CNN's broadcast of these recordings violated an explicit order of the United States District Court not to broadcast.
They concluded that the broadcast violated standing policies for the content of loudspeaker messages and urged that all Soldiers in the command undergo training on Afghan sensitivities.
The FCC did not issue a fine in either case but said the broadcasts violated its policy.
After a finding by the GNMC that the broadcast violated the broadcaster's code of conduct, the broadcaster was directed to make a public apology.
B3 Two men operating a radio station on a boat off Long Island were arrested and their ship seized after they failed to heed Federal Government warnings that their broadcasts violated the law.
The news of the possible Sinclair broadcast was followed by various complaints that such a broadcast would violate the "equal time" provision of the Communications Act that governs airtime for political candidates.
An F.C.C. spokeswoman, Maureen Peratino, said the broadcast might have violated rules prohibiting false signals of distress and deliberate distortion of programming.
In October 2001, Lorillard filed a Motion for a Declaratory Ruling with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), asking the FCC to rule that the radio stations' broadcast of the ad violated an FCC regulation regarding broadcasting of telephone conversations.
The petitioners claimed that Aiken's broadcast of their songs in his establishment violated their right to publicly perform their work for profit.
Karmazin contested in February and June 1991 to deny that the broadcast had violated Section 1464, to which the FCC rejected both arguments, and formally upheld a Forfeiture Order in 1992.