MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

FCC Wins Round in Stern Case: A federal judge upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s procedures for fining radio and TV stations that violate decency standards. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth rejected a claim by Infinity Broadcasting Co. of New York and others that the procedures amount to censorship and prior restraint. At issue were $606,000 in fines the commission assessed Infinity last December for remarks by Howard Stern during his early morning program broadcast over stations in New York, Philadelphia and Manassas, Va. Also fined $105,000 was Greater Media Inc., which carries Stern’s syndicated morning talk show on KLSX-FM in Los Angeles. Both companies are contesting the fines.