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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:  November  23,  2004  Suzanne  Tetreault  (202)  418-  7450 
 suzanne.  tetreault  @  fcc.  gov 


 FCC  PROPOSES  STATUTORY  MAXIMUM  FORFEITURE  OF  $55,000  AGAINST  WQAM  LICENSE  LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP  FOR  APPARENT  VIOLATION  OF 
 INDECENCY  RULES 
 Washington,  D.  C.:  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  issued  a  $55,000  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  against  WQAM  License  Limited  Partnership,  a  subsidiary  of 
 Beasley  Broadcast  Group,  Inc.,  for  the  willful  broadcast  of  sexually  explicit  material  over  Station  WQAM(  AM),  Miami,  Florida. 


 The  Commission  concluded  that  the  material  apparently  met  the  agency’s  indecency  standard  and  proposed  the  maximum  forfeiture  permitted  by  law  for  each  of  two  broadcasts  because  of  the 
 graphic  and  pandering  nature  of  the  material  involved. 
 Adopted  by  the  Commission:  September  22,  2004,  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture  (FCC  04-  225).  Chairman  Powell,  Commissioners  Abernathy  and  Adelstein.  Commissioners 
 Copps  and  Martin  approving  in  part,  concurring  in  part  and  issuing  statements. 
 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts  Suzanne  Tetreault  or  Lisa  Fowlkes  at  (202)  418-  7450. 
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