O'Rielly Attacks 'New Yorker' Pirate Radio Article
An online map of Brooklyn unlicensed radio stations created by a pirate radio enthusiast profiled in the New Yorker will be used to “facilitate more enforcement actions,” FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly said in a pair of tweets condemning the article.…
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“BTW, appreciate the Brooklyn map of illegal pirate radio ‘stations,’” O’Rielly tweeted. “Fairly certain @FCC already has info but will share with Enforcement Bureau.” The article “tries to paint pretty picture of pirate radio while barely discussing the illegal practice harms so many,” O’Rielly said. David Goren, the subject of the article and the creator of the Brooklyn Pirate Radio Sound Map, appeared to thank O’Rielly for mentioning his project in another tweet. The New Yorker didn't comment