Editing Shock jock (section)

==Background==
The idea of an entertainer who breaks taboos or who is deliberately offensive is not a new one: [[Blue comedy|Blue comedians]] have existed throughout history; take, for example, offensive performers such as [[George Carlin]], [[Petronius]], [[Benny Bell]], [[Le Pétomane]], [[Redd Foxx]] and [[Lenny Bruce]]. [[Petey Greene]], who started broadcasting in 1966, has been called the original radio shock jock by some,<ref>[http://www.wdkkradio.com/the-legacy/petey-greene/ Radio's first shock jock: The Legacy Continues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718140608/http://www.wdkkradio.com/the-legacy/petey-greene/ |date=2012-07-18 }} WDKK</ref> although the term was not used until 1986, two years after Greene's death.<ref>{{cite web
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}}</ref> Greene was an influence on [[Howard Stern]], whose radio shows in the 1980s led to the first widespread use of the term "shock jock".

Shock jocks also tend to push the envelope of decency in their market, and they may appear to show a lack of regard for communications regulations (e.g., [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] rules in the U.S.) regarding content. However, nearly all American broadcasters have strict policies against content that is likely to draw indecency forfeitures, and air personalities are often contractually obligated to avoid broadcasting such content.

Many shock jocks have been fired as a result of such punishments as regulatory fines, loss of advertisers, or simply social and political outrage. On the other hand, it is also not uncommon for such broadcasters to be quickly rehired by another station or network. Shock jocks in the United States have been censored under additional pressure from the United States government since the introduction of the [[Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005]], which increased the fines on radio stations for violating decency guidelines by nearly 20 times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN00193:@@@D&summ2=1&|title=S.193 - 109th Congress (2005-2006): Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005|first=Brownback|last=Sam|date=15 June 2006|website=thomas.loc.gov|access-date=2 July 2012|archive-date=3 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703231519/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN00193:@@@D&summ2=1&|url-status=dead}}</ref>