Editing 2000s (section)

=== Radio ===
The 2000s saw a decrease in the popularity of radio as more listeners starting using MP3 players in their cars to customize driving music. [[Satellite radio]] receivers started selling at a much higher rate, which allowed listeners to pay a subscription fee for thousands of ad-free stations. [[Clear Channel Communications]] was the largest provider of radio entertainment in the United States with over 900 stations nationwide. Many radio stations began [[streaming media|streaming]] their content over the Internet, allowing a market expansion beyond the reaches of a [[radio transmitter]].

During the 2000s, [[FM radio]] faced its toughest competition ever for [[In car entertainment|in-car entertainment]]. [[iPod]], satellite radio, and [[HD radio]] were all new options for commuters. [[CD player]]s had a steady decline in popularity throughout the 2000s but stayed prevalent in most vehicles, while [[cassette tapes]] became virtually obsolete.
* August 27, 2001 – [[WQHT|Hot 97]] shock jock Star (real name Troi Torain) was suspended indefinitely for mocking R&B singer [[Aaliyah]]'s death on the air. by playing a tape of a woman screaming while a crash is heard in the background. Close to 32,000 people signed a "No More Star" online petition.<ref>{{cite news |title=STAR FALLS FASTER AFTER AALIYAH 'JOKE' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/star-falls-faster-aaliyah-joke-article-1.929910 |work=New York Daily News |access-date=February 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219174942/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/star-falls-faster-aaliyah-joke-article-1.929910 |archive-date=December 19, 2013}}</ref>
* In a 2008 edition of his (American) radio show, [[John Gibson (political commentator)|John Gibson]] commented on Australian actor [[Heath Ledger]]'s death the day before. He opened the segment with funeral music and played a clip of [[Jake Gyllenhaal]]'s famous line "I wish I knew how to quit you" from Ledger's film ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''; he then said "Well, I guess he found out how to quit ''you''." Among other remarks, Gibson called Ledger a "weirdo" with "a serious drug problem".<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/23/fox-host-john-gibson-mock_n_82962.html "Fox Host John Gibson Mocks Heath Ledger's Death"] ''[[Huffington Post]]''. January 23, 2008. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213064300/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/23/fox-host-john-gibson-mock_n_82962.html|date=December 13, 2009 }}</ref> The next day, he addressed outcry over his remarks by saying that they were in the context of jokes he had been making for months about ''Brokeback Mountain'', and that "There's no point in passing up a good joke."<ref>''The John Gibson Show'', Fox News Radio, January 25, 2008.</ref> Gibson later apologized on his television and radio shows.<ref>''The Big Story'', [[Fox News]], January 24, 2008</ref><ref>''The John Gibson Show'', [[Fox News Radio]], January 24, 2008</ref>