Steff Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 So good to see the FCC wasting government money on bulls*** that has been happening for years.. and not on something important as better and faster internet technologies that they wont pass over here which is making our country a dinosaur in connectivity. http://today.reuters.com/news/newsa...&src=rss&rpc=22 FCC combing air tapes for dirty words By Brooks Boliek WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - In its continuing crackdown on on-air profanity, the FCC has requested numerous tapes from broadcasters that might include vulgar remarks from unruly spectators, coaches and athletes at live sporting events, industry sources said. Tapes requested by the commission include live broadcasts of football games and NASCAR races where the participants or the crowds let loose with an expletive. While commission officials refused to talk about its requests, one broadcast company executive said the commission had asked for 30 tapes of live sports and news programs. "It looks like they want to end live broadcast TV," said one executive, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity. "We already know that they aren't afraid to go after news." NO SLIPS ALLOWED While live programming always has been problematic for broadcasters, it has become even more difficult under tougher commission rules approved in 2004. The new rules found that virtually any use of certain expletives will be considered profane and indecent, even if it is a slip of the tongue. In a March decision, the FCC found that the CBS news program "The Early Show" violated its indecency rules because of a profane slip-up but did not issue a fine because the incident occurred before the new rules were instituted. Live sports -- amateur, college and professional -- have long been a broadcast programming staple. Broadcasters have spent enormous amounts of money and energy to come up with ways to give audiences a better feel for the action. As broadcasters vie for viewers, technical advances that include such things as on-field microphones and in-car cameras have become as important as the announcers. "I don't know how they are going to rule, but they asked us for tapes with a specific emphasis on crowd noise," said another TV executive, who also requested anonymity. "If some bozo in the crowd calls the ref an asshole, the commission is asking for a copy of the tape." Yippie!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Ray Whitney better have a check ready lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABearSoX Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I can still read lips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan76 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 11:57 AM) I can still read lips "We'll take care of that" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 Why was this moved? It's directly related to sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I did it once and i'll do it again... HOME OF THE FREE!!! Seriously, dont we have anything better to do? There gonna take away live television now? Glorious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 02:57 PM) I did it once and i'll do it again... HOME OF THE FREE!!! Seriously, dont we have anything better to do? There gonna take away live television now? Glorious Jefferson does barrel rolls in his coffin. Unless we all fall lockstep in line behind the moralists who don't like swearing etc., we will never be able to protect our freedoms. There's only one vulgar F word and that's FCC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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