Reply #19: Google "FCC shuts down"

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One example:

Federal agents armed with a search warrant shut down Free Radio 96.9 FM, the self-proclaimed oldest-running and most notorious unlicensed radio broadcaster in San Diego, in a midmorning raid yesterday.

About a dozen armed agents – some wearing shirts with the initials FCC, for Federal Communications Commission – served the warrant in South Park about 10 a.m. They seized amplifiers, computers, a transmitter and other equipment that effectively knocked the station off the air, witnesses said.

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"This is a fight over free speech," said Reardon, who vowed that staff and loyal listeners will hold fundraisers and buy new equipment to get the station back on the air at an undisclosed location.

The U.S. Attorney's Office declined comment yesterday; no one from the FCC returned phone calls seeking comment.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050722-9999-7m22piracy.html