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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 November 23, 2004
 NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
 Suzanne Tetreault at (202) 418-7450
Suzanne.Tetreault@FCC.GOV



FCC PROPOSES STATUTORY MAXIMUM FORFEITURE OF $55,000 AGAINST WQAM LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FOR APPARENT VIOLATION OF INDECENCY RULES

Washington, D.C.: The Federal Communications Commission today issued a $55,000 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture against WQAM License Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., for the willful broadcast of sexually explicit material over Station WQAM(AM), Miami, Florida.

The Commission concluded that the material apparently met the agency's indecency standard and proposed the maximum forfeiture permitted by law for each of two broadcasts because of the graphic and pandering nature of the material involved.

Adopted by the Commission: September 22, 2004, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (FCC 04-225). Chairman Powell, Commissioners Abernathy and Adelstein. Commissioners Copps and Martin approving in part, concurring in part and issuing statements.

Enforcement Bureau Contacts Suzanne Tetreault or Lisa Fowlkes at (202) 418-7450.

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