Howard Stern Fights Back!
 

http://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsr..._01/ccsued.asp
Thursday, July 1, 2004
Clear Channel Sued Over Stern Cancellations
Clear Channel has been sued by Infinity Broadcasting and One Twelve Inc., the company that places Stern's show on affiliate stations, for violating the terms of the agreements CC had to air The Howard Stern Show in six U.S. markets. Infinity and One Twelve seek more than $10 million in damages, and each accuse Clear Channel of failing to notify them that Stern's show was being dropped ? a requirement of the contract. Infinity and One Twelve also charge in their breach of contract claim that they are owed license fees by Clear Channel. In a statement, Clear Channel EVP/Chief Legal Officer Andy Levin said, "Howard Stern is the only one who has broken the law. His contract explicitly requires his show comply with all FCC rules and regulations. On several occasions, it clearly did not. Clear Channel Radio had both a legal right and an obligation to stop broadcasting it." Stern's show was pulled from Clear Channel's WBGG/Miami; WTKS/Orlando; WXDX/Pittsburgh; WNVE/Rochester, NY; and KIOZ/San Diego.

good for howard !!

:321GFY Clear Channel

I used to be an avid Stern listener.. but he has turned into a whiny bitch lately...

If you want to push the envelope.. you have to be willing to face those consequences...

I.E. Larry Flynt spent time in prison for what he did... he didnt just get dropped from 7-11 from selling his mags :2 cents:

I so hope he wins, that would be one hell of a victory. I HATE CLEARCHANNEL! :glugglug

I stopped watching my local clear-channel owned station when they were allowed to buy so many media outlets.

Thank goodness they put the brakes on that stupid move.

That's great. Fuck them for giving in to those facists that want to kill off the right to free speech. :thumbsup

Howard needs to roll with it! the truth is most of us are in the same boat as him! :glugglug :2 cents:

that's the way :glugglug

howard stern is on the warpath against bush :thumbsup

Hehe, as if Howard wouldn't fight back. :) :thumbsup

told you we'd hear from him again

It's about time!

What's it got to do with free speech?

You have the right to say what you want. You don't have the right to have it broadcasted.

they should sue the FCC..

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

The Constitution specifically mentions press, so that government cannot use the arguement you just gave to limit the reach/audience of unpopular ideas. The 1st Ammendment is impotent if the government controls the media and opposition has to rely on playing chinese whispers.

who gives a fuck
Howard is a whinny Jew. Sorry for the jews out there.

Well shit, let's just throw Howard in jail and shut him up now...

Dumbest post of the thread.

Howard has been doing the same show for years, only since right wing religious anti-free speech Bush took office have they tried to shut him down.

You think that because the government violated the constitution by throwing Flynt in jail, Howard should go to jail to?

Why don't you move to some islamic country in the middle east if you hate free speech so much?

That is so important. It's not anything from the Howard Stern show lately that's been prosecuted, someone went through with a fine tooth comb to find something from 3 years ago to fine him for.

I've never seen the country so tense since the Vietnam War conflicts.

It's turning into 1966 again.

Pretty soon something is going to come to a disastrous head if the legislative branch doesn't start doing it's job.

Things only get this far out of hand when someone is scared of a secret being exposed or they're too pussy to stand up and shout.

I think these days we're living in are the most dangerous the world has faced from our own doing.

Freedom of the press is "Freedom of the Press". That means the real news, not talk show hosts who aren't objective. In the news business you're supposed to be objective except on the editorial sections. Get it?

Talk radio like Rush and Howard aren't 'the press'. They're 'the media'. A whole different ball of wax. They're supposed to by law announce at the beginning, during and end of each show that they're NOT the press but an opinion based entertainment show.

That's the loophole the feds are making against Howard and the rest but they don't broadcast it cause then Rush would have to tell the mindless public that he actually is only spinning his side of the story.

fuck clear channel, they own fucking everything.