more on radio, Clear Channel's monopoly, and pirates...ARRRR!!!

[thedarksiren2]

After reading my gripes from yesterday, darling friend, riverbank, sent me to an interesting site a la some radio pirates in her part of The Land of the Free, Home of the Brave. Seems some pirates are having all the fun near Clear Channel Worldwide's world Headquarters in San Antonio, TX.

But, the one very interesting tidbit I ran across on the site was this:


Clear Channel actually got stung twice yesterday: the FCC fined it $755,000 for the antics of Florida schlock-jock Bubba the Love Sponge. The amount may sound impressive, but some quick math belies the penalty. Based on the company's general revenue figures for 2003, Clear Channel makes that kind of money every 34 minutes.

FCC aside, CCWW needs to rot. Corporate cocksmugglers.


Oh, and thank you to everyone who cleared up my mistake...Mr. Stern wasn't cut, just suspended. Doesn't change the fact that censorship is in the midst of our world's insane power struggles, but yeah. Poor ol' Bubba down in FLA got the short end of the stick. Saddens me still when I consider how some of the radio shows will be void of some of the more entertaining subjects as a result of this madness.

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[lemonmerchant.livejournal.com]

As a side note, I plan to have a radio show that involves people being tortured live on the air. It'll only be the kinds of things that don't result in lasting damage. We'll also pay them, of course, and provide them with medical treatment afterwards if necessary. This rather simple show will be called "The Hour of Suffering". We'll have to begin with a disclaimer that you shouldn't try this at home, but I'll also rant on the air about how stupid it is that such a disclaimer is necessary.

[greyyguy.livejournal.com]

Cocksmugglers? I didn't know those existed! Maybe I need to go get my chainmail undies...