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F.C.C. Upholds Indecency Fine Against Seattle Radio Show

Dateline: 05/14/04

By Corey Deitz, About.com

Today, the Federal Communications Commission rejected a claim by Entercom Communications on behalf of one of its stations, KNDD-FM, Seattle, Washington.

Entercom sought review of a proposed penalty of $12,000 for willful and repeated broadcasts of indecent material during the "Andy Savage Show"

The Commission’s Enforcement Bureau had imposed the $12,000 forfeiture after rejecting Entercom’s arguments that the material at issue did not meet the indecency definition, and that the Commission’s indecency definition is unconstitutional.

Entercom then filed the Application for Review, requesting that the Commission rescind the forfeiture, based upon these same arguments.

The Commission affirmed the Bureau’s decision in all respects.

- portions from an F.C.C. Press Release

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