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 CONCURRING  STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  MICHAEL  J.  COPPS 
 Re:  WQAM  License  Limited  Partnership,  Licensee  of  Station  WQAM(  AM),  Miami,  FL,  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture 
 I  concur  in  the  decision  to  find  these  broadcasts  indecent  in  violation  of  the  statute.  I  note  that  the  broadcaster  in  this  instance  claims  that  it  has  neither  a  tape  nor  a  transcript  and  that, 
 without  such  a  record,  the  Commission  cannot  determine  if  the  material  violates  the  statute.  Many  broadcasters  have  argued  that  the  Commission’s  proposal  to  require  broadcasters  to  keep  a 
 tape  or  transcript  of  what  they  air  is  unnecessary,  yet  this  broadcaster  claims  that  such  a  record  is  necessary  for  a  finding  of  indecency.  In  this  instance,  the  complainant  was  able  to  provide  a 
 significant  excerpt  and  I  believe  a  case  could  be  made  that  there  were  separate  indecent  utterances  within  these  broadcasts. 
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