are they allowed to cuss on the radio?

Question

because i here them cussing alot and by the way who can i report that to???

Answer 1

Because of the same reason I can't swear now!

Answer 2

It is a violation of federal law to air obscene programming at any time. It is also a violation of federal law to air indecent programming or profane language during certain hours. Congress has given the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the responsibility for administratively enforcing these laws. The FCC may revoke a station license, impose a monetary forfeiture, or issue a warning if a station airs obscene, indecent, or profane material.
The FCC has defined profanity as “including language so grossly offensive to members of the public who actually hear it as to amount to a nuisance.”

Like indecency, profane speech is prohibited on broadcast radio and television between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

In making obscenity, indecency, and profanity determinations, context is key. The FCC staff must analyze what was actually aired, the meaning of what was aired, and the context in which it was aired.

The fastest and easiest way to file a complaint containing this important information is to use the FCC’s new electronic complaint Form 475B, available on our Web site at http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cib/fcc475B.cfm.

You may also file a complaint by e-mail at [e-mail] or by calling 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice, 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY. You can also mail your complaint to:

Federal Communications Commission
Enforcement Bureau
Investigations and Hearings Division
Room 4-C330
445 12th St., SW
Washington, DC 20554.

If you are submitting a video tape, DVD, CD, or other type of media with your complaint, please send it to the following address to avoid mail processing damage.

Federal Communications Commission
Investigations & Hearings Division
Enforcement Bureau
9300 East Hampton Drive
Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Answer 3

The reins are a lot tighter since the Janet Jackson fiasco. There are still a few words that they let them get away with, but the fines are a lot higher now. The FCC is the agency to report violations to.

Answer 4

...first of all you would need to define what is a "cuss" word.

a cuss word is offensive to a listener. but a defense/definition for a speaker ..... of a word which can only be "relatively" defined.

to make more noise over a set of relative symbols can also be considered cussing.

it is one of those on an on scenarios which one collective presumes insubordinate of the code to another.

not worth cussing over.

let not they whom hide their values away presume to deny value of expression of an other.

and do not become misconstructively angry at the difference. simply continue to realize what are the values.

realize your own values..human values.

be well

Answer 5

If they are caught, the FCC can levy expensive fines.

That is why Howard Stern went to satelite radio; that and 500 million other reasons.

Answer 6

if its satellite radio they can do anything! regular am/fm they cannot u can report them to the fcc

Answer 7

why would you want to, are you 5?
mind your business


waa waa waa why dont you thumbs down babies go cry in your milk..........nobody cares about bad language on the radio excepy soccer moms with a car load of kids, and if thats the case they shouldn't have been listening to that station anyway

Answer 8

The FCC allows some bad words, but not others. For example, it's OK to say words like "damn" and "hell", but it's not OK to say words like "s**t", "f**k", and various others.

Answer 9

After 8 o'clock they can do anything!

Answer 10

some radio staions only