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, a lead sponsor of the legislation, which the House was considering Thursday "This is a tough bill which, if enacted, would help clean up our airwaves, no doubt about it," said Rep 1 Super Bowl halftime show when singer Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson's breast to 90 million viewers Federal law and FCC rules prohibit over-the-air radio and TV stations from airing material that refers to sexual and excretory functions between 6 a "That decreases the possibility of it becoming law 2056 are at: http://thomas , when children may be tuned in " ââ‚¬â€?ââ‚¬â€?ââ‚¬â€? On the Net: Text of the bills, H "Such legislation should be rejected on the grounds that it represents an unconstitutional threat to free speech and would have an unnecessary chilling effect on artistic freedom," said the letter from union president John Connolly and national executive director Greg Hessinger m gov/parents/content Lawmakers have decried what they say is an increase in indecent program during hours when children are likely to be watching television or listening to the radio The bill, which would raise the maximum fine from the current $27,500, picked up momentum after the Feb gov Federal Communications Commission indecency page: http://www The Senate bill also would delay the FCC's new broadcast ownership rules from taking effect until investigators at Congress' General Accounting Office studied any relationship between media consolidation and indecency " Clear Channel fired Bubba and suspended broadcasts of Howard Stern on its six stations that carried the program "You're seeing more and more stuff added to the legislation," Powell said FCC Chairman Michael Powell said Wednesday he would have preferred legislation that simply raised the indecency fees The company last week agreed to pay a record $755,000 fine for broadcasts of "Bubba the Love Sponge R Similar legislation passed the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday Fred Upton, R-Mich House Poised to Increase Indecency Fines Mar 11, 8:43 AM EST Broadcasters airing indecent programming could be fined up to $500,000 ââ‚¬â€? almost a twentyfold increase over current levels ââ‚¬â€? under legislation expected to pass the House On Wednesday, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists sent a letter to House members objecting to a provision allowing the FCC to fine individual performers for indecency But senators diverged from their House counterparts by requiring the Federal Communications Commission to also look at ways to protect children from violence on television in addition to indecency m The rules, temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court, would make it easier for companies to own newspapers and broadcast stations in the same community, and make it easier for a single company to own more than one TV station in a market Clear Channel Communications, the nation's largest radio station chain, announced last month that it would require its disc jockeys to pay part of any indecency fines and 10 p loc They have said that the current fines are dismissed by giant media conglomerates as simply a cost of doing business html fcc 3717 and S