47 C.F.R. § 73.3999

Enforcement of 18 U.S.C. 1464 (restrictions on the transmission of obscene and indecent material)

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(a) No licensee of a radio or television broadcast station shall broadcast any material which is obscene.

(b) No licensee of a radio or television broadcast station shall broadcast on any day between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. any material which is indecent.

[60 FR 44439, Aug. 28, 1995]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1991–2012 · leading case: CBS Corp. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 663 F.3d 122 (3rd Cir. 2008).
CBS Corp. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 663 F.3d 122 (3rd Cir. 2008). · cites it 28× “§ 1464 and 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999 . The sanctions stem from CBS’s live broadcast of the Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show, in which two performers deviated from the show’s script resulting in the exposure of a bare female breast on camera, a deceitful and manipulative act that…”
CBS Corp. v. Fed. Commc'n Comm'n, 535 F.3d 167 (3rd Cir. 2008). · cites it 42× “§ 1464 and 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999 . The sanctions stem from CBS's live broadcast of the Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show, in which two performers deviated from the show's script resulting in the exposure of a bare female breast on camera, a deceitful and manipulative act that…”
Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., 567 U.S. 239 (2012). · cites it 2× “And the Commission has applied its regulations to radio and tele­ vision broadcasters alike, see Fox I, supra, at 505–506; see also 47 CFR §73.3999 (2010) (Commission regulation prohibiting the broadcast of any obscene material or any indecent material between 6 a.”
Action for Child.'s Television v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n & United States of Am., Child.'s Legal Found., Intervenors, 932 F.2d 1504 (D.C. Cir. 1991). “§ 1464 , 4 FCC Rcd 457 (1988) [hereinafter Order \ codified at 47 CFR § 73.3999 (1990) (restrictions on the transmission of obscene or indecent language).”
ABC, Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 404 F. App'x 530 (2d Cir. 2011). “” 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999 (b). The FCC may impose a forfeiture penalty when it determines that a licensee has violated 18 U.”
Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 489 F.3d 444 (2d Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “The Commission stated that in light of First Amendment concerns, “it is imperative that we 5 The Commission dismissed the complaint against NYPD Blue because the only person who complained of the material resided in the Eastern time zone, where NYPD Blue aired during the “safe…”
Action for Child.'s Television v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 58 F.3d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1995). “at 711; 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999 (1994). These are challenged in the petition now before us.”
Action for Child.'s Television v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 11 F.3d 170 (D.C. Cir. 1993). “at 711 (Appendix A) (to be codified at 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999 ). Petitioners seek review of these regulations, charging primarily that they are unconstitutional first, because they are not narrowly enough tailored to meet First Amendment standards, and second, because the exception…”
Cbs Corp. v. FCC (3rd Cir. 2011). · cites it 7× “The sanctions stem from CBS‘s live broadcast of the Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show, in which two performers deviated from the show‘s script resulting in the exposure of a bare female breast on camera, a deceitful and manipulative act that lasted nine-sixteenths of one second.”
Cbs Corp. v. FCC (3rd Cir. 2011). · cites it 7× “The sanctions stem from CBS‘s live broadcast of the Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show, in which two performers deviated from the show‘s script resulting in the exposure of a bare female breast on camera, a deceitful and manipulative act that lasted nine-sixteenths of one second.”
CBS Corp. v. FCC (3rd Cir. 2008). · cites it 3× “In response, the Commission adopted the safe-harbor rule of 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999 . After further instruction from the D.”
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