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Fear of Bush's FCC Trumps Veteran's Day Film
Posted by Adam Reed on 11/14/2004, 1:24am
One-third of US TV stations affiliated to the ABC network dropped Oscar-winning film Saving Private Ryan for fear of facing indecency fines. Bush's FCC could impose an indecency fine of up to $32,500 on each station that aired the film, which was seen by an estimated 7.7 million viewers on Thursday. Many of the stations that did not show the film suggested that viewers upset by the decision should contact the FCC.
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