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13-Year-Old Radio Pirate Defies Canadian Authorities

Posted by samzenpus on from the pump-up-the-vloume-eh dept.

Freshly Exhumed writes "Broadcasting illegally on the FM Radio band from atop his father's strip club in Canada's capital city of Ottawa, young Jayhaed Saadé was handed a cease-and-desist order by Industry Canada inspectors on December 2 to shut down his MIX FM operation, then simply waited a few hours, pumped up the volume once again the next afternoon, and still remains defiantly on the air. His choice of programming has been described as a blatant rip-off of Lebanon's popular MIX FM music station. The story gets weirder as it seems Saadé's father is a former Ottawa mayoralty candidate, and apparently sees no harm in his son's illegal activities despite looming $20,000-per-day fines that Industry Canada may impose under Canada's Broadcasting Act, let alone the shark feeding frenzy that is sure to occur when the Mounties, the taxman, music industry copyright/plagiarism watchdogs, and other aggrieved parties descend on his second floor playhouse."

13 comments

  1. Interview with Operator by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Free Talk Live had a radio interview with the station operator a few days ago. He's running a real (2300W) station with money left to him from a deceased grandfather and doesn't plan to pay the fines (though he thinks they are hundreds per day). He's filing the paperwork to get the government off his back.

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    1. Re:Interview with Operator by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 1

      errr, that should say he doesn't plan to stop because he's being threatened with fines.

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  2. He's not "the" taxman by Yvan256 · · Score: 1

    He's a taxman.

  3. Hmm... by thelonious · · Score: 1

    What is this "FM" people are talking about?

  4. Misplaced priorities by Locke2005 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If I had time and money to waste as well as an apartment above my dad's strip club, I'd spend more time downstairs.

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    1. Re:Misplaced priorities by vawarayer · · Score: 1

      If I had time and money to waste as well as an apartment above my dad's strip club, I'd spend more time downstairs.

      That's probably why daddy sent him back up there with 80000$ worth of toys.

    2. Re:Misplaced priorities by shermo · · Score: 2, Insightful

      What's more awesome is that the strip-club owner is a former mayoral candidate. We need more politicians like that.

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    3. Re:Misplaced priorities by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Woah there buddy. It is illegal to allow a 13-year-old to enter a strip club.

    4. Re:Misplaced priorities by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      He should get a one-way glass floor installed.

    5. Re:Misplaced priorities by masmullin · · Score: 1

      The Ottawa mayor is John Locke from Lost. I personally voted for Jack Sheppard.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_O'Brien_(Canadian_politician)

  5. This is so awesome by machausta · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nothing says "FATHER OF THE YEAR" like letting your teenaged son run a pirate radio station on top of a strip club. WIN

  6. Hmmm by Foxxxy · · Score: 1

    Maybe the kid is really just pushing his dad to let him spend his days in the strip club but the dad would rather pay the 20k fines than get his boobie shop closed for underage customers

  7. Off-Air by gabereiser · · Score: 0

    We all know radio.... they talk for a few moments, then play some jams.... many jockeys chit chat or check email and such during the songs. Since this kid lives above a strip club, he's probably playing mix fm for them to dance to while he's jockeying. I would have those chicks from the strip club come up and do a "private" dance for me during tracks.