FCC fines Detroit station

A Detroit radio station has been fined $27,500 for airing a show during which the hosts and listeners described strange and explicit sex techniques, including physical assaults on women.

The Federal Communications Commission also warned Viacom Inc.’s Infinity radio unit, owner of the station that aired the program in 2002, WKRK-FM, that it could face the revocation of its broadcast license if further serious indecency violations occur.

A divided FCC voted to impose the statutory maximum fine on Infinity, but some commissioners argued that they should have immediately considered revoking its broadcast license or imposed a higher fine based on each act described.

The radio group has had several battles with the FCC over indecency, notably its syndicated “The Howard Stern Show” and the now-canceled “Opie and Anthony” show.