Some CBS affiliates are nervous about airing next week's documentary "9/11" over fears that the Federal Complaints Commission will fine them for profanity because of expletives from firefighters in the two-hour program.Already, two dozen CBS affiliates have said they will either not air the Robert De Niro-hosted documentary this Sunday at 7 p.m. or delay it until after 10 p.m.
Omaha CBS affiliate KMTV (Cox Channel 5) and Lincoln CBS affiliate KOLN/KGIN are not among them.
"We are planning to carry it as scheduled," said Steve Wexler, Senior Vice-President of Radio & Television Operations for Journal Broadcast Group, which owns KMTV. "We believe it's an important program."
Said KOLN news director Randy Lube: "My understanding is we are planning to broadcast it."
The drama is based on a day in the life of a fire-fighter, attempting to tackle the chaos after the World Trade Centre was attacked. It has already been aired twice on the network without any complaints. This latest showing will include new interviews with many of the firefighters featured in the original.
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The Federal Complaints Commission? That's one government job I wouldn't want. I believe FCC stands for "Federal Communications Commission."
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