PBS conflicted over adult language in Ken Burns' 'War'

PBS CONFLICTED OVER ADULT LANGUAGE IN KEN BURNS' 'WAR'
[SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle, AUTHOR: Joe Garofoli]
Public television stations can't wait to air Ken Burns' newest documentary, "The War," next month as the 14-hour World War II series promises to be a ratings bonanza for the ratings-challenged outlets. But some member stations, including San Francisco's KQED, are also scared to air Burns' original version in prime time because it contains four words: two are f-; one is s-; and the fourth is -hole. They are words that 1940s military personnel and countless other Americans use every day, but expletives that The Chronicle doesn't ordinarily publish and that the Federal Communications Commission says can't be uttered on public airwaves between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Usually. And that uncertainty is the problem, especially in an age where viewers of all ages regularly hear curse words and see violent and sexual images online and on cable television.
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