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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  “OFF  CENTRE”  EPISODES 
 Washington,  D.  C.:  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  issued  a  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  denying  two  complaints  by  Parents  Television  Council  against  WBDC 
 Broadcasting,  Inc.,  and  other  WB  Television  Network  affiliates,  alleging  that  WBDC-  TV,  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  other  WB  affiliate  stations  aired  indecent  material  on  October  3  and  10, 
 2002,  during  two  episodes  of  the  “Off  Centre”  program. 
 The  Commission  concluded  that  the  episodes  were  not  sufficiently  explicit  or  graphic  to  be  indecent. 


 By  the  Commission:  Chairman  Powell,  Commissioners  Abernathy  and  Adelstein  with  Commissioners  Copps  and  Martin  dissenting,  FCC  04-  234,  October  1,  2004.  Joint  Statement 
 issued  by  Commissioners  Abernathy  and  Adelstein,  separate  statements  issued  by  Commissioners  Copps  and  Martin. 


 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  Suzanne  Tetreault  or  Lisa  Fowlkes  (202)  418-  7450 
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