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Man arrested for illegal operation of radio station

Man arrested for illegal operation of radio station

Police in the northern city of Thessaloniki arrested on Saturday a man who owned and operated a radio station which was broadcasting illegally through the frequency used by the Civil Aviation Authority for landings and takeoffs.

According to police, the 42-year-old man was broadcasting from his apartment in the neighbourhood of Ano Ilioupolis.

In the presence of a prosecutor, police raided his apartment where they found one portable music reproduction device, a mixer, a transmitter, power cables and others for sound and image and one antenna.

The operation was completed in cooperation with the regional office of the national regulatory authority for telecommunications and postal services.