Tampa Pirate Radio Stations Silenced

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          Florida State News

          Reuters
          20-NOV-97

          (TAMPA) -- Federal marshals and local deputies have shut down
          three Tampa area ``pirate'' radio stations, silencing unlicensed
          sources of rock music and far-right ideology. Authorities carted
          off broadcast and studio equipment from all three stations and
          dismantled a rooftop antenna that stood over one broadcaster's
          home. One of the stations was operated by 53-year-old Arthur
          Kobres, who is named in a 14- count indictment alleging
          violations of national broadcasting laws.  Authorities say
          Kobres used his equipment to broadcast anti-government messages.

          Also silenced was ``Tampa's Party Pirate,'' a 100-watt F-M
          station run by Doug Brewer. A third operator who was shut
          down... 22-year-old Kelly Benjamin... was also arrested for
          possession of marijuana.

Igor Chudov @ home wrote:
>           Reuters
>           20-NOV-97
> 
>           (TAMPA) -- Federal marshals and local deputies have shut down
>           three Tampa area ``pirate'' radio stations, silencing unlicensed
>           sources of rock music and far-right ideology. Authorities carted
>           off broadcast and studio equipment from all three stations and
>           dismantled a rooftop antenna that stood over one broadcaster's
>           home. One of the stations was operated by 53-year-old Arthur
>           Kobres, who is named in a 14- count indictment alleging
>           violations of national broadcasting laws.  Authorities say
>           Kobres used his equipment to broadcast anti-government messages.

If you will check the archives (God, I've been waiting for a chance to
say that!), you will find that several weeks ago (years ago, in 'dog
weeks') I posted some rambling nonsense which pointed out recent court
rulings in regard to a Berkeley (?) judge upholding the right of local
freelance (?) stations to operate outside of the unconstitutional iron
hand of the FCC, and pointed out the potential importance of the judge's
ruling in regard to future legal issues surrounding the InterNet.

I also pointed out that the government would undoubtedly call and raise
this judicial ruling by launching a variety of attacks on other small,
local broadcasters in an attempt to provide a wide legal base of
precedent for deeming them 'pirate' broadcasters, thus negating the
effect of a single, unbought judge who accidentally came across some
literature describing the Constitution and realized that everything
her political Puppet Masters told her was wrong.

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