Call it the reverse of the Don Imus situation. Advertisers are boycotting XM radio after they suspended shock jocks Opie & Anthony. The suspension came after a tirade filled with explicits and a discussion about rape. You can read the translation here from Jim Teacher's blog.Advertisers "Nashville Coffee" and "adameve.com" have both pulled their advertising and are calling for other sponsors to do the same. Several XM Subscribers are cancelling their subscriptions because of the suspension.
Isn't satellite radio supposed to be non-censored? Don't people pay money to listen to their favorite shock jocks rant about anything and everything without worrying about what the FCC is going to regulate?
In my opinion, the Opie & Anthony show was wrong and they probably do deserve to be repromanded or suspended in some way. However, since they are on XM radio, I feel they should be given some reprieve here. I'm sure 99% of their audience that particular morning was Adults 18+ who know what they are getting in to when they listen to that program. This is the reason the advertisers are so angry. XM radio is supposed to be held to different standards. Just ask Howard Stern.
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