La Tremenda 106.5
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La Tremenda was an international contemporary music FM radio station that served the Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and Laredo, Texas
area of the Mexico – United States border. From May 2006 through June 2008 the radio station was broadcasting as a pirate FM radio station
since it did not have a permit or license to broadcast. In June 2008 the station was shut down and a month later the station was back on air for a few days later to become silent again.
due to it being a pirate radio
station which broadcast without a license or permit. Its logo contained the fictitious United States "callsign type" letters "KLPR". It used the KLPR callsign and its slogan "La Tremenda de Los Dos Laredos" (English: La Tremenda of the Two Laredos) to make it harder for the American or Mexican government to investigate its broadcasting location since it was located in the United States-Mexican border.
A legally-licensed station
in Kearney, Nebraska
now uses the KLPR callsign.
with orders from the Attorney General on June 5, 2008 at 2:00 PM. The last sounds broadcast were banging on doors, shouting, and glass breaking. Newspaper sources stated that "it was suspected that the signal was used for transmitting messages of members of organized crime." The shutdown of La Tremenda was part of "Operation Tamaulipas", which is the operation federal police and military are in to crack down on drug gangs in Tamaulipas. La Tremenda's broadcasting equipment, including the antenna, was dismantled and taken by the Mexican authorities. The owner faces two to 12 years in prison and a fine of up to US$40,000. The owner of the pirate radio station said he planned to apply for license from the Secretariat of Communications and Transport.
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
area of the Mexico – United States border. From May 2006 through June 2008 the radio station was broadcasting as a pirate FM radio station
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...
since it did not have a permit or license to broadcast. In June 2008 the station was shut down and a month later the station was back on air for a few days later to become silent again.
Callsign
This station never had a call signCall sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
due to it being a pirate radio
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 which broadcast without a license or permit. Its logo contained the fictitious United States "callsign type" letters "KLPR". It used the KLPR callsign and its slogan "La Tremenda de Los Dos Laredos" (English: La Tremenda of the Two Laredos) to make it harder for the American or Mexican government to investigate its broadcasting location since it was located in the United States-Mexican border.
A legally-licensed station
KLPR
KLPR is a radio station broadcasting an alternative music format. Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, USA, the station is currently owned by the University of Nebraska at Kearney....
in Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....
now uses the KLPR callsign.
Shutdown
The station was shut down by the Mexican Federal PoliceLaw enforcement in Mexico
Law enforcement in Mexico is divided between federal, state, and municipal entities. There are two federal police forces, 31 state police forces and one estimate suggests over 1,600 municipal police forces...
with orders from the Attorney General on June 5, 2008 at 2:00 PM. The last sounds broadcast were banging on doors, shouting, and glass breaking. Newspaper sources stated that "it was suspected that the signal was used for transmitting messages of members of organized crime." The shutdown of La Tremenda was part of "Operation Tamaulipas", which is the operation federal police and military are in to crack down on drug gangs in Tamaulipas. La Tremenda's broadcasting equipment, including the antenna, was dismantled and taken by the Mexican authorities. The owner faces two to 12 years in prison and a fine of up to US$40,000. The owner of the pirate radio station said he planned to apply for license from the Secretariat of Communications and Transport.
External links
- La Tremenda 106.5 FM – official site (down as of 2008-09-08)
See also
- Call signCall signIn broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
- Pirate radioPirate radioPirate 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...
- Pirate radio in North AmericaPirate radio in North AmericaThe strict definition of a pirate radio station is a station that operates from sovereign territory without a broadcasting license, or just beyond the territorial waters of a sovereign nation from on board a ship or other marine structure with the intention of broadcasting to that nation without...
- Los Dos Laredos
- Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
- Laredo, TexasLaredo, TexasLaredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...