Abortion contest on radio station

[ridesawhitehors]

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Then the question is… Who are the advertisers that we need to contact. Who was advertising during this heathen;s radio show? If any one finds out - POST HERE! **

 

[kevinfraser]

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Then the question is… Who are the advertisers that we need to contact. Who was advertising during this heathen;s radio show? If any one finds out - POST HERE! **

See my post from yesterday:

#1 request log recording for hours in question. Ask the FCC.
#2 write down names of all advertisers whose commercials played during those hours. Hint: the biggest, juiciest ones are the ones the news and weather have to wait for.–ESPECIALLY top of the hour, and MOST ESPECIALLY the 8am.
#3 Nail each and every one of them on the list. Put their noses to the grindstone. A wildly spinning-out-of-control grindstone:

“Did you actually MEAN to sponsor an abortion contest, or was that somebody ELSE’s idea?”

 

[kevinfraser]

chicago:

Perhaps, what the promo really ilustrates most is the absurdity of it all.

Except my idea makes a whole bunch of people get in a lot of trouble really fast, over and over again, for a really long time, and turns everyone involved off the whole idea forever because of loss of direct revenue, market prestige, potential long-term pollution of brand, risk of lost opportunity. Etc. Select metaphorically sore body parts for the parties responsible would be a bonus and possible component of the outcome!

Or just the fear of getting fired. We also love the sinner, remember. Even if it takes correction to do so?

I say attack their advertisers asking “Did you MEAN to sponsor DC105’s abortion contest, or was that somebody else’s idea?”

You can pick up your phone and do that right now, if you know who the advertisers are. You could ask that question of any manager of any outfit selling any product advertised in that thing. It would be like handing him a three-day-old fish. He’s not going to handle it any longer than neccessary, and it’s going to keep getting handed to bosses until it reaches the top.

You leave that question with anybody in the lower echelons, and it will get escalated faster than they can say “fries with that?”

If you’ve never worked in radio before, then you can’t know how effective advertiser pressure on a radio station’s advertising contract is. In terms of getting their attention, try to imagine how completely the fire in the Mir space station got the Cosmonauts’ attention.

Dollars stop, behaviour stops. Ask Howard Stern’s lawyer. An entity groomed by Clear Channel, I might add.

Sorry, but I don’t think Jesus would just shrug and say “oh well, another abomination before God, what can you do?”

 

[Mom_of_one]

kevinfraser:

See my post from yesterday:

#1 request log recording for hours in question. Ask the FCC.
#2 write down names of all advertisers whose commercials played during those hours. Hint: the biggest, juiciest ones are the ones the news and weather have to wait for.–ESPECIALLY top of the hour, and MOST ESPECIALLY the 8am.
#3 Nail each and every one of them on the list. Put their noses to the grindstone. A wildly spinning-out-of-control grindstone:

“Did you actually MEAN to sponsor an abortion contest, or was that somebody ELSE’s idea?”

So, how do we get the log recording? Can we call the FCC, or do they have a website? And, when we ask these questions, do we also threaten a boycot of their products, or will just asking the question be enough to make 'em sweat?

 

[kevinfraser]

Momofone:

So, how do we get the log recording? Can we call the FCC, or do they have a website? And, when we ask these questions, do we also threaten a boycot of their products, or will just asking the question be enough to make 'em sweat?

Momo, I’m not taking about bluffing. I’m talking about removing the station’s oxygen supply.

There is power here. People are trying to do the same thing. Let’s act together. I’m saying the first thing you need is the list of advertisers. I’m a Canadian, so I can’t call my Congressman to ask, but I’m betting you all can. As U.S. citizens there are lots of things you can do that I can’t. I’m challenging you to figure them out fast before they erase the evidence, and believe me they will as soon as they can get away with it.

 

[kevinfraser]

Folks, in all charity, if I’m not mistaken this is about economically punishing a $72 million business: DC-105. How do little us do that?

By asking the advertisers was this your idea or someone else’s? Preferably by registered mail.

The thing about a $72 million dollar business is that 80% of that 72 million is paid for during the drive time shows. Imagine this headline:

“DC-105 Drops Coke to Sweeten Pepsi”

Translation: Coca-Cola used its morals violation clause over consumer complaints about recent objectionable programming to cancel its $20 million dollar advertising contract with DC-105 faster than the General manager could spill his Starbucks into his shirt when he first got the news over the phone driving into work in his new Ferrari.

Instant $52 million company. Oops. Probably new GM, too. Since the general buzz about Segal seems to be that he “sucks” That’s what the Starbucks thing was. Ouch.

Regulations won’t work. The FCC doesn’t see anything wrong with what Segal did.

READ THIS SHORT EDITORIAL:
dcexaminer.com/articles/2005/05/24/opinion/editorial/67edit24abortions.txt

It confirms everything I’ve been saying. There must be lawyers around who can make inquiries of the FCC for logs listing advertisers that day that we non-lawyers can’t.

 

[Ignatius]

chicago:

and particularly with President Bush who supports fostering and ratifying . . . . . But, frankly, they aren’t likely to want to do that. Sadly, as long as we vote for Republicans, we support such radio, therefore.

That is a load of claptrap!

 

[chicago]

Ignatius:

That is a load of claptrap!

Well, no, sorry but it isn’t. I mean, I don’t like that it is true and I’m not a big Bush beater (I was actually accused of being an apologist for him during the last election cycle here on these CA forums). The plain reality is that the Bush administration and the Republican appointees (most notably Colin Powell’s son who headed up the FCC) were in favor of expanding the monopolies. Even Republican, orthodox Catholic radio people whined about it. It is all about business interests that the Republicans wish to promote. As a result, just about everything seems to be owned by monopolies like Clear Channel. It’s a running joke in the industry that they control everything. So, turn away from one station, and you are likely just turning to another Clear Channel owned one.

If you don’t believe me, just read what the poster immediately before you noted:

Regulations won’t work. The FCC doesn’t see anything wrong with what Segal did.

The “republican controlled” FCC, I might add. Really, the only guy on the FCC board who’s ever shown to sincerely give a hoot about standards and getting serious in holding broadcasters accountable is the aforementioned Democrat. That’s just the sad reality of the situation, like it or not. And it is the way things will stay with the Republicans in office, because it is how they want it. Now would a Democratically controlled FCC do any better? I don’t know. Maybe not as business or other interests might well intervene there also.

 

[chicago]

kevinfraser:

Except my idea makes a whole bunch of people get in a lot of trouble really fast, over and over again, for a really long time, and turns everyone involved off the whole idea forever because of loss of direct revenue, market prestige, potential long-term pollution of brand, risk of lost opportunity. Etc. Select metaphorically sore body parts for the parties responsible would be a bonus and possible component of the outcome!

Oh, I don’t at all disagree.

My point was merely that there is an alterante way in which the stunt could be viewed than just something of a vulgar atrocity, ie. as a reduction to absurdity. The latter actually can carry a certain value (even if paradoxical and undesirable, nonetheless) by illustrating just how crazy and sick support for abortion is. In a certain sense, such reductions are sometimes precisely what shock jocks are effecting, whether it is their intent or not.

 

[Ignatius]

chicago:

Ignatius:

That is a load of claptrap!

Well, no, sorry but it isn’t. I.

Bush is squarely on the pro life side and you know it. In fact, in all probability, he will veto the fetal stemcell research appropriation.
Your hatred of Bush is blinding you to the truth.

 

[chicago]

Ignatius:

Bush is squarely on the pro life side and you know it. In fact, in all probability, he will veto the fetal stemcell research appropriation.

Huh? We were talking about the FCC and broadcaster ownership monopolization. Maybe you missed that this discussion has nothing at all to do with stem cell research.

Your hatred of Bush is blinding you to the truth.

What? Hatred of Bush? Hmmm… I wonder if that is why I voted for him and have generally found him to be a man of integrity. Thank you for pointing out what those underlying reasons must have been to me.

Really, your blind attacks do discredit you and make one question your own nearsightedness.

 

[the_Hatter]

Uuugh…that is…demented. I’ve got something comparable, though:
Here

Disgusting.
:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

 

[Celia]

the Hatter:

Uuugh…that is…demented. I’ve got something comparable, though:
Here

Disgusting.
:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

That is one of the most disgusting things I have ever read. What is WRONG with people? “How would you like to have your abortion?” “Would you like fries with that?” That is VILE. Maybe if they told the truth and asked, “How would you like to murder your child today?” It would make people think twice.

As far as the radio thing goes, I plan to send an e-mail. How revolting and offensive can you get. God have mercy.

 

[kevinfraser]

The posts stopped. Did anything else happen?

 

[Lisa4Catholics]

the Hatter:

Uuugh…that is…demented. I’ve got something comparable, though:
Here

Disgusting.
:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

Good grief A spa package abortion

 

[Pax]

Lord have mercy. These people are redefining evil in increasingly diabolical ways.