Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been fined $395,000 (£325,000) for using a simulated presidential emergency alert during a skit
Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been fined $395,000 for using a simulated presidential emergency alert during a skit, a US regulator has announced.
The ABC talk show used the tone three times in an episode which aired on 3 October last year, in a sketch mocking the alertMore than 200 million Americans received the notification, which was testing the system to alert people about national emergencies for the first time.The Federal Communications Commission said use of the alerts for non-emergencies and outside of proper testing was"a serious public safety concern" and that the show had breached broadcasting rules.
ABC admitted the simulated alerts were improperly included in the show but said there was a"misunderstanding that the use of the tone was permissible", according to the FCC's report.Broadcasters are prohibited from using the alert or mimicking it to"avoid confusion when the tones are used, alert fatigue among listeners, and false activation", the commission said.
Other shows, including The Walking Dead and Lone Star Law, and a radio group were also fined smaller amounts for featuring similar alerts.
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