only 2 words that cant be said on the radio....right or wrong

[eyg2181]

i think the only 2 words that cant be said now days are f*** and s***, is that all or are there more

 

[easyfm]

Dunno about the land of the free ...

... but here in Oz the two words would be f*** and c***. The odd s*** gets on air without raising too much concern these days.

 

[tomservo]

Judging by the skittish nature of the radio execs in this post-Janet post-Imus world, I'd say there are more words than ever that are no longer allowed to be said on the radio. Besides the ones the FCC specifically forbids, companies are cracking down on words that are not against regulations, but deemed overly inappropriate. A while back the Don & Mike show had many affiliates dumping out of what amounted to a 5th grade joke about IHOP which made people inadvertantly say the word for male genitelia; despite it being an dictionary-correct term, it is now taboo, along with the dictionary-correct term for female reproductive bits. Opie and Anthony can no longer say 'dou***bag' on the radio, either. They can apparently say 'dou**e', which makes the ban all the weirder. Both are used as put-downs yet one is not allowed. It doesn't make any sense (but then what has CBS done lately that does make sense?)

Frankly, I am surprised that stations haven't caved to religious groups and begun dumping out of "G.D." :

 

[FRR]

Yeah, just what radio needs to do. Promote a bunch of profanity on the airwaves so everyone can brag about how they are "celebrating diversity", and feel good about themselves. I'm reminded of Janis Joplin's definition of Freedom.

 

[eyg2181]

i think editing is rediculous, except c*** and f***

but some stations that play "Everything Zen" from Bush, well edit "Find my asshole brother", while others will leave it in.

also, most of the rock/classic rock stations that play "Money" from Pink Floyd will say "goody good bull shit", and not edit it out..then again some will...in fact ive even heard the F word left in on "Who Are You" from the who and "Pigs" from Pink Floyd...but the one thing that pisses me off is in "What Its Like" from Everlast "On The Corner With Drugs", the top-40 stations will beep out drugs, while the Rock stations will not...whats up with that...i predict in 10 years, all will be allowed on the air waves, except maybe the F and C words

 

[robbbc]

i think editing is rediculous, except c*** and f***

but some stations that play "Everything Zen" from Bush, well edit "Find my ------ brother", while others will leave it in.

also, most of the rock/classic rock stations that play "Money" from Pink Floyd will say "goody good bull ------", and not edit it out..then again some will...in fact ive even heard the F word left in on "Who Are You" from the who and "Pigs" from Pink Floyd...but the one thing that pisses me off is in "What Its Like" from Everlast "On The Corner With Drugs", the top-40 stations will beep out drugs, while the Rock stations will not...whats up with that...i predict in 10 years, all will be allowed on the air waves, except maybe the F and C words

In "Jeremy Spoke in class today" (not sure if that is the song's name) they left the F word in because it was being used as a noun and not a verb. Talk about parsing...

 

[tomservo]

In "Jeremy Spoke in class today" (not sure if that is the song's name) they left the F word in because it was being used as a noun and not a verb. Talk about parsing...

Are you referring to the song "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam? I recall hearing the F-word unedited late at night somewhere like Atlanta or Athens, GA, but never back in Birmingham or anywhere else. . .

 

[eyg2181]

Jeremy is edited here on most stations...philly area

 

[robbbc]

In "Jeremy Spoke in class today" (not sure if that is the song's name) they left the F word in because it was being used as a noun and not a verb. Talk about parsing...

Are you referring to the song "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam? I recall hearing the F-word unedited late at night somewhere like Atlanta or Athens, GA, but never back in Birmingham or anywhere else. . .

yep- that's the one. They left it in on WRDU in Durham back before it went country. I thought it was daytime.

 

[Info-warrior]

Ah Jeremy, In CT, the song usually got played un-edited. The exception to that is when playing the single version. That's because, the singe version is already edited out of the box. I think the ending is a bit different as well, fades out earlier.

 

[profradio]

i think the only 2 words that cant be said now days are f*** and s***, is that all or are there more

The Commission has ruled that those two words are always indecent; however, that doesn't mean that they can never be broadcast. A safe harbor of 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. applies to indecent language, meaning indecent material can be legally broadcast during those times (indeed, the courts have ruled that indecent language is Constitutionally protected).

Those two words are not the only examples of indecent language. They are the only two the Commission has ruled are always indecent.

 

[stan]

Years ago, while driving through the Austin area I heard Radiohead's Creep (the unedited version) on KLBJ-FM. I guess the former president's family had connections, but I nearly swerved off the road at the first f-bomb.