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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
REGION ONE
Columbia Regional Office
9200 Farm House Lane
Columbia, Maryland 21046
(301) 725-1996
October 12, 2017
Michelle Joseph
Dorchester Center, Massachusetts
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number:  EB-FIELDNER-17-00024272                        
                    
On September 18, 20, and 21, 2017, Agents from the Boston Office (Boston Office) of the 
Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) Enforcement Bureau 
(Bureau) responded to a complaint of an unlicensed FM station operating on the frequency 105.3 
MHz in Boston, Massachusetts.  The Agents confirmed by direction finding techniques that radio 
signals on frequency 105.3 MHz were emanating from a commercial building at 616-624 Blue 
Hill Avenue, Dorchester, Massachusetts. The Commission’s records show that no license was 
issued for operation of a radio station on 105.3 MHz at this location in Dorchester, 
Massachusetts. The Boston Office investigated and determined you are the operator of the radio 
broadcast station on 105.3 MHz in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Radio stations operating on a range of frequencies,
1
including 105.3 MHz, must be licensed by 
the FCC pursuant to Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act).
2
  The 
only exception to this licensing requirement is for certain transmitters using or operating at a 
power level or mode of operation that complies with the standards established in Part 15 of the 
Commission’s rules.
3
  Agents measured the field strength of the signal on the frequency 105.3 
MHz for the station and found that it exceeded the maximum permitted level of 250 µV/m at 3 
meters for non-licensed devices.  Thus, this station was operating in violation of Section 301 of 
the Act.
4
  
You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid radio 
station authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal laws cited above and will subject the 
operator to severe penalties, including, but not limited to, in rem seizure of the offending radio 
                                                
1
47 CFR § 73.201.
2
47 U.S.C. § 301.  
3
47 CFR §§ 15.1 et seq.   
4
47 U.S.C. § 301.
equipment without further notice, substantial fines, and criminal sanctions, including 
imprisonment.
5
  
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED 
IMMEDIATELY AND MUST NOT RESUME.
You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any evidence that you have 
authority to operate granted by the FCC.  Your response should be sent to the address in the 
letterhead and reference the listed case number.  Under the Privacy Act of 1974,
6
we are 
informing you that the Commission’s staff will use all relevant material information before it to 
determine what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your compliance with FCC 
Rules.  This will include any information that you disclose in your reply.
You may contact this office if you have any questions.
David C. Dombrowski
Regional Director
Region One
Enforcement Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Attachments:
Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended
Enforcement Bureau, "Inspection Fact Sheet", March 2005
                                                
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See 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503 and 510.
6
5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).