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===Indecency zero tolerance===
During the nationwide crackdown on indecent material following the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004]], Clear Channel launched a "self-policing" effort, and declared that there would be no "indecent" material allowed on the air.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> This led to the company's dismissal of several of their own employees, including popular and high-profile hosts in a number of cities. There were protests from free-speech advocates. During the same period, [[Howard Stern]] was dropped from six Clear Channel-owned stations in Florida, California, Pennsylvania, New York and Kentucky. By mid-year, rival [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]] (through radio division [[CBS Radio|Infinity Broadcasting]], and the original Viacom, not the [[Viacom (2005–2019)|second one]]) brought Stern's show back to those six markets. In June 2004, Viacom/Infinity Broadcasting Inc./One Twelve Inc. filed a $10&nbsp;million lawsuit against Clear Channel for breaking of contracts and non-payment of licensing fees due to the dropping of Stern's show. (Viacom was Howard Stern's employer at the time, though he has since moved to [[Sirius XM|Sirius XM Satellite Radio]].) The following July, Clear Channel filed a countersuit of $3&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-02-25-clearchannel-decency_x.htm?csp=34 |work=USA Today |title=Clear Channel adopts 'zero-tolerance' indecency policy |date=February 25, 2004 |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016060125/http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-02-25-clearchannel-decency_x.htm?csp=34 |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>