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- Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:16 pm
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From BBC Online:
BBC Radio 1 is to introduce fines for presenters who use foul language on air following two complaints against breakfast show DJ Chris Moyles.
Moyles was censured for using a derogatory term about women and for accidentally swearing at a listener during a live phone call.
Ofcom said the incidents were not acceptable on a breakfast programme heard by children. The station has told Ofcom that, in the future, presenters who accidentally swear or use other foul language on air will be subject to disciplinary measures.
If the rules are breached twice within 12 months, the presenter will suffer a financial penalty.
Radio 1 said these new procedures were already in place, but Moyles would not be fined on this occasion.
Moyles' breakfast show was found to be in breach of broadcasting guidelines for a third time when it allowed a guest to swear during an interview.
In the latter case, Ofcom said it was satisfied that the presenter had asked the guest not to swear.
BBC Radio 1 is to introduce fines for presenters who use foul language on air following two complaints against breakfast show DJ Chris Moyles.
Moyles was censured for using a derogatory term about women and for accidentally swearing at a listener during a live phone call.
Ofcom said the incidents were not acceptable on a breakfast programme heard by children. The station has told Ofcom that, in the future, presenters who accidentally swear or use other foul language on air will be subject to disciplinary measures.
If the rules are breached twice within 12 months, the presenter will suffer a financial penalty.
Radio 1 said these new procedures were already in place, but Moyles would not be fined on this occasion.
Moyles' breakfast show was found to be in breach of broadcasting guidelines for a third time when it allowed a guest to swear during an interview.
In the latter case, Ofcom said it was satisfied that the presenter had asked the guest not to swear.
