Stations that air programming in the "safe harbor" hours?

[tall_guy1]

What stations (past or present) make use of the "safe harbor" hours and air programming that's unfit for daytime. One previous example would be "Love Line." Safe Harbor hours for broadcast is 10 p.m.-6 a.m.

 

[Cordelia Chase]

There is a woman who plays love songs around 11:00 p.m. or midnight on Zoomer Radio CFZM AM 740. Some of the songs are slightly risque or filled with innuendo. Of course Zoomer is in Toronto so I don't know what the rules in Canada are. Not to mention the fact that Zoomer's listeners are at the age where they hardly need shielding from naughty lyrics.

 

[gr8oldies]

There is a woman who plays love songs around 11:00 p.m. or midnight on Zoomer Radio CFZM AM 740. Some of the songs are slightly risque or filled with innuendo. Of course Zoomer is in Toronto so I don't know what the rules in Canada are.

There's none that come to mind.

 

[installLSC]

To take a local example, KUPS 90.1 Tacoma airs unedited songs in the safe harbor hours. They often air metal/punk/rap specialty shows in those hours.

 

[rhead]

If we can count Part 15 stations, I broadcast a talk show hosted by a man who calls himself "The Realist Philosopher" every weeknight at 11:30. His show is often full of harsh swearing, which I do broadcast unedited.

 

[Mikey Radio]

Slightly off topic since this thread was posted under the heading of "US Radio" but if we want to look at TV for a moment, Comedy Central has towed this line pretty well. When the Comedy Central roasts were done somewhat regularly, the airings during prime time at 8 p.m. would be edited or the curse words bleeped out. Tune into that same roast at midnight, and you'd see the unedited version with expletives flying. They also aired at least some South Park episodes only after a certain hour when the kiddies were expected to be in bed for school the next morning.

Saturday Night Live, which may have a bit more restriction since it airs on OTA broadcast stations, is held to a standard where more racy content or adult-oriented sketches are supposed to air after midnight or 12:30. I've read where this causes some tension in the writers room, as they want to have their sketches air toward the beginning of the program when more people are awake or tuned in to see it, but again, if it's too racy, it gets pushed to the last 30 minutes of the show. Of course, that may not matter quite as much in recent times when most all the sketches are posted to YouTube or the NBC website within a day of airing.

 

[Kelly A]

Slightly off topic since this thread was posted under the heading of "US Radio" but if we want to look at TV for a moment, Comedy Central has towed this line pretty well. When the Comedy Central roasts were done somewhat regularly, the airings during prime time at 8 p.m. would be edited or the curse words bleeped out. Tune into that same roast at midnight, and you'd see the unedited version with expletives flying. They also aired at least some South Park episodes only after a certain hour when the kiddies were expected to be in bed for school the next morning.

Past 'safe harbor' rules don't apply to cable or satellite. Channels like Comedy Central are considered subscription services.

Saturday Night Live, which may have a bit more restriction since it airs on OTA broadcast stations, is held to a standard where more racy content or adult-oriented sketches are supposed to air after midnight or 12:30. I've read where this causes some tension in the writers room, as they want to have their sketches air toward the beginning of the program when more people are awake or tuned in to see it, but again, if it's too racy, it gets pushed to the last 30 minutes of the show.

In today's media landscape, I don't think anything on SNL would be considered out of bounds, and certainly not racy or inappropriate. Grand Theft Auto is many times more raunchy and controversial than anything on network TV. You don't see the FCC let alone a lot of parents concerned about their kids playing/watching the game.

Of course, that may not matter quite as much in recent times when most all the sketches are posted to YouTube or the NBC website within a day of airing.

Watched Twitch lately?

 

[gr8oldies]

Past 'safe harbor' rules don't apply to cable or satellite. Channels like Comedy Central are considered subscription services.

In today's media landscape, I don't think anything on SNL would be considered out of bounds, and certainly not racy or inappropriate. Grand Theft Auto is many times more raunchy and controversial than anything on network TV. You don't see the FCC let alone a lot of parents concerned about their kids playing/watching the game.

Watched Twitch lately?

We only care about sex in this society, violence is AOK

 

[Mikey Radio]

Past 'safe harbor' rules don't apply to cable or satellite. Channels like Comedy Central are considered subscription services.

Agreed, but Comedy Central, at least at that time, seemed to "voluntarily" self-police. Possibly in an effort to avoid "One Million Moms" or similar groups from causing a stink if they saw people freely dropping the F bomb or using the C word during a roast at 8 p.m. in view of their precious cherubs.

In today's media landscape, I don't think anything on SNL would be considered out of bounds, and certainly not racy or inappropriate. Grand Theft Auto is many times more raunchy and controversial than anything on network TV. You don't see the FCC let alone a lot of parents concerned about their kids playing/watching the game.

The comment about racier or adult-themed sketches being pushed until after midnight or 12:30 a.m. was just mentioned in an interview with a few SNL staffers within the past few weeks, though they didn't say if it's an FCC thing, or NBC network censors at work, or if it's maybe even a policy of someone like Lorne Michaels who's involved with the show.

 

[Kelly A]

Agreed, but Comedy Central, at least at that time, seemed to "voluntarily" self-police. Possibly in an effort to avoid "One Million Moms" or similar groups from causing a stink if they saw people freely dropping the F bomb or using the C word during a roast at 8 p.m. in view of their precious cherubs.

The comment about racier or adult-themed sketches being pushed until after midnight or 12:30 a.m. was just mentioned in an interview with a few SNL staffers within the past few weeks, though they didn't say if it's an FCC thing, or NBC network censors at work, or if it's maybe even a policy of someone like Lorne Michaels who's involved with the show.

Both of your observations are covered by something called: Network Standards and Practices. Most networks have a built-in polices/review which include things like language limits, topic limits, and timing of such. The SP review usually includes review by some designated staff legal council and/or an internal review board.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Slightly off topic since this thread was posted under the heading of "US Radio" but if we want to look at TV for a moment, Comedy Central has towed this line pretty well. When the Comedy Central roasts were done somewhat regularly, the airings during prime time at 8 p.m. would be edited or the curse words bleeped out. Tune into that same roast at midnight, and you'd see the unedited version with expletives flying. They also aired at least some South Park episodes only after a certain hour when the kiddies were expected to be in bed for school the next morning.

Saturday Night Live, which may have a bit more restriction since it airs on OTA broadcast stations, is held to a standard where more racy content or adult-oriented sketches are supposed to air after midnight or 12:30. I've read where this causes some tension in the writers room, as they want to have their sketches air toward the beginning of the program when more people are awake or tuned in to see it, but again, if it's too racy, it gets pushed to the last 30 minutes of the show. Of course, that may not matter quite as much in recent times when most all the sketches are posted to YouTube or the NBC website within a day of airing.

Also, we get warned before the prime time reruns.

Now that I think of it, a lot of episodes are live across the country and that means it's never after midnight out west.