NBC station refuses to air 'The Playboy Club'

Salt Lake City wants to put a black wrapper on NBC’s new drama series The Playboy Club.

The NBC affiliate in Utah announced on its Web site that it won't air the new drama series this fall. The decision “is based on the station’s long-term policy to screen programming for material which significant portions of our audience may find objectionable.” The station’s president and CEO Mark Willes said Playboy is not a match for the station’s brand. “The Playboy brand is known internationally. Everyone is clear what it stands for,” he said in a statement. “We want to be sure everyone is clear what the KSL brand stands for, which is completely inconsistent with the Playboy brand.” NBC insiders point out that the station is in a unique situation since its parent company Bonneville International is owned by the Church of The Latter-day Saints. The station’s executive said he'll work with NBC to find ways for the show to be seen in Salt Lake City “on another channel.”