On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 05:42:13PM -0500, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. wrote:
> From: "matt davignon" <mattdavignonAThotmail.com>
> >Well I can imagine mp3.com's reasoning is that if you didn't
> label your
> >station as an "adult" station, there are young 'uns who who could
> 'surf'
> >onto your station page and have their innocence shattered by
> discovering
> >that there's this word called "shit". After all, the word still
> isn't
> >allowed on network or cable tv in the US.
>
> actually, youre wrong. i think its "NYPD blue" that has used the
> word "bullshit" on the air more than a few times, and that is
> network TV. i know the clear channel owned modern rock radio
> station here also plays many songs with the word "shit" in them.
Broadcast television and broadcast radio operate under
much different rules.
I am still pretty sure saying "SHIT" on the airwaves
would be considered obscene though, maybe clear channel
doesn't care.
-
Dan Holliman | danh at gelatinous.com | AOL-IM ID - danhccs
"Living well and ripping your enemy's still-beating heart out with your
bare hands is the best revenge." - Hello Kitty
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