The public is outraged after a New York radio station placed at least 75 offensive billboards within a 50-mile radius of the Big Apple. At least two sponsors have pulled their ads.
“K-Rock has put billboards in the tri-state area that basically have naked women with bare backs,” said Len Deo, president of the New Jersey Family Policy Council. “And these billboards are on roads where young children and families are seeing them. We got a number of complaints from our constituents and immediately went to action."
In response, Deo said, a "number of the advertisers" pulled their advertising. On its Web site, K-Rock said the billboards are about to come down.
Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community Values, has been successful in getting offensive billboards in Cincinnati removed.
“We went to City Council, and we said, 'We want you to stop allowing outdoor advertising,' " he said. "And that made a big difference. They came to the table and they wanted to negotiate.”
