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FCC's Powell vs. Howard Stern on KGO-AM
Lauren Weinstein writes "Greetings. Tuesday morning on KGO-AM radio in the San Francisco Bay area, host Ronn Owens was interviewing FCC Chairman Michael Powell when Howard Stern called in. The resulting exchange was certainly interesting. The audio clip is available via my blog.
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I am nto suggesting he be banned. I am suggesting that his show being broadcast on the public airwaves doesnt serve the public interest.
The airwaves used to be considered a public resource that ought to serve everyone. Right now, if you are uninterested in potty jokes, sex, vulgarity, or the like you are not served by radio. The radio stations compete very heavily for the 18 to 35 year old white male audience. If you are not in that market segment , you are very likely not being served by the public airwaves.
Howard Stern, and most of all commerical radio, does not belong on the public airwaves.
Would you approve of him doing a show in the middle of Yellowstone National Park, or on the grounds of the US Capitol building? Of course not. Those are national treasures. Likewise for the airwaves.
On private channel communications, whatever sells rules. On the public airwaves, society must benefit.