Well, I don't know about the Morrocan money ring, but El Sol was a great station and played great salsa and soul. A welcome respite from the "Wal-Mart-style" corporate radio found in major cities today.
Philadelphia was the home of personality radio and it saddens me that everything is almost generic nowadays. Wilma On 5/20/04 11:29 AM, "Matthew Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Every time I hear about an unlicensed station getting shut down, it > makes me miss the wonderful WPPR (West Philadelphia Pirate Radio). > This FCC raid story has to be one of the weirder ones I've heard, > though: > > http://radioandrecords.com/Subscribers/TodaysNews/homepage.htm > > Philly-Area Spanish-Language Pirate Shut Down > > The FCC yesterday shut down Pennsauken, NJ-based "El Sol 95.3," which > began broadcasting 24/7 in January and could be heard throughout the > Philadelphia area. According to AP, federal authorities seized > equipment from the station, which had been the subject of repeated > complaints from stations with similar frequencies located throughout > the region. A group called The Moors operated El Sol, and the group > claimed that U.S. laws do not apply to the group's members because > they are indigenous Americans who, they claim, have lived on the > continent since the beginning of time. A man representing the station > told a visiting FCC field agent in January that El Sol was authorized > under the "Great Seal" and offered a homemade document signed by > "Queen Ali," according to a federal civil complaint filed May 17 in a > Newark, NJ U.S. District Court. Members of the Moors, also known as > the Al Moroccan Empire, were in summer 2003 accused of operating a > money fraud ring. > > -- > Matthew Snyder > Philadelphia, PA > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
