1. HOW THE EMPIRE OF THE AIR
BECAME PUBLIC PROFANITY:
Radio, Howard Stern & Satellite Airwaves

2.  Guglielmo Malcomi: Inventor/ entrepreneur
 David Sarnoff: Former President of RCA
 Edward HowardArmstrong: Invented FM
 Lee De Forest: Owned over 300 patents
Innovators of Radio

3.  KDKA in Pitt: in 1920 first station with regular
programming
 WBZ in Mass: in 1921, first licensed
 Radio Act of 1927: Mostly non-profit organizations
 Radio Act of 1934: created the FCC
- Regulate All Media
-Three Major Networks
Facts of Radio

4.  A medium of confident & instrumentalist visions
 Bridging the boundaries of class on an interpersonal
level
 A force of local & national unity & global power
 A language of enthusiasm & happiness
The president can deliver messages to every home
Radio Initial Objective

5.  In the 1970’s, DJ’s increasingly enhanced their
commentaries
Topless radio- “Shock Jock Era” of Radio:
- Deliberately aiming to outrage
- Insulting politicians & the public
- Discussing sex on the air
 By 1973, the FCC ousted the format
Pushing the Boundaries

6. Talking Radio: Indecency
 In 1995, Stern’s show
broadcasted in NYC
-Repeatedly using
profanity
 Mocked Selena after
death
 Had sex talk on the air

7.  In 2005, Howard Stern sign a $500 million contract with
Sirius Satellite Radio
The self proclaim “King of All Media”
 Indecency, profanity & outrageous sex talk
Satellite: Stern’s New Territory

8. “Broadcasting a radio show in the same manner as people
talk sitting down with family & friends on a bar or their
backyard”.
Conclusion