Miami Pirate Faces Felony After Arrest During Live Broadcast
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A ‘Unique’ FM Pirate Ends Up In Miami’s Most Infamous Jail | Radio & Television Business Report
A habitual South Florida broadcasting buccaneer who repeatedly thumbed its nose at the FCC Enforcement Bureau has been arrested and charged with a felony for continuing to operate his unlicensed radio station out of his home in Biscayne Gardens, a community just south of the Golden Glades Interchange in Miami. As first reported WPLG-TV, Abdias Datis, known as “DJ AJ 305,” was taken into custody by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday during …
South Florida Pirate Radio Operator Arrested on Felony Charge
Credit: Adam Calaitzis/Getty Images Abdias Datis, an alleged longtime illegal broadcaster in the Miami area who is also known as “DJ AJ” and “DJ 305,” was arrested while on the air Tuesday by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies. He was charged with a third-degree felony for “unauthorized transmissions to, or interference with, a public or commercial radio station.” WPLG(TV) in Miami first reported the arrest. Since at least 2018, according to t…
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