According to this Associated Press story, Howard Stern is leaving radio for the stars, announcing a five-year agreement with Sirius Satellite Rado:
That means Stern will be leaving distributor Infinity Broadcasting, where his often sexually explicit subject matter had run afoul of federal regulators. Satellite radio is not covered by the same federal indecency regulations.In early June, radio station owner Clear Channel agreed to a record $1.75 million settlement with the FCC to resolve indecency complaints against Stern and other radio personalities.
Infinity paid a similar amount in 1995 to settle a variety of violations by Stern.
Well. Let me see if I understand this: Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, but it's okay for them to create the FCC, which claims the right to regulate both, and which fines people or organizations for speech it deems "indecent." Indecent? Fuck the FCC, and fuck 'em hard. What's indecent is that Infinity, and Stern, get harrassed by a bunch of parasites and losers whose government jobs aren't even justified by the Constitution. What's even worse is that such invertebrates and their shenanigans aren't even a big issue in a Presidential election year. We lost a lot when we gave up using the tar and feathers.