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Originally posted by djugurba
These inflamatory articles that confuse two issues are rather irritating sometimes. The FCC did not pull Howard Stern. Clearchannel did. Would we argue that the government should prevent clearchannel from pulling howard stern because he has freedom of speech? How invasive would that be? not very libertarian.
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Clearchannel would not have pulled Howard Stern if it were not for the FCC's meddling. He is a highly profitable product for them, and their profit vs. fines ratio is STILL quite high.
My issue is not with the private stations, it's with the FCC and their archaic, arbitrary standards...How are you missing this?
Anyone can change the station on their radio if they don't like what they're hearing. It's very simple.
What makes one person's right to "not hear" something take precedence over another persons's right to hear it? Why should the FCC be enforcing one at the expense of the other?
Mike