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- Tue Jul 30, 2002 11:38 pm
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Wednesday July 31, 12:21 AM
DJ Moyles warned over Charlotte Church remarks
Chris Moyles has run into trouble with broadcasting watchdogs for offering to take Charlotte Church's virginity.
The Radio 1 DJ made a string of on-air remarks about the singer on the day she turned 16.
He told listeners to his afternoon show that he wanted to "lead her through the forest of sexuality now that she had reached 16".
The BBC claimed the comments made in February were an example of the his cheeky humour.
But the Broadcasting Standards Commission upheld the complaint of a listener who said Moyles' remarks were inappropriate.
The BSC Standards Panel said it noted Moyles was well known for his near-the-knuckle approach "but took the view that the explicit sexual content and humour had exceeded acceptable boundaries for the time of transmission".
It is not the first time that the DJ has fallen foul of the broadcasting watchdog.
In the past five years, the BSC has received complaints about 34 separate programmes, upholding five.
He was found to have "exceeded acceptable boundaries" by making offensive comments about an actor's wife on his Radio 1 show two years ago.
In his previous job at Capital Radio the BSC upheld a complaint about his "aggressive and sexually suggestive" comments to a young female caller.
DJ Moyles warned over Charlotte Church remarks
Chris Moyles has run into trouble with broadcasting watchdogs for offering to take Charlotte Church's virginity.
The Radio 1 DJ made a string of on-air remarks about the singer on the day she turned 16.
He told listeners to his afternoon show that he wanted to "lead her through the forest of sexuality now that she had reached 16".
The BBC claimed the comments made in February were an example of the his cheeky humour.
But the Broadcasting Standards Commission upheld the complaint of a listener who said Moyles' remarks were inappropriate.
The BSC Standards Panel said it noted Moyles was well known for his near-the-knuckle approach "but took the view that the explicit sexual content and humour had exceeded acceptable boundaries for the time of transmission".
It is not the first time that the DJ has fallen foul of the broadcasting watchdog.
In the past five years, the BSC has received complaints about 34 separate programmes, upholding five.
He was found to have "exceeded acceptable boundaries" by making offensive comments about an actor's wife on his Radio 1 show two years ago.
In his previous job at Capital Radio the BSC upheld a complaint about his "aggressive and sexually suggestive" comments to a young female caller.
dave benson phillips
- jc
