That "while" isn't now yet...but...
This week, the federal appeals court in New York wrote the next chapter, tossing-out out the FCC indecency rulings that held broadcasters responsible for indecency fines for gaffes uttered on-air.
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s went through-the-roof.
HIS words, from his statement: "I find it hard to believe that the New York court would tell American families that ‘------’ and ‘------’ are fine to say on broadcast television during the hours when children are most likely to be in the audience."
More fodder for the censorship conversation, but that particular conversation misses the point that attaining the station's ratings goal is neither the FCC's nor a court's problems.
Here's the simple math: Pottymouth-for-its-own-sake, as in I-man's faux pas, can only subtract Time Spent Listening, it can't add TSL. People-who-ARE-listening can tune-out if offended. People-NOT-listening won't hear what was uttered.
HC
www.HollandCooke.com
http://hollandcooke.com/radio-info/hd.pdf
PS: NOTE: Radio-info.com's bot bleeps-out "the 'F' word" and "the 'S' word," as you'll see above; but Martin included 'em -- SEVERAL times -- in his statement.