KUMA-FM
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The KUMA-FM translators made headlines in March 1994 when the FCC shut down a quarter-watt pirate radio
station in Condon, Oregon
, operated by Bill Roberts on the same frequency as one of the translator stations, causing interference. Roberts, who ran the station from his bedroom with a focus on community news and local sports, believed the operation to be legal but agents from the FCC's Portland, Oregon
, field office informed him otherwise and ordered the shutdown.
Pirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
station in Condon, Oregon
Condon, Oregon
Condon is a city in Gilliam County, Oregon, United States. The population was 759 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gilliam County. It is located on Oregon Route 19....
, operated by Bill Roberts on the same frequency as one of the translator stations, causing interference. Roberts, who ran the station from his bedroom with a focus on community news and local sports, believed the operation to be legal but agents from the FCC's Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, field office informed him otherwise and ordered the shutdown.