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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:  December  22,  2004  Janice  Wise:  (202)  418-  8165 
 janice.  wise@  fcc.  gov 
 FCC  PROPOSES  MAXIMUM  FORFEITURE  OF  $220,000  AGAINST  ENTERCOM  FOR  APPARENT  VIOLATIONS  OF  INDECENCY  RULE 


 Washington,  D.  C.:  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  today  issued  a  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  For  Forfeiture  against  Entercom  Kansas  City  License,  LLC,  licensee  of 
 Stations  KQRC-  FM,  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  and  KFH(  AM),  Wichita,  Kansas,  for  willfully  and  repeatedly  airing  apparently  indecent  material  during  multiple  broadcasts  of  the  “Dare  and 
 Murphy  Show.”  The  Commission  proposed  a  forfeiture  in  the  maximum  amount  allowed  by  law  at  the  time  ($  27,500)  for  each  of  the  four  apparently  indecent  broadcasts  by  the  two  stations,  for 
 a  total  proposed  forfeiture  of  $220,000. 
 The  Commission  concluded  that  the  material  in  these  broadcasts  appeared  to  meet  the  agency's  indecency  definition.  Specifically,  the  program  materials  included  repeated,  graphic  and  explicit 
 sexual  descriptions  that  were  pandering,  titillating  or  used  to  shock  the  audience.  The  Commission  proposed  a  forfeiture  for  the  maximum  statutory  amount  because  of  the  egregious 
 nature  of  the  violations  and  Entercom’s  history  of  prior  indecent  broadcasts. 
 By  the  Commission:  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture,  FCC  04-  231,  December  22,  2004.  Chairman  Powell,  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps,  Martin  and  Adelstein. 
 Commissioner  Copps  concurring  and  issuing  a  statement.  Commissioner  Martin  approving  in  part,  concurring  in  part  and  issuing  a  statement. 


 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  Janice  Wise  or  Lisa  Fowlkes  (202)  418-  7450 
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