LONDON: A community radio station breached the rules after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles III in a May broadcast, a UK watchdog said on Monday (Aug 10).
Radio Caroline, a former pirate radio that now mostly plays rock music, apologised in May after airing messages falsely announcing the monarch’s death.
One of the messages had said “we have suspended our normal programmes until further notice as a mark of respect following the passing of His Majesty King Charles III”.
The national anthem was then played, followed by around 16 minutes of silence before the regular programme resumed.
The presenter apologised 30 minutes after the messages were initially triggered, Ofcom said.
The regulator, which received two complaints about the broadcast, said the “very significant inaccuracy” and the “considerable length of time” taken to acknowledge the error breached two of its rules.
One requires news reports to be accurate and impartial.
The other requires significant mistakes to be acknowledged and corrected on air promptly.
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