KINGSBURG, Calif. (AP) - A Central Valley radio station that once broadcast Christian music, sermons and Bible stories was edged out by a new format centered on sex.
"Porn Radio" has replaced the religious radio format at KFYE-FM. The station was sold earlier this month and now promotes "all sex radio, all the time," by way of songs with suggestive titles and lyrics.
The playlist includes "Why Don't We Do It in the Road" by The Beatles, "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye and "Nasty" by Janet Jackson. Tamer songs are heated up by adding recorded moans and groans.
"It would appear this is another of those promotions that are simply designed to create controversy," said longtime Fresno radio personality Ed Beckman. "This format belongs on Sirius or XM, not on over-the-air."
The station tries not to cross the line, said owner Jerry Clifton.
