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SEPARATE STATEMENT
COMISSIONER KEVIN J. MARTIN
CONCURRING
Re: Infinity Broadcasting Operations, Inc., Licensee of
Station WKRK-FM, Detroit, Michigan, Forfeiture Order
I am disappointed with today's decision.
I agree that Infinity Broadcasting Operations, Inc.
violated our indecency rule during the broadcast of the
``Deminski and Doyle Show'' on January 9, 2002. As I noted
when we issued the Notice of Apparent Liability, however, I
believe the fine of $27,500 is inadequate, and therefore I
concur in this Order.
As the attached Order explains, the indecent broadcast
included conversations with nine callers over a 30-minute
period. I believe each of these 9 calls could be separate
``utterances'' or ``material'' for purposes of the statute
and our rules.1 Because of the extremely graphic, lewd and
offensive nature of this broadcast, I would have applied the
statutory maximum fine for each call, for a total of
$247,500.
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1 See 18 U.S.C. § 1864 (``Whoever utters any obscene,
indecent, or profane language by means of radio
communication shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than two years, or both''), 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999
(``No licensee of a radio or television broadcast station
shall broadcast on any day between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. any
material which is indecent'').