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 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  JONATHAN  S.  ADELSTEIN 
 Re:  Capstar  TX  Limited  Partnership,  Licensee  of  Station  WAVW(  FM)(  formerly  WZZR(  FM)),  Stuart,  Florida,  and  Station  WCZR(  FM),  Vero  Beach,  Florida; 
 Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  Forfeiture 


 I  support  this  Notice  of  Apparent  Liability  for  the  broadcast  of  indecent  material  at  a  time  when  children  may  be  in  the  audience.  By  issuing  this  NAL,  we  step  up  to  our 
 responsibility  to  enforce  statutory  and  regulatory  provisions  restricting  broadcast  indecency.  Once  again,  we  impose  statutory  maximum  fines  and  remind  broadcasters 
 that  the  Commission  can  and  will  avail  itself  of  a  range  of  enforcement  sanctions.  While  I  am  pleased  that  today  we  affirmatively  find  that  a  tape  or  transcript  is  not  necessary,  I 
 also  remind  complainants  to  provide  a  sufficient  description  on  which  we  can  understand  the  full  context  in  which  the  material  was  broadcast.  And  I  urge  broadcasters  to  assist  the 
 Commission  fully  with  its  investigations. 
 Since  I  arrived  at  the  Commission,  we  have  greatly  stepped  up  our  enforcement  against  indecent  broadcasts.  I  expect  that  these  stepped-  up  actions  will  convince  broadcasters 
 that  they  cannot  ignore  their  responsibility  to  serve  the  public  interest  and  to  avoid  the  broadcast  of  indecent  material  over  the  public  airwaves. 
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