08-23-2002, 05:44 AM
Quote:those scumbags are the ones saying that they are going to conduct an investigation which could lead to revokation of WNEW's licence
If you're looking for long-term consequences from Opie and Anthony's Excellent Adventure last Thursday, when two of their WNEW listeners were arrested for either having or faking sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral, it's more likely to come from public pressure than the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC considers indecency complaints and it expects to receive one on this case, though as of Tuesday it had not. "Assuming we do," said a spokesman, "we will handle this as we handle all cases - as expeditiously as possible."
But the content of that day's O&A broadcast, which is what the FCC would primarily consider, does not seem to be the kind of material for which the commission does more than levy fines.
"If the WNEW broadcast was actionably indecent as defined by prior FCC cases, the station licensee may be subject to a forfeiture of a sum of money," said John Garziglia, a Washington lawyer in communications law. "If the broadcast was simply tasteless, that lack of redeeming value is something from which many radio and television broadcasts suffer."
What triggered this case was Opie and Anthony's "Sex for Sam" contest, in which couples can win a trip to the Samuel Adams Brewery in Boston for a concert and party to which many stations around the country send listeners.
This is the third year Opie and Anthony have run the contest on WNEW, and Garziglia suggested this is significant because for a broadcast to be ruled indecent, FCC rules say it must violate "community standards."
"Except for the religious significance of the location, and except that the couple was apparently caught in the act," Garziglia said, "I find it telling that until now, no one in the listening audience was offended by prior broadcasts of this somewhat titillating contest."
that was from some article i read. i don't know which one because a million are being posted every where and you lose track.
Edited By HedCold on Aug. 23 2002 at 1:46