***xm 202 Webpage Update*** Thank XM for sticking with The Boys

[PorchMonkey4Life]

I just saw this on O&A's page on xmradio.com... hopefully, and this really does make me hopeful... XM is doing the right thing here and starting to fight back and say, it might have been wrong on O&A's part but they have the freedom to say that and if you dont like it you can change the channel...

please let them do what's right...

Opie & Anthony Apology



XM regrets the deplorable comments made on May 9th's Opie & Anthony Show.

Opie and Anthony apologized during the broadcast of their XM show for their comments and for any offense that segment caused:

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

Listen to the O&A Apology » (http://mfile.akamai.com/20469/mp3/xmradio.download.akamai.com/20469/xmradio/xmapology.asx)

As a company, XM provides customers with tools to control what they listen to on XM. The Opie & Anthony Show appears on one of our explicit language channels (XL) which is clearly noted on the radio display and all our printed material. We also frequently mention on our explicit language channels that the content may be inappropriate for certain listeners, and that our service also provides our subscribers with the ability to 'block' channels that feature this type of content.

Utilize XM's Parental Controls » (http://www.xmradio.com/parentalcontrols)


http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=202

[Capt.Caveman]

I just saw this on O&A's page on xmradio.com... hopefully, and this really does make me hopeful... XM is doing the right thing here and starting to fight back and say, it might have been wrong on O&A's part but they have the freedom to say that and if you dont like it you can change the channel...

please let them do what's right...



http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=202


good pick up bam. but if they get booted we have to be more like PESTS and not protesters.

[BuddDwyerLives]

I just saw that too. Yeah, I take this as a good sign.

[CM Mark]

good pick up bam. but if they get booted we have to be more like PESTS and not protesters.
QFT. I'll be a protester up until they get fired. Then it's pesting time

[Spoondini]

so does this mean if they go, E-Lo get a box of cocks?

[UCFGavin]

thats a positive. lets hope they do actually take a stand

[Capt.Caveman]

QFT. I'll be a protester up until they get fired. Then it's pesting time


yea i was calm for the imus thing. i really have issues and don't mind getting in someones face and belittling them. ok i know i'm a dick but i am handsome

[hangoverbuffet]

Im putting on my bullet Proof E vest just in case of being called up to battle. I am willing to do what ever(legally) to fight for the bbbbboys

[poopiebottoms]

so does this mean if they go, E-Lo get a box of cocks?

I'd say everyone at xm gets their own special teeming box of goodness.

[Rynomyte]

As a company, XM provides customers with tools to control what they listen to on XM. The Opie & Anthony Show appears on one of our explicit language channels (XL) which is clearly noted on the radio display and all our printed material. We also frequently mention on our explicit language channels that the content may be inappropriate for certain listeners, and that our service also provides our subscribers with the ability to 'block' channels that feature this type of content.

Holy shit. Finally. Thank you XM for instilling some confidence in me that maybe there is some hope for our country and our rights. Bravo XM for having the balls (for now...) that nobody else seems to have in supporting your talent and their rights to do their job. Whew.:clap:

[Budyzir]

Good find BAM.

As a company, XM provides customers with tools to control what they listen to on XM. The Opie & Anthony Show appears on one of our explicit language channels (XL) which is clearly noted on the radio display and all our printed material. We also frequently mention on our explicit language channels that the content may be inappropriate for certain listeners, and that our service also provides our subscribers with the ability to 'block' channels that feature this type of content.


As tepid as this is at least it’s a nod at the facts of the situation.

Since 6:00 AM this morning, I’ve had a serious knot in my gut. This is the first thread on all this crap that has helped the funk I'm in right now.

Thanks BAM.

[cokelogic]

I still say "apologize". You don't need to apologize if you are not guilty. Damage control makes XM look like faggots.

[ChiDiddy]

Finally!

Thanks BAM. I feel better now.

[tstlkevanilla]

Bravo to XM.. I think I may start to breathe again.. :icon_redf
Thanks for posting this!

[ringofhonor88]

They have the xl on some of there channels for a reason. I think that O&A will be ok on the xm side.

[Capt.Caveman]

4 hr xm show. cbs will cower

[stuntweasel]

Well, that's sort of a half-hearted defense of free speach, but I'll take it at this point. We'll see if XM has the courage of their convictions if this story is still gathering steam on Monday.

[PorchMonkey4Life]

FYI... lets show XM that we appreciate them standing up for the boys so far... lets send off a second email telling them we appreciate them putting that up on the webpage and we HOPE they continue to support O&A...

IT IS TIME FOR A SECOND ROUND OF EMAILS FROM EVERYONE!!!!

[UsedLadBag]

so does this mean if they go, E-Lo get a box of cocks?

A box of chocolate cocks laced with AIDS.

[aerosmith6703]

Well, that's sort of a half-hearted defense of free speach, but I'll take it at this point. We'll see if XM has the courage of their convictions if this story is still gathering steam on Monday.


What would be a full hearted defense? Anything too big would draw attention to the story. This posting does do major damage control as many media sources will be forced to take this statement as XM's rebuttal to the story. Give XM the credit they are due.. they're defending their own turf in a very civilized way.

[PorchMonkey4Life]

Well, that's sort of a half-hearted defense of free speach, but I'll take it at this point. We'll see if XM has the courage of their convictions if this story is still gathering steam on Monday.
it is the perfect defense... XM is saying that if you dont like it turn the channel or block the channel...

what could be a better defense?

[aerosmith6703]

it is the perfect defense... XM is saying that if you dont like it turn the channel or block the channel...

what could be a better defense?


There isn't a better way to handle the situation. It's just a case of a Nervous Nelly posting...

[domelogic]

this is how silly all of this has gotten. i heard just about every minute of this weeks shows and had no idea anything remotely inapproriate was said and now i find out that people are making a big deal out of their show. its comedy people, get a life and relax. we might as well just have a mute society with the way this is going. we pay, its a blockable channel and their are other things to listen to as well, so tell me why i am having to bother to type this

[blakesnake00]

kinda of off topic ,but when i was looking at xm homepage it has chicago as a TVT date on june 23 ,does anybody know about this its possible wonderful news for us poor PRICS who are to scared to go to detroit ty in advance is anybody knows about this

[Capt.Caveman]

this is how silly all of this has gotten. i heard just about every minute of this weeks shows and had no idea anything remotely inapproriate was said and now i find out that people are making a big deal out of their show. its comedy people, get a life and relax. we might as well just have a mute society with the way this is going. we pay, its a blockable channel and their are other things to listen to as well, so tell me why i am having to bother to type this


this is the pc tree hugging be nice society we live in now. this is why i hate hippees. and yes i know it's fox, but who put the thought in everyones head?

[PorchMonkey4Life]

this is how silly all of this has gotten. i heard just about every minute of this weeks shows and had no idea anything remotely inapproriate was said and now i find out that people are making a big deal out of their show. its comedy people, get a life and relax. we might as well just have a mute society with the way this is going. we pay, its a blockable channel and their are other things to listen to as well, so tell me why i am having to bother to type this
because we are fucked as a society... and its time we start fighting back and say enough with this bullshit...

now go send XM some emails...

[Squat Toilet]

Maybe XM gets how important free speech is. I can only hope this is a sign that XM understands how many subs they will lose if OnA are taken off the air. I will send another e-mail.

[ChiDiddy]

this is how silly all of this has gotten. i heard just about every minute of this weeks shows and had no idea anything remotely inapproriate was said and now i find out that people are making a big deal out of their show. its comedy people, get a life and relax. we might as well just have a mute society with the way this is going. we pay, its a blockable channel and their are other things to listen to as well, so tell me why i am having to bother to type this

I am with you man. I could be doing a lot more today, but thanks to these pussies that are crying about a SEX joke, I dedicate my day/weekend to trying to shut them up.

[domelogic]

please let me know who and where to send emails. i am starting to get extremely pissed the more i read

yes i know i am lazy and should look but i am busy reading here thanks

[Capt.Caveman]

cbs is gonna let them go. an asian joke got the funny cancer show suspended (permanenetly) an assumed rapping the the darkie sec and the 1st lady (yuck) and the limee queen will definately get them thrown off

[23 Skidoo]

I sent this email to Mr. Logan. Hope it has some effect:

Mr. Logan,

I want to commend you for thus far standing behind Opie & Anthony. I see that XM’s webpage has made reference to their apology, and pointed out that 202 is an xL channel and can be blocked. I see this as a good sign. A sign that O&A may have crossed a societal line (murky as that can be) but that XM is subscribing to the broad principle of Free Speech, and that if people are offended, they need not listen. Furthermore, I hope you throw the book at Breitbart and Drudge Report for illegally posting the stream of that material. This exponentially fanned the flames, and they should be held accountable.

Again, let me stress that I support Opie & Anthony, and I implore you to continue to do the same. If you and XM stand behind them, you will have a subscriber for life. However, I must say that if this story has legs and pressure builds and XM caves into that pressure, the fallout will be huge, and loyal O&A listeners will leave in droves. Kindly let the rest of the XM braintrust know my (and many others, I am sure) concerns on this matter. Trust me, any public relations gain by firing them will not be commensurate with the loss in subs that XM would suffer. With that said, thanks again for continuing to stick behind the boys. I know it’s not easy, but it is appreciated more than you know. May you have a good weekend, sir.

Sincerely,

XXXXXXXXXX

[PorchMonkey4Life]

please let me know who and where to send emails. i am starting to get extremely pissed the more i read

yes i know i am lazy and should look but i am busy reading here thanks
go here for details... http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=66944

[Tree Crackhead]

cbs is gonna let them go. an asian joke got the funny cancer show suspended (permanenetly) an assumed rapping the the darkie sec and the 1st lady (yuck) and the limee queen will definately get them thrown off

You're forgetting an important factor, which is that the content aired on XM, NOT CBS. Now, I'm not saying that I disagree with you that CBS will let them go, but when comparing the situation to the other two, the distinction is one that must at least be recognized.

[domelogic]

go here for details... http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=66944


thank you sir

[Capt.Caveman]

You're forgetting an important factor, which is that the content aired on XM, NOT CBS. Now, I'm not saying that I disagree with you that CBS will let them go, but when comparing the situation to the other two, the distinction is one that must at least be recognized.


they re played it on freefm the next day with the beeps but you got the point

[stuntweasel]

it is the perfect defense... XM is saying that if you dont like it turn the channel or block the channel...

what could be a better defense?

I call it half-hearted because it is prefaced with a statment that calls the comments "deplorable" and reiterates an apology. So they are, in a sense, defending the content and distancing themselves from it at the same time.

Like the boys always say, people don't have the right to NOT be offended. The apology and the "deplorable" remark could be construed as a mea culpa.

But, again, it's better than nothing at this point.

[Tree Crackhead]

they re played it on freefm the next day with the beeps but you got the point

Very good point. I haven't caught up with the shows from Thursday or Friday yet (I'm a little hesitant too as well - I know there will be huge douche chills), so maybe you guys can fill me in. Was it replayed with the beeps BY O&A while they were on the air, or was it done to fill time during breaks? Did the boys air it and discuss it?

[Ronreddog]

I just saw this on O&A's page on xmradio.com... hopefully, and this really does make me hopeful... XM is doing the right thing here and starting to fight back and say, it might have been wrong on O&A's part but they have the freedom to say that and if you dont like it you can change the channel...

please let them do what's right...



http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=202

I totally agree with this, says it all for me!

[Arythmetics]

Is it just me or did the front page of xmradio.com have O&A yesterday, but now has Ron&Fez?

[george]

god dammit.. I just bought a new car with XM in it! SHIT... I hope they're OK.

[TEXAS TRUCKER]

A better sign is that NO vocal special interest groups are making a stand for getting the boys fired to my knowledge. CNN has not covered the story at all today except for a small piece about the "apology". Shep Smith on FOX NEWS, as you already know, has done a very positive piece supporting the boys. The State Dept. and the Whitehouse have chosen not to comment.

The Imus debacle was all over the news all day and NONE of it was positive. Special interest groups (Al Sharpton and others) were in front of cameras several times a day demanding a firing.

The saving grace may indeed be that O and A are on Satellite not public airwaves.

I am encouraged after watching news all day and surfing web sites.

[SOS]

I think we should thank XM for sticking with o&a.

[mendozathejew]

I think we should thank XM for sticking with o&a.
yeah but should we assume thats that? I dont trust anyone right now

[PorchMonkey4Life]

yeah but should we assume thats that? I dont trust anyone right now
no we should not... you are 100% correct...

but i do think we should send an email to xm thanking them for putting this up there and saying that we hope they continue to support O&A in the future

[mcmagic]

XM knows that once they start firing people for content they are on a slippery slope and they don't want government regulation in this area so them pointing to their channel blocking feature is the perfectly reasonable way for them to respond.

[Barbwire Mike]

yeah but should we assume thats that? I dont trust anyone right now
Absolutely not, but for now they should be commended for at least not panicking and telling the bboys to stay home Monday like they could have in a worst-case scenario.

[fuckknuckle]

This is a very positive situation.

Let's hope CBS is taking notes on how to back up talent.

[DIESELDUST]

start the emails - thank XM and CBS for their support and backing the boys - positive, positive, positive --- and hope the news rags will follow --- START THE NEWS, DONT FOLLOW IT

[Exanimate]

I know some of the Canadian members here can back this up. One of the main XM commercials up in Canada is of 2 guys cruising through a neighborhood in a convertible Corvette, and they have XM Comedy blasting with The Aristocrats. It shows a mom covering her kids ears, and the main selling point is that everything is uncensored. I really wish they would show those here, and drive the point home that uncensored radio is a huge part of satellite radio.

[PorchMonkey4Life]

start the emails - thank XM and CBS for their support and backing the boys - positive, positive, positive --- and hope the news rags will follow --- START THE NEWS, DONT FOLLOW IT
actually dont email CBS... just XM...

[patbattlefield]

I think we should thank XM for sticking with o&a.


I think we should fucking hold them accountable for making an apology for something said on an uncensored station. welcome to topsy turvy world.

[SOS]

Thanking prematurely them will show XM there is a light on the other side of the tunnel of staying with ONA.

[PorchMonkey4Life]

I think we should fucking hold them accountable for making an apology for something said on an uncensored station. welcome to topsy turvy world.
yuou know what? we can do that in a few weeks... right now the smart move is to thank them for not firing O&A yet...

you gotta understand that at this point we need to show our support for O&A and show XM what they would be loosing if they got rid of O&A without rocking the boat too much and causing negative consequences for O&A...

listen... i hear where you are coming from... but you dont want thousands of those emails going out tonight and that ruining some deal that O&A and XM worked out...

we just gotta be smart on this one... at least for the next while...

[patbattlefield]

Thanking prematurely them will show XM there is a light on the other side of the tunnel of staying with ONA.

cool. hold on while i grab my ankles....ok, XM, pound away!

unzip that fly, XM, let me see that big juicy censoring cock so I can suck it.

[jpc165]

this is a slightly positive sign.

[patbattlefield]

i'm sorry guys i just can't thank them. they shouldn't have placed the boys in a position where their jobs were threatened by making them apologize. they should have said that the channel is uncensored and it is advertised as containing offensive material and if you are offended to block the channel or just switch the god damn channel. but greed took over and their precious merger took priority. this whole situation angers me.

[TELL'UMFRED]

I will admit that the XM statement on the XM 202 webpage gives me hope that O & A will be back live on Monday, I wish that powers that be at XM had the guts to issue a statement that read being offended by something you hear is a choice the listener makes. No one can can be offended unless you choose to let something offended you.

[mendozathejew]

what Im most worried about is a last minute decision, made by 2 or 3 people at the most, protecting the bottom line, that fucking merger

Imus was fired by 1 person. lots of people gave opinions, one man was told, its your decision. and he made what he made.

[TELL'UMFRED]

what Im most worried about is a last minute decision, made by 2 or 3 people at the most, protecting the bottom line, that fucking merger

Imus was fired by 1 person. lots of people gave opinions, one man was told, its your decision. and he made what he made.
I feel the same way.

[Overnite]

FYI... lets show XM that we appreciate them standing up for the boys so far... lets send off a second email telling them we appreciate them putting that up on the webpage and we HOPE they continue to support O&A...

IT IS TIME FOR A SECOND ROUND OF EMAILS FROM EVERYONE!!!!


Just sent mine.

[Jerry1]

To be honest, XM had the boys apologize probably to head off bad PR. By having them apologize, both the boys and XM look better. And the apologies were toward the "public officials" metioned, not really the special interest groups. At least apologizing to the actual people mentioned, it actually made them look good. The boys have even said that if Imus had to apologize to anyone, it was to the Rutger's Women's Basketball team and nobody else. To be honest, they look alot less hypocritical in my eyes. If they didn't say anything, everyone would wonder why aren't they saying anything which would fuel speculation in the media which would only snowball the situation. And if it does snowball, it would most certainly lead to the end of the O&A show.
XM did the right thing, nipping it in the bud just as it hit the news this morning. And there is no talk or speculation from the XM camp about firing the boys. Thankfully, it's a weekend so the boys won't be saying anything to fuel it and they'll be much more going on than this by monday. By Monday, hopefully, this should subside or at least begin to subside.
As for the merger, that's a year away if it will happen at all. There's alot more than just this incident standing in the way of the merger. This will be just a speck compared to the monopoly laws and stuff like that.

[mendozathejew]

good points jerry.

can anyone think of any advocacy groups or special interest groups that are mobilizing over the weekend? the Imus thing was something of a perfect storm like alot of people said. I just cant think of who is going to make noise next week.

it would help if we knew

[ASSMAN]

http://www.xmradio.com/

ron and fez are now where O&A used to be. does this mean something?

[DonTheTrucker]

Yes. Ron and Fez are moving to mornings and O&A will be doing overnights on XM 169.

[Barbwire Mike]

WAY TO PUT MORE PRESSURE ON POOR FEZZIE XM!! http://www.lethalwrestling.com/upload/fist4su.gif

[BaLZaC~308]

I am almost positive this is the 5th thread on this exact topic....



I know ploppy made one, and he wasnt the first

[O&Anonymous]

prob doesn't. on the xm site, you'll also find this from xm. looks like their covering their butts a bit.


<As a company, XM provides customers with tools to control what they listen to on XM. The Opie & Anthony Show appears on one of our explicit language channels (XL) which is clearly noted on the radio display and all our printed material. We also frequently mention on our explicit language channels that the content may be inappropriate for certain listeners, and that our service also provides our subscribers with the ability to 'block' channels that feature this type of content. >

[SwimConnerSwim]

O&A are still listed in the talk channel page. Front page was probably just being changed around.

[Warren]

prob doesn't. on the xm site, you'll also find this from xm. looks like their covering their butts a bit.


<As a company, XM provides customers with tools to control what they listen to on XM. The Opie & Anthony Show appears on one of our explicit language channels (XL) which is clearly noted on the radio display and all our printed material. We also frequently mention on our explicit language channels that the content may be inappropriate for certain listeners, and that our service also provides our subscribers with the ability to 'block' channels that feature this type of content. >


Also you have to pay for XM so its your fault if you hear it

[Jack Donovan]

The ironic thing is that Ron has made plenty of **** jokes. Even Fez tried his hand at making **** funny last year.

[mascan42]

To be honest, XM had the boys apologize probably to head off bad PR. By having them apologize, both the boys and XM look better. And the apologies were toward the "public officials" metioned, not really the special interest groups. At least apologizing to the actual people mentioned, it actually made them look good. The boys have even said that if Imus had to apologize to anyone, it was to the Rutger's Women's Basketball team and nobody else. To be honest, they look alot less hypocritical in my eyes. If they didn't say anything, everyone would wonder why aren't they saying anything which would fuel speculation in the media which would only snowball the situation. And if it does snowball, it would most certainly lead to the end of the O&A show.
XM did the right thing, nipping it in the bud just as it hit the news this morning. And there is no talk or speculation from the XM camp about firing the boys. Thankfully, it's a weekend so the boys won't be saying anything to fuel it and they'll be much more going on than this by monday. By Monday, hopefully, this should subside or at least begin to subside.
As for the merger, that's a year away if it will happen at all. There's alot more than just this incident standing in the way of the merger. This will be just a speck compared to the monopoly laws and stuff like that.
Exactly. That way, the first story most people read about it was that O&A had apologized, thus then defusing most of the furor.

[Jims Rottweiler]

FYI... lets show XM that we appreciate them standing up for the boys so far... lets send off a second email telling them we appreciate them putting that up on the webpage and we HOPE they continue to support O&A...

IT IS TIME FOR A SECOND ROUND OF EMAILS FROM EVERYONE!!!!
Yes, exaclty. BTW, good find, BAM. And Bravo, XM.

[shittingmidget]

New wave of emails from my 15 accounts have been sent.

[Jimbo929]

Mine has been sent

[greg1022b]

i've been giving them more of a constant stream of emails this weekend, rather than 2 rounds :D

[jclintsma]

sent

[madbam]

Cock meat....nuthin but Cockkkkkk Meeeat

[jp_in_hou]

I will have to pull yesterday's Houston Chronicle (shitrag of a newspaper) back out. I could have sworn they printed the standard AP story but at the end it called for XM to "do the right thing and fire the duo". It was such a BS story it didn't even have a by line.

[PorchMonkey4Life]

Cock meat....nuthin but Cockkkkkk Meeeat
no silly... thats what we send if XM ever was to cancel O&A...

right now we just send a simple "thank you" email...

no cockmeat... anything but cockmeat...

[greg1022b]

no silly... thats what we send if XM ever was to cancel O&A......................[/I]
literally, not just pictures



/no homo