Howard Stern suspended from Clear Channel stations

Forbes ^ | 2-25-04

[Indy Pendance]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shock jock Howard Stern's show was yanked Wednesday from Clear Channel Communications Inc. radio stations after an incident on his show Tuesday, the first casualty of its zero tolerance policy on indecency.

"It was vulgar, offensive and insulting, not just to women and African Americans but to anyone with a sense of common decency," Clear Channel Radio Chief Executive John Hogan said in a statement.

"We will not air Howard Stern on Clear Channel stations until we are assured that his show will conform to acceptable standards of responsible broadcasting," he said.

Clear Channel has about 1,200 stations in the United States though it was not immediately clear how many aired his show.

Stern's show is syndicated by a unit of Viacom Inc.

[Highway Kind]

ITS A BIT, A JOKE. ITS FOR RATINGS PEOPLE! We've got a local goob in dfw that pulls stuff like this and the PM and GM are usually in on it. Ratings, nothing more.

[Destro]

Freedom of speech does not mean you can poop in public Of course not - freedom of speech means you can talk about it.

[sinkspur]

This is disgraceful and should be fought by all Conservatives.

Pick your battles, montag. Only towel-snapping adolescents, of whatever age and income level, will mourn the passing of Howard Stern.

[CyberAnt]

Why? The stations are just trying to protect their bottom line. If the rates go up as much as the FCC has recommended, it could get very expensive to allow the "shock jocks" to have free reign anymore.

However, there is XM Radio - and there you can say whatever you want. The guy who's paying the bill gets to decide how raunchy he wants it. That's just fine!!

[Destro]

yes you are 8 years old - agnes called your kind hicks that need to be taken care of - moraliy socialists.

[sinkspur]

bless you for the stern link

You've been on another thread, railing against calling civil marriages part of the "sacred institution of marriage," and now you're defending a bottom-feeder like Howard Stern?

What's sacred about this pus bag?

[Destro]

I am using my voodoo powers to grant you a head cold....that is offensive? booga booga.

[BunnySlippers]

The incident is on Drudge's page.

[BunnySlippers]

Having to do with the "n" word, sex and watermelons. More sleaze from Stern.

[SanDiegoBushMan]

Stern is only the start here. He get's canned, a few more bite the dust, then the precedent has been set and then they're after Rush. Look... he's allready been booted of ESPN for what??? Being a racist.

[CedarDave]

To listen to it is one thing, to take time to write down and paraphrase the conversations is another. Someone really needs to get a life.

[Timesink]

W-ENNNNNN-B-C! W-ENNNNNNNN-B-C!

[Ken H]

However, there is XM Radio - and there you can say whatever you want. The guy who's paying the bill gets to decide how raunchy he wants it.

XM rocks and it's only $10/month.

I imagine XM would love to have exclusive contracts with big-draw talk radio hosts such as Stern.

[BushisTheMan]

Buh bye...you were disgusting.

Now on to Hollywood...Quentin are you listening.

What about Tim Robbins play? It's vulgar and offensive and maybe it can be shut down too.

Or the so-called play about Laura Bush and angels. That one can definitely be shut down.

I'm sick and tired of the liberals and their morals. If it has to start with Howard Stern, I'm happy about that.

[Destro]

Uggga!!

[summer]

Your right ambrose. Once the wife had enough, he went off the chart.

I agree. He was never the same after that. Any talent he had seems to have vanished along with the marriage.

[Destro]

So in the new America the poor will have bland television and radio spoonfed to them by a handful of mega corps while those that can afford cable and XM radio rates can experiance choice?