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FCC fines Viacom, ESPN USD 1.4 mln for misusing EAS tones

2015-01-20 20:47:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined Viacom and ESPN USD 1.4 million for misusing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) warning tones. The cable networks transmitted EAS warning tones for several days in 2013 to promote the movie "Olympus Has Fallen," which portrayed a terrorist attack on Washington DC. Broadcast or transmission of these tones outside an emergency or test violates the FCC's laws protecting the integrity of the system. 

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