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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  DENIES  INDECENCY  COMPLAINTS  AGAINST  “KEEN  EDDIE”  EPISODE 
 Washington,  D.  C.:  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  issued  a  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  denying  complaints  alleging  that  Fox  Television  Stations,  Inc.  aired  indecent 
 material  over  several  of  its  owned  and  operated  television  stations  during  an  episode  of  the  “Keen  Eddie”  program.  The  complainants  alleged  that  the  “Keen  Eddie”  episode  contained 
 indecent  material  of  a  sexually  explicit  nature. 
 The  Commission  concluded  that  the  episode  was  not  sufficiently  explicit  or  graphic  to  be  deemed  indecent.  The  Commission  noted  that  the  material  contains  no  graphic  or  explicit 
 dialogue,  discussion,  depiction  or  description  of  any  particular  sexual  or  excretory  organ  or  activity.  In  addition,  it  found  that  the  program  includes  no  dwelled-  upon  references  to  specific 
 sexual  or  excretory  organs  or  activities,  and  was  not  used  to  pander  to,  titillate  or  shock  the  audience. 


 By  the  Commission:  Commissioners  Abernathy  and  Adelstein  issuing  a  joint  statement;  Commissioners  Copps  and  Martin  dissenting  and  issuing  separate  statements;  FCC  04-  243, 
 October  5,  2004. 
 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  Suzanne  Tetreault  or  Lisa  Fowlkes  (202)  418-  7450 
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