25 Apr 2004 21:52 UTC
The station in Miami, Florida faces a $4,000 penalty for the June 17, 2003, call in which the two announcers told Mr. Castro he was an assassin. The conversation ended with the Cuban leader denouncing his callers using a stream of vulgarities. The station repeatedly re-broadcast the exchange.
Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.
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The U.S. government agency charged with regulating the broadcast media has fined a Spanish-language radio station whose announcers made a prank call to Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
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The Federal Communications Commission imposed the penalty Friday because the station aired the conversation without notification to Mr. Castro. The station has 30 days to either pay or officially challenge the fine.
