Commissioners United on Stern Fine

The decision was unanimous to fine Clear Channel for indecency related to the Howard Stern show. Commissioner Michael Copps said, “For the first time, the commission assesses a fine against more than a single utterance, rather than counting an entire program as one utterance. In addition, the commission makes clear that its indecency enforcement will address not only the station that is the subject of a complaint, but also any other station that aired the same programming.”