The Statesman is reporting that a pirate station serving as Jones’ Austin flagship has been taken off the air after the FCC hit the owners with a $15,000 fine. This week a lawsuit was filed in Austin accusing Liberty Radio of operating at 90.1 FM without a license since at least 2013. Religious programming is now airing on that frequency.
Yeah, I’ve read several versions of this story, but they all copy the same terminology. I don’t think the reporter knew what he was reporting. This article makes it a little clearer:
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/16/639239647/u-s-sues-operators-of-radio-station-that-airs-alex-jones-show-saying-it-s-not-li
The station was only rebroadcasting Alex Jones. Jones is in Austin, so somehow the reporter assumes it was his flagship station.
How does a someone re-broadcasting your content to a SMALL audience turn into “your flagship”?
If I copy the NY Times on a copier and hand a copy to a couple friends, am I then the “flagship” distributor of the NY Times? One outlet can’t get the facts straight and the entire “press” regurgitates it without correcting it. Way to fail at journalism, everyone.