FCC Says NYPD Blue Fines Will Stick

FCC SAYS NYPD BLUE FINES WILL STICK
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Late Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission issued a forfeiture order giving 40 ABC affiliates two days -- until Feb. 21 -- to pay their fine -- $27,500 apiece -- for airing a bare behind in an episode of NYPD Blue, but it cancelled the fines for about a dozen stations initially cited. In the process, the FCC reaffirmed its commitment to indecency regulation, saying that the "broadcast media continue to have a uniquely pervasive presence” in American life and remain "uniquely accessible to children."
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* FCC Order
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-55A1.doc