Here’s news of an Imus-like situation in Alaska where two radio disc jockeys have been suspended for comments derogatory toward Native Alaskan women.

By Imus-like, I don’t mean that the comment was derogatory (which it was). I mean it’s another example where employees are doing exactly what they are being paid to do, and it’s only when a listener complains that management takes a holier-than-now attitude toward behavior that was never challenged before:

The Fox is the third most-popular morning drive-time radio show in Anchorage among men age 25-54, according to Arbitron ratings from fall 2007. The station plays metal-infused classic rock. The station clearly targets men, though women call in on occasion. The morning talk is laden with innuendo, crude humor and porn references. The station’s Web site features a “Babe page” with galleries of scantily-clad models spraying each other with garden hoses and straddling guitars. The site’s motto is “Surfing the Web with one free hand.”Gary Donovan, a local market manager with Clear Channel, wouldn’t give Woody and Wilcox’s first names, referring to them only by their radio handles. The pair — whose real names, according to the Associated Press, are Greg Wood and Chris Wilcox — came to Alaska from San Diego, where they worked for KPLN-FM. Howard Stern’s national program replaced them in 2004, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times. Donovan said the station may be re-examining other things aside from the show, like its Web site. However, he doesn’t consider Woody and Wilcox generally offensive. “We’ve never viewed them as being shock jocks,” he said. “This was out of character for them, which is what makes it frustrating.”

Yes, totally out of character.