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FCC no longer has power over national TV

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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 11:15 AM
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Only thing they can now censor and fine is public radio.



http://www.dailytech.com/America+Fk+...ticle24991.htm



But for now TV broadcasters are free to beginning offering up profanities and nudity in their broadcast, which may make for saucier programming from fictional cop (melo)dramas to reality TV.



The reversal brings broadcast TV in line with the privileges enjoyed by its internet and cable television peers. One final important note: sorry Eminem, radio broadcasters are still forbidden from airing profane commentary or songs -- the last surviving bastion of FCC censorship.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NDPT0Ph5rA
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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Yes!!!
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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So we can look forward to Justin Timberlake ripping more of Janet Jackson's clothes off on national tv?
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Old Jun 22, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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As I understand it, they only said the rules were too vague, not that the .gov can't keep the smut off the air.
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