newsRoom/pdfs/050719_SAEs_PIRATE_Act.pdf
ALTRO INTERESSANTE LINK CON L'AGGIORNAMENTO IN TEMPO REALE DELLE OPERAZIONI DELLA FCC CONTRO LE RADIO PIRATA:
FCC Enforcement Actions Against Pirate Radio by Location
Immagine di testa tratta dal documentario del 2006 "Pirate Radio USA" che illustra il variegato mondo delle radio non ufficiali operanti negli Stati Uniti. Informazioni sul documentario qui:
FCC Enforcement Actions Against Pirate Radio by Location
Immagine di testa tratta dal documentario del 2006 "Pirate Radio USA" che illustra il variegato mondo delle radio non ufficiali operanti negli Stati Uniti. Informazioni sul documentario qui:
