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40. Back then the FCC was targeting raunch not politics

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Thu Sep 18, 2025, 09:42 AM

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with the fines on stations carrying Howard Stern and the Super Bowl halftime show.

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Echoes of what they did to Ted Koppel back in '04 SouthBayDem Thursday #18

Well at least ABC didn't fire Ted Koppel. They defended him. LeftInTX Thursday #25

Back then the FCC was targeting raunch not politics SouthBayDem Thursday #40

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