[rfu-automation] Re: D'oh!

[Gary Cziko]

Lynsee:

I am only referring to music that is on the automation system. DJs with
shows during safe-harbor hours (10pm to 6am) can play any profane or
indecent material they want (obscene material can never be aired--
see http://radio.about.com/od/sternindecency/a/blobscenityplus.htm).

My proposal is keep all recordings that could be considered profane or
indecent off the automation system (as we are doing now) and allow unchecked
music to be played during safe-harbor hours (which we are not doing now).
This is contingent upon being able to set up two music playlists in
ZaraRadio that will automatically switch at the right time so that only
checked clean music will be played from 6am to 10pm and this same music plus
unchecked music will be played during safe-harbor hours. Music discovered
later to be profane or indecent would be pulled from the automation system.
Music of suspected of being obscene should never be put on the automation
computer as this could get us into trouble even during safe-harbor hours. So
people should have a general idea about what they are putting on the system
(that it is not obscene), even if they haven't checked all lyrics for
profane language.

So this is actually a "loosening up" of our policy for automation music, not
adding more censorship.

--Gary


On 6/22/06, Lynsee Melchi <lynseemelchi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> So basically this mean clean music can be heard any time. Unchecked
> music
>
> > >> can be heard only during safe harbor.  Known naughty music is never
> > heard.
>
>
> I am NOT okay w/censoring songs w/naughty words in them.  Censoring in the
> sense that we don't play them.  I have no problem w/songs being edited to
> the FCC's tastes, but I don't see any reason why we should just not play
> songs w/swear words in them.  Maybe I'm misinterpreting what "naughty music"
> is...
>
> This will mean that pretty much any hiphop song will never see the light
> of day.  There are plenty of positive hiphop songs (and other genres) that
> have one or two naughty words in them and I don't see why they should be
> penalized cos they don't pass the swear word test.  We have a lot of
> positive socially minded hiphop in our library that needs to be represented
> on our station.
>
> Sorry if I misinterpret...
>
> Lynsee
>
>
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