The FCC has a long-standing policy against the use of profanity in network television shows under its authority to regulate broadcasting on public airways. Professors Bradley L. Yates and Anthony L. Fargo argue that the networks (NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX) have been 'pushing the envelope' in allowing profanity in their shows, because:

MCQs on mass media as a cultural industry that seeks to shape our values and the underlying forces which allow for this to take place.