“Clear Channel drew a line in the sand today with regard to protecting our listeners from indecent content and Howard Stern’s show blew right through it,” said John Hogan, president and CEO of Clear Channel Radio. “It was vulgar, offensive, and insulting, not just to women and African Americans but to anyone with a sense of common decency. 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,”
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Censorship seems to be at a all time high right now.
Howard Stern a pioneer in radio and free speech was dropped from about 6+ markets. Supposedly it stems from Tuesdays show which featured a interview with Rick Solomon. Solomon was on discussing the Paris Hilton tape.
I heard the broadcast and it was nothing out of the ordinary. This recent crack down from the FCC is just over the top.
Source | Yahoo News
Has The FCC gone way to far???? What do you think?!