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7 Stations Fined For Kid's TV Ad Violations

TVNewsCheck, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 10:22 PM

The FCC last Friday nailed seven stations between $25,000 and $70,000 for multiple violations of the children's programming rules. The fines totaled $270,000. Most of the station were cited for exceeding the limits on commercial time in children's shows: 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends and 12 minutes per hour on weekends.

The largest fine, $70,000, however, was imposed on Belo's KSKN Spokane, Wash., for violating the program-length commercial rule, which prohibits blurring the line between kids programming and the advertising within it. KSKN has already violented the rule on 86 other occasions. Other offending stations include: Cox's WFTV Orlando - $40,000, Cox's WSOC Charlotte, N.C., $25,000 and Hearst's WCVB Boston, $30,000.

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