"dave" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:

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On 7/14/09 14:26 , David Eduardo wrote:

As evidenced by the hundreds of millions in fines assessed against
radio since 1977 for Clapton's "Cocaine."

We are, I think, talking about today. Most of what Stern did when on
terrestrial radio would likely get the FCC in a uproar today; stations
are fined when celebrities who are totally out of a network's control
utter cuss words.

"Cuss words" are not prohibited. Words that describe sexual or excretory
functions in an offensive manner are the only words prohibited (with the
usual "fire in a crowded theater" exception).

That is just one part of the FCC's regulation of indecency. The rest is
contained in the vague mantra of "community standards" and while we have had
no list of prohibited words... even Carlin's set of 7 was never formally
prohibited... there is an understanding and belief that gratuitous profanity
and cussing would be subject to review.