[cma-l] Avoiding sexually-explicit songs

[Ian Hickling]

Legal and Social Responsibiity doesn't vary with time of day.
You have no idea as to the age and susceptibility of your listener.
Nor with internet delivery where in the world your audience is listening.
Don't use a fictitious "watershed" as a defence.
Just make the rules for your presenters and manage their implementation.
 
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Ian Hickling
Partner
transplan UK
 




Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 15:28:50 +0000
From: eddie at kcr.fm
To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Avoiding sexually-explicit songs


Oh accepted - we're more relaxed later in the evening, but it's important to remember that Ofcom don't have a watershed in the way that TV does.

I often hear radio presenters mention a watershed.....

Eddie

On 01/11/2011 15:11, Two Lochs Radio wrote: 

Eddie
 
Although there isn't a regulatory/statutory watershed for radio, I think quite a lot of stations work to a self-imposed one.
 
Alex
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Eddie Stuart 
To: cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk 
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Avoiding sexually-explicit songs

Its radio - what watershed?

Eddie

On 01/11/2011 10:55, Andrew David wrote: 








Dear All,

The mood of the Ofcom meeting was very clear – ‘fess up to a problem and they’ll be as helpful as possible, so long as you can show that you’re trying to fix the issue and put robust but simple systems in place.  It was interesting that the mainstream commercial and BBC representatives are also experiencing the same sorts of dilemmas that CR is facing.  So, having paid people to check compliance of songs, doesn’t always work.

Siren FM’s policy (with a 9-24 year old focus in the KCs) is, LEGAL, DECENT and HONEST and for safety’s sake we do not have a watershed.  It’s always (streaming) before 9.00pm somewhere.
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