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Let's hope the FCC wasn't listening...

R

RockManAC

Right after Muhammad's bad catch in the 2nd that was ruled incomplete you could hear someone clearly screaming "BULL S**T" on WBBM-780. The PBP guys essentially brushed it off as "we didn't say it".

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> Right after Muhammad's bad catch in the 2nd that was ruled
> incomplete you could hear someone clearly screaming "BULL
> S**T" on WBBM-780. The PBP guys essentially brushed it off
> as "we didn't say it".
>
> -A
>

Sh*t isn't as restricted by the FCC as it used to be. So I doubt anything will happen.
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AIM: JeremyA1069</P>
 
> > Right after Muhammad's bad catch in the 2nd that was ruled
>
> > incomplete you could hear someone clearly screaming "BULL
> > S**T" on WBBM-780. The PBP guys essentially brushed it
> off
> > as "we didn't say it".
> >
> > -A
> >
>
> Sh*t isn't as restricted by the FCC as it used to be. So I
> doubt anything will happen.
>

What's the rules regarding that sort of thing anyway? I hear all sorts of explicit words flying around on the field during football telecasts, it's not uncommon to hear a F-bomb coming out of some player's mouth in the background from time to time. It's happened quite a bit in the past, and still happening today (even now in our post-Super Bowl 38 Halftime world).
 
> > Right after Muhammad's bad catch in the 2nd that was ruled
>
> > incomplete you could hear someone clearly screaming "BULL
> > S**T" on WBBM-780. The PBP guys essentially brushed it
> off
> > as "we didn't say it".
> >
> > -A
> >
>
> Sh*t isn't as restricted by the FCC as it used to be. So I
> doubt anything will happen.

Plus, the FCC does not "listen" but, rather, depends on members of the public to report any indiscretions. they have also been quite lenient on spot news coverage... in fact, one of the network feeds during the first day after Katrina had a guy interviewing a person in a bar who refused to leave town. Reporter: why are you staying? Bar patron: it is none of your f---- g business.
 
> Right after Muhammad's bad catch in the 2nd that was ruled
> incomplete you could hear someone clearly screaming "BULL
> S**T" on WBBM-780. The PBP guys essentially brushed it off
> as "we didn't say it".
>
> -A
>

From what I understand, the FCC's regulations only adhere to the following people...

A) the broadcasters themselves
B) anyone the broadcasters are directly speaking to (such as interviews, etc)

This is simply taken from memory in a radio law class I had at Columbia back in the day, but I believe that this is the policy. So I don't think the station would be held directly responsible. Someone correct me if I'm wrong though...
 
> Plus, the FCC does not "listen" but, rather, depends on
> members of the public to report any indiscretions. they have
> also been quite lenient on spot news coverage... in fact,
> one of the network feeds during the first day after Katrina
> had a guy interviewing a person in a bar who refused to
> leave town. Reporter: why are you staying? Bar patron: it is
> none of your f---- g business.

IIRC, that was Fox News Channel - and the FCC - so far - doesn't
enforce the decency standards on cable...though I guess its possible
that a traditional OTR TV station could have also been using the
feed as CNN is used in many markets.
 
> > Plus, the FCC does not "listen" but, rather, depends on
> > members of the public to report any indiscretions. they
> have
> > also been quite lenient on spot news coverage... in fact,
> > one of the network feeds during the first day after
> Katrina
> > had a guy interviewing a person in a bar who refused to
> > leave town. Reporter: why are you staying? Bar patron: it
> is
> > none of your f---- g business.
>
> IIRC, that was Fox News Channel - and the FCC - so far -
> doesn't
> enforce the decency standards on cable...though I guess its
> possible
> that a traditional OTR TV station could have also been using
> the
> feed as CNN is used in many markets.

Apparently one of the on air nets interviewed the same creep, after seeing Fox talk to him... sort of copycat fashion. I actually saw the Fox interview, so when I heard about it being on a "on air" net it did not surprise me. Apparently the TV reporters got lots of salty language from the willing stay-behind folks, who must have an unusual personality to want to be there, anyhow.
>
 
I heard the thing live while in Milwaukee Sunday. This is a non-issue.

HOWEVER and despite the above comment/conclusion....The current FCC policy does tend to ignore intent and will no doubt be challenged as the Supreme Court ruling on Pacifica and others clearly states that intent must be considered beyond the actual words used for a violation to stick.

Besides, BS is not as objectionable word as the F bomb or the C word. In doing their intent elimination, the FCC has very clearly narrowed the scope of their indecent/objectionable window to those few words which are so patently offensive that even the most blue people would blush if they heard it come out of their radio.

It's that as well as the very clear attempt to titilate using words which aren't by them self offensive.

Mccary


> > Right after Muhammad's bad catch in the 2nd that was ruled
>
> > incomplete you could hear someone clearly screaming "BULL
> > S**T" on WBBM-780. The PBP guys essentially brushed it
> off
> > as "we didn't say it".
> >
> > -A
> >
>
> From what I understand, the FCC's regulations only adhere to
> the following people...
>
> A) the broadcasters themselves
> B) anyone the broadcasters are directly speaking to (such as
> interviews, etc)
>
> This is simply taken from memory in a radio law class I had
> at Columbia back in the day, but I believe that this is the
> policy. So I don't think the station would be held directly
> responsible. Someone correct me if I'm wrong though...
>
 
See my other post on this.

MccAry

> What's the rules regarding that sort of thing anyway? I
> hear all sorts of explicit words flying around on the field
> during football telecasts, it's not uncommon to hear a
> F-bomb coming out of some player's mouth in the background
> from time to time. It's happened quite a bit in the past,
> and still happening today (even now in our post-Super Bowl
> 38 Halftime world).
>
 
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