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It's 30 Days in The Cooler for what's-their-names:


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XM Radio Suspends Opie & Anthony


WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Radio announced today
that the company has suspended Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, hosts of "The Opie &
Anthony Show" and ceased broadcast of the show for 30 days, effective immediately.

XM Radio deplored the comments aired on "The Opie & Anthony Show" last week. At the time,
the company strongly expressed its views to Opie and Anthony, and they issued an immediate
apology.

Comments made by Opie and Anthony on yesterday's broadcast put into question whether they
appreciate the seriousness of the matter. The management of XM Radio decided to suspend
Opie and Anthony to make clear that our on-air talent must take seriously the responsibility that
creative freedom requires of them.

As a company, XM provides customers with tools to control what they listen to on XM. "The Opie
& Anthony Show" appears on one of XM's explicit language channels (XL). Whenever a radio is
tuned to an explicit language channel, the letters "XL" continuously appear on the screen. XM
frequently mentions on its explicit language channels that the content may be inappropriate for
certain listeners and tells how to "block" channels that feature this type of content. Channel
blocking is available through xmradio.com or by calling 1-800-XMRADIO.


http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1452

[Kimba W. Lion]

We live in stupid times. First they hire these guys to be obnoxious and
shocking, then they fire them when they do it. "Imus" has become a verb,
and it just happend to two more people I wouldn't listen to if you paid me.

In terms of the merger, O&A were supposed to be a "draw" for people to
subscribe to XM. Now, they're seen as a liability. Would a merged company
be bland, or is this just smoke and mirrors to get a merger rammed through?
(I'm betting on the latter.)

[Pete]

Post by Kimba W. Lion
We live in stupid times. First they hire these guys to be obnoxious and
shocking, then they fire them when they do it. "Imus" has become a verb,
and it just happend to two more people I wouldn't listen to if you paid me.
In terms of the merger, O&A were supposed to be a "draw" for people to
subscribe to XM. Now, they're seen as a liability. Would a merged company
be bland, or is this just smoke and mirrors to get a merger rammed through?
(I'm betting on the latter.)

I will stop paying XM if they dont fire them!!!!!!! Or saying you want
to rape and bash her head in better than nappy holes?