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  • CBS fined $550,000 for Janet Jackson exposure

    09/22/2004 9:55:43 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 37 replies · 904+ views
    Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | September 22, 2004 | AP
    WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Wednesday fined CBS a record $550,000 for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction," which exposed the singer's breast during this year's Super Bowl halftime show. The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to slap each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations with the maximum indecency penalty of $27,500. The total penalty of $550,000 is the largest fine levied against a television broadcaster. Most of the FCC's bigger fines have been against radio stations. The agency's five commissioners decided not to fine CBS' more than 200 affiliate stations, which also aired the show but are not owned by the...