Winter Haven, Florida - Authorities shut down a ‘gangsta rap’ style pirate radio station today and arrested three people who admitted they operated the station without an FCC license, the Polk County Sheriff’s said.

“This illegal FM radio station broadcasted ‘gangsta rap’ with violently offensive language” said Sheriff Grady Judd. “We believe one purpose of this station was to glamorize and encourage criminal gangster activity.”

“Working in partnership with the State Attorney’s office and the FCC, we have crushed this illegal operation,” he added,

Charged with Unauthorized Transmission/Interference with a Licensed Radio Station, a third degree felony, and booked into the county jail are:

• Wesley C. Williams Jr, 21, of Winter Haven, known as ‘DJ Blue’ who played d.j. on the radio 10 to 15 times;

• Jimessia Spillman, 23, also of Winter Haven, who operated the station for her boyfriend until the d.j.’s showed up for work, and

• Calvin Thompson, 24, of Dundee, who admitted to paying the station $700 over 3 months for advertising for the Jamaican Lounge and to giving “shout outs” on air.

The sheriff said the trio operated the FM station at 150 Avenue T Northeast in Winter Haven.

From top-left: Wesley C. Williams Jr aka DJ Blue, Jimessia Spillman, Calvin Thompson

Taken from WTSP Channel 10’s article.