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:: On shortwave a third station operated a sponsored religious broadcasting station under the name of WMR — World Mission Radio with an over the air mailing address in California, USA.

Because of its American address, this station triggered international complaints to the US FCC during 1988 and 1989.

The FCC was at that time engaged in legal casework over Radio Newyork International, whose founder had previously been aboard the MV Ross Revenge helping to set up an earlier shortwave radio channel.

In defence of its case for Radio Newyork International lawyers had submitted briefs to the US District Court citing the examples of Radio Caroline and the Voice of Peace as offshore broadcasting stations that had been left alone unchallenged by governmental interference.

On August 19, 1989, Dutch authorities with British assistance, raided the MV Ross Revenge and shut down all transmissions.