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<P>Legal and Social Responsibiity doesn't vary with time of day.<BR>
You have no idea as to the age and susceptibility of your listener.<BR>
Nor with internet delivery where in the world your audience is listening.<BR>
Don't use a fictitious "watershed" as a defence.<BR>
Just make the rules for your presenters and manage their implementation.<BR>
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Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 15:28:50 +0000<BR>From: eddie@kcr.fm<BR>To: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<BR>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Avoiding sexually-explicit songs<BR><BR>
<META name=Generator content="Microsoft SafeHTML">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.<BR><BR>I often hear radio presenters mention a watershed.....<BR><BR>Eddie<BR><BR>On 01/11/2011 15:11, Two Lochs Radio wrote:
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>Although there isn't a regulatory/statutory watershed for radio, I think quite a lot of stations work to a self-imposed one.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 01, 2011 2:31 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Its radio - what watershed?<BR><BR>Eddie<BR><BR>On 01/11/2011 10:55, Andrew David wrote:
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dear All,</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT color=blue size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>---<BR>KCR is the operating name of Keith Community Radio Ltd<BR>KCR broadcasts to the whole of Moray & beyond on 102.8FM<BR>and to the World at http://kcr.fm<BR><BR>---<BR>Keith Community Radio Ltd - The Friendly Sound<BR>Registered in Scotland No.SC173805<BR>Registered Office: 59a Land Street, Keith, Banffshire, AB55 5AN <BR>_______________________________________________ Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/ _______________________________________________ Mailing list guidelines: http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/ _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit: http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l</DIV> </div></body>
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