I’m not a huge Howard Stern fan but I fully support him in his fight against the FCC. I have an off button on my radio and I actually know how to use it.
This morning Howard pulled a great prank. He went off the air for over an hour complete with announcements about why the station had to pull him, and a very cheesy replacement show with the motto “Fun without the Filth”. Many were fooled.
He made an excellent point. You let the government decide what does and does not belong on the air and you end up with a radio with nothing but crappy cheesy djs and Clay Aiken songs. Radio already sucks, I really miss the days of independant djs. Radio during the 1970s was the center of my world. Now I barely turn it on except for the news.
It was a great joke. Do a search on Feedster and you will see that a number of people fell for it! After he admitted it was a joke he went on a great tear about free speach. I am changing my opinion about Howard Stern.
Can’t say this does anything to improve my opinion of Stern. I actually would like to know that I can scan for a station without running into the type of crudeness he considers funny. I’d like to know it’s safe to leave my 9 year alone in a room with a TV, too.