I have a problem with Hmong radio hosts

[andro]

It seems that most of the time, they don't even have all their facts and they are on air giving the story out already.  And sometimes, some of them cannot even translate properly from the newspaper that they are reading.  Like that couple that got stuck together.  It was on the radio like it was news and causing alarm to the elders.  Stories about crime gets exaggerated and the community gets misinformed. 

I think Hmong radio hosts need to be held to the same credibility and ethical standards as a journalist would--especially if they are on the air giving out news like they are one.   

[F-16]

I've said that for the longest time.  It seems the FCC never look into Hmong radios.

[Imposter]

FCC is meka dawb not hmong so i don't think they will seriously look into it.

[andro]

It doesn't have to be the FCC, but the local radio station that is allowing their airwaves to be used should have some responsibility to make sure that their hosts are not filling the air with false or incomplete information. 

Usually if a family member comes to ask or tell me about something, the first thing I ask is, "where did you hear that from?"  And if they say "the Hmong radio," it is deemed false until I could verify it from a credible source. 

[Reporter]

Andro, these Hmong radios you are talking about are internet phone conference centers. People sign up for an ID with a phone number to the center with a PIN and then they invite others to call in to chat. You can even start one for you and your family...if you want to make direct phone calling harder and more tedious.

Now, the internet providers of those conference centers do not control the contents of those conferences. They are not considered radios through the airwaves that are subject to FCC regulations. So each conference host must control his/her own conference.  And they do have the power to mute everyone or unmute everyone at will. It's just that they aren't all journalists and so they probably don't know the regulations and probably don't know what true journalism is.  One time one a friend told me about one. I called in and listened. The owner--close to your home there--she said one of the rules is that if any married person comes there and fakes a single status identity and flirts during the "xaiv txij nkawm" hour, that the radio will penalize that person 2.5K. She said they can track the caller down. She said they would track by calling the number the person uses and get to his/her family...

 

It doesn't have to be the FCC, but the local radio station that is allowing their airwaves to be used should have some responsibility to make sure that their hosts are not filling the air with false or incomplete information.  

Usually if a family member comes to ask or tell me about something, the first thing I ask is, "where did you hear that from?"  And if they say "the Hmong radio," it is deemed false until I could verify it from a credible source.  

[andro]

R: I'm talking about the actual radio on AM.  I don't listen to those phone conferences, too freaky for my standards.

[Feodore]

If you have a problem then file complaints.

[andro]

If you have a problem then file complaints.

I don't want to waste my time on that.  I just ignore their show.

[MISS-HMONG-LORD]

It seems that most of the time, they don't even have all their facts and they are on air giving the story out already.  And sometimes, some of them cannot even translate properly from the newspaper that they are reading.  Like that couple that got stuck together.  It was on the radio like it was news and causing alarm to the elders.  Stories about crime gets exaggerated and the community gets misinformed. 

I think Hmong radio hosts need to be held to the same credibility and ethical standards as a journalist would--especially if they are on the air giving out news like they are one.   

Hmong people need to get into the era of lawsuit, so we all can try to better ourself.  Andro, did you know that everyone who talks on the radio are being recorded?  It is required by the station and FCC.  If you know that a radio host is giving false information or slandering another person, you can sue the radio host, and radio facility.

Like all these fake insurance agent claiming to offer this and that but don't...or these medicine men claiming to be able to cure cancer and aids.

Hope this helps.

[andro]

Right.

You know, I was losing hope of the medical world in its inability to cure many ailments, especially cancers. But after listening to those Hmong radios, my hope has surged! There are so many products out there that can cure cancer! And they guarantee the outcomes! They have used them on some people before as proof, too!    It's just that there's confidentialit y so that I won't be able to verify anything. ... Of course, I haven't ordered any and I'm thinking they need to do better presentations. But there is hope out there!

Are you into those cure-all medicines, too?     Some people were sent to the ER after ingesting those  finger-looking plants.  That's exactly my point!  Many people go on the air unregulated, half of what they are saying are false, and they know that the majority of the listeners are people like our parents who do not know any better. 

[MISS-HMONG-LORD]

The you sue the crap out of them!!

[Reporter]

I did write "...Of course, I haven't ordered any..." Clear?

One time a chick came no about her medicines. I actually spoke and confronted her. She said I was skeptical just because I didn't know any better...lol.. ..I asked if she was a medical doctor and she said no...I asked if she had a medical doctor who told her exactly what to say and she said no, too...I told her to be careful in her words...the next thing I heard was a click...someon e said she had left the conference.

Are you into those cure-all medicines, too?    Some people were sent to the ER after ingesting those  finger-looking plants.  That's exactly my point!  Many people go on the air unregulated, half of what they are saying are false, and they know that the majority of the listeners are people like our parents who do not know any better.  

[MISS-HMONG-LORD]

A few have been sued. That's what I've heard. And that's understandable .

This goes out to all the other advertisements on the radio.  Chiropractors claiming they can cure high blood pressure, stroke, etc.  or life agent who misrepresent their company.  Radio host who's main job is to come on the radio so purely to get the opportunity to talk to other people's wife...what a crock of sh1t this is.

[MISS-HMONG-LORD]

no sh1t!!! listen to the radio host sometimes...yo u can spot a adulter easy.  When a man calls him, he'll answer the  guy in a manly tone while when a woman call in, he'll turn his sweet voice on and talk nicely to her. 

[andro]

I've never called into a radio before.  If I know the host, I text them instead while they are on the air.