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...court argued, among other things, that the FCC's enforcement was "arbitrary and capricious." But the reason that stood out most was the court's assessment of the national indecency climate: "In recent times, even the top leaders of our government have used variants of these expletives in a manner that no reasonable person would believe referenced 'sexual or excretory organs or activities'"--the definition of indecency that the FCC and the courts have used. The decision cited Bush's remark to British Prime Minister Tony Blair last summer, in front of a live mike, that Syria needed...
...sometimes curses may seem irrelevant, but the "community standard" is one of the most important factors in legally determining indecency. What's good for Dubya, the court ruled, is good for the debutante. And while the ruling immediately applied to "fleeting" profanities, it could have broad implications for the FCC's ability to limit naughty talk on broadcast TV and radio in general...
...thinks the Supreme Court basically stole the election, but he won't say it. He has never indulged in postmortems-not even in the immediate aftermath. His psychological survival depended on looking ahead. "It was all about what's next," says his friend Reed Hundt, who was FCC chairman during the Clinton years. "He was not willing to be a victim-didn't want to call himself that, didn't want people to think of him that way. He didn't want Americans to doubt America...
...radio operators must be licensed through the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL), which offers exams that are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The exam used to include both a multiple choice section and a Morse code test, but this December, the FCC scrubbed the dots and dashes from the exam. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
Radio in its most conventional form is dying. It’s due in part to more strict FCC rules regarding what can and can’t be said on American airwaves, an agenda that hit its stride in the aftermath of Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl “slip” three years ago. It’s the reason why Howard Stern now resides rather peacefully on Sirius Satellite radio, free from the firestorm that followed him during his days on syndicated broadcast radio...