National radio show incites drivers to be violent to cyclist

topic posted Tue, July 18, 2006 - 11:15 AM by  A'damn
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First off this is not a censorship issue. The airwaves are public and we own them.

On the July the 13th nationally syndicated radio show host PK of the Playhouse made repeated request for his listeners (18 26 males) to perform acts of violence to cyclist while driving. Mysteriously, the Internet archive of the show has been removed and the radio station is not making it available to us to give to the FCC. Here in Portland, Oregon there has been an increase of drivers harassing cyclists since the broadcast.

My request is for you to visit the following web site that has sound bites of a show I recorded and edited.

web.pdx.edu/~jasun/haters/

Upon reviewing the above website please leave the general manager Tim McNamara a message at 503-243-7595, extension 216.

Most vital please fill out an FCC complaint form at:

www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html

for the F-Bomb dropped on Monday July the 17th at approximately 6:00AM.

The reason for this is that if a massive amount of complaints, which MySpace can do, are lodged against Jammin 95.5 the FM license can be striped from them and made available for the local college and high school to provide Portland with a city wide FM alternative to corporate media control.

Please repost to the world.
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A'damn
Portland
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  • This is BULLSH*T!!!!

    I filed my claim with the FCC and will make my call during my next break. I have words for this man.
    • You could always send him hate mail also, as a matter of fact I'm sure you could find his adress and plaster his house with flyers saying that he wishes death upon cyclist throughout the PDX area. is that too far overboard?
      • could be a little too far, at this point. If within the next 5 days a fellow cyclist is harmed by any driver, I would make the connection back to PK.
        Ive always hated that SOB. he is on comcast cable access and makes me sick. Never would I listen to a main stream, commercialized radio station anyway, or support them in any way, but when I heard about this, I just HAD to take the time to make my voice heard.
        This IS unacceptable and he needs to be terminated!!!!!!!!!!!
        • Yea hafter having to listen to them ofr a few years because of my ex I actually didn't really mind him or the show but as of late he has gotten a little out of hand in some ways and this shows it. I caught the show on cable also and it really turned me off of the whole thing. I never listen to the radio except for what little listed earlier.
        • After making the complaint call and actually hearing BOTH sides to the WHOLE story, I can relate with where PK is coming from.

          1 point here is that cyclists MUST also obey ALL road rules as all drivers should.
          Just because I ride a bike to work everyday doesnt mean I can run through that traffic light, or blow through a stop sign, or even turn without signalling.
          Final point - if you dont obey the rules, you pay the price. I signal all my turns, I stop at all stops, I ride respectfully.

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