OFFICE OF
THE CHAIRMAN
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
November 16,2009
The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen
United States Senate
520 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Senator Shaheen:
Thank: you for your September 15, 2009 letter regarding the status ofthe investigation
into an unlicensed radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, operating on 97.5 MHz and interfering
with FM radio station WOKQ, Dover, New Hampshire, which operates on that same frequency.
When the interference first was reported to the Commission's Boston Field Office, FCC
agents monitored 97.5 MHz and, using mobile direction finding equipment, determined that the
unlicensed operation was located in a building at One Westinghouse Plaza in Hyde Park,
Massachusetts. The Boston Office issued Notices ofUnlicensed Operation on July 20,2009, to
the building's landlord and to one ofthe apparent operators ofthe station. After issuance ofthe
Notices, the station went offthe air.
The Boston Office subsequently received a report that the station was back on the air.
Agents again monitored 97.5 MHz and determined that the unlicensed station was now operating
from a residential home in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Notices ofUnlicensed Operation were
issued to the homeowner and another apparent station operator on September 3, 2009. The
owner ofthe home reported to agents that, as of September 3, 2009, the station was offthe air.
Agents in the Boston Office will follow up as soon as possible to determine whether the
station has resumed operations since the apparent cessation of operations on September 3, 2009.
Please be assured that this investigation will remain a top priority and all necessary enforcement
action will be pursued ifthe station has in fact resumed operations.
I appreciate your notifying me of your concern about this matter. Please let me know if I
can be ofany further assistance.
Sincerely,
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Julius Genachowski
Chairman