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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  CONTACT:  Janice  Wise:  (202)  418-  8165 
 janice.  wise@  fcc.  gov  August  9,  2004 


 FCC  DENIES  COMPLAINTS  AGAINST  “WILL  AND  GRACE”  EPISODE 
 Washington,  D.  C.:  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  issued  a  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  denying  a  complaint  by  Americans  for  Decency  and  related  complaints 
 alleging  that  KSAZ  License,  Inc.,  the  licensee  of  Station  KSAZ(  TV),  Phoenix,  Arizona,  aired  indecent  material  contained  in  an  episode  of  the  “Will  and  Grace”  program. 


 The  Commission  concluded  that  the  episode  of  the  “Will  and  Grace”  program  was  not  sufficiently  explicit  or  graphic  to  be  indecent. 
 By  the  Commission:  Chairman  Powell,  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps,  Martin  and  Adelstein,  FCC  04-  197,  August  9,  2004. 
 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  Janice  Wise  or  Elizabeth  Valinoti  (202)  418-  7450 
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