Australian Radio Operator Fined and Off Air
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Earlier this month, a court in Australia passed a conviction of Dan Morris for operating a “radiocommunications transmitter without authority”
The Australian regulator ACMA brought the action after discovering that Morris was broadcasting a reggae music station without a licence.
The station was transmitting on 99.4Mhz within the commercial FM band, with an output of 150W.
Morris defended his actions by claiming he was “serving the needs of a specific community” with his station.
Morris set-up the station after being rejected by his local community station, and then his unsuccessful attempt to gain an ACMA licence.
The court in Wollongong fined Morris $1500 and confiscated his equipment
Story - https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/wollongong-pirate-radio-operator-air-and-fined-1500
