FCC Upholds Nipplegate Fine

(Washington) While hinting at additional penalties for various other broadcasters, the FCC announced that CBS will be fined handsomely for nipplegate.

From Associated Press:

Federal regulators will stick by their decision to slap CBS with a $550,000 fine for the Janet Jackson flash at the 2004 Super Bowl.

They also plan new sanctions against Fox, NBC and CBS TV stations or affiliates for violating decency standards, according to people familiar with the matter.

The two sources, who declined to be identified ahead of a public announcement, said one of the decisions involves an appearance by Nicole Richie on the 2003 Billboard Music Awards on Fox. During the broadcast, she uttered the "F" word and the expletive for excrement.

It's believed to be the first time that the Federal Communications Commission will address the use of the second expletive on the public airwaves. The FCC has previously penalized networks for allowing the "F" word to be broadcast.

Nobody is talking about who else is to be penalized. All I have to say is, "What a load of [expletive for excrement]?"