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# FCC Spares Satellite Radio Indecency Rules
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/fcc_spares_sate/
- Published: 2004-12-16T23:31:08.000Z
- Updated: 2004-12-16T23:31:08.000Z
- Description: Subscription satellite radio services like D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio and New York-based rival Sirius do not have to abide by the same on-air decency standards as traditional broadcast stations, the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2004/12/fcc_spares_sate.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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Subscription satellite radio services like D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio and New York-based rival Sirius do not have to abide by the same on-air decency standards as traditional broadcast stations, the Federal Communications Commission said. The FCC denied a request from Los Angeles-based radio broadcaster Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters, which had sought to prohibit satellite stations from airing profanity and other graphic content. The ruling is important, since Sirius recently signed a pact with radio shock jock Howard Stern, who will join the service in 2006.