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XM suspends Opie and Anthony

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Sky;841882; said:
I think we either accept them all or get rid of them all.
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I disagree. It isn't our decision to "get rid" of them. At least, not directly. They work for a company. Those companies pay them to say stuff. Maybe you're right about stirring up controversy. But it's the decision of those companies (CBS, ClearChannel, Sirius, whatever) to "get rid" of them, should they start up a controversy that they don't want.
 
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Sky;841882; said:
Here's my question, I kind of view Imus, Stern and O&A in the same light. That is, they are shock jocks who make statments above and beyond any reasonable thought just to incite controversy. They probably don't believe half of what they say but they are playing a role.

But because the NAACP and Jackson and Sharpton jumped on Imus, he gets fired. O&A and Stern have done a lot more over the top stuff (IMO) but because Imus makes it a racial deal he gets canned.

I think we either accept them all or get rid of them all.
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It's all about dollars and cents for these companies. The reason Imus got fired is because all the advertisers started pulling out. If they had not, he would still be on the air. O&A's advertisers also started pulling out, leading to their suspension. With XM, as I stated before, it's partly because they are working on the merger with Sirius and they don't want negative press or any further static with the Fed Govt, it will be hard enough for them to pull of this merger without having one of their on air personalities pissing off the Bush Admin in the process.
 
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The Man;842407; said:
No one cares about O&A anyhow as made obvious by their ratings, or lack of. They suck ass.
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Holy shit, something we agree on. Let me feel the floor.......nope not cold. We'll have to remember this the next time I tell you Vick is a moron and you tell me I am an idiot. :biggrin:
 
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Sky;841882; said:
But because the NAACP and Jackson and Sharpton jumped on Imus, he gets fired. O&A and Stern have done a lot more over the top stuff (IMO) but because Imus makes it a racial deal he gets canned.
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Fuckin' nappy-headed hoes...always playin' the race card and shit.
 
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Heard today that O&A will be fired from both XM and CBS soon. Here is a quote I found today:

CBS Radio is changing formats on all FREE FM stations around the country. The ratings suck and no one is listening. O & A have already been dropped from 4 markets. JV and Elvis (10am to 2pm show) have already been fired. This gives CBS an excuse to fire them next month.

Why?

92.3 FREE FM in New York and 94.1 FREE FM in Philadelphia will change formats on July 1, 2007 to all music stations. No talk, all music to try to bring up ratings and compete with Sirius and XM .

More people in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia have Sirius and XM than any other part of the country. Sirius has almost 1 million of its 7 million subscribers in NY, NJ, and PA alone.

Now for the XM / Sirius side. Congress will approve the XM / Sirius merger in mid-June. Sirius's lineup is stronger than XM and the Sirius stations will stay. 75 commicerial free music stations , Howard Stern, Bubba the Love Sponge, Jay Thomas, Dee Snider, Andy Dick, Scott Ferall, Martha Stewart, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA, NASCAR, ect. MLB will be on Sirius by the end of the year.

Sirius will most likly drop XM's Opie & Anthony from it's lineup because of Howard Stern and his power.

The wheels have been set in motion for this all to happend. Don't believe all the BS you hear. You'll see by the end of the summer.

- A Radio Insider
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Also, if you want some quality entertainment watching morons in action, just jump over to Youtube and watch a few vids of these O&A morons destroying their radios and calling and canceling their subscriptions. You can't pay for comedy like that.
 
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Where is that article actually from? It is curious that they would mention WYSP (94.1) would be switching back to all music here in Philly considering the amount of money they threw at the Kid Chris show (a 4 hour talk show) not too long ago.
 
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bigballin2987;843480; said:
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You're kidding right? I know it said from a radio insider, but I am wanting to know what publication actually quoted said insider. I doubt that "A Radio Insider" is the actual name of the publication is it? That's what I'm asking.
 
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bearonu;843488; said:
You're kidding right? I know it said from a radio insider, but I am wanting to know what publication actually quoted said insider. I doubt that "A Radio Insider" is the actual name of the publication is it? That's what I'm asking.
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I am 0 for 2 on sarcastic comments in the last 10 minutes. I guess I will take a break.
 
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Hrm... well, I have mixed thoughts on this subject. To be honest, I feel Freedom Of Speech should be just that, freedom to say what you want. If you make yourself look ignorant then that's your problem and the public will judge you on it. Now, should there be a line? That's where the issue gets tricky, saying you want to violently rape someone could scare someone, and will if nothing else, most likely offend that person.

However, when does this become an issue where when you say "I'd hit it" is suddenly offensive and dangerous? Rape isn't funny, I know that, there's nothing funny about it, however, does this mean that someone should be fired for what they said?
 
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bearonu;843477; said:
Where is that article actually from? It is curious that they would mention WYSP (94.1) would be switching back to all music here in Philly considering the amount of money they threw at the Kid Chris show (a 4 hour talk show) not too long ago.
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Sorry, I don't remember where it came from. I thought the source was in the posting. If I find it again, I will edit the post.
 
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