Opie and Anthony are back, and CBS Radio is allowing you to listen to them online for free.

They've got the Catholic League's blessing. (Via Ramesh Ponnuru
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And they're still uncensored on XM Radio.

It's unlikely they'll do worse than David Lee Roth.

So why does it feel like an experiment doomed to fail?

The CBS, terrestrial radio listeners won't get the full-blown O&A. The XM listeners might still believe they're paying for programming others get for free. And CBS will still have to censor their morning drive hosts as much, or more, than they had to censor Howard Stern.

In any event, as of Friday CBS Radio management still appeared somewhat clueless.

MORE: Here's the official announcement.