Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-13-2020
Grading Professor
Peter Beinart
Subject Concentration
Arts & Culture
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
In January 2020, congress passed the PIRATE Act into law, expanding the legal consequences for operating pirate radio tenfold. Although the FCC claims that the reason they are cracking down on pirate stations — that is, stations broadcasting on regulated airwaves without an FCC license — is that they could interfere with emergency messaging, the pandemic has proven otherwise; there is no evidence of pirates interfering with official safety warnings. In fact, most pirate stations are run by immigrants speaking in their native tongue and they have been able to provide vulnerable and underserved communities with the information they need to stay safe and healthy during this crisis.
https://mayolveraherz.wixsite.com/pirateradio
Recommended Citation
Olvera, May, "Pirate radio proves invaluable to immigrant communities during the pandemic — but the FCC isn’t having it" (2020). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/498
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