Never called him a martyr. I would defend anyone in this situation. The FCC has always had Stern as their target. Clear Channel paid Viacom for the program, but then they were able to sell advertising on those stations for very high amounts....because people want to listen to Stern. They like him. The people who don't like him want him off the air. Hell, why not just try not listening? The viewpoint seems to be that "if I don't like it, no one should be able to listen". I will never understand nor accept that as a valid point of view.
Hell, why not just try not listening? I have a couple of times on radio and TV. Found it boring, obnoxious, and lacking in any intelligent humor.
The viewpoint seems to be that "if I don't like it, no one should be able to listen". I will never understand nor accept that as a valid point of view.
Not at all. No one is stopping Howard from going on satellite radio. Every society has standards and with the Janet Jackson stunt, people got fed up, and the elected government is responding. Howard happens to be in the fallout and no one pushed Howard into the fallout, he ran there as fast as he could.