License revocation sought over Stern remarks; Hispanic group says FCC should pull Greater Media's license for KLSX in wake of Selena comments. (Howard Stern, Selena Quintanilla Perez)

Broadcasting & Cable, October, 1995 by McConnell, Chris

Hispanic group says FCC should pull Greater Media's license for KLSX in wake of Selena comments The National Hispanic Media Coalition is not accepting Howard Stern's apology. The group last week asked the FCC to yank the license of Greater Media's KLSX(FM) Los Angeles on indecency grounds.

The coalition cites Stem's April comments about Selena Quintanilla Perez, the Grammy Award-winning signer who was shot and killed March 31. Following the shooting, Stem played Selena's music with added gunshot sounds and made several comments about the singer that the coalition says went "far beyond the boundaries of contemporary community standards." "The time has come to shut the door on rampant indecency by putting all licensees on notice that they risk the...

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