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FCC Should Deny Colbert Petition Against Entercom/CBS Radio, CBS Says

The FCC should deny a petition arguing that Stephen Colbert’s use of the word “cockholster” on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert constituted indecency, was “fake news,” and was thus a reason to deny Entercom’s proposed buy of CBS…

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Radio, said CBS and CBS Radio in an opposition filing Wednesday. The petition was filed by Edward Stolz, who previously opposed the renewal of an Entercom license in Sacramento (see 1705180048). The FCC recently announced the broadcast wasn’t actionable, and The Late Show is not “fake news” but “comedic commentary on pop culture and current events,” CBS said. “The broadcast in question was not indecent, let alone obscene.”