Guest 1:35, it is not ludicrious, it is the way the business works. Listen to his show and tell me how many national sponsors are advertising?   

Clear Channel, nor any corporation, can afford to pay those kind of fines and be responsible to their stockholders.

I hate to drift, but there was another "error" posted by an anonymous guest at 1:43. I hate to defend Clear Channel, because they are a corporate evil that has ruined radio in this country, but that "list" that was mentioned is nothing more than an urban myth.   A list of "suggested" songs was put together by a few program directors and passed around. In the days following 9/11 there were songs that people thought might not be appropriate following the tragedy. There was no banishment, in fact several Clear Channel stations were playing songs on that list within days. It is common practice for broadcasters to THINK about their actions. While the list appears pretty stupid, I think you have to put yourself in their shoes and think about the time.