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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACTS:  March  18,  2004  Janice  Wise  at  (202)  418-  7450 


 FCC  AFFIRMS  FORFEITURE  AGAINST  INFINITY  FOR  VIOLATION  OF  INDECENCY  RULE 
 Washington,  D.  C.  -The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  released  a  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  affirming  a  $7,000  forfeiture  penalty  against  Infinity  Broadcasting 
 Operations,  Inc.  for  willfully  broadcasting  indecent  material  over  Station  WLLD(  FM),  Holmes  Beach,  Florida. 


 The  Commission  agreed  with  the  Enforcement  Bureau  that  the  station’s  presentation  of  a  live  rap/  hip-  hop  concert,  “The  Last  Damn  Show,”  included  patently  offensive  references  to  oral  sex, 
 as  well  as  other  objectionable  material.  The  Commission  rejected  Infinity’s  arguments  about  the  sexual  nature  of  the  material,  as  well  as  its  arguments  about  the  constitutionality  of  the 
 Commission’s  indecency  standards. 
 Action  by  the  Commission,  March  4,  2004,  by  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  (FCC  04-  48).  Chairman  Powell;  Commissioner  Abernathy;  Commissioner  Copps  dissenting  and  issuing  a 
 statement;  Commissioner  Martin  concurring  and  issuing  a  statement;  Commissioner  Adelstein  issuing  a  statement. 


 Enforcement  Bureau  contacts:  Janice  Wise  and  Lisa  Fowlkes  at  (202)  418-  7450. 
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