  
13. Radio Spectrum Management Shuts Down Illegal Radio OperatorsIn December, compliance action was taken against an Auckland broadcasting organisation for having multiple transmitters broadcasting the same programme. The General Radio User Licence (GURL) allows for only two transmitters in a 25 km area. Networking multiple transmitters throughout the region contravenes the intention of the General User Licence which allows locally orientated broadcasts. Initially, 11 Infringement Notices were issued to the owners of properties with non-compliant transmitters. Six transmitters ceased operating immediately, but another 5 Infringement Notices had to be issued for the transmitters that continued to broadcast. Search warrants were obtained and the transmitting apparatus was removed from two private residences that had continued to broadcast. One location had two transmitters on two different frequencies! This type of compliance monitoring and intervention by RSM is a good example of the strong stance RSM are now taking against illegally operating broadcasters. RSM will continue to identify and, when appropriate, prosecute offenders. For more information about General User Licences visit
http:www.med.govt.nz/rsm/licencing/guls.html
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