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FCC fines ABC $395,000 after Jimmy Kimmel Live! simulated an emergency broadcast tone during a comedy sketch
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The FCC penalty was for an October 2018 sketch titled "Trump's Presidential Alerts – The Movie." According to the FCC filing, ABC says it was a "misunderstanding that the use of the tone was permissible." A network spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter that "ABC takes regulatory compliance seriously and we are pleased to have resolved this issue." ALSO: FCC also fined AMC, for $104,000, for The Walking Dead misusing Emergency Alert System tones.
TOPICS: Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, AMC, The Walking Dead, Emergency Alert System, FCC, Late Night
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