Pirate radio station near Portland shut down, operator fined

A pirate radio station operating out of south-western Victoria has been shut down by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the operator has been fined. Terence Sulman was convicted, fined $600 and was ordered to forfeit all radio equipment, after pleading guilty in the Portland Magistrates Court. The conviction followed an ACMA investigation into unlicensed transmissions on the 101.3 MHz band in Portland earlier this year.