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• Radio's bad boy kisses FCC rules goodbye in $500M deal

  - 2004-10-07

  NEW YORK -- After telling his morning radio fans that he'll bolt to Sirius Satellite Radio in 15 months, Howard Stern reflects on the move in a phone call. He swears just once during a 15-minute conversation Wednesday. Stern uses a single bathroom adjective to describe his dark...

  Tags: FCC, Infinity Broadcasting Corp., MARKETING, radio, satellite, Sirius, Stern

• Howard Stern to return to markets where he was bounced.

  - 2004-07-01

  By Peter Goodman, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 1--Declaring that he is "thrilled to be back," radio talk-show host Howard Stern announced Wednesday that his show will return to the airwaves in five of the six cities from which...

  Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., Fax, Government, Infinity Broadcasting Corp., MARKETING, Newsday

• Clear Channel settles for record $1.75M

  - 2004-06-10

  Viacom could be a target of the Federal Communications Commission's indecency crackdown, following the record $1.75 million settlement Wednesday between radio giant Clear Channel Communications and the FCC. The $27 billion parent of CBS, MTV and Infinity Broadcasting is under investigation for several incidents that could lead to indecency...

  Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., FCC, Government, Infinity Broadcasting Corp., Viacom Inc.

• Clear Channel Communications to Pay $1.75 Million in Deal.

  - 2004-06-10

  By Chris Baker, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 10--Radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. agreed yesterday to pay the government a record $1.75 million to settle a series of indecency complaints, a victory for regulators who have cracked...

  Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., FCC, Government, Infinity Broadcasting Corp., Litigation

• Air Pollution

  - 2004-05-01

  In the wake of "Nipplegate"?the infamous Super Bowl halftime show in which Janet Jackson's breast was exposed?the Federal Communications Commission has very pushily pursued a crusade against broadcast indecency. But behind the scenes the FCC has been on the lookout all along. The task of policing the airwaves lies with...

  Tags: FCC, Government, Infinity Broadcasting Corp., pollution

• Broadcasters Fight Fines for Sleaze Shows.

  - 2004-04-24

  By Chris Baker, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 24--The nation's two largest radio companies are resisting the Federal Communications Commission's most recent fines against them, the latest example of big media companies challenging the government's crackdown on ...

  Tags: FCC, Government, Infinity Broadcasting Corp.

• Indecency on the Air: Shock-Radio Jock Howard Stern Remains 'King of All Fines,' Says Center for Public Integrity

  - 2004-03-18

  WASHINGTON, March 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Federal Communications Commission has levied $3.95 million in fines for broadcast indecency since 1990, with half the total assessed to shock-radio pioneer Howard Stern and his employer Infinity Broadcasting, the Center for Public Integrity reported today. Web site: http:// www.publicintegrity.org. Five radio...

  Tags: FCC, Government, Infinity Broadcasting Corp., MARKETING, radio

• FCC Penalizes Radio Giant for Sex Segment.

  - 2003-10-03

  By Chris Baker, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 3--Federal regulators fined radio giant Infinity Broadcasting Corp. $357,500 yesterday for airing in August last year a segment on the "Opie and Anthony Show" featuring a Northern Virginia couple having...

  Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., FCC, Government, Infinity Broadcasting Corp., radio

• Citadel Broadcasting sees shares rise in their debut

  - 2003-08-02

  NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- Citadel Broadcasting Corp., which owns radio stations, returned as a public company Friday and its shares closed 9 percent higher than the initial public offering price. Shares of Citadel closed at $20.65 Friday on the New York Stock Exchange, up $1.65 from the...

  Tags: Citadel Broadcasting Co., Citadel Security Software, Infinity Broadcasting Corp.

• Bill targets radio shows

  - 2003-06-27

  WASHINGTON -- A bill that would increase fines for indecent radio broadcasts was approved Thursday by a Senate committee, spurred by a Detroit radio broadcast that one lawmaker described as filth. Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., sponsored the amendment to a spending bill for the Federal Communications Commission,...

  Tags: Detroit, FCC, Government, Infinity Broadcasting Corp., MARKETING, radio, U.S. Senate