SFist: KRON-4 Having Trouble With Pride Parade Broadcast Due to Fucking FCC

Ben Lin

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:00:52 -0800

Do you think KRON4 will renew their FCC Licence after this year? Let me know.

Fiddler

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:57:56 -0800

In the midwest, a mother created a stink around Harry Potter books in schools as being coercive to the "dark forces" of witchery and sorcery and that they should be banned and burned. It only takes one zealot to complain to shut the whole thing down, but hundreds of petitions to keep it going. So much for checks and BALANCES. Are you really surprised there wouldn't be zealots with penile-phobia? [Mother] "Dirty dirty penis, don't touch that son, it must be scrubbed clean." [Son] "Damn that feels good. Hmmmmmm......"

Akit

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:29:43 -0800

I think you've misinterpreted my statement. I don't have a problem with the first amendment, but I just think that KRON's quality of programming is just going downhill. I think it would be great if they could broadcast the Pride Parade on normal broadcast TV. Just a month ago, a Chron writer that reviewed the TV networks replied to my e-mail and said that M.N.TV is "not even a network." Do you watch their news broadcasts? I am amazed that I find typos in their broadcasts and the quality of their VJ stuff is just hitting rock bottom. No wonder why Vic Lee and Wendy Tokuda jumped ship.

Mark Jeffries

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:24:44 -0800

Akit: What's your problem with the First Amendment? And wouldn't conventional wisdom indicate that gays might embrace the MyTV novelas (which will be gone by the fall, at any rate) for their camp value? C'mon, Morgan Fairchild, for Chrissakes!

Akit

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:37:28 -0800

Hasn't KRON been going down the toilet ever since they lost their NBC affiliation? I think it got even worse after they hooked up that "My Network TV" material that now promotes violence, sex, and cheap soap operas.

MattyMatt

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:42:18 -0800

Oh GOD. This is not going to turn into an argument about whether or not homosexuality is moral; we've all clearly made up our minds on that topic already, and a debate in the comments of some blog isn't going to fix anything.

Kenneth

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:36:15 -0800

*Oh yes, what's your opinion of African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, Jews, women and lesbians--as if we didn't already know?* This is what is known in logic as a RED HERRING Are you trying to equate the racist judgment of African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, and Jews with the moral judgement of homosexuals? I think that you are mixing apples with your oranges. Racists judge people based solely upon the color of their skin. A person objecting to homosexuality on moral grounds is objecting to the behavior of the person engaging in homosexual acts. These two types of judgments are not analogous. Most people agree that it is unfair and wrong to judge a person simply because they have a particular skin tone. But we consistently judge people by their actions or behavior. For example, if a man engages in sexual relations with an underage female, our society has deemed that this act is unacceptable and therefore we judge this man in a negative manner. This is the type of judgement that applies to homosexuals (i.e. judgement based upon behavior).

The Default Attorney

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:45:03 -0800

Applying community standards, which are, by definition local, to the SF pride parade as shown by a local affiliate, I would REQUIRE nudity and loud and obnoxious gay PDAs.

Gregory Bacon

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:14:51 -0800

Are you talking about the mythical spotted-dick Matt?

MattyMatt

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:32:30 -0800

It's true, dicks can be found just about anywhere. In fact, I think we just spotted one leaving a comment.

chris darknell

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:11:35 -0800

mattymat, If you are so interested in seeing dicks, just go to the parade yourself. Or you can just look in the mirror if you are feeling lazy. Silly boy, dicks are for chicks.

Mark Jeffries

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:57:29 -0800

Kenneth: Do you have documented proof that KRON has shown penises and foreskins on past Pride parade telecasts? Have you even been to a Pride parade or watched KRON's telecasts in the past? How do you know that it's a "tribal event?" Or are you just a raging homophobe? Oh yes, what's your opinion of African-Americans, Latinos, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, Jews, women and lesbians--as if we didn't already know?

Kenneth

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:03:13 -0800

Its all about Freedom and Rights. You have the FREEDOM to show your skinny little penis in the foggy air and KRON has the RIGHT to believe it is in their best interest to not display your foreskin live. Rather than piss and moan about it, you should be glad they are covering your event at all! They have the RIGHT to totally ignore your parade. They, as broadcasters, daily make several decisions about which events and activities they will cover and the manner they will present them to their viewers. Other media do the same. Are you going to drop into a whine because National Geographic is not covering your tribal event? True, they (KRON)do not want challenges to their license, but prudish zealots have just as many RIGHTS to have their opinions heard as do you. Relegating TV coverage of your primal activities is not a threat to your FREEDOM. Is there a reason your parade should be covered more extensively than the annual Pet Parade? Keep in mind, our system of checks and balances does actually work, and generally to everyone's benefit.

mariconsoy

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:59:23 -0800

Only in America if you have a film where a woman's breast is slashed you get a PG-13 rating, but if she's getting her breast kissed you get R or NC-17. Quote from Jack Nicholson. The FCC would pretty much like to use small H- bombs on the TV distribution transmitters in SF, and just not have to worry anymore. Actually they would prefer to nuke the entire city with a neutrino bomb to eliminate all the pinko commie fags, leftie democrats and other undesirables.

At odds

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:47:41 -0800

The nature of the parade. which had a political agenda and was a threat and influential is now all about consumption of product$, tm, so it should be banned for irrelevancy but not 'cause some Gertie got her christian offended when she fantasized about herself, about shoving that rosary up there in the netherbits..

Elizabeth

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:49:48 -0800

Remember the Onion article "Gay-Pride Parade Sets Mainstream Acceptance Of Gays Back 50 Years"?

Lisa

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:24:07 -0800

All the press I've seen on this says it will air on Channel 99 on Comcast in SF, however there *is* no channel 99 on Comcast in SF. Not that I can find, anyway.

Mike

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:54:45 -0800

@Dave, there is usually some nudity at the pride parade. Some seem to find that a terrible thing.

Anonymous

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:41:24 -0800

Damn tyranny of the minority. What's really awful is that those folks (who make a big stink whenever something even remotely "objectionable" makes it to air) know they hold the power. They know the moral climate favors them and that they'll get their way, which is why they do what they do. By the way, if anyone was traumatized for life by my use of the word "damn", I sincerely apologize. I realize the children are our future.

andrew

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:26:18 -0800

Are those of us on DirecTV out of luck?

Dave

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:22:36 -0800

What could anybody possibly find offensive at the Pride Parade?? Would somebody give me just one example of an off color float or person, or an inappropriate costume?

Mike

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:14:19 -0800

Gee, I once saw an athlete drop his shorts (in the background) during a locker room interview on TV. It must have been 25 or 30 years ago, but I am still traumatized by the horrible experience of seeing a blurry penis on TV. That must be why I turned out to be gay! I really need the government to protect me from the real world. ]]>

not ed jew

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:11:38 -0800

Hugo Chavez refuses to renew TV license in Venezuela => OMG teh new Hitler! FCC refuses to renew TV license in the US => yawn..

Suz

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:51:34 -0800

A perfectly good example of why so many folks I know no longer watch much TV... don't get me wrong, they still watch TV *shows* but they do it on itunes or DVD or other means... all of the content with half the bs.