RE: O&A gone

["Keith Fornal" <kfornal@loa.com>]

The fear of an FCC fine is nothing compared to the public and advertiser
backlash that would happen to any station that would pick them up.  At
Viacom/CBS/Infinity, I think it came down to Sumner Redstone not wanting
to be associated with that trash.  They finally found out where that
elusive line is...unfortunately for them it was after they crossed it.

Keith Fornal
Treasurer
Dutch Island Lighthouse Society
www.dutchislandlighthouse.org


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
[mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org] On Behalf Of A.
Joseph Ross
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 1:03 AM
To: Dan Billings
Cc: bri@bostonradio.org
Subject: Re: O&A gone

On 22 Aug 2002 at 15:41, Dan Billings wrote:

> I think just confirms that government action is not
> needed in such circumstances -- the negative public
> reaction forced WNEW to make a move before th FCC
> acted.  The same thing happened in Boston.

Yeah, but after Boston, they got an even better job in New York.  The 
fear of a good stiff fine from the FCC is all that will prevent a
station 
from hiring them again.

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