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The decision could be released as early as next week, the paper said. Excluded from the fines are CBS's more than 200 affiliate stations, which also aired the half-time show during the National Football League championship game.
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Now, whether I believe the FCC has any business levying this fine in the first place, what makes the Viacom-owned-and-operated stations liable while the affiliates aren't? They committed the same "offense", and it's probably their viewers who lodged most of the complaints (networks tend to own their big-city stations). If the suggestion is that the O&Os had advance notice, I imagine that would have to be indicated in the report.
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