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February 11, 2004

Broadcast Decency

Witnesses testified about decency standards in broadcast television and radio. The testimony focused on the halftime show at Superbowl XXXVI… read more

Witnesses testified about decency standards in broadcast television and radio. The testimony focused on the halftime show at Superbowl XXXVIII at which performer Janet Jackson revealed her breast. Among the issues addressed were methods of enforcement of federal broadcast decency regulations, the scope of the regulations, and levels of fines for breeches of broadcast communication rules. close

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Kathleen Quinn Abernathy Commissioner Federal Communications Commission
Jonathan S. Adelstein Commissioner Federal Communications Commission

Joe Barton U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Michael Bilirakis U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Mary Bono U.S. Representative [R] California
Michael J. Copps Commissioner Federal Communications Commission
Christopher Cox U.S. Representative [R] California
James Davis U.S. Representative [D] Florida
Nathan Deal U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
John D. Dingell Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Eliot Engel U.S. Representative [D] New York
Charlie Gonzalez U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Mel Karmazin President and COO Viacom, Inc.
Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Kevin J. Martin Commissioner Federal Communications Commission
Chip Pickering Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Mississippi
Michael K. Powell Chair Federal Communications Commission
Bobby Rush U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
John M. Shimkus U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Cliff Stearns U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Bart Stupak U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Paul Tagliabue Commissioner National Football League
Lee Terry U.S. Representative [R] Nebraska
Fred Upton U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
Greg Walden U.S. Representative [R] Oregon
Heather Wilson U.S. Representative [R] New Mexico

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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

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Program ID:: 180519-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 11, 2004 | 10:33am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Feb 17, 2004 | 3:32pm EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Feb 11, 2004 | 10:33am EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 11, 2004 | 10:26pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 14, 2004 | 12:42am EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 14, 2004 | 1:03pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 17, 2004 | 3:32pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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