The FCC fined 45 ABC affiliates$1.24 million total for airing a F...
The FCC fined 45 ABC affiliates$1.24 million total for airing a Feb. 25, 2003, episode of NYPD Blue that showed a woman’s buttocks, said a forfeiture order approved 5-0 and released late Tuesday. The stations have until Thursday to…
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pay the fine, an unusually short time. Stations usually get 30 days to pay indecency penalties. FCC and industry officials attributed the deadline to a five-year statute of limitations. Commissioners approved the forfeiture order quickly also to get in under the wire, commission officials said. The order was circulated late Friday by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, they said. The FCC has until Feb. 25 to find a U.S. Attorney to sue any stations that don’t pay the fine, industry lawyers have said (CD Jan 29 p1).