All week there have been rumors that a $1.5 Million fine was coming down against Viacom this week from the FCC. Meanwhile, Howard’s ratings have exploded. Usually the all-news WINS station takes the #1 slot, but no longer.

Will this cause the FCC to reconsider it’s content regulation campaign?

Time will tell…
Here are Drudge’s unsourced figures:

HOWARD STERN TRIUMPHS IN NEW YORK CITY: BACK TO #1 AFTER INDECENCY FIGHT: ARBITRON ratings released this hour show badboy Howard Stern rocketing back to the top in New York City with a 7.2 share in 12+ listeners and a stunning 10.0 share in ages 25-54 [Up from a 5.9 12+ in the fall]… Stern, once again at the center of an indecency fight with the Feds, takes NYC morning drive for the first three months of the year, over all-news WINS [6.4 share], WABC’s CURTIS & KUBY [3.4 share] and WFAN’s Don Imus [2.6]…

Developing… HARD!