VICEPRESIDENT OF NBC NEWS... TIM RUSSERT WAS 58 YEARS OLD. BACK TO OUR TOP STORY AND ONLY ON 12 TONIGHT ITS A NEW RADIO STATION THATS DOING A LOT OF EXPLICIT TALKING ILLEGALLY AND NOW THE COMMUNITY IS TALKING ABOUT 99 POINT 9 NEWS 12S LYNNSEY GARDNER CONTINUES HER EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION. TOM FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW 99 POINT 9S OWNER SAID HE WOULD MEET WITH US TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF AND FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW HE BACKED OUT AND SOME IN THE COMMUNITY ARE CRYING FOUL ITS RENAGADE RADIO RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR FM DIAL... THIS IS 99 POINT 9 YEAH ITS OFFICIAL, WERE UNDERGROUND. WE DONT HAVE A LICENSE. SLAP ME ON THE WRIST WRIST HE CALLS HIMSELF DJ SHORTDOG... HES OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE HES AIRING EXPLICIT CTENT AND THAT HAS SOME PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY...LIKE MARGO MCNAIR..UNHAPPY MCNAIR..UNHAPPY25.05NO I DONT THINK ITS RIGHT DO YOU? YOU? FOR MARGO THE LICENSE IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBURG MORE FRUSTRATING E STATIONHEAVY USE OF THE N WORD WORD28.00YOU SAY THE N WORD OVER YOUR NEWSCAST AND SEE IF AL SHARPTONS NOT DOWN HERE YELLING GET THEM OFF! WHAT DO YOU THINK? TRY IT AND SEE. SEE. BUT 99 POINT 9 DOESNT STOP THERE IN FACT EVERY WORD IN THE BOOK IS HEARD IN THE SONGS AND FROM THE DJS. DJS.37.34I THINK ITS DEGRADING I THINK ITS DEGRADING TO EVERYBODY AND I DONT WANT MY GRANDKIDS TO LISTEN TO IT. IT. BUT SOME LISTENERS DONT SEE THE PROBLEM PROBLEM18.49I THINK THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO TALK HOW THEY WANT TO TALK TALK21.59ITS HIP HOP FOR WHAT IT IS. ITS NOT STRIPPED DOWN FOR RADIO SALES SALESIAN HOUSTON ALSO DOESNT MIND THAT 99 POINT 9 IS A PIRATE STATION STATION22.56I DONT REALLY HA A PROBLEM WITH IT. NO ONE ELSE IS USING IT, WHY NOT LET THEM? THEM?BUT PEOPLE TRYING TO STOP THEM ARE SPEAKING UP LOUD AND CLEAR CLEAR32.48LETS SHOW SOME ACCOUNTABILITY. LETS SHOW SOME BACKBONE AND DO WHATS RIGHT FOR OUR KIDS KIDS28.13I THINK THE FCC IS WRONG AND THEYRE IN THE WRONG. I THINK THE DAY THEY CAME ON AND KNEW IT WAS ILLEGAL, SHUT THEM DOWN. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO INVESTIGATE? WHAT ARE THE INVESTIGATING? THE FCC TOLD THE SHERIFFS OFFICE THEYD BE DOWN TO INVESTIGATE THAT WAS THREE WEEKS AGO.SOME OF YOU HAVE EMAILED AND ASKED HOW TO CONTACT THE FC JUST GO TO WRDW DOT COM AND HIT THE FIND IT BUTTON AND WELL LINK YOU TO IT ITLYNNSEY..I UNDERSTAND THE STATION SAYS THEY ARE A COMMUNITY STATION THAT GIVES CHARITABLE DONATIONS? DONATIONS?YEAH THEY TOLD ME THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK BUT WHEN WE CALLED THE ORGANIZATION THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF 99 POINT 9.

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AIRDATE: 06-13-2008
TRANSCRIPT: vicepresident of nbc news... tim russert was 58 years old. back to our top story and only on 12 tonight its a new radio station thats doing a lot of explicit talking illegally and now the community is talking about 99 point 9 news 12s lynnsey gardner continues her exclusive investigation. investigation. tom for the second day in a row 99 point 9s owner said he would meet with us to explain himself and for the second day in a row he backed out and some in the community are crying foul its renagade radio right in the middle of your fm dial... this is 99 point 9 yeah its official, were underground. we dont have a license. slap me on the wrist wrist he calls himself dj shortdog... hes operating without a license hes airing explicit ctent and that has some people in the community...like margo mcnair..unhappy mcnair..unhappy25.05no i dont think its right do you? you? for margo the license is the tip of the iceburg more frustrating e stationheavy use of the n word word28.00you say the n word over your newscast and see if al sharptons not down here yelling get them off! what do you think? try it and see. see. but 99 point 9 doesnt stop there in fact every word in the book is heard in the songs and from the djs. djs.37.34i think its degrading i think its degrading to everybody and i dont want my grandkids to listen to it. it. but some listeners dont see the problem problem18.49i think they should be able to talk how they want to talk talk21.59its hip hop for what it is. its not stripped down for radio sales salesian houston also doesnt mind that 99 point 9 is a pirate station station22.56i dont really ha a problem with it. no one else is using it, why not let them? them?but people trying to stop them are speaking up loud and clear clear32.48lets show some accountability. lets show some backbone and do whats right for our kids kids28.13i think the fcc is wrong and theyre in the wrong. i think the day they came on and knew it was illegal, shut them down. why do they have to investigate? what are the investigating? the fcc told the sheriffs office theyd be down to investigate that was three weeks ago.some of you have emailed and asked how to contact the fc just go to wrdw dot com and hit the find it button and well link you to it itlynnsey..i understand the station says they are a community station that gives charitable donations? donations?yeah they told me they contribute to the golden harvest food bank but when we called the organization they had never heard of 99 point 9.