Just two weeks after rejecting a claim that the FCC’s rule against the broadcast of a telephone conversation without permission was unconstitutional, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau made clear that it would not hesitate to enforce that rule – and enforce it vigorously. In a recent decision, the Commission proposed a $25,000 fine to a
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A Prank Phone Call From “Sarkozy” to Palin by Way of a Canadian Radio Station – Why It Wouldn’t Work Here
By David Oxenford on
Posted in FCC Fines, Political Broadcasting
A Canadian radio station has apparently pulled off an amazing stunt that would have prompted an FCC fine if it had been done by a US radio station – calling Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin and engaging her in an on-air conversation under the premise that she was talking to French President Nicholas Sarkozy. A recording of…