Fearing Fines, PBS to Offer Bleeped Version Of 'The War'

FEARING FINES, PBS TO OFFER BLEEPED VERSION OF 'THE WAR'
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Paul Farhi]
Ken Burns's upcoming PBS documentary "The War," which has weathered complaints from Latinos about their World War II contributions being represented, is now prompting responses from another group: managers of public TV stations. The stations are concerned that four words of profanity in the 14 1/2 -hour documentary could subject them to hefty indecency fines from the Federal Communications Commission. Their worries have prompted Arlington-based PBS to take the unprecedented step of distributing two versions of "The War" for broadcast next month: Burns's original film and an FCC-friendly version from which the profanity has been removed. Several stations say they will air both versions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/30/AR200708...
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