Sexy show attracts students, but irritates local U. alumni

Tuning in to 106.1 FM any weeknight, listeners might hear people discussing their sexual fondness for household pets. Or they might hear the host, Judy Kuriansky, advise a female caller on the best techniques for achieving orgasm during masturbation. Then again, they might eavesdrop on a lonely housewife whose husband is having a homosexual affair with her brother. Eagle 106's late night sex advice call-in show Lovephones has, sexually speaking, something for everyone and has been quite a hit since its arrival on the Philadelphia airwaves several months ago. For some students in the Speakman dorm in the Quadrangle, Lovephones has become something of a dorm favorite. "It was kind of a dorm thing," Wharton freshman Abby Silverman said. "We'd all get together and listen to the show." The show, which originates in New York City, features calls from people seeking sexual advice on everything from how to prevent premature ejaculation during oral sex to how to handle a partner who passes gas during intercourse. But not everybody finds this kind of thing amusing. University graduate George Limbach and his wife, Mimi, are leading a group of concerned parents who object to the show's explicit descriptions of sexual matters. "I once heard Dr. Judy ask a 13-year-old girl who had oral sex with her boyfriend how his semen had tasted," said Mimi Limbach. "Stuff like that is simply irresponsible, sensationalist trash -- it's like an X-rated movie broadcast over the public airwaves." The Narberth couple has already organized several demonstrations outside the station's Bala Cynwyd headquarters and said yesterday they are contacting parents, schools and advertisers in an effort to get the show off the air in Philadelphia. So far, they have succeeded in getting the Federal Communications Commission to force Eagle 106 to push the show's start time back two hours, from 10 p.m. to midnight. Mimi Limbach says that is not enough. "It would be hypocritical for us to say it's OK for them to simply broadcast it later," she said. "We want the show off the air." Eagle 106 officials last night said the show would continue following FCC regulations and they have no plans to remove the show from the airwaves. Meanwhile, the show continues to be a hit with Speakman residents and many others in the Philadelphia area. Wharton freshman Jason Wood is one fan of the show who does not feel the concern over Lovephones is warranted. "It's awesome," he said. "If you're offended, you shouldn't listen, and if you're worried about your kids, you should have enough control over them, you should be able to stop them."