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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
November 14, 2013 Mark Wigfield, 202-418-0253
E-mail: [1]mark.wigfield@fcc.gov
LIBERMAN BROADCASTING TO PAY $110,000 TO RESOLVE FCC INDECENCY
INVESTIGATION
Enforcement Bureau Consent Decree Includes Three-Year Compliance Plan
Washington, D.C. - Liberman Broadcasting Inc. has agreed to pay $110,000
and follow a three-year compliance plan to resolve an indecency
investigation conducted by the Federal Communications Commission's
Enforcement Bureau.
The investigation stemmed from complaints about programming that included
the Spanish-language television show Jose Luis Sin Censura (Jose Luis
Uncensored), which aired on certain Liberman stations in Texas,
California, and Utah.
The Commission received a number of complaints about Jose Luis Sin
Censura, including complaints filed by GLAAD and the National Hispanic
Media Coalition in February 2011. The Bureau launched an investigation
based on these and other complaints alleging, among other things, that the
Jose Luis show on several occasions featured pornographic film performers
and exotic dancers who engaged in behavior inconsistent with the
Commission's indecency standards for broadcast programming that is aired
during the day and early evening. Liberman discontinued broadcasting Jose
Luis Sin Censura in August 2012. Liberman fully cooperated with the
Bureau's investigation and, as part of the consent decree, committed to
several ongoing efforts to help ensure future compliance with the
Commission's indecency rules.
Under the terms of today's consent decree, Liberman has agreed to make a
voluntary payment in the amount of $110,000 to the U.S. Treasury. Liberman
has also agreed to a three-year, comprehensive compliance plan, which
includes: the appointment of a compliance officer; the establishment of
operating procedures to ensure compliance; the creation of a compliance
manual; annual employee training; and compliance reporting, including
self-reporting of possible violations in the future.
The full link to the Order and Consent Decree is
[2]http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-2036A1.pdf.
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