Clear Channel's comments:
http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporat...0408_Stern.pdf
They sound somewhat familiar to what I've posted above.
I didn't read it before posting above -- but I do have a reasonable read on the climate in the broadcasting world.
Frankly, with the possibility of either candidate winning in November, Clear Channel would be crazy to succumb (sp?) to political pressure from either side at this point in time in my opinion.
I think they are reacting to the possibility of losing some of their licenses -- which is what makes them money. If you aren't on the air, you don't make a cent.
They were also called to appear and testify before Congress earlier in the year. Not the FCC, but the always impartial (choke!) Congress.
These executives are bowing to the pressure of the government, who, if you hadn't noticed, is bowing more and more to the religious right. They also are a Texas based company (San Antonio), so they don't sit in the most liberal of landscapes.
But, again in my opinion, the biggest factor is the fact that the law is suddenly being enforced and, for the survival of their company, they have to comply.