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Miami station to pay for
Castro stunt call
Stockhouse,
November 25, 2004.
WASHINGTON, Nov 25, 2004 (United Press
International via COMTEX) -- A Miami Hispanic
radio station had its fine reduced, but
still must pay for a 2003 prank call to
Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
The Federal Communications Commission agreed
to lower the fine of $4,000 to $3,500 against
Spanish Broadcasting System's WXDJ for the
stunt on June 17, 2003.
That day, morning hosts Enrique Santos
and Joe Ferrero placed and recorded a telephone
call to Cuban leader Fidel Castro and impersonated
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and another
Venezuelan government official and insisted
they needed to speak to Castro, who eventually
took the call.
SBS argued to the FCC the hosts informed
Castro the call would later be broadcast,
Radio & Records reported on its Web
site.
Regardless, the commission restated rules
that parties must be informed in advance
calls are being taped in order to protect
individuals' "legitimate expectation
of privacy."
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2004 by United Press International.
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