Re: Complaint Filed With FCC Over Opie & Anthony's Latest Stunt

[Dan Billings <billingsdan@yahoo.com>]

--- Sid Schweiger <sid@wrko.com> wrote:
> Exactly how are they being selective?  My problem is
> that they're not being selective enough...witness
> the recent fine imposed for indecent programming
> without any submission of proof on the part of the
> complainant.

As people have noted here, the FCC tends to only take
enforcement actions on these things when they get lots
of complaints.

> The Fairness Doctrine and other such restrictions on
> content were thrown out precisely because they
> infringed on broadcasters' First Amendment rights.

Wrong.  The courts upheld the Fairness Doctrine.  The
Reagan appointees on the FCC got rid of it.

Indecent speech, which is not obscene, is generally
protected by the First Amendment.  However,
broadcasters can be disciplined for broadcasting
indecent speech because they have less First Amendment
protection.  Broadcasters can be required to run
political ads for federal candidates for the same
reason.

And if broadcasters had full First Amendment
protection: all the Opie and Anthony stunts would be
protected from government action!

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine




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