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Three people were arrested yesterday (January 14) after authorities in Florida shut down a rap-themed radio station that was operating without an FCC license.
According to local Tampa Bay news network, WTSP, the Polk County Sherrif's Department in Winter HavenFlorida arrested three people; Calvin Thompson, 24, Jimessia Spillman, 23 and Wesley C. Williams Jr., 21, after admitting to running an illegal gangsta-rap station on FM radio.
Williams, who is from Winter Haven and known as "DJ Blue," worked on the station anywhere from 10 to 15 times. Spillman, also of Winter Haven, allegedly operated the station for her boyfriend, Williams, and Thompson reportedly admitted to paying the station $700 over a period of 3 months for advertising a local establishment called The Jamaican Lounge.
"This illegal FM radio station broadcasted 'gangsta rap' with violently offensive language," said Sheriff Grady Judd. "We believe one purpose of this station was to glamorize and encourage criminal gangster activity."
The three were charged with unauthorized transmission/interference with a licensed radio station, a third degree felony, and booked into PolkCounty jail. Sheriff Judd emphatically rejoiced in the department's work to bring the station to an end.
"Working in partnership with the State Attorney's office and the FCC, we have crushed this illegal operation," Judd said.
Source: sohh.com
According to local Tampa Bay news network, WTSP, the Polk County Sherrif's Department in Winter HavenFlorida arrested three people; Calvin Thompson, 24, Jimessia Spillman, 23 and Wesley C. Williams Jr., 21, after admitting to running an illegal gangsta-rap station on FM radio.
Williams, who is from Winter Haven and known as "DJ Blue," worked on the station anywhere from 10 to 15 times. Spillman, also of Winter Haven, allegedly operated the station for her boyfriend, Williams, and Thompson reportedly admitted to paying the station $700 over a period of 3 months for advertising a local establishment called The Jamaican Lounge.
"This illegal FM radio station broadcasted 'gangsta rap' with violently offensive language," said Sheriff Grady Judd. "We believe one purpose of this station was to glamorize and encourage criminal gangster activity."
The three were charged with unauthorized transmission/interference with a licensed radio station, a third degree felony, and booked into PolkCounty jail. Sheriff Judd emphatically rejoiced in the department's work to bring the station to an end.
"Working in partnership with the State Attorney's office and the FCC, we have crushed this illegal operation," Judd said.
Source: sohh.com