O&A in the Post

[mascan42]

From Page Six:


March 29, 2004 -- EVEN as members of the FCC and Congress conspire to keep programming they find disagreeable off the airwaves, radio badboys "Opie and Anthony" are planning a triumphant return.

Greg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia's raunchy syndicated afternoon radio show was pulled off the air by Infinity Broadcasting after they carried the sounds of a couple simulating sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral in 2002.

The pair haven't been on the air since because Infinity continued to pay off their lucrative contract. But that contract expires in June, and the shock jocks are ready to get back to work.

Although it's not clear what stations will pick them up, comedian Jim Norton, who was a regular on the show, is confident of their comeback. "It's either June 1 or Oct. 1, depending on the no-compete clause in New York, but they will absolutely be back on," he tells PAGE SIX.

"They were never fired. Not only did they get paid in full, but they got a raise last June," says Norton. "They're making more now being off the radio than they made in the first two years combined on air."

Norton, a regular on Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn," says the deejays will come on "everywhere in the country" June 1 and hit New York Oct. 1. "They'll broadcast out of New York regardless of where they're on and they just won't play it in New York until October."

Opie and Anthony's agent, Robert Eatman, says, "That's not necessarily the case. I hope it is the case, we're hopeful that's going to happen." But, he says, they don't have any firm station deals in place at the moment.

It's provocative odd timing, as the Senate is set to vote on a so-called "anti-obscenity" bill that civil libertarians say is patently unconstitutional and will serve a severe blow to First Amendment rights.

The bill has already passed in the House, and Howard Stern has vowed to stop broadcasting if it becomes law. Stern has spent the last few weeks railing against the bill, and says his show is being targeted for termination by certain members of Congress and the FCC for coming out against President Bush last month.

Many political experts say that the targeting of Stern and the recent "obscenity" hysteria could cost Bush white male voters across several key age demographics.



Wha . . . ? That would seem to mean they're not coming back on satellite, because that would have to be nationwide by definition. Did someone at the Post get this wrong? And how old is that Norton quote?

And does anyone else find it hilarious that the Post based an entire article on something Norton said?

[IRISHJERICHO]

Nice they got an fen raise:clap: :drunk:

[BuffaloPaul]

Norton, a regular on Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn," says the deejays will come on "everywhere in the country" June 1 and hit New York Oct. 1. "They'll broadcast out of New York regardless of where they're on and they just won't play it in New York until October."

Opie and Anthony's agent, Robert Eatman, says, "That's not necessarily the case. I hope it is the case, we're hopeful that's going to happen." But, he says, they don't have any firm station deals in place at the moment.

Great article Mascan!

You right about it being funny that they used Norton as their main focus of the article. Norton's quote and O&A's agent quote seem to be in strict contradiction.

I still have no idea how satellite radio works, and if they could even block a certain city from getting the feed. If there was this non-compete clause in place, would it not prevent them from being broadcast in every city they were previously broadcast in while with Infinity... (not just NYC).

It does sound like a very wierd combination of many possible O&A options that were discussed months ago, and Norton may have misled this reporter with his explanation.

I liked the way this article brought to light the fact they were getting paid to stay off the radio, and they even got a RAISE last June. I know it may be another Norton "embellishment", but people have got to see that O&A were making more money than they ever had to stay silent. They weren't fired in shame, they were removed unjustly and paid handsomely for their silence.

Once again... GREAT ARTICLE! :clap:

[Joe Orthex]

you gotta love the way the news reports things.
syndicated afternoon radio show was pulled off the air by Infinity Broadcasting after they carried the sounds of a couple simulating sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral in 2002.
i must have missed that part of the show cause i don't remember hearing any simulated sex sounds.

but you know what's real sad, the news misreports the facts, the government picks up on these misreported facts and and decides to make or create laws to govern and regulate such things that never happened to begin with. (the real facts are right in front of thier faces and they don't see those). it's just so laughable.

PS - i am sure O&A know where they will end up, i am almost sure they have a plan. but why report it. the news adds so much more to the story might as well let them run with it.

[robification]

Originally posted by mascan42
From Page Six:

"everywhere in the country" June 1 and hit New York Oct. 1.


"They'll broadcast out of New York regardless of where they're on and they just won't play it in New York until October."



broadcast out of NY.... sirius studios are in NY....

everywhere in the country.... i dont think sirius can block one section of their audience like that.

the no compete clause... i wonder if it pertains to satelite as well as broadcast

remember... this is the NY Post.... dont expect EVERYTHING to be right.

[Wetback16]

This would suck if we couldnt hear them until October if they were on since June. I hope we could find a way to listen to the boys if this happens. Does anyone have any ideas of how we would be able to listen to the boys if they were blocked in NY/NJ.

[palefishbelly]

If only the story said "AP" I would believe it. Should the show not be played in NY, I am sure that there might be a way for NY listens to catch it. :hi2: :hi2:

[robification]

Originally posted by Wetback16
Does anyone have any ideas of how we would be able to listen to the boys if they were blocked in NY/NJ.

yes

[FOFOLINA]

Why not just wait till they say something?
The post always has ways to BS something with the boys..
Im sure we will hear some news from them.. So I wouldnt worry.

[TurboDan]

Well, the story might be wrong - but it's drumming up excitement for the glorious return. I say keep the articles comin'. No such thing as bad publicity.

[peewee]

Originally posted by FOFOLINA
Why not just wait till they say something?
The post always has ways to BS something with the boys..
Im sure we will hear some news from them.. So I wouldnt worry.
i agree fofo, the post always fucks o&a stories up. it is nice to see them on page 6 though. i'm sure people who enjoyed the show, but don't check the boards at least know now that the boys will be back. the more stories like this the better, plus norton got some quotes in there too.

[Papagolash]

At the Norton roast I talked to Opie about the 3 month no broadcast from NYC clause and how that pertains to if they go to satillite, Opie said he couldn't talk about certain things, but he did say about the 3 month no broadcast clause that they're working hard on getting that removed since Infinity has kept them off the air for so long(more than 3 months). So we'll see come june 1st.

[MAVRIC305]

They updated O&A.com (http://www.opieandanthony.com/) with the NY Post info. I hope they update it again with info directly from the boys. We need to be kept in the loop! I swear if I miss the comeback show I will be PISSED!

[fcuknu]

I dont believe it. A raise? Come on. 0 in, 10 million out, ya know what, lets give em some more. Unless they have something against infinity that they dont want getting out... but they better go to siruius

[daddymark]

Originally posted by robification
broadcast out of NY.... sirius studios are in NY....

everywhere in the country.... i dont think sirius can block one section of their audience like that.

the no compete clause... i wonder if it pertains to satelite as well as broadcast

remember... this is the NY Post.... dont expect EVERYTHING to be right.


The only way I think they could control who receives it would be to block the rsignal to receivers sold and activated in New york.XM offers playboy channel for an extra fee - only subscribers who pay for it receive it - so it might be possble for Sirius to do it that way.If thats the case there are ways around that

[RichM]

ok people, a little news about the so-called ability to block satellite signals for a certain city. NOT POSSIBLE. Satellites are high up in the sky... hello people? You cant block a satellite feed from up in the sky. And lets say YOU COULD... how the F are you going to block ONE CHANNEL? Be realistic everybody.

Now, for the people thinking they'll block the channel or cause a "black out" for people that register their service in New York. NOT FEASIBLE!! What about the people that live in New Jersey? or Conneticut? What about people traveling from other cities they live in going into New York? What was WNEW's broadcasting range? 50 miles? 75 miles? Who would be the ones to determine what fair distance you'd be away from NY to block? (and thats IF blocking was possible)

Satellite radio is all or nothing. Everybody has the broadcast or nobody has the broadcast. Again, its a feed coming from highhhh up in the sky.

Rich M

[MrSquidlow]

Define "is"
We need a copy of the contract and a lawyer.
What is NY?
NYC?
NY state?
NY broadcast area?
?:banned1:

[robification]

actually, it may be somewhat possible...

if i'm not mistaken, a sirius unit is equipped with a GPS type deal.... teoretically, they may be able to block a signal once it travels to a certain range on NYC


again.... we'll have to wait and see

[tattered]

well this article just made the main page on www.fark.com so yeah i just read it lol

[slappy295]

Maybe they will return first to Comedy Central (ie The Man Show) and return to satellite radio in October.

[fab65]

well if satellite radio is anything like directv, than I think they can block out indivuals based on their billing address.
just like I can call up and request a service change in which the service rep does something on their end, I'm sure they could do the same thing with radio.

I guess each unit has it's own program code that can be altered and is identified by your billing/mailing address. So if u can provide an alternate out of ny address (friend, relative), we should be ok. At least I hope so.

SUMMER 2K4 MUTHAFUCKAHS!!! (lil jimmy can't count. SEPT 1 is 3 months after June 1, not Oct and therefore still a summer return)

[Rob]

yeah... nice!!! :clap4:

[daddymark]

Originally posted by RichM
ok people, a little news about the so-called ability to block satellite signals for a certain city. NOT POSSIBLE. Satellites are high up in the sky... hello people? You cant block a satellite feed from up in the sky. And lets say YOU COULD... how the F are you going to block ONE CHANNEL? Be realistic everybody.

Now, for the people thinking they'll block the channel or cause a "black out" for people that register their service in New York. NOT FEASIBLE!! What about the people that live in New Jersey? or Conneticut? What about people traveling from other cities they live in going into New York? What was WNEW's broadcasting range? 50 miles? 75 miles? Who would be the ones to determine what fair distance you'd be away from NY to block? (and thats IF blocking was possible)

Satellite radio is all or nothing. Everybody has the broadcast or nobody has the broadcast. Again, its a feed coming from highhhh up in the sky.
Rich M




Actually - Direct TV has what they call spot beam technology where the can broadcast local channels to certain areas or cities only.I don't think Sirius has that capability - but it does exist.I think Sirius or XM could block the signal to receiver #s with a New York address.XM offers Playboy channel that you have to pay a premium for - how do you think they control who receives that channel and who doesn't.

Mark