Free Radio San Diego

Infobox Radio Station
name = Free Radio San Diego


airdate = October 13, 2002
frequency = 96.9 (MHz)
area = San Diego, California
format = Free Form
erp = 1,000 watts
class = Pirate
owner = Unknown
branding = Free Radio San Diego
website = [http://www.pirate969.org/ www.pirate969.org]

Free Radio San Diego (96.9 FM) is an unlicensed radio station located in San Diego, California. The founders claim that its creation was a reaction to Federal Communications Commission restrictions on new radio licenses.fact|date=September 2008 They have provided a commercial-free unlicensed broadcast since October 13, 2002 — with occasional interruptions due to FCC raids and technical issues. The open-format music selection is chosen by DJ preference but is weighted towards punk rock. Also featured are syndicated news programs such as "Democracy Now!" and Free Speech Radio News.

FRSD, by virtue of its location in the eighth largest U.S. city, is arguably the most widely heard pirate radio station in the country.fact|date=September 2008

FCC enforcement actions

On July 21, 2005, U.S. Marshals and the Federal Communications Commission carried out a raid against Free Radio San Diego, effectively seizing all of their broadcast equipment. [cite web |url=http://www.pirate969.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=39 |work=Pirate969.org |title=Raided by the FCCUpdateneed|date=September 2008] [cite news |date=2005-07-22 |work=San Diego Union Tribune |author=Joe Hughes and Frank Green
url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050722-9999-7m22piracy.html |title=Agents raid, shut down unlicensed Free Radio |publisher=Union-Tribune Publishing Co. |accessdate=2008-09-07] [cite news |work=All Business |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4469311-1.html |title=FCC Shuts Down 'Notorious' San Diego Pirate |last=Philipp |first=Sven |work=Radio Monitor |date=2005-07-22 |accessdate=2008-09-08] The station resumed broadcasting three months later from a new location. [ [http://www.pirate969.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=43 "Pirate969.org: November 2005 Broadcast Resumed"] Updateneed|date=September 2008]

The station did not broadcast over-the-air from January to October 2007, as a result of a $10,000 Notice Of Apparent Liability (NAL) For Forfeiture, [ [http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-269283A1.html "FCC NAL 200732940002 12/28/2006"] ] which was later reduced to $750. [ [http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2007/DA-07-2444A1.html "FCC NAL 200732940002 6/13/2007"] ] However, it continued to broadcast online, via Internet.fact|date=September 2008

As of October 20, 2007, the station was again broadcasting on 96.9 MHz. [ [http://rebelheart.squarespace.com/blog/frsd-969fm-is-back-on-the-air.html "FRSD Is Back On The Air"] updateneed]

As of December 2007, Christian radio station KRTM, based in Murrieta, California, is usingfact|date=September 2008 the 96.9 frequency for K245AI, a licensed broadcast translator of their main station.

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