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NEW YORK The Federal Communications Commission has upheld indecency findings issued in March for two cases, but tossed out the findings for two others.
Profanities uttered by participants during the 2002 and 2003 broadcasts of the Billboard Music Awards were found to be “indecent and profane.” In contrast, the FCC found that the broadcast of the “s-word” during The Early Show was neither indecent nor profane because it occurred during news programming. As for the indecency complaint against NYPD Blue episodes, the FCC dismissed the charges on procedural grounds.
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