FCC indecency enforcement should be major topic of confirmation h...
FCC indecency enforcement should be major topic of confirmation hearings for new Commission nominees, Morality in Media said in letter to members of Congress. Group also said other Senate and House hearings should be held on issue, particularly since…
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TV stations “might as well have diplomatic immunity” on indecency complaints. It said no TV station had been fined in 20 years, and even radio station fines for indecency were rare: “It would appear that the FCC issues just enough [fines] relating to indecent radio broadcasts to deflect most criticism, but never enough in numbers and in amounts to deter indecent programming.”