Not into him myself but thought it was of interest. Ironic that despite all the times Howard has dealt with the FCC (and thus gets into the news), guess who he has to run to when pirates start rebroadcasting his show on open frequencies?
To: raccoonradio
Free, $12.95 a month--what option would one choose?
When Stern left, some of his affiliates rebranded themselves "Free FM"
(well, technically not free, as the ads pay for it...)
To: raccoonradio
The riches of the unrighteous are fleeting... Proverbs
3 posted on
02/04/2006 8:35:11 AM PST by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(SAVE THE BRAINFOREST! Boycott the RED Dead Tree Media & NUKE the DNC Class Action Temper Tantrum!)
To: raccoonradio
>>this is the man who built his in-your-face persona around flogging federal regulators, who he claimed were the enemies of creative expression.
I'm for less government but I'll admit the FCC does have
at least one purpose: keeping unlicensed stations from
popping up just anywhere on the dial (thus interfering with legit stations). They also try to make sure that TV/radio
stations serve the public interest and have decency
standards. Which, of course, is what Stern ran into
via Infinity (now CBS Radio).
To: raccoonradio
Stern referred requests for an interview to Sirius on Wednesday. But he has raised the piracy issue on his show with a subtlety that is not his usual forte. Walking a very fine line, Stern has praised the renegade spirit that drives some fans to refuse to pay for what they used to get for free and he has pleaded with folks to just pay "42 cents a day." Wow, Howard; who'd have thought that your listeners, of all people, might not have a problem with digital piracy? I thought they were such classy people...
5 posted on
02/04/2006 9:01:00 AM PST by
LongElegantLegs
(Going armed to the terror of the public.)
To: raccoonradio
6 posted on
02/04/2006 9:08:27 AM PST by
NonValueAdded
("If I were a Cuban, I'd certainly be on a raft," Isane Aparicio Busto)
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