The Province
THE WORLD
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
WORLD IN BRIEF
FM Station Slapped With $240K Fine
ALBANY, N.Y. - A New York City radio station has agreed to stop its "SMACKFEST" promotion, in which women slapped each other for prizes, state Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer announced yesterday.
WQHT Hot 97 agreed in a settlement to pay $240K USD, which ='d the maximum fine it faced.
Spitzer said the station held 24 SMACKFEST contests. Young women took turns "violently" slapping each other for concert tickets & as much as $5K in cash. Images of the slapping ran on the station's website.
A station statement noted that "IT WAS NOT OUR FINEST HOUR."
DOH!!!
Okay "if" I could choose the "biatch" that I could slap **tee hee** I'd win the $5K 1st try... Okay right, polictically correct these days
Carlotta
THE WORLD
Tuesday, August 9, 2005
WORLD IN BRIEF
FM Station Slapped With $240K Fine
ALBANY, N.Y. - A New York City radio station has agreed to stop its "SMACKFEST" promotion, in which women slapped each other for prizes, state Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer announced yesterday.
WQHT Hot 97 agreed in a settlement to pay $240K USD, which ='d the maximum fine it faced.
Spitzer said the station held 24 SMACKFEST contests. Young women took turns "violently" slapping each other for concert tickets & as much as $5K in cash. Images of the slapping ran on the station's website.
A station statement noted that "IT WAS NOT OUR FINEST HOUR."
DOH!!!
Okay "if" I could choose the "biatch" that I could slap **tee hee** I'd win the $5K 1st try... Okay right, polictically correct these days
Carlotta
