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August 19, 2002
"OPIE AND ANTHONY'S" ST. PAT'S SEX STUNT MET WITH OUTRAGE BY FCC
Michael Copps, Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, issued a statement today on the live sex act that occurred in St. Patrick's Cathedral on August 15 and was broadcast live by an WNEW employee on the "Opie and Anthony" radio show. Copps used strong language in responding to complaints against the station; the Catholic League contacted the FCC on August 16 and sent a copy of the tape of the show to FCC officials today.
Copps said he expects "this complaint to be on the fast-track at the Commission." Indeed, he said, "If these complaints and press accounts prove true, this Commission should consider the strongest enforcement action possible against this station, up to and including revocation of the station's license."
Catholic League president William Donohue commented as follows:
"We are delighted with the response by FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. We trust that the Enforcement Bureau of the FCC will act just as responsibly.
"There is more to this story than what has appeared in news reports. We have transcribed a copy of the tape and what we found mirrors almost exactly the kind of hate-filled response directed at the Catholic League on our website's feedback section: in both instances, slanderous and obscene comments were made about Catholic priests. The dialogue on the `Opie and Anthony' show demonstrates that the sex stunt was deliberately designed to offend Catholics. Similarly, the comments we received on our feedback section also proves the malicious nature of contemporary anti-Catholicism. We are not dealing with reason-we are dealing with hate.
"Nothing would make us happier than for WNEW's license to be revoked. We hope the FCC throws the book at them."
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August 16, 2002
ST. PAT'S SEX ROMP AIRED ON RADIO; FCC COMPLAINT FILED
Yesterday, New York City Police arrested a man and a woman for having sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral. Also arrested was Paul Mercurio; he provided a detailed description of the sex act on the "Opie and Anthony" radio show. The WNEW radio show (an Infinity Broadcasting outlet) offers a prize to the couple having sex in the riskiest location in New York. The cathedral was packed with parishioners because August 15 is a holy day of obligation for Catholics-the Feast of the Assumption.
Catholic League president William Donohue explained the league's response to this incident:
"We are filing a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking that Infinity Broadcasting Operations, Inc. be fined and that the license of WNEW be revoked. On June 7, 2002, the FCC fined Infinity Broadcasting Operations $21,000 for airing three patently indecent `Opie and Anthony' shows. That this show would strike again-so soon after being fined-demonstrates an incredible arrogance and pattern of irresponsibility. This explains why we are asking for the revocation of the WNEW license.
"It could be argued that this offense meets the requirements of a hate crime. But the Catholic League has long objected to the politicized nature of this statute and therefore will not seek it as a remedy. What we will do, however, is press our case before the FCC seeking the maximum penalties for this assault on human decency. Not only was a crime committed-this stunt was a textbook case of how obscenity and blasphemy track each other. It also speaks volumes about the moral delinquency of WNEW officials."
http://www.catholicleague.org/02press_releases/pr0302.htm#"OPIE%20AND%20ANTHONY'S"%20ST.%20PAT'S%20SEX%20STUNT%20MET%20WITH%20OUTRAG E%20BY%20FCC
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