FCC Cites Man for Allegedly Programming PLMR Radio to Use Forbidden Frequency
An FCC Enforcement Bureau citation directs Jose Perez to “immediately cease and desist” reprogramming transmitters to operate on unauthorized frequencies, “and to avoid any recurrence of this misconduct.” The bureau warned Perez he faces fines of up to $20,134 daily…
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if he doesn’t comply. Perez couldn’t be reached for comment. Agents from the bureau’s New York office investigated and found L and G Car Service, licensee of private land mobile station WQVL958, allegedly transmitting on 154.8025 MHz at 445 Broadway, Paterson, New Jersey. “The license for Station WQVL958 does not authorize operation on 154.8025 MHz,” the bureau said Wednesday. “A representative from L and G Car Service informed the Agents that its radio vendor, Perez Communications and Electronics, had programmed the frequency 154.8025 MHz into its radio transmitters.” The bureau directed Perez to provide a timeline within 30 days for taking “corrective actions.”