Posted on 02/25/2004 4:37:39 PM PST by 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.
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Sell while your shares are still worth something.
Hogan and Co. are going to be destroyed over this PC nonsense.<PA lot of people are going to be taking a look at Clear Channels monopoly.
I've heard himn tell that story at least a dozen times.
Oh lighten up. Stern is harmless fun.
Well, I gotta admit that's far worse. But if Stern's getting the Pig Virus delay treatment now, how did that get out on the air in the first place?
Anyone around here got Usenet access where they can download the MP3 of today's show and make it available via web link or FTP?
Exactly.
You really have to be devoid of any real intelligence to find the crap that he puts out funny and entertaining. I know it's a matter of opinion; that's mine.
Why not? Monopolistic censorship is a threat to a free society. Today they find Stern offensive. Tomorrow perhaps Savage. The next day perhaps Rush. This is disgraceful and should be fought by all Conservatives.
Me?
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