Some 18 months after being handed a Notice of Apparent Liability of Forfeiture and essentially ignoring the proposed financial penalty courtesy of the FCC, a Waterbury, Conn. man found to be a pirate radio operator has received a Forfeiture Order enforcing a $40,000 fine for his actions.
It's a Class C3 radio station that gained attention with Swifties for stunting with an all-Taylor Swift format ahead of her New York nuptials to NFL star Travis Kelce. On the day of the superstar wedding at Madison Square Garden, Beasley Media Group stopped the music by giving birth to a brand new radio station that's all about celebrating.
On February 20, its former owner took the station silent under Special Temporary Authority from the FCC for "technical" reasons. Two months later, this AM radio station licensed for 5kw from a single tower in Omaha was sold. Now, as expected, Walnut Radio LLC has resurrected the station's former branding.
Adam Jacobson
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