Opie & Anthony Suspended by XM!!!!

[Johnny Manf]

From xmradio.com...

News Release Issued: May 15, 2007 2:39 PM EDT

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.

[EliSnow]

From xmradio.com...

Yikes.

[Bob Impact]

This is fucking BULLSHIT!

[BeerBandit]

This is fucked, man.

[Midkiff]

motherfucking Goddamn Sonofabitch Fuck

[MHasegawa]

boooooooo, fuck this noise!


this shit is giving me an ulcer, when is this garbage gonna stop??

[BeerBandit]

So, since XM suspended them, will they be on CBS?

[EffMeBoobs]

Wtfwtfwtfwtfwtfwtfwtfwtfwtf?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?! !?!?!?!?!?!?

[Midkiff]

XM is so fucking lucky that they have Ron and Fez, or I would be cancelling my subscription right fucking now.

[Mike Teacher]

So; Ron and Fez have to carry the channel for a month.

Sheeeesh. Way to take the stress off the buddays.

Fuck Censorship. AFRO rules.

[Crippler]

XM suspended them?! And for 30 fucking days?! WHAT THE FUCK!

[BeerBandit]

Ron & Fez replays for 30 days.

[cupcakelove]

This blows, if XM starts censoring their content, I don't know if it will be worth having.

[JustJon]

Just in case anyone wanted to see 100% proof, the xm website (http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1452).

[blacknoi]

Oh man, 30 days suspension???

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

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.

About XM Satellite Radio

XM (NASDAQ: XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio company with more than 8 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2007 lineup includes more than 170 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: commercial-free music, premier sports, news, talk radio, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota, is available in 140 different vehicle models for 2007. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

SOURCE: XM Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Nathaniel Brown, +1-212-708-6170, nathaniel.brown@xmradio.com;
Chance Patterson, +1-202-380-4151, chance.patterson@xmradio.com

Web site: http://www.xmradio.com/

[klaus_kinski_Jr]

Holy Shit

[Death Metal Moe]

This blows, if XM starts censoring their content, I don't know if it will be worth having.

EXACTLY.

[Midkiff]

I have 2 XM radios. I am cancelling one of them right now. I will keep the other for now only because of Ron and Fez.

[JPMNICK]

wow that is fucking bullshit.

i would never in a million years thought XM would suspend them

this is fucking insanity.

why even listen to them anymore, they have no chance at all of being edgy

[boobieman]

Un fucking believeable. XM TURNED INTO REGULAR radio....what the fuck?!!!!!!

Bye bye O&A and bye bye XM..


Fucking see what happeneds with a fucking merger talk...fuck this shit.

FUCK FUCK FUCK

[King Hippos Bandaid]

This fucking Blows Satalite Radio, bends over Like Free Radio

:king:

[MrPink]

Who are we allowed to make rape jokes about now?

[Fat_Sunny]

This Reeks Of A Jerry Falwell Parting Shot!

[feralBoy]

Wow, XM are some kowtowing cunts. Man, i'm angry. This country is so whacked, it's unreal.

[EffMeBoobs]

What does this mean for O&A on FreeFM?

[AKA]

Holy shit!

[boobieman]

I can't believe this shit.....I really cant believe this shit....it is over fucking XM sucks my cock.

ELO i hope you get e-Aids


MAN I am fucking pissed..fuck it all.//....FUCK

[King Hippos Bandaid]

http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59940

merge it nuff said

:king:

[Crippler]

I almost expected some horseshit like this from CBS, those spineless fucks, but for XM to do this is beyond my wildest imagination. THEY ARE A FUCKING PREMIUM SERVICE AND THEY WARN ABOUT EXTREMEM LANGUAGE. Under those terms, what can you possibly say that is "going too far"?

I have been a huge XM fan & an unpaid marketing tool since the day O&A came back. If it weren't for Ron & Fez, I would drop all my subscriptions right now & not look back.

What bullshit.

[SPeeDy_Freak]

XM is so fucking lucky that they have Ron and Fez, or I would be cancelling my subscription right fucking now.

True.

R&F have done nothing that would remotely draw this kind of attention.

I wonder what they will play in O&A's place (likely worst ofs) and what will CBS do now? Will they follow suit and keep them off the air as well and play worst of? I can already see some of the affiliates playing music like they did during the 2 week vacation.

[itspolo]

what exactly caused the suspension? did i miss it? i thought xm was censorship free wtf???

[Arch Stanton]

In the thread at Wackbag, before it crashed, I posted:

Out of respect for Ron and Fez, no calls about this are to be made to the show.

[blacknoi]

http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59940

merge it nuff said

:king:



Thats what XM said to Sirius :)

[sailor]

i am going to write to xm and demand a refund for the missing month. fuck those corporate whores.

[Midkiff]

where's that goddamn thread with the email addresses for all the XM dicks?!?

[Redding]

hey buddays, wackbag went down once the announcement was made this is bullshit and i hope that xm doesnt cave anymore...

[aceofspades7]

i could see if this went out on fm, but this is freaking xm... freaking crazy...

[Arch Stanton]

what exactly caused the suspension? did i miss it? i thought xm was censorship free wtf???

In the release that Ron read, it was stated that they made light of the comments made last week.

[Midkiff]

i am going to write to xm and demand a refund for the missing month. fuck those corporate whores.

Hey, fuck right, let's all demand the month for free!

[Flea_Man]

I wonder if they'll still be on Free FM.




And what's going on with the Virus shows now?

[Arch Stanton]

hey buddays, wackbag went down once the announcement was made this is bullshit and i hope that xm doesnt cave anymore...

Hiya!!!

Probably will not be till late tonight before it is running.

[blacknoi]

So yea, since CBS owns the material... I wonder if they'll play "best of's" while XM is wall to wall Ron and Fez...


Will 202 seriously be nothing but Ron and Fez?

As a Ron and Fez fan first, I'd personally enjoy this. Hell, throw the buddays on in mornings occasionally.

BIG ASS 202 is a reality :)

[sailor]

[QUOTE=Flea_Man;1312950]I wonder if they'll still be on Free FM.


QUOTE]

can't imagine why not.

[bigredd]

What is this fucking country coming to?!? A homeless man can't make a joke on amounts to cable TV anymore? I'm glad these people don't run HBO for Christ's sake. Is XM afraid of losing Sunset Retractable Awnings' ad busniess? This has to be a sign of the apocolypse if not the demise of democracy. I'm ashamed.

[DVonDudley]

This is the biggest piece of horse shit I've heard yet. Suspended for content spoken by a guest of the show. Incredible.

[briarhawk]

Lets be productive.

Anyone have email address's we can use to voice the displeasure?

[Delbert_Grady]

interesting how they announced this right after news about jerry falwell dying broke. by the time the media frenzy that is sure to follow his death dies down, the suspension will be at least a week old. i wonder if XM was just waiting for a bigger story to break so the media would be distracted. the suspension might be the catalyst to an eventual firing if the wrong people (i.e. the sharptons) are paying attention.

[blacknoi]

[QUOTE=Flea_Man;1312950]I wonder if they'll still be on Free FM.[/QUOTE=Flea_Man;1312950]


QUOTE]

can't imagine why not.



If thats the case then consider this the beginning of the divorce of OA/XM


HAHHA< I heard some O and A just now (at 3pm) ...finally cut over to R&F.... c'mon shabootie..get on it

[Redding]

I wonder if they'll still be on Free FM.




And what's going on with the Virus shows now?

the virus shows should be ok they are run by another company

[SinA]

i just called and got a credit for one month to my account because i told them i won't pay until O&A are back on.

[Fallon]

Wow, I was wondering why their were 400 people logged in here today.

This is such bullshit. They've done much worse since joining XM and they were never disciplined. Now some jerkoff special intrest group gains momentum because CBS corporate is such pussies. The bext thing XM could have done is stand up to them and say their talent has free speech on thier airways unlike terrestrial radio. But no, they fucked up big time.

Fuck you XM!

[Midkiff]

fuck Falwell, fuck everybody

[itspolo]

In the release that Ron read, it was stated that they made light of the comments made last week.

made light of it? and hurt some feelings within XM, or did some f-ing group complain? wtf i dont understand, i need to hear what exactly they said that caused this

[Drunky McBetidont]

this censorship has to stop before we only hear stories of what life was like in the good old days of free speech.
free o & a, free o & a, free o & a...

[JPMNICK]

I guess that fucking Apology that they issued a few weeks back really worked out well.

they should have listened to themselves that issuing an apology never means shit in the end. this is such horse shit.

[Wallower]

I guess Earl will be replaying all of the shows from the last month. Come on Earl, I know it's a challenge, but GO DEEP BUDDY! I know you can do it.

[Crispy123]

from the press release,

SOURCE: XM Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Nathaniel Brown, +1-212-708-6170, nathaniel.brown@xmradio.com;
Chance Patterson, +1-202-380-4151, chance.patterson@xmradio.com

[ImpromptuRob]

What horse shit this is.
So here's the reality.
Ron and fez will be doing three hours repeated 8 times a day?
Why don't we all just cancel and get our 3 hours of ron and fez through other means?

[SPeeDy_Freak]

XM's press release states 30 days.

I doubt they willlet them back before then.

[Dirtybird12]

Im just confused... thats all..

It's comedy. It's pay radio. It makes no sense to me.

I thought the draw to satellite radio was the FREEDOM to express yourself w/out cencorship.


but on the other hand... it's just 30 days. They will be back before ya know it.

[topless_mike]

this came from a myspace bulletin from over the weekend
see below






Seinfeld goes, that was the weakest season to be released. Guess what? It outsold every other Season by a longshot. I guess the "bad" publicity helped, and that was a legitimate inflammatory story.

If O&A are further censored or fired, I will completely stop listening to your stations and get my entertainment through satellite radio and my Ipod. There are many other loyal fans to Opie and Anthony and free speech that will be more than happy to neglect your stations in the Arbitron diaries if you disappoint us again.


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[oldmangimper]

Horseshit

[Justice4all]

This is absolute fucking bullshit to happen to O&A. If censorship can reach into the stars and take hold of the sattilites then we are really screwed.
We need to find a way to hit XM where it really counts, in their pockets.
that is the ONLY way they will listen to us.

[Arch Stanton]

What horse shit this is.
So here's the reality.
Ron and fez will be doing three hours repeated 8 times a day?
Why don't we all just cancel and get our 3 hours of ron and fez through other means?

Because of Ron and Fez. Also it is a suspension, not fired. So, if everyone cancells, why would XM bring O n A back? To broadcast to no subs?

[jimmyolsenblues]

xm must either be worried about sponsors or the merger, because ELO is so tremendously always supporting the boys. ELO is a good guy and always helped the boys, so I think this was not his idea.

[blacknoi]

If anyone missed the comments, here's the clip:

http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=450

[ImpromptuRob]

Because of Ron and Fez. Also it is a suspension, not fired. So, if everyone cancells, why would XM bring O n A back? To broadcast to no subs?

tru- how else to get them in their pockets?

[epo]

If a gun were put to my head the bottom of this press release (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-15-2007/0004589074&EDATE)has a possible answer:

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services
for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda,
Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota, is available in 140
different vehicle models for 2007. XM's industry-leading products are
available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide.

If an interest got to XM it the real way would be through those companies. They can't get to them thru subscriptions, but rather XM's corporate partners.

[SinA]

i just called and got a credit for one month to my account because i told them i won't pay until O&A are back on.

WHOA! fucking cunt was gone five minutes and came back and said they couldn't give me a credit for just one channel!

[AngelAmy]

does anyone know what they said that made xm panic?

[Tenbatsuzen]

OK, I'm saying this without hearing the show in question.

To the press release, O&A were suspended for what they said regarding the matter, not the actual matter itself.

When Sex for Sam III happened, they didn't talk about it at all.

I don't know what happened yesterday. But if they were goofing on it, I can understand why XM would be pissed.

[briarhawk]

from the press release,

SOURCE: XM Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Nathaniel Brown, +1-212-708-6170, nathaniel.brown@xmradio.com;
Chance Patterson, +1-202-380-4151, chance.patterson@xmradio.com

thank you! Writing now.

[ralphbxny]

I thought XM was there for them to say what they wanted and not be sorry! It's PAC!!

Be Joining !! Tell Your Friends!!!

[Earlshog]

So yea, since CBS owns the material... I wonder if they'll play "best of's" while XM is wall to wall Ron and Fez...


Will 202 seriously be nothing but Ron and Fez?

As a Ron and Fez fan first, I'd personally enjoy this. Hell, throw the buddays on in mornings occasionally.

BIG ASS 202 is a reality :)


that's a pretty retarded thing to say...

so what are you going to do when Ron and Fez get thrown off the air for making fun of Earl for being black, or Fez for being Gay, or Dave for bestiality talk. The XM you once knew is now dead. I have four subscriptions and as much as I love Ron and Fez I am canceling them all. When O & A come back I will reactivate all the radios. Its a sacrifice, I like lots of XM channels besides 202, but its what I can do. I would suggest you all do the same. Send them a message that this won't be tolerated.

[Midkiff]

i just called and got a credit for one month to my account because i told them i won't pay until O&A are back on.

I am on hold right now waiting to cancel my 2nd radio and demand this month free on my one remaining.

The hold is long.... I guess I'm not alone.

[EliSnow]

made light of it? and hurt some feelings within XM, or did some f-ing group complain? wtf i dont understand, i need to hear what exactly they said that caused this

My guess is that the suspension isn't because special interest groups called for it, because so far, there has been no public outrage. It's all media complaints.

More likely, XM told the boys to apologize. The boys did. Then the boys made comments that XM felt undermined its authority in telling them to apologize.

[mikeyboy]

merging

[Earlshog]

Because of Ron and Fez. Also it is a suspension, not fired. So, if everyone cancells, why would XM bring O n A back? To broadcast to no subs?

tell them you will add the service back when they put them back on...

[AngelAmy]

im sorry but customer service reps really have no pull in any company. you need to actually contact the people in charge of making the decisions if you want to make a change.

[HBox]

Man, this is lame. i don't even know how they can do a show when they get back. If something like this can get them suspended how can they possibly know what's next?

[carsonogin]

If you call XM and ask to suspend your account for a month they will give you a month of free service.

I am not sure this is good enough for me. I think that my three subs will be canceled. I'm not going to do it for a few days, as I tend to over-react and make poor decisions.

But why would I pay to listen to watered down comedy? It's insane. It would be like paying for HBO to watch King of Queens instead of Entourage.

XM is fuckign blowing this one.

[boobieman]

This is so fucking wrong. The guys will be back on June 14th, if they are back. After all look at how many others have been suspended and came back. I am so pissed at XM....fuck them and I'm out. Hello Iriver MP3 player....this really really sucks.


Im off

[JPMNICK]

My guess is that the suspension isn't because special interest groups called for it, because so far, there has been no public outrage. It's all media complaints.

More likely, XM told the boys to apologize. The boys did. Then the boys made comments that XM felt undermined its authority in telling them to apologize.

so this is basically a fucking power trip on XM's part. that makes a lot of sense.

[Tenbatsuzen]

so this is basically a fucking power trip on XM's part. that makes a lot of sense.

Uh, power trip? THEY OWN THE COMPANY. They are entitled.

Look, I'm not saying what's right or wrong. I didn't hear the show. But if O&A just apologized and moved on, we wouldn't be having this conversation right now.

[walking joint]

I am on hold right now waiting to cancel my 2nd radio and demand this month free on my one remaining.

The hold is long.... I guess I'm not alone.

the wait sure is long. i got to the first guy fast..whats the point of a buffer. i've been on hold for at least 15 minutes now. funny how the lady comes on and says its extra busy b/c of so many people calling to activate their account.

[derrickgott007]

If anyone is to cancel their XM they need to wait for a certain day and do it all at once...To really make an impact....PESTS unite. Lets drive this message home...If XM loses 30,000 subs in one day they will get the picture much like CBS did when their ratings went down, but this way will be much faster.

[blutch]

Ok. I heard the clip of that Charlie dude saying nasty things about Condoleeza and Mrs. Bush and the Queen.. that was pretty harsh, but O and A didn't say it..

What did they say that lef XM to suspend them? Were they goofing on it? Anyone have that text? I missed O and A this morning.. did they know this during their show? Did they say anything about it? Did they end the show with "your mom's box?"

Thanks guys

B

[Midkiff]

Uh, power trip? THEY OWN THE COMPANY. They are entitled.

Look, I'm not saying what's right or wrong. I didn't hear the show. But if O&A just apologized and moved on, we wouldn't be having this conversation right now.

They did, dude. They didn't make any stupid comments yesterday. That's pure shit. You swhould really listen to it.

[sailor]

this came from a myspace bulletin from over the weekend
see below






Seinfeld goes, that was the weakest season to be released. Guess what? It outsold every other Season by a longshot. I guess the "bad" publicity helped, and that was a legitimate inflammatory story.

If O&A are further censored or fired, I will completely stop listening to your stations and get my entertainment through satellite radio and my Ipod. There are many other loyal fans to Opie and Anthony and free speech that will be more than happy to neglect your stations in the Arbitron diaries if you disappoint us again.


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[Midkiff]

the wait sure is long. i got to the first guy fast..whats the point of a buffer. i've been on hold for at least 15 minutes now. funny how the lady comes on and says its extra busy b/c of so many people calling to activate their account.

Yeah, same exact thing happened to me. Fuckin ironic.

[Tenbatsuzen]

They did, dude. They didn't make any stupid comments yesterday. That's pure shit. You swhould really listen to it.

If they spent more than five minutes on the matter, then obviously there was something in there to get XM pissed off.

[EliSnow]

My guess is that the suspension isn't because special interest groups called for it, because so far, there has been no public outrage. It's all media complaints.

More likely, XM told the boys to apologize. The boys did. Then the boys made comments that XM felt undermined its authority in telling them to apologize.

so this is basically a fucking power trip on XM's part. that makes a lot of sense.

That's what it appears based on the release. And think about it, unlike the Imus thing, nothing has happened since the story first broke. Imus "outrage" escalated each day.

In this situation, we have some initial media "complaints," O&A apologize, both XM and CBS say there are no plans to fire or suspend OA. The Daily News says that nothing will happen. Then the boys have their show yesterday, and today, and then this comes out today.

So I'd say the above describes what happened.

[pantsshawn]

I just called and cancelled my three XM subscriptions. I told them I do not PAY for XM to hear anything censored. I love R&F but I can find the show online 10 mintues after it is over.

Screw it.

[topless_mike]

i guess the free fm show is a goner as well?
after all, doesnt cbs "rent" o/a from xm ?

[derrickgott007]

I need the number to XM pronto please....I am getting my free month...
if they give me any shit its canceled.

[topless_mike]

merging

you got it !

grease the wheels....

[spankyfrank]

The only threat at this point is losing the XM gig. But if ELO was right about O and A bringing in alot of monye then I don't think they will fire them either. As far as CBS goes, its unlikely they'll get fired from them seeing how they have stated that they won't remove them. But then again this is alllll speculation. the worst case scenario is that howard Stern broadcasts on both sirius and XM.

[sailor]

Uh, power trip? THEY OWN THE COMPANY. They are entitled.

Look, I'm not saying what's right or wrong. I didn't hear the show. But if O&A just apologized and moved on, we wouldn't be having this conversation right now.

um, that would be the stockholders. just because soemone's your boss doesn't make them the owner of the company. o&a could suspend e-rock, but that doesn't mean they own xm.

[Dougie Brootal]

I just called and cancelled my three XM subscriptions. I told them I do not PAY for XM to hear anything censored. I love R&F but I can find the show online 10 mintues after it is over.

Screw it.

you can listen live for free too...

[yellowstonesteve]

this came from a myspace bulletin from over the weekend
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Seinfeld goes, that was the weakest season to be released. Guess what? It outsold every other Season by a longshot. I guess the "bad" publicity helped, and that was a legitimate inflammatory story.

If O&A are further censored or fired, I will completely stop listening to your stations and get my entertainment through satellite radio and my Ipod. There are many other loyal fans to Opie and Anthony and free speech that will be more than happy to neglect your stations in the Arbitron diaries if you disappoint us again.


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great list of emails, I just shot one off to the lot of 'em.

[derrickgott007]

DOug shhhhhh!!!

[nassue]

Did they end the show with "your mom's box?"



B

they kept joking about it on friday
Anthony kept saying "your mom's .... big day is coming up."

i really don't think that they will be back at all
i don't know of any suspension that didn't end with the talent being fired

I have two xm radio one in the car one at work
I'm really into ron and fez but getting rid of o+a is suicide for xm

I'll keep my subscription for the buddies, depending upon what happens in the upcoming weeks but if anyone fucks with my ron and fez I'm finally gonna fork over that$150 for an ipod

[patsopinion]

maybe we can get some ronfez free fm on xm?

[boobieman]

I think that is the best move. Wait for a certain day then if we know they are not coming back, everyone dumps XM. I blame this on the whole merger thing. If their as no merger talk, then I really think no one would be making a big stink about the comments. Since the comments were about goverment official and since MEL is ass kissing the goverment, I bet that has somthing to do with it.

Fucking just pissed.

Later



If anyone is to cancel their XM they need to wait for a certain day and do it all at once...To really make an impact....PESTS unite. Lets drive this message home...If XM loses 30,000 subs in one day they will get the picture much like CBS did when their ratings went down, but this way will be much faster.

[ImpromptuRob]

FYI-
I just called to deactivate my accounts and they gave me three free months on each.
Good.
If anything happens after those three monts, both of my accounts go bye bye.

[EliSnow]

um, that would be the stockholders. just because soemone's your boss doesn't make them the owner of the company. o&a could suspend e-rock, but that doesn't mean they own xm.

Fair point, but as officers of the company they have a fudicary duty to the stockholders to ensure that the company makes money. Those officers are responible for that, and, as such, they have authority to tell employees to behave or else.

I'm not saying that O&A misbehaved -- XM appears to think so, and suspended them.

[mildly amusing]

That's what it appears based on the release. And think about it, unlike the Imus thing, nothing has happened since the story first broke. Imus "outrage" escalated each day.

In this situation, we have some initial media "complaints," O&A apologize, both XM and CBS say there are no plans to fire or suspend OA. The Daily News says that nothing will happen. Then the boys have their show yesterday, and today, and then this comes out today.

So I'd say the above describes what happened.

You're exactly right...this has never been about the content of what was said...any throwaway line could have put this in motion...XM obviously wants the merger...any negative media coverage of O&A or XM's handling of the situation could potentially jeopardize that...so basically, any douche blogger with an axe to grind regarding the merger gets to stir the pot and this is what we end up with...

we're not allowed to listen to something we enjoy and fucking pay for because some uptight jerkoff might be offended...it's infuriating...

[epo]

FYI-
I just called to deactivate my accounts and they gave me three free months on each.
Good.
If anything happens after those three monts, both of my accounts go bye bye.

What's the number for deactivation?

[derrickgott007]

FYI-
I just called to deactivate my accounts and they gave me three free months on each.
Good.
If anything happens after those three monts, both of my accounts go bye bye.


How did you swing that? Number please...Share the wealth.

[Midkiff]

as officers of the company they have a fudicary duty to the stockholders to ensure that the company makes money.

then they fucking just failed.

[johnniewalker]

not to be mean, but you have to prove a point, no taking free shit...

[TheGameHHH]

im thinking of canceling, regardless of what XM offers me. this isnt about how many free months of XM I can get, its about personal freedoms.

[blacknoi]

that's a pretty retarded thing to say... .

Point / counterpoint with blacknoi and Earlshog

[LisaNY]

Holy crap!!

:wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:

this really sucks!!!

[derrickgott007]

not to be mean, but you have to prove a point, no taking free shit...
If they give months free to everyone, they still lose money...then at the end of my free time if O&A don't come back...BOOM! They are out even more money.

[jkh206]

SO much for E-Lo's support....fucking pukes! I think they should stop down at wal-mart...I think they're selling some fucking Heart and Spine real cheap. Maybe they could buy some fucking courage too...This is the million $ question but...When is enough ENOUGH? Where do you draw the line and say this is bull-shit.

[ImpromptuRob]

NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE: 800-852-9696
Wasn't expecting three months... tell them you want to deactivate all your accounts, I said 'unless you can offer me something' and they offered me three months.
Not bad.
Keep your radio ID nearby.
FUCKING PRICKS.
I hate that they bought my hatred for them.
Oh well... when they come back I get two months for free.
WHEN they come back

[derrickgott007]

I think if O&A dont come back, the day they release that they are not coming back be the day everyone cancels...That would kill the merger too..

[pantsshawn]

"im thinking of canceling, regardless of what XM offers me. this isnt about how many free months of XM I can get, its about personal freedoms."

YES! I didn't take anything from them. I'm done.

[yellowstonesteve]

not to be mean, but you have to prove a point, no taking free shit...

I think a point is being made, the lady who took the cancellation info from my friend at 3:25 said that they've already had over 1000 subs call to cancel because of this.

[johnniewalker]

If they give months free to everyone, they still lose money...then at the end of my free time if O&A don't come back...BOOM! They are out even more money.

i suppose, i just fucking get done taking 6 hour exam and i want to listen to o and a and this happens...now i am on hold listening to ella fing fitzgerald. fuck this noise

[ImpromptuRob]

If they give months free to everyone, they still lose money...then at the end of my free time if O&A don't come back...BOOM! They are out even more money.


AGREED.
The point is that they're not just losing my money for one months, but for three.
And the second I hear that O&A are axed, I don't know what to do honestly.
I like O&A a lot, but I LOVE the buddahs- so i don't know what the best course of action is.

[EliSnow]

then they fucking just failed.

We'll see. If this is about the merger, they may feel like they have to show that they do have control over their talent, and that this suspension is necessary to increase the chances of a merger. If the merger goes through, then they'll make more money than now.

[J.Clints]

Bull Shit

[derrickgott007]

I think a point is being made, the lady who took the cancellation info from my friend at 3:25 said that they've already had over 1000 subs call to cancel because of this.

Someone get on all the boards and tell everyone that we need to band together on a set day to cancel....Take the free time, then we all cancel on a certain day.....

[johnniewalker]

I think a point is being made, the lady who took the cancellation info from my friend at 3:25 said that they've already had over 1000 subs call to cancel because of this.

thats great, hope it puts some pressure on them

[blacknoi]

I wonder if over on wackbag if the speculation has turned to

"howard got them suspended" since they'd eventually have to compete for mornings in the merged company

;) ;) ;)

EDIT: Chill out wackbag, I love you guys too. Wackbag just seems to like to speculate... thats ALL I'm saying. Hell, I like the speculation.

[moochcassidy]

radio is dead

what ever comes next will be driven by the next opie and anthony programme. look at the ricky gervias podcast..that was perfectly workable financially..fuck 'radio' up the ass.

fuck them all..this shit isnt over.

if opie says the word, my subscriptions going down the toilet dragonwagon style.

[waltermitty]

Well I just send the first of many emails.....


To Whom it may concern,
I don't pay a fee every month to have what comes through my speakers censored!!!! The suspension of Opie and Anthony is an outrage and it puts a black spot on the whole service. I rarely tune my xm unit to any station other than 202. I want my money back for this month... XM without O&A and without the promise of uncensored XL channels is worthless. So much for the promised freedom of satellite airwaves.
Mark Goebel (Subscriber of 3 XM Accounts)
mg689@hotmail.com

[derrickgott007]

thats great, hope it puts some pressure on them

Who's going to want to go to bat to merge with "Failing" xm? I hope it screws the merger all to hell for them, because they are too stupid to see where their money is coming from.

[vashawn]

If you would like to express your dissatisfaction a good place to start is by calling the contacts on the XM press release. I called and asked for information on how to cancel my subscription. Even if you don't plan to cancel, calling these numbers is a way to support O&A in the post Imus world.

CONTACT: Nathaniel Brown, +1-212-708-6170, nathaniel.brown@xmradio.com;
Chance Patterson, +1-202-380-4151, chance.patterson@xmradio.com

[Peeps]

I guess XM has such a hard-on for this merger (that will never be allowed to happen), they have no problem kicking their current subscribers in the balls. If they were so smart, they wouldn't be losing money hand over fist in the first place. If O&A get fired, I hope they go belly-up. That's what they get for screwing over their customers.

[ImpromptuRob]

All for a fucking homeless guy and this UGLY cunt

http://home.twcny.rr.com/sampierce/condi_whitey.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/junkinessblog/1_9047f40419f48f733a0a9d6b10af260c.jpg

[Johnny Manf]

Another press release from xmradio.com....

As you know, XM has suspended Opie & Anthony and ceased all broadcast of The Opie & Anthony Show on The Virus - XM 202 for 30 days, effective May 15, 2007.

Our decision to suspend O&A is a direct result of their May 14th broadcast where it became clear to XM that they do not appreciate the seriousness of last week's on air comments. We give our on air talent creative freedom, however we expect them to take this responsibility seriously.

XM values you as a subscriber, and we are committed to providing you with a service that advocates artistic freedom. We regret any inconvenience this 30-day suspension may cause you.

In the meantime, Ron & Fez will air in place of The O&A Show on XM 202.

If you have comments or questions, please email us at thevirus@xmradio.com

[yellowstonesteve]

Someone get on all the boards and tell everyone that we need to band together on a set day to cancel....Take the free time, then we all cancel on a certain day.....

I don't know if that will work as well as people just being emotional today and calling up to cancel. kind of like how the gas boycotts never work out.

[derrickgott007]

All for a fucking homeless guy and this UGLY cunt

http://home.twcny.rr.com/sampierce/condi_whitey.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/junkinessblog/1_9047f40419f48f733a0a9d6b10af260c.jpg


Oh look that cunt has the same kind of face moles as her dad, Morgan Freeman.

[J.Clints]

Another press release from xmradio.com....

What was the Comments Made monday?

[ImpromptuRob]

I'm primarily an R&F&ESD loyal..
I don't want to fuck it up for them, either.
So...........

[Redding]

I wonder if over on wackbag if the speculation has turned to

"howard got them suspended" since they'd eventually have to compete for mornings in the merged company

;) ;) ;)


fuck you dude, dont start with the fucking board shit....were suppose to be united and btw im from wackbag....dont tell me that no one on any other board has ever had ridiculous speculation...i love ronfez.net but dont put yourself on a fucking pedestal

[Robot_Dave]

From the Reuters story about the suspension:

"XM shares slipped 2 percent to their lowest since October, to $10.68 in late afternoon trading on Nasdaq."

Way to go XM

[Dougie Brootal]

All for a fucking homeless guy and this UGLY cunt

http://home.twcny.rr.com/sampierce/condi_whitey.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/junkinessblog/1_9047f40419f48f733a0a9d6b10af260c.jpg

ive seen those pictures somewhere before...hmmmmmmm.....

busybeeman, is that you?

[EliSnow]

Who's going to want to go to bat to merge with "Failing" xm?

"Failing" Sirius, that's who.

[Earlshog]

I'm primarily an R&F&ESD loyal..
I don't want to fuck it up for them, either.
So...........


read between the lines into what Ron was saying, obviously he can't say on XM cancel the service.

Today it wasn't your show, maybe tomorrow it will be. Regardless the show you love is going to change drastically due to this.

[hurlmon]

Fucking Merger. If it wasn'y happening they probably would be on tomorrow.

This is total bullshit. Not taking it seriously? It's a fucking comedy show.

And I thought XM had balls. XM is now censored radio in my eyes. Now if mel gets his hands on it, it really will turn to crap.

[Redding]

just got a email from john manelli they will be on free fm tommorow they are not suspended from free fm but the only way to hear them is on free fm it wont be simulcasted on xm.....also the poker tournament is still on

[ralphbxny]

All for a fucking homeless guy and this UGLY cunt

http://home.twcny.rr.com/sampierce/condi_whitey.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/junkinessblog/1_9047f40419f48f733a0a9d6b10af260c.jpg

Its why Rev. Al had no reason to support her!!

[ImpromptuRob]

ive seen those pictures somewhere before...hmmmmmmm.....

busybeeman, is that you?

no, sir.
'rob from seattle'

[Arch Stanton]

just got a email from john manelli they will be on free fm tommorow they are not suspended from free fm but the only way to hear them is on free fm it wont be simulcasted on xm.....also the poker tournament is still on

Good job budday. Thanks

[K.C.]

I'm conflicted...it really IS kind of bullshit what happened to O&A.

But at the same time, it doesn't sound like this is a 'censorship issue'...this sounds more like a 'Washington is pissed at them because they think they can blow them off' type of issue.

And I will enjoy R&F 24/7 for a month.

Still, got to say it's kind of weak to suspend them for 30 days.

[Johnny Manf]

just got a email from john manelli they will be on free fm tommorow they are not suspended from free fm but the only way to hear them is on free fm it wont be simulcasted on xm.....also the poker tournament is still on

wow really?
looks like i'll be streaming WYSP tomorrow morning then.

[JPMNICK]

I'm conflicted...it really IS kind of bullshit what happened to O&A.

But at the same time, it doesn't sound like this is a 'censorship issue'...this sounds more like a 'Washington is pissed at them because they think they can blow them off' type of issue.

And I will enjoy R&F 24/7 for a month.

Still, got to say it's kind of weak to suspend them for 30 days.

30 days is a LONG time for a suspension, esp. after coming off a 2 week vacation. that means in the last 2 months or so, they have been off 8 weeks. that is bullshit.

[blacknoi]

fuck you dude, dont start with the fucking board shit....were suppose to be united and btw im from wackbag....dont tell me that no one on any other board has ever had ridiculous speculation...i love ronfez.net but dont put yourself on a fucking pedestal

Aren't you the one who everyone always says has bad calls ins?


But seriously, don't be so upset. I do not mean to start crap with you or anyone here.

I love wackbag and all too.. they always have up to date info on both shows.

I stop by there first.

Reading your later on post about them being on Free... thats VERY interesting. I wonder how their crazy contract is worded to let them still broadcast on FreeFM but not XM.

[Dougie Brootal]

no, sir.
'rob from seattle'

thank god! good to meet you budday!

[EliSnow]

Reading your later on post about them being on Free... thats VERY interesting. I wonder how their crazy contract is worded to let them still broadcast on FreeFM but not XM.

It wouldn't be that hard to do so. In terms of broadcasting the boys, both sides would have wanted to retain some control over what was broadcast or not.

The one thing Free FM wouldn't want to have happen is XM fires the boys for XM whatever reasons FreeFM doesn't share, and then Free FM can't use the boys because of an XM decision. It makes sense.

[Peeps]

Those jerk-asses running XM probably figured a suspension would generate some "thumbs-up" from the TV goons. But now that Falwell died, it will never be mentioned. Good job, fellas. Of course all a suspension does it put blood in the water. No wonder the company has yet to turn a profit.

[ruggedo]

Another press release from xmradio.com....

This sounds like the beginning of a backpeddle. XM is saying that this is not about freedom of speech,its a pissing contest between them and O&A,and oh yea please dont leave us while we piss.

[blutch]

Can you guys show us how to stream Free FM? I'd like to check out their show tomorrow and I'm nowhwere near NYC.

Thanks

B

[blacknoi]

It wouldn't be that hard to do so. In terms of broadcasting the boys, both sides would have wanted to retain some control over what was broadcast or not.

The one thing Free FM wouldn't want to have happen is XM fires the boys for XM whatever reasons FreeFM doesn't share, and then Free FM can't use the boys because of an XM decision. It makes sense.

You would think XM would have been smart enough to have a no-compete in there.. to prevent that exact scenario from happening... wonder if its so.

[foobar]

Can you guys show us how to stream Free FM? I'd like to check out their show tomorrow and I'm nowhwere near NYC.

Thanks

B

Just go to 923freefm.com and click on Listen Now.

[burrben]

i'd say "fuck xm" if it weren't for Ron & Fez

[blacknoi]

Can you guys show us how to stream Free FM? I'd like to check out their show tomorrow and I'm nowhwere near NYC.

Thanks

B

Open Windows Media Player. File > Open URL

Then paste this in

mms://69.28.153.133/bdcast_infinity_wfny-fm?MSWMExt=.asf

Enjoy.

[Johnny Manf]

Can you guys show us how to stream Free FM? I'd like to check out their show tomorrow and I'm nowhwere near NYC.

Thanks

B

go to one of the Free FM websites and click LIVE at the top of the page.

here's my local one.
www.941freefm.com

[JPMNICK]

Those jerk-asses running XM probably figured a suspension would generate some "thumbs-up" from the TV goons. But now that Falwell died, it will never be mentioned. Good job, fellas. Of course all a suspension does it put blood in the water. No wonder the company has yet to turn a profit.

well they are not going to be closer next quarter with O&A fans cancelling or them giving out credits.

[ElSeed]

Can you guys show us how to stream Free FM? I'd like to check out their show tomorrow and I'm nowhwere near NYC.

Thanks

B

www.923freefm.com

[Redding]

Aren't you the one who everyone always says has bad calls ins?


But seriously, don't be so upset. I do not mean to start crap with you or anyone here.

I love wackbag and all too.. they always have up to date info on both shows.

I stop by there first.

Reading your later on post about them being on Free... thats VERY interesting. I wonder how their crazy contract is worded to let them still broadcast on FreeFM but not XM.

yeah thats me, its cool sorry i jumped on ya like that

[Slumbag]

I wish I had some other way to listen to ron and fez, i'd kick my xm out the fuckin' window.

[MadMatt]

Open Windows Media Player. File > Open URL

Then paste this in

mms://69.28.153.133/bdcast_infinity_wfny-fm?MSWMExt=.asf

Enjoy.

Hey, you're stealing my bit!

Seriously, I'm glad I'm not the only one touting the mms stream.

[EliSnow]

You would think XM would have been smart enough to have a no-compete in there.. to prevent that exact scenario from happening... wonder if its so.

I'm not sure here, but I don't think you can have a no-compete work where you fire the employee. You can have a no-compete where the employee leaves and tries to work for a competitor, but ultimately you can't tell any employee, you can't work for us, get out -- oh and by the way, you can't work for anyone else either.

[blacknoi]

yeah thats me, its cool sorry i jumped on ya like that

No worries budday! Sorry if I came across jerk-ish.

I know we are all tense (me included) this afternoon.



Its ironic, as luck would have it, the antenna port on the back of my car radio head unit... has been busted for like 6 months... but I didn't care, I only listen to XM and Sirius (I'm a dual sub).

So now tomorrow morning I either 1) will not hear O and A or 2) will be bringing my ghetto 5 dollar walmart handheld radio....

I think its going to be option 2, which makes me laugh!

[EliSnow]

This sounds like the beginning of a backpeddle. XM is saying that this is not about freedom of speech,its a pissing contest between them and O&A,and oh yea please dont leave us while we piss.

They had the most of the same language in the first release:

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.

[blacknoi]

I'm not sure here, but I don't think you can have a no-compete work where you fire the employee. You can have a no-compete where the employee leaves and tries to work for a competitor, but ultimately you can't tell any employee, you can't work for us, get out -- oh and by the way, you can't work for anyone else either.

I'll be really geeky here, but WWE does this to all their contracted wrestlers.

They cannot work for any other wrestling promotion for 90 days after they leave WWE.

[K.C.]

The one thing I hope comes out of this that could be good is that since Ron & Fez get the channel for 30 days, that DC actually pays attention to them during this time and AFTER the 30 days when O&A come back (assuming this situation doesn't blow up further), XM decides that Ron & Fez deserve and can carry their own channel and we finally get one.

[vashawn]

The fans on this site may be more loyal to Ron and Fez than O&A but if 202 fans as a whole don't make a statement this week then the Ron and Fez show will be the next one targeted by a special interest group. I implore every to make some effort: send an email, make a phone call or temporarily cancel your subscription.

[EliSnow]

I'll be really geeky here, but WWE does this to all their contracted wrestlers.

They cannot work for any other wrestling promotion for 90 days after they leave WWE.

Even the ones they fire/release? Hell, I'd have fun arguing against that clause.

[Dougie Brootal]

I'm not sure here, but I don't think you can have a no-compete work where you fire the employee. You can have a no-compete where the employee leaves and tries to work for a competitor, but ultimately you can't tell any employee, you can't work for us, get out -- oh and by the way, you can't work for anyone else either.

i think the way it works is that they can fire you and you cant goto work for another company that does the same thing, like a competitor, but your free to work at mcdonalds or 7-11 or in any other field if ya want. it happens to wrestlers all the time.

[EliSnow]

The fans on this site may be more loyal to Ron and Fez than O&A but if 202 fans as a whole don't make a statement this week then the Ron and Fez show will be the next one targeted by a special interest group. I implore every to make some effort: send an email, make a phone call or temporarily cancel your subscription.

Just as a sidenote, but what is infuriating about this situation is that no special interest group targeted O&A!! The whole thing so far has been media "outrage."

[blacknoi]

The one thing I hope comes out of this that could be good is that since Ron & Fez get the channel for 30 days, that DC actually pays attention to them during this time and AFTER the 30 days when O&A come back (assuming this situation doesn't blow up further), XM decides that Ron & Fez deserve and can carry their own channel and we finally get one.

Very true!

I guess thats why Ronnie said it was "good and bad" news before he made the announcement today?

More replays, but at the expense of Opie and Anthony.

[K.C.]

The fans on this site may be more loyal to Ron and Fez than O&A but if 202 fans as a whole don't make a statement this week then the Ron and Fez show will be the next one targeted by a special interest group. I implore every to make some effort: send an email, make a phone call or temporarily cancel your subscription.

I've seen nothing that makes me believe O&A were suspended because of censorship reasons...if that was the reason XM would have ABSOLUTELY said they were suspending them for the comments they made, just to avoid any possible bad publicity. That's not what they said in their press release.

This sounds more like an in-house thing in which XM basically didn't like their attitude in towards them.

[EliSnow]

i think the way it works is that they can fire you and you cant goto work for another company that does the same thing, like a competitor, but your free to work at mcdonalds or 7-11 or in any other field if ya want. it happens to wrestlers all the time.

That still doesn't seem right to me. I can see having that type of clause where the contract ends on its own or when the employee leaves, breaches the contract, but not where a firing occurs. I've done a little research on this area, so I have some knowledge but not a great amount.

I could very easily be wrong on this though.

[MadMatt]

The fans on this site may be more loyal to Ron and Fez than O&A but if 202 fans as a whole don't make a statement this week then the Ron and Fez show will be the next one targeted by a special interest group. I implore every to make some effort: send an email, make a phone call or temporarily cancel your subscription.

Yeah, I don't think Ron's "rape prevention-prevention" bit will go over anymore.

Who the hell knows WHAT you can say. I absolutely HATE this situation.

[porkchop32]

I already cancelled one sub and wrote a letter to XM sayign that I woudl cancel my scond if they don;t return. I still enjoy Ron and Fez and other programs on XM but this is ridiculous. XM could have gone a long way to prove how much better they were than regular radio by allowing O & A to continue. They already have them beat in the music department. this woudl have done it for me in the talk department.

I fear there are dark days ahead. I hope I am wrong.

[Dougie Brootal]

That still doesn't seem right to me. I can see having that type of clause where the contract ends on its own or when the employee leaves, breaches the contract, but not where a firing occurs. I've done a little research on this area, so I have some knowledge but not a great amount.

cool. well, like making sig pics, i dont know shit about this either!

[SteveinJersey]

I just called XM to cancel my subscription and was given a free month (the term of the suspension) to wait it out, with the understanding that I will cancel if they do not come back.

If everyone did this O&A would be back on the air tomorrow.

[porkchop32]

That still doesn't seem right to me. I can see having that type of clause where the contract ends on its own or when the employee leaves, breaches the contract, but not where a firing occurs. I've done a little research on this area, so I have some knowledge but not a great amount.

I could very easily be wrong on this though.

That was why they sat out for so long after Sex for Sam 3. the company wanted to fire them and make them sign the clause saying that they would not go to a competitior. they instead decided to get paid adn sit out the remainder of their contract.

[Golfman]

Sweet, more Ron and Fez for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing against O&A, I know a lot of people love them, but to me they are not nearly as creative, nor do they have the talent that Ronnie and Fez have. I've been waiting for BIG ASS 203 anyway!!

[ChimneyFish]

Just as a sidenote, but what is infuriating about this situation is that no special interest group targeted O&A!! The whole thing so far has been media "outrage."



Well, Big Al did want a meeting with XM, which XM had refused as of Sunday, according to Anthony.

This is unfuckingbelievable. I can only hope that XM is doing this only so that, while they're off, this whole thing goes away.


I just got off work, so I know very little....
I'm guessing they'll still be on FM????

[ruggedo]

They had the most of the same language in the first release:

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.

I realize that the releases were essentially the same,but in the second they felt the need to explain it. Like we didnt understand it. The thinking being that if we got it we wouldnt be upset. Thousands of subscriptions lost in less then a half hour might make them think we werent getting it.

[Tenbatsuzen]

i guess the free fm show is a goner as well?
after all, doesnt cbs "rent" o/a from xm ?

As I understand it, when the Free/XM deal was put into place, O&A own the actual show. Bob Eatman has syndication rights. You call Eatman to get the show, not XM.

[helterskeletor]

I just called XM to cancel my subscription and was given a free month (the term of the suspension) to wait it out, with the understanding that I will cancel if they do not come back.

If everyone did this O&A would be back on the air tomorrow.

No, because their subs wouldn't drop. Cancelling sends the message. I love the buddays so I'm conflicted for now. But if you want to send a message, cancel and sign up again later. Don't play on their terms. There is a reason that they are offering a free month.

[Friday]

.... these are very sensitive times.

We have to join together with the other boards and leave all board tension and personal tension aside. The important thing is to support our radio buddays in the most effective - AND appropriate ways.

Join PAC and contribute some of your time and/or make a donation.
Write Letters (but please be intelligent and pg rated!).
Get the word out so that we are heard just as clearly as the special interests and other groups who are CLEARLY getting their point across and being responded to.

I plan on kicking off my birthday celebrations at the next Rally on May 18th.
(Casey mentioned this in the chatroom... hopefully more details will follow soon...)

we need a protesting smiley

[vashawn]

202-380-4393

I've tried several times but the line is busy.

[ChimneyFish]

XM could have gone a long way to prove how much better they were than regular radio by allowing O & A to continue.



QuotedForFuckingTruth!!!!

[Gvac]

Can somebody please tell me what fucking country I'm living in?

The Founding Fathers must be spinning in their graves.

Land of the weak, home of the lame.

[MadMatt]

That was why they sat out for so long after Sex for Sam 3. the company wanted to fire them and make them sign the clause saying that they would not go to a competitior. they instead decided to get paid adn sit out the remainder of their contract.

It was a little more than that actually. O&A would not have been able to talk about the incident, the company, or any company employee (ex: Hoo-Hoo), or else they would be charged $100,000 for each infraction.

Rather than be hamstrung, O&A chose to ride out their contract and talk about anything they wanted to.

[johnniewalker]

Yeah, I don't think Ron's "rape prevention-prevention" bit will go over anymore.

Who the hell knows WHAT you can say. I absolutely HATE this situation.

Don't let the media fucking get a hold of Ron's line of the day thread.

[JPMNICK]

Don't let the media fucking get a hold of Ron's line of the day thread.

luckily for him wackbag has been down for a couple of hours now.

[EliSnow]

That was why they sat out for so long after Sex for Sam 3. the company wanted to fire them and make them sign the clause saying that they would not go to a competitior. they instead decided to get paid adn sit out the remainder of their contract.

Exactly.

[ImpromptuRob]

I just called XM to cancel my subscription and was given a free month (the term of the suspension) to wait it out, with the understanding that I will cancel if they do not come back.

If everyone did this O&A would be back on the air tomorrow.


I said same thing, they gave me three months.

Here's the thing- it would take an OVERWHELMING amount of people to do something incredibly drastic for them to reverse their decision- Once they've made it, they're sticking to it. It's a huge blow to company's reputation (and pride of course) to admit they were wrong. My guess is if they lost, literally lost upwards of 500k subscriptions, then maybe there would be a reversal.

Is there any chance that this decision is coming from a much higher authority? I mean, we all know that GW is similar to lincoln and Hesh in his lust for the sisters.... perhaps it came on his desk and the XM men got a call from one of the current WH reps... just a thought. It wouldn't suprise me.

http://cache.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/06/george%20w%20bush%20and%20condoleezza%20rice.jpg

[ChimneyFish]

Don't let the media fucking get a hold of Ron's line of the day thread.



If the wrong people get a hold of that, Ronny will be going to prison for a long time, the way things are going.

[patrick187]

XM is so fucking lucky that they have Ron and Fez, or I would be cancelling my subscription right fucking now.

ditto

[SouthpawWB]

No, because their subs wouldn't drop. Cancelling sends the message. I love the buddays so I'm conflicted for now. But if you want to send a message, cancel and sign up again later. Don't play on their terms. There is a reason that they are offering a free month.

If you are conflicted then you should at least get your free month - they gave me three for free when I called. Yes it's not lost subs but it is still money out of their pockets. Also, if news starts spreading on blogs, message boards and word of mouth that XM is offering free service to disgruntled subscribers then I'll bet quite a few more subscribers beyond the O&A and R&F fanbase will call to get their discount.

[hfs1103]

I picked an interesting day to join the boards.

[MadMatt]

Can somebody please tell me what fucking country I'm living in?

The Founding Fathers must be spinning in their graves.

Land of the weak, home of the lame.

To be fair, this is more about XM being pissed that O&A didn't make a sincere apology and essentially made it known that was the case. They are being suspended because XM wants to show them who is boss.

But how can you be forced to make a sincere apology?!?!?! O&A only apologized because they had to - everybody knows it, so why is XM pissed?

[EliSnow]

Well, Big Al did want a meeting with XM, which XM had refused as of Sunday, according to Anthony.

This is unfuckingbelievable. I can only hope that XM is doing this only so that, while they're off, this whole thing goes away.


I just got off work, so I know very little....
I'm guessing they'll still be on FM????

That comment by Sharpton seemed like a off hand comment that he really didn't mean. I mean, he hasn't pushed this anywhere near like he did the Imus thing. He hasn't done press conferences, created protests or marches, etc. I wouldn't be suprised if the media just contacted him for his comment on the situation, and he said what he said, and then tried to have a meeting. But his lack of other things, means he doesn't have his false outrage.

[Recyclerz]

Very true!

I guess thats why Ronnie said it was "good and bad" news before he made the announcement today?

More replays, but at the expense of Opie and Anthony.

I suspect the "good" news Ron was referring to is that O&A were not fired outright. I also suspect it is to signal us not to overwhelm the Ron & Fez show with calls about O&A and how stupid/fucked we think XM's decision is while the b-b-boys are hashing this out behind the scenes so as not to back XM management into a corner where they might make an even stupider, permanent mistake.

[Peeps]

If I were an XM stockholder, I'd be pretty upset they just handed their competion their top draw exclusivly for a month. Doesn't seem to make much business sense.

[Redding]

Sweet, more Ron and Fez for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing against O&A, I know a lot of people love them, but to me they are not nearly as creative, nor do they have the talent that Ronnie and Fez have. I've been waiting for BIG ASS 203 anyway!!

not the time or place for this type of thought

[burrben]

I picked an interesting day to join the boards.

welcome, budday

[JPMNICK]

Someone posted on FBA that they have been fired. I find this news suspect, since they just announced a suspension, but I thought i would post it here to see if anyone else has heard this, maybe while on the phone waiting to cancel/suspend their service

[porkchop32]

It was a little more than that actually. O&A would not have been able to talk about the incident, the company, or any company employee (ex: Hoo-Hoo), or else they would be charged $100,000 for each infraction.

Rather than be hamstrung, O&A chose to ride out their contract and talk about anything they wanted to.

Oh yeah. I forgot the no mentioning of Hoo-Hoo clause.

[prothunderball]

tuned into Don and Mike today since I couldn't listen to the 3pm O&A replay, they're defending the hell out of O&A right now, it's nice to hear.

[Soupy_Dreck]

That was why they sat out for so long after Sex for Sam 3. the company wanted to fire them and make them sign the clause saying that they would not go to a competitior. they instead decided to get paid adn sit out the remainder of their contract.

I believe that Infinity wouldn't fire them so that's why they had to sit out the 2 years remaining on their contract. But since they weren't fired, they also had a 90 no-compete in the NYC market to serve hence the start date of around 10/1/05

[TjM]

I wonder if this was the reason for the songs. Maybe Willy Mays was confering with Mr B

[EliSnow]

But how can you be forced to make a sincere apology?!?!?! O&A only apologized because they had to - everybody knows it, so why is XM pissed?

You can't be forced to make a sincere apology, but at the same time, you can't make an apology and then make it clear that the apology wasn't sincere. I'm not saying that's what the boys did.

[ChimneyFish]

That comment by Sharpton seemed like a off hand comment that he really didn't mean. I mean, he hasn't pushed this anywhere near like he did the Imus thing. He hasn't done press conferences, created protests or marches, etc. I wouldn't be suprised if the media just contacted him for his comment on the situation, and he said what he said, and then tried to have a meeting. But his lack of other things, means he doesn't have his false outrage.



I didn't even hear the comment. I was just going by Ant's post. You are right about the "outrage" being there. Maybe because the main comment was made by a black man.

[helterskeletor]

If I were an XM stockholder, I'd be pretty upset they just handed their competion their top draw exclusivly for a month. Doesn't seem to make much business sense.

Yeah. No kidding. Announcement was at about 2:45 EST.
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6623/xmstockqj7.png

[MadMatt]

Someone posted on FBA that they have been fired. I find this news suspect, since they just announced a suspension, but I thought i would post it here to see if anyone else has heard this, maybe while on the phone waiting to cancel/suspend their service

Everything "official" says suspended, not fired. That is based on the XM website and a quick news search (as of 4:47pm).

[mikeyboy]

Sweet, more Ron and Fez for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing against O&A, I know a lot of people love them, but to me they are not nearly as creative, nor do they have the talent that Ronnie and Fez have. I've been waiting for BIG ASS 203 anyway!!

I think that's misguided. I'm a huge fan of R&F and would love for them, generally, to get more exposure. However, this isn't good. Even if you look at R&F in a bubble and don't care about other shows, this decision still has a number of major repurcussions for the R&F show.

[johnniewalker]

Wackbag is saying o and a are fired. Umm a little scary.

[Midkiff]

fucking fuck. Let's fuckin round up the posse and fucking blow into XM and fuckin roll some asses. Some people need some fuckin shiners to teach em a lesson. bring the knucks and the louisville sluggers.

[ChimneyFish]

tuned into Don and Mike today since I couldn't listen to the 3pm O&A replay, they're defending the hell out of O&A right now, it's nice to hear.



Good to hear, especially with the history between them.

[Freakshow]

Don and Mike just had Michael Hughes (CBS DC head) on and he said to best of his knowledge O+A will be on WJFK in DC tomorrow.

[WilmingtonWOW]

Sweet, more Ron and Fez for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing against O&A, I know a lot of people love them, but to me they are not nearly as creative, nor do they have the talent that Ronnie and Fez have. I've been waiting for BIG ASS 203 anyway!!



Are you fucking kidding me
got much of an inferiority complex ass hat?
This is not a divide an conquer, and try to say that R&F are better than O&A
alot of us are fans of Ron and Fez because of O&A
without O&A there really isnt R&F in NY or XM
put aside your pettiness and support the boys

glad to see most of ya are apart of the team

[topless_mike]

didnt oprah just make a comment lately- something along the lines of "a black woman measures her success by how many white people work for her"

strange- nobody has made a stint about that.

[myfilth]

According to CBS News Opie & Anthony will be on the air tomorrow.

CBS) NEW YORK Nearly a week after radio shock jocks Opie and Anthony received major heat for comments about engaging in sexual acts with Condoleeza Rice, Laura Bush, and Queen Elizabeth II, XM Radio slapped the pair with a 30 day suspension of "The Opie & Anthony Show."

CBS Radio, a unit of CBS Corp., simulcasts a censored daily version of the Opie & Anthony show, which airs uncensored on XM Satellite Radio.

"Our plan is for them to be on-air tomorrow, according to a CBS spokeswoman

On Friday, Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia apologized for their comments, which included punching Rice in the face while having sex with her. The comments were first reported on breitbart.tv, a new video news Web site operated by Andrew Breitbart, a longtime associate of Matt Drudge at the Drudge Report and former entertainment writer who co-authored the book "Hollywood, Interrupted."

"We apologize to the public officials for comments that we made on our XM show on May 9th. We take very seriously the responsibility that comes with our creative freedom and regret any offense that this segment has caused," they said.

But XM officials may not have believed the two had taken the incident seriously.

"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," the company wrote in a release issued Tuesday.

The controversial radio show often features very explicit language and conversation, but because it's aired on satellite radio it's not held down by FCC restrictions.

Opie and Anthony joined XM in 2004, two years after they were fired by CBS Radio for running a contest in which they said two listeners had sex in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral.

[Gvac]

To be fair, this is more about XM being pissed that O&A didn't make a sincere apology and essentially made it known that was the case. They are being suspended because XM wants to show them who is boss.

But how can you be forced to make a sincere apology?!?!?! O&A only apologized because they had to - everybody knows it, so why is XM pissed?


And why do you think XM wanted O & A to appear to have made a sincere apology? Because they're genuinely concerned with what was said on their show? Of course not. It's because they fear having to deal with Sharpton and his ilk.

By "suspending" them they nip it in the bud.

By the way, Opie and Anthony were initially "suspended" by WNEW back in the day, much like JV & Elvis were recently "suspended" by FreeFM.

I love Ron and Fez more than you could imagine, but I think a mass cancelling of subscriptions is the only way to send a message.

[SteveinJersey]

Please don't call up XM and demand a refund or a free month. If you call, you have to ask to cancel your sub, and be prepared to do it. THEN they will make the offer.

I am 10% O&A fan, 90% R&F fan, but I was prepared to live w/o them both because this issue (stopping the political empowerment of minority action groups) is too important right now.

I hate to say this, but if Dice books a gig at Giants Stadium, I will be there. He's our Superman now.

[ChoppedLiver]

Wackbag is reporting FIRED now.......... WTF !?

[johnniewalker]

Every server is down, fba and wackbag. When i did get through on Wackbag, zagman had posted at the top O and A fired!

This is up at the top on wackbag: zagman76) O&A FIRED!!!

[suggums]

Wackbag is saying o and a are fired. Umm a little scary.

do they have a reputable source? i cant get on over there right now

[ChoppedLiver]

Every server is down, fba and wackbag. When i did get through on Wackbag, zagman had posted at the top O and A fired!

zagman76) O&A FIRED!!!


That's what I saw.

[TjM]

Gotta hand it to Opie he's always thinking ahead. The merger looming and hoohoo with his ego complex. All of a sudden they get fired when they could have presented it (XM side) Now they play ball and sign a new FM deal

Bravo Sir!

[Furtherman]

O&A Fired on XM?

I will BE dialin' to cancel if this is true....

[kevtv]

I wish someone would snub out this "fired" rumor. I can't get onto wackbag to get an answer.

A sad, sad day for radio.

[porkchop32]

Free FM has got to be loving this. I suspect that they will have a huge boost in their ratings now that the boys can only be heard there. I'm sure that Ron and Fez have a lot more listeners to their Free FM show because they are not on XM at the same time. I know that I would probably just listen to them on XM if I had the choice. Now I'll be checking out O& A exclusively on Free FM. It sounds so wrong for some reason.

[thelyonhart]

So i sent in my letter to the xm address list provided...
To whom it may concern,

History will ultimately look back on this era as an embarassing time of overreaction, rule by the minority and Corporate failing or as the beginning of the downfall of democracy. Democracy, you see, is founded upon free speech, and as such, unpopular speech must also be the most vigorously defended. I'm sure you've heard that before, but it probably doesnt ring as loud in your ear when you feel your bottom line is being threatened. Who, after all, would risk thier career and thier medium to stand up for tasteless jokes? But first it's the tasteless jokes, and then its the tasteless news, and then its the politcally slanted news, and finally we are left with a sanitized media controlled by the few, and not in the service of the people, like it should be.

Your decision to suspend Opie and Anthony for a month puts you in the unique and fortunate position to make an important decision. Do you plan to really be the alternative to the lost medium that Radio has become? Do you plan to stand for free speech and allow your digital air to be open and unfettered, in contrast to the analog air the special interests have long since sanitized? Or instead, do you plan to buckle for the bottom line? Do you plan to become the whipping post of the special interests? The servant to the minority? If that is case, Fire Opie and Anthony right now and save us all the long agonizing demise.

If you do plan to stand behind your resolution to not be censored by the private or public sectors alike, then, when this rediculous suspension has been served, welcome back your flagship show with a new resolve to defend them, and provide for them the platform for thier liberty that you would wish provided for you and your passion, whatever it may be.

-Aslan Grealis
The LyonHart
www.waytoohip.com
thelyonhart@waytoohip.com

[kevtv]

my letter...

I have been an XM subscriber since the day that Opie and Anthony joined. Besides being a long-time fan of the show, I am a huge supporter of both free speech and new technology, making their move to XM a great time for me. I was excited that the show could exist on a medium supportive of free speech, far removed from the confines of terrestrial radio.

Now I am turing BACK to FM to get my entertainment? Do you see something wrong with this picture? Congratulations, you have shown that XM is nothing close to the hip alternative you try so hard and push it as. XM is just another huge company that has lost the understanding of what means teh most - the customers. How many XM subscribers complained? Even further, how many non-XM subscribers complained? Just because someone has a megaphone doesn't mean that their points are more valid.

Stop letting an unbelieveably small, voacl minority dictate 99%'s unique morality. If I find something offensive in my life, I TURN IT OFF. Are people so dumb in this country that we need a company like XM or some advocasy group to let everyone else know where their moral line is / should be?

If Opie and Anthony do not return, I don't either, and A LOT of others will be doing the same. Your company is trapped in a world of PR dealing with uninformed "outraged" people instead of doing the PR with those who count, the customers.

I am ashamed that for years I promoted XM with the energy and enthusiasm that I did. Word of mouth is a strong tool, a tool that I and many other XM fans have used over the last few years to increase both awareness and subscriptions. Now, you have turned that against yourselves.

Good luck, bro.

[Puggle_kicker]

Ive already cancelled my XM, and yes they will offer free months. They offered me two and I told them to go fuck themselves. I can get the show (if it still exists, hopefully it does) from newsbin, they can go fuck themselves. A mass cancelling of subs is the only way to go about this.

[JPMNICK]

this is from Zagman, who I think it is a mod or admin at wackbag. it is a big red announcement at the top of wackbag

I have just received word that O&A have been FIRED from XM!!!

I was told this by an extremely trusted source, and not an employee/relative of an XM employee.

Get on the phone, cancel your XM. DO NOT take the 30-day credit - CANCEL it! XM will feel that much more on their bottom line than a 30-day dip.

If XM feels the sting of thousands of people canceling their subs, then there is some sort of a chance!

[ChoppedLiver]

I was able to sqeeze in and get THIS....

zagman76 Today, 01:00 AM
I have just received word that O&A have been FIRED from XM!!!

I was told this by an extremely trusted source, and not an employee/relative of an XM employee.

Get on the phone, cancel your XM. DO NOT take the 30-day credit - CANCEL it! XM will feel that much more on their bottom line than a 30-day dip.

If XM feels the sting of thousands of people canceling their subs, then there is some sort of a chance!

[EliSnow]

I didn't even hear the comment. I was just going by Ant's post. You are right about the "outrage" being there. Maybe because the main comment was made by a black man.

Partly that, and because there weren't any racial statements. Remember, the comments were about Laura Bush, the Queen, and Condi Rice.

[Freakshow]

Are you fucking kidding me
got much of an inferiority complex ass hat?
This is not a divide an conquer, and try to say that R&F are better than O&A
alot of us are fans of Ron and Fez because of O&A
without O&A there really isnt R&F in NY or XM
put aside your pettiness and support the boys

glad to see most of ya are apart of the team

Who has the inferiority complex here? Ron and Fez are their own show, they are brilliant, funny individuals. It may shock you to hear, but the buddies had a show when O+A didn't. To say they wouldn't be on the air without O+A does sound like you are not apart of the 'team' you talk about.

Considering most people in this world work, which requires going to bed before midnight, and concievably might not let them listen live (streaming is block at work)--some people are going to get to hear the show that never get to listen. I wouldn't blame anyone for being excited to be able to hear the show. If Ron and Fez actually had a decent repeat slot during the day, I doubt there would be a single person expressing excitement.

And for the record I don't agree with the original post, but can 100% see where they are coming from.

[mikeyboy]

do they have a reputable source? i cant get on over there right now

This is the message from Zagman on WB:

I have just received word that O&A have been FIRED from XM!!!

I was told this by an extremely trusted source, and not an employee/relative of an XM employee.

Get on the phone, cancel your XM. DO NOT take the 30-day credit - CANCEL it! XM will feel that much more on their bottom line than a 30-day dip.

If XM feels the sting of thousands of people canceling their subs, then there is some sort of a chance!

[kevtv]

i can't believe zagman w/o a source. he does great things for wackbag and all that, but a firing 2 hours after a suspension?a bit much...

[suggums]

This is the message from Zagman on WB:

I have just received word that O&A have been FIRED from XM!!!

I was told this by an extremely trusted source, and not an employee/relative of an XM employee.

Get on the phone, cancel your XM. DO NOT take the 30-day credit - CANCEL it! XM will feel that much more on their bottom line than a 30-day dip.

If XM feels the sting of thousands of people canceling their subs, then there is some sort of a chance!

FUCK why do they announce these fake suspensions, then backtrack again and fire them?

I'm making the cancellation call now, we all should be.

[spankyfrank]

i think perhaps we should see what Ron and Fez say on the FM show before the shit hits the fan anymore then it already has

[mikeyboy]

This is the message from Zagman on WB:

I have just received word that O&A have been FIRED from XM!!!

I was told this by an extremely trusted source, and not an employee/relative of an XM employee.

Get on the phone, cancel your XM. DO NOT take the 30-day credit - CANCEL it! XM will feel that much more on their bottom line than a 30-day dip.

If XM feels the sting of thousands of people canceling their subs, then there is some sort of a chance!

I got in a minute ago, and the message appeared to be gone.

[EliSnow]

FUCK why do they announce these fake suspensions, then backtrack again and fire them?

I'm making the cancellation call now, we all should be.

Like all news I read on the internet, until I see an official report, I'm not believing anything.

[Midkiff]

i can't believe zagman w/o a source. he does great things for wackbag and all that, but a firing 2 hours after a suspension?a bit much...

It sayd "1 AM" so I doubt the validity here.

[kevtv]

from opieanthony.net...

The guy that broke the suspension news before the press release posted this about an hour ago

"Starting soon, O&A will be a free, opt-in channel. The channel will not be listed on your radio unless you call/go online and opt-in for the channel to be "activated"