Update on FCC action against WVAH-TV

[Dave Harman]

Filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the complaint states that on April 7, 2003, before 10 p.m., WVAH-TV broadcasted an episode of the FOX television network program called "Married by America" that depicted scenes from two Las Vegas bachelor and bachelorette parties. Following its broadcast, the Federal Communications Commission received several complaints about the episode containing indecent material.
http://wvrecord.com/news/contentview.asp?c=210548
Because WVAH-TV has not paid, because the episode aired between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., and because the content was explicit, the federal government is seeking damages in the amount of $7,000 to be paid to the United States Treasury, interest on the amount, and reimbursement of court costs and attorney's fees.

[Tom Taggart]

By not paying, allows them to get into court to argue the constitutionality of the FCC fine under the first amendment, as well as argue that the FCC has not followed a consistent regulatory path on these issues.