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Lord Humungus · 03-02-2004, 09:39 AM

i hope CC execs rot in hell, the limey bastards.

Astrocloud · 03-02-2004, 10:43 AM

It's pretty interesting that Howard played an excerpt from Robin Seacrest's new show where there was no time delay on the incoming phone calls and people "dropped the f-bomb"

This was a Clear Channel station yet their "zero tolerance" policy doesn't apply. Hmmmm

Cynthetiq · 03-02-2004, 10:55 AM

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Originally posted by Astrocloud
It's pretty interesting that Howard played an excerpt from Robin Seacrest's new show where there was no time delay on the incoming phone calls and people "dropped the f-bomb"

This was a Clear Channel station yet their "zero tolerance" policy doesn't apply. Hmmmm

What tv station was that?

Astrocloud · 03-02-2004, 11:36 AM

It was a radio station KIIS

Astrocloud · 03-02-2004, 12:26 PM

Here's some more info on clearchannel...

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Clear Channel Communications, the 800-pound gorilla of the radio business, owns an astonishing 1,200 stations in 50 states, including Newstalk 550 KFYI in Phoenix, where I do the afternoon program … or did until last summer. The principals of Clear Channel, a Texas-based company, have been substantial contributors to George W. Bush’s fortunes since before he became president.

http://www.amconmag.com/1_19_04/article3.html

And

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On Feb. 26 (the day Stern's program was suspended in half a dozen Clear Channel markets), he not only said that the Bush administration doesn't know what it is doing in Iraq, but within a ten minute span pointed out that:

* Al Gore won the election.
* Bush did not fulfill his duty in the National Guard.
* George W. will never admit that Poppy Bush pulled stings to get him into the Guard and keep him out of Vietnam.
* There are several questions about Bush's character.

...

The following day, Stern was even more forceful. "Get rid of George W. Bush," he said, adding that Bush is "dangerous" and has a "religious agenda." By Monday, March 1, Stern was circumspect. "There's a real good argument to be made that I stopped backing Bush and that's when I got kicked off Clear Channel," he said.

http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/04/03/far04006.html

JohnnyRoyale · 03-04-2004, 07:55 AM

Noticed that no one picked up on the fact that THE VERY NEXT DAY after Howard Stern got pulled, the CEO of ClearChannel gave testimony on censorship and such to Congress.

Coincidence?

pan6467 · 03-04-2004, 09:30 AM

As I asked in the political thread of this and I am still waiting for an answer........

Why is it wrong for Stern to say what he says(and it is not explicit) and get banned and fired upon (on a show that is on while kids are at school) yet G GORDAN LIDDY could say he named his targets after a SITTING president and his wife and the GOP laughed and found nothing wrong with a subtle threat on the president's life? Liddy by the way had his show on during the afternoon when kids are getting home.

No for these right wing fascists to try to dictate what we can hear and what we can't is only showing people what they truly are POWER FREAKS.

And yes I agree wholeheartedly with the Stern not supporting Bush so he's gone off Clear Channel. Pretty much the same way that company tried to destroy the Dixie Chicks.

Anyone else find it funny that Daddy Bush sits on the board of the Carlysle that supports Clear Channel?

Link to Clear Channel and the Bush family................ http://www.takebackthemedia.com/radiogaga.html

*edited for link put on purposes

pan6467 · 03-04-2004, 09:59 AM

By the way, does anyone see the hypocrisy of how Clear Channel banned the Dixie Chicks from thier stations and tried to run thier names into the mud, just because they spoke out against Bush, yet they sponsored and were the promoters for the Dixie Chicks' concerts?

"That's right folks, we won't play thier music and we will have our talk show hosts and DJ's dispparge and verbally rape them, BUT damn we're gonna make a killin on them tickets for thier shows."

You're a genius you are Tom Hicks and gang. Just better pray the people never truly find out how you went from barely affording to keep 6 stations on in Texas to the giant you are now..... who still runs in the deep red because you undercut and do whatever you can to kill off your competition.

Astrocloud · 03-05-2004, 05:16 PM

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Howard Stern expects to be taken off air
Shock jock blames a campaign by conservatives

Howard Stern, sounding grim and depressed, said Friday that he expected to be forced off the radio within three months, the victim of a political and financial campaign driven by religious conservatives. He urged listeners to vote against President George W. Bush in revenge.

"The plug is about to be pulled on me," he told his audience, which he estimated at about 16 million listeners. "I'm saying my goodbyes now. There's nothing you can do about it ... Vote George Bush out of office. That's all I ask. Remember me when you go to the voting booth."

Until recently, Stern has stayed away from politics. "I just want to do ... jokes and have stripper chicks in here," he said Friday. He has previously threatened to leave, but usually around the time of contract negotiations. His current contract expires in two years.

Stern's show, carried on more than 40 stations and broadcast from WXRK/92.3 FM in New York, was suspended Feb. 24 from six stations owned by radio giant Clear Channel Communications, a Texas company whose owners are major backers of Bush. Stern is syndicated by Infinity Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. When announcing the suspension, Clear Channel CEO John Hogan cited a Stern incident in which a caller used a racial slur while referring to African-American women. On Tuesday, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) wrote to Viacom president Mel Karmazin about Infinity's lack of action. "In light of Infinity's reported new indecency policy, and the supposed use of a substantial time delay, I do not understand how such a broadcast could be aired using an Infinity broadcast license," he wrote.

Stern said he expected Infinity to be forced to drop him by the threat of huge fines (Congress is considering raising fines for broadcast indecency to $500,000, up from the current maximum of $27,500) and possible loss of broadcast licenses. "Mel will not be able to do business ... The company will try to fight back, but it won't be able to. I'm heartbroken about this."

Copyright © 2004, Newsday, Inc.

http://www.nynewsday.com/entertainme...home-headlines

santafe5000 · 03-05-2004, 06:42 PM

Seeems like anything that has to do with ViaCom is getting slammed these days.
As for Howard Stern, never liked the show so i don't care either way whether he is on air or not.

phunktastic · 03-05-2004, 07:10 PM

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Originally posted by santafe5000
Seeems like anything that has to do with ViaCom is getting slammed these days.
As for Howard Stern, never liked the show so i don't care either way whether he is on air or not.

But do you care about your freedom of speech? Even if you don't agree with Howard, what is happening here is clearly an injustice. He is being silenced for speaking out against the Bush administration.

pan6467 · 03-06-2004, 05:39 AM

I guarantee if Bush wins Clear Channel either takes over Viacom or the FCC and the government find ways to shut it down.

Viacom is Clear Channel's last major competitor in radio, billboards and concert promotions. Once Viacom is gone all the smaller companies fall.

Once upon a time the GOP fought monopolies now they build them.

Cynthetiq · 03-06-2004, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by pan6467
I guarantee if Bush wins Clear Channel either takes over Viacom or the FCC and the government find ways to shut it down.

Viacom is Clear Channel's last major competitor in radio, billboards and concert promotions. Once Viacom is gone all the smaller companies fall.

Once upon a time the GOP fought monopolies now they build them.

Viacom vis a vie Infinity Broadcasting only owns 180 radio stations.

Clear Channel owns over 1200 stations and syndicates to over 1700.

The 3rd largest radio owner Cox is considerably less than Viacom coming in around 80 stations.

Infinity Outdoor is the largest billboard adversiter in the US, owned by Viacom.

As far as concert promotion, Viacom does cooperative advertising via MTV and VH1. Again, because the industry is incestuous, it also cannot hurt Viacom, because Viacom has no vested interests in the cross promotion, but the artists do.

While Viacom is the 3rd largest media corporation next to AOL Time Warner, and Disney, Clear Channel is a much much smaller company and ultimately cannot hurt Viacom.

Astrocloud · 03-06-2004, 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
What tv station was that?

Just to prove that I'm not 100% full of it

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Curses! No tape delay

Scott Shannon and Todd Pettengill of WPLJ (95.5 FM) had fun this week recounting Ryan Seacrest's debut as a morning radio host on KIIS in L.A., where he replaced Rick Dees.

On Seacrest's first day, apparently the tape-delay system wasn't turned on. Sure enough, Seacrest's first live caller used the F-word and it sailed out over the air - at almost the same time that John Hogan, CEO of KIIS' parent, Clear Channel, was assuring Congress that Clear Channel is taking every possible measure to ensure that its listeners hear nothing inappropriate. KIIS blamed "audio terrorists," and said it would try to get the tape-delay working.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...p-149021c.html

Cynthetiq · 03-06-2004, 01:47 PM

aah. KIIS is a radio station, I thought you were referring to the Seacrest show ON THE AIR.

I can't believe that Rick Dees finally stepped down, he was old when my friend interned at KIIS during college, and I even remember him during the Disco Duck days...

seacrest. OUT!

Tophat665 · 03-06-2004, 02:26 PM

Hmm, well that's one good side to Clear Channel's market dominance. Maybe he'll just fade away now. (Unlikely).

Flip side of it is that I am sure that they didn't rmove him because he isn't funny (though he isn't) but because he offended someone who Clear Channel doesn't want offended, and that's just slimy.

Astrocloud · 03-08-2004, 01:21 PM

Today's show Stern sounded like they weren't going to pull the plug so soon after all because the Right didn't want to make him a martyr for 1st amendment advocates.

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Howard's FCC Inside Information. 03/08/04. 6:00am

Howard started off the morning sounding like he was in an okay mood. He said he was waiting for the axe to fall from the FCC on Friday afternoon but it didn't happen. He said he has sources inside the FCC and as of Friday Chairman Powell has been freaked out by everything that's been going on and he may be turning Howard into a martyr and that may cost President Bush the election. So now he's hearing that they're going to wait until right before the election to file the charges against Howard so he won't have any power. There are new fine limits that went from $27,000 per fine to $500,000 per fine. Howard told Robin that he heard that it was passed so that's what they could fine him for all of these new fines they have against him.

Howard told Robin he's praying that Bush doesn't get reelected. He talked about the campaign commercial they're running. He talked about how Bush was down in Florida reading to children when all of the 9/11 stuff was going on. Even after he was informed about what was going on he continued to read to the children and didn't bother to go find out more about what was going on. Howard and Robin pointed out how Bush got on Air Force One and just flew around after that all went down. Howard continued to point out stuff that's been happening in this country since Bush has been in office.

Howard said that the whole country is screwed. He took a phone call after that and a guy said he thought Friday was Howard's last show. Howard told the guy that this could drag on for months but he still seems to think that he will be forced off the air by the FCC and the fines they're going to bring out.

03-02-2004, 09:39 AM	#41 (permalink)
Lord Humungus Addict Location: The Outer rim of HELL	i hope CC execs rot in hell, the limey bastards. __________________ I am still searching for the movie this quote was in... "Make you strong, like bull", said in a russian accent Post here if you know anything...PLEASE!

03-04-2004, 07:55 AM	#46 (permalink)
JohnnyRoyale Psycho Location: Boston, MAss., USA	Noticed that no one picked up on the fact that THE VERY NEXT DAY after Howard Stern got pulled, the CEO of ClearChannel gave testimony on censorship and such to Congress. Coincidence? __________________ I'm gonna be rich and famous, as soon I invent a device that lets you stab people in the face over the internet.

03-04-2004, 09:30 AM	#47 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	As I asked in the political thread of this and I am still waiting for an answer........ Why is it wrong for Stern to say what he says(and it is not explicit) and get banned and fired upon (on a show that is on while kids are at school) yet G GORDAN LIDDY could say he named his targets after a SITTING president and his wife and the GOP laughed and found nothing wrong with a subtle threat on the president's life? Liddy by the way had his show on during the afternoon when kids are getting home. No for these right wing fascists to try to dictate what we can hear and what we can't is only showing people what they truly are POWER FREAKS. And yes I agree wholeheartedly with the Stern not supporting Bush so he's gone off Clear Channel. Pretty much the same way that company tried to destroy the Dixie Chicks. Anyone else find it funny that Daddy Bush sits on the board of the Carlysle that supports Clear Channel? Link to Clear Channel and the Bush family................ http://www.takebackthemedia.com/radiogaga.html edited for link put on purposes __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" Last edited by pan6467; 03-04-2004 at 09:40 AM..*

03-04-2004, 09:59 AM	#48 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	By the way, does anyone see the hypocrisy of how Clear Channel banned the Dixie Chicks from thier stations and tried to run thier names into the mud, just because they spoke out against Bush, yet they sponsored and were the promoters for the Dixie Chicks' concerts? "That's right folks, we won't play thier music and we will have our talk show hosts and DJ's dispparge and verbally rape them, BUT damn we're gonna make a killin on them tickets for thier shows." You're a genius you are Tom Hicks and gang. Just better pray the people never truly find out how you went from barely affording to keep 6 stations on in Texas to the giant you are now..... who still runs in the deep red because you undercut and do whatever you can to kill off your competition. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

03-05-2004, 06:42 PM	#50 (permalink)
santafe5000 EVIL! Location: Southwest of nowhere	Seeems like anything that has to do with ViaCom is getting slammed these days. As for Howard Stern, never liked the show so i don't care either way whether he is on air or not. __________________ When all else fails, QUIT.

03-02-2004, 10:43 AM	#42 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	It's pretty interesting that Howard played an excerpt from Robin Seacrest's new show where there was no time delay on the incoming phone calls and people "dropped the f-bomb" This was a Clear Channel station yet their "zero tolerance" policy doesn't apply. Hmmmm

03-02-2004, 11:36 AM	#44 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	It was a radio station KIIS

03-06-2004, 05:39 AM	#52 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I guarantee if Bush wins Clear Channel either takes over Viacom or the FCC and the government find ways to shut it down. Viacom is Clear Channel's last major competitor in radio, billboards and concert promotions. Once Viacom is gone all the smaller companies fall. Once upon a time the GOP fought monopolies now they build them. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

03-06-2004, 01:47 PM	#55 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	aah. KIIS is a radio station, I thought you were referring to the Seacrest show ON THE AIR. I can't believe that Rick Dees finally stepped down, he was old when my friend interned at KIIS during college, and I even remember him during the Disco Duck days... seacrest. OUT! __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

03-06-2004, 02:26 PM	#56 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	Hmm, well that's one good side to Clear Channel's market dominance. Maybe he'll just fade away now. (Unlikely). Flip side of it is that I am sure that they didn't rmove him because he isn't funny (though he isn't) but because he offended someone who Clear Channel doesn't want offended, and that's just slimy. __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.