Broadcast rap.Broadcast Rap: The FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. announced that Viacom Inc. agreed to pay a record fine of $3.5 million to settle investigations of indecency by its CBS television network CBS Television Network Major U.S. broadcasting company and network. It began in 1928 as the Columbia Broadcasting System, a small radio network directed by William S. Paley. and other IV and radio divisions. The fine covers five pending cases involving Viacom's Infinity radio stations, and closes pending investigations into indecency charges against Howard Stern, "CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International : Miami" and "Big Brother." Viacom also agreed to implement a compliance plan to prevent future violations. The settlement is separate from the FCC's $550,000 fine against CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. for the Janet Jackson Super Bowl incident, which CBS has asked the commission to reconsider. |
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