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More and more often, larger independent TV stations are broadcasting movies containing nudity, violence and profanity in uncut versions, and the Federal Communications Commission is keeping an eye on the situation. Independent stations, or those not affiliated with the networks, say they are prompted by competition from cable television to show uncut versions of movies that previously were broadcast only after severe editing. The FCC is studying public reaction to the uncensored versions and has yet to take action against any independent stations. The networks tend to edit much more heavily.