Viacom accepts $3.5 million fine, but balks at boob-baring penalty. (24-NOV-04) Daily News (New York, New York) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Viacom accepts $3.5 million fine, but balks at boob-baring penalty.

Publication: Daily News (New York, New York) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Publication Date: 24-NOV-04

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Byline: Helen Kennedy

Nov. 24--WASHINGTON -- Viacom agreed yesterday to shell out a record $3.5 million to settle multiple charges of radio indecency but will continue to battle penalties for Janet Jackson's baring her boob on the tube.

"We have now resolved all outstanding matters before the FCC related to indecency except for the Super Bowl," Viacom said in a statement.

The Federal Communications Commission had targeted Viacom's Infinity Broadcasting for a dozen incidents at stations around the country since 2001, the most infamous...

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