Opie & Anthony Suspended by XM for 30 Days
“XM Radio has announced the suspension of the “Opie & Anthony Show” effective immediately. XM will not broadcast the show for the next 30 days. The suspension follows comments aired on the Opie and Anthony Show last week by Homeless Charlie.
The decision to suspend Opie and Anthony was a response by the management of XM Radio to comments made by Opie & Anthony on yesterday’s broadcast which “put into question whether they appreciate the seriousness of the matter.” The decision was an effort “to make clear that our on-air talent must take seriously the responsibility that creative freedom requires of them.”
The Opie & Anthony Show appears on one of XM’s explicit language channels. These channels are noted with an “XL” on the display, and regular warnings as to the explicit language as well as how to block those channels.”
Written by S.M. Reid; Tuesday, 15 May 2007; Full story available on People Against Censorship.
Support O&A. Write XM and tell them you support free speech and will boycott their sponsors until O&A are back on the air. If you are an XM subscriber, be sure to ask for a refund for the time that O&A are suspended.
*EMAIL ADDRESSES
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Call XMDirectly at: 1-800-XM-RADIO (1-800-967-2346) Or 202-380-4000
Eric Logan
Executive Vice President Programming
202-380-4365
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Jon Zellner Senior Vice President/Music Programming
(202) 380-4040 (office)
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