<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I disagree with the suggestion that we should pussyfoot around to accommodate present government policies. After all government's are transitory, and will change tack like the Vicar of Bray - and that's no criticism of politicians. It is their job to reflect the wishes of the people - and it would appear there is a growing recognition of the separation between rich and the rest of us, let alone the poor.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>That movement needs expression, as does the views of anyone else. Our job as community broadcasters is to provide a platform that allows anyone to broadcast. All we have to do is ensure that we abide by the broadcast code and regulations.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>To suggest that anyone should be prevented from using our services is a very
dangerous road to travel. <br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Do I tell presenters not to mention Tottenham Hotspur? Or ever suggest cooking tripe? Or to support and promote all government diktats?</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>If a reasonable case is presented - then a platform should be made available. If there appears to be disagreement then organise an online poll, allow phone-ins, encourage discussion.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Whatever is broadcast will be disliked by someone. I'm not keen on drum and bass - but we encourage all musical genres. Where would it stop if we started to discriminate?<br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Certainly do not denigrate a group by suggesting that they are not worthy, because they don't conform to your own bigoted beliefs.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Trevor<br></span></div><div> </div><br><div
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<div>So are you proposing that we actively support people who are potentially breaking the law - and risk prosecution?<br>Opposing Government policies isn't going to do a lot to get CR better central funding!<br>One man's legitimate commercial revenue is another man's greed.<br>
In my experience it's generally the ones who don't have it - and aren't prepared to do anything about it - that like to cause trouble for the people who have worked hard all their lives to build up a successful business.<br><br>
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> From: roger@coalway.f9.co.uk<br>> To: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:34:22 +0000<br>> CC: MECCSA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK<br>> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Making Media matter<br>> <br>> >From distance I have been tuning in to the Occupy London live stream, it is<br>> a rich and varying mix of opinion, debate, singing, performance but they<br>> need support, keeping it on air 14-16 hours a day<br>> <br>> So I am writng this to appeal to the Community media community isn;t this<br>> just the example of real broadcasting that we should be supporting?<br>> <br>> If you can get down there, contact them- if a couple of people a day could<br>> help with technical, media, content support.<br>> <br>> The cause is challenging greed isn't that the heart of community?<br>> <br>> Do what you can? What can CMA offer? MECCSA?<br>> <br>> www.livestream.com/occupylsx<br>> <br>> best to
all<br>> <br>> Roger Drury<br>> SOUNDWORK Community Projects<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ----- Original Message ----- <br>> From: <cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk><br>> To: <cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk><br>> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 3:07 PM<br>> Subject: cma-l Digest, Vol 52, Issue 11<br>> <br>> <br>> > Send cma-l mailing list submissions to<br>> > cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> ><br>> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> > http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> > cma-l-request@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> ><br>> > You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> > cma-l-owner@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> ><br>> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> >
than "Re: Contents of cma-l digest..."<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Today's Topics:<br>> ><br>> > 1. Re: Sexually explicit songs and others...... (Eddie Stuart)<br>> > 2. Re: Sexually explicit songs and others...... (Two Lochs Radio)<br>> > 3. Re: [comradio-l] Avoiding sexually-explicit songs (Andy King)<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > Message: 1<br>> > Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:36:46 +0000<br>> > From: Eddie Stuart <eddie@kcr.fm><br>> > Subject: Re: [cma-l] Sexually explicit songs and others......<br>> > To: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> > Message-ID: <4EB003FE.4080202@kcr.fm><br>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> ><br>> > Hmm - a Classic playlist, eh?<br>> ><br>> > This is from a 1948 song by Bull Moose Jackson which I
wouldn't want to<br>> > justify to any feminists.....<br>> ><br>> > I want a bow legged Woman that's all I want a bow legged Woman that's all<br>> > I'll fall in love with Her right from the start Because her big fat Legs<br>> > are so far apart I want a bow legged Woman right now I want to find me A<br>> > gal somehow She's gotta be built like an ol' bass fiddle Big bow legs and<br>> > a hole in the middle Gotta be on my way, To find a bow legged Woman today.<br>> ><br>> > Not a swear word in sight!<br>> ><br>> > Eddie<br>> ><br>> > On 01/11/2011 14:20, Julian Mellor wrote:<br>> >> Very well said Eddie.<br>> >><br>> >> Makes me wonder how one deals with double entendre. At face value the<br>> >> word may be innocent, but to the attuned ear it could be very lude, rude<br>> >> or even abusive. And that gets even more complex when
it's combined with<br>> >> street slang (what was that word anyway?), or street slang from other<br>> >> languages (there's an urban track I want to play from Marseille, sung in<br>> >> a mixture of French and Algerian Arabic - can anyone translate to make<br>> >> sure it's safe?).<br>> >><br>> >> Maybe we should just keep safe and select only from the Classic Gold<br>> >> playlist.<br>> >><br>> >> Julian<br>> >><br>> >> On 1 Nov 2011, at 12:29, Eddie Stuart wrote:<br>> >><br>> >>> It's not just explicit songs - I'd use the word "appropriate"<br>> >>><br>> >>> I think that we'd all agree that the Glasgow station who tried to say<br>> >>> that the Fword was every day speech and that panini didn't mean a<br>> >>> certain body part was having a laugh and were rightly kicked.<br>>
>>><br>> >>> However, the danger is that we get knee-jerk reactions that have<br>> >>> unintended consequences. Ban Eminem, but then you knock out the song<br>> >>> that made Dido famous and is OK.<br>> >>><br>> >>> You really need someone of the right age to vet a lot of rap and similar<br>> >>> stuff - I am old enough to saythat I would have probably caught panini -<br>> >>> especially given the words around it, but a lot of street slang is just<br>> >>> way beyond my ken - both musically (?!!) and lyrically.<br>> >>><br>> >>> We have a lot of Gaelic up here and a wonderful column in yesterdays<br>> >>> Aberdeen Press & Journal commented on the ATM in East London using<br>> >>> Cockney rhyming slang and asking why the Gaelic Mafia weren't agitating<br>> >>> for their version up here.
The columnist points out that in Gaelic<br>> >>> rhyming slang a withdrawal would be a "cnap" - literally a lump of<br>> >>> money, ie a wad of cash. Unfortunately for non-Gaels, the "n" is<br>> >>> pronounced here as an "r" and would thus sound like the word that got<br>> >>> Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" banned when it was first released.<br>> >>><br>> >>> The English nickname "Bot" caused total hilarity with Gaelic speaking<br>> >>> school kids in Stornoway many years ago as they couldn't believe that<br>> >>> anyone, let alone a visiting Deputy Headmaster, was openly called<br>> >>> "*rse".<br>> >>><br>> >>> Eric Bogle, much loved as an artist by many of our older Presenters, has<br>> >>> a song "Guns, Guns, Guns" which is a mickey take on the American way of<br>> >>> life. The day after Dunblane or
the recent Tomintoul Gamekeeper tragedy,<br>> >>> many people and possibly Ofcom would probably regard that song as at<br>> >>> least as inapproriate as the Fword!<br>> >>><br>> >>> I wouldn't play "I Predict A Riot" the night that Tottenham burned and<br>> >>> hope that everyone else was that sensible. But if you're using an<br>> >>> automated playout system out of hours.....?? Do you watch the news and<br>> >>> then quickly scan your entire music collection?<br>> >>><br>> >>> So yes, you should certainly vet music and not load/play certain tracks.<br>> >>> The Fword is an obvious one. But you also need to stress<br>> >>> "appropriateness", not just a very narrow "explicit"<br>> >>><br>> >>> You also need to accept that with the best will in the world, something<br>> >>> will go wrong
once in a while and have procedures in place to handle it.<br>> >>> The Fword is easy, others become more subjective and station specific.<br>> >>><br>> >>> That's my personal opinion, anyway.<br>> >>><br>> >>> Must go now and finish my playlist for tonight - hmm, now which<br>> >>> excellent track by my favourite female rock band Fanny shall we start<br>> >>> with?<br>> >>><br>> >>> Eddie<br>> >>><br>> >>><br>> >>>> Sorry Martin - and everyone else - but if, as you say, you haven't the<br>> >>>> the staff or volunteers to pre-check all music that's played, then you<br>> >>>> should simply not be using anything - or anyone - that you are not<br>> >>>> prepared to personally guarantee as socially acceptable.<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> You are
leaving yourself wide open to very serious social and litigious<br>> >>>> action and in my view you should not risk operating a freely-available<br>> >>>> public service under those conditions.<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> ------------------------------------<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> *Ian Hickling<br>> >>>> **Partner*<br>> >>>><br>> >>>> *transplan UK*<br>> >>><br>> >>><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>> >>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>><br>> >>> Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk <mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk><br>> >>><br>> >>> The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community<br>> >>> Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>> >>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>> >>> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>> >>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>><br>> >>> Mailing list guidelines:<br>> >>> http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>> >>> _______________________________________________<br>> >>><br>> >>>
To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please<br>> >>> visit:<br>> >>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br>> >><br>> ><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>> > -------------- next part --------------<br>> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> > URL:<br>> > http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/pipermail/cma-l/attachments/20111101/b25b7873/attachment.html<br>> ><br>> > ------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > Message: 2<br>> > Date: Tue, 1
Nov 2011 14:55:57 -0000<br>> > From: "Two Lochs Radio" <tlr@gairloch.co.uk><br>> > Subject: Re: [cma-l] Sexually explicit songs and others......<br>> > To: "Julian Mellor" <julian@10radio.org>, "Eddie Stuart"<br>> > <eddie@kcr.fm><br>> > Cc: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> > Message-ID: <CEA13CF839454019B0A41B804746F44C@wwpc04><br>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> ><br>> > We have pondered similar questions with Gaelic, including the reverse of<br>> > the situation Eddie describes - there are perfectly common, decent Gaelic<br>> > words that sound like unnacceptable words in English and can make a<br>> > Station Manager prick up his ears (oops) as they go by.<br>> ><br>> > We also have the problem that a Gaelic word frequently needing to be<br>> > spoken by non-Gaelic speaking presenters (reading news or what's on
items)<br>> > is a lewd word in Gaelic when pronounced with a slightly shorter vowel<br>> > sound than it should be, but it just seems to entertain the Gaels in the<br>> > audience when it happens.<br>> ><br>> > We have a pretty broad-minded approach to song lyrics on our station, and<br>> > our listeners, ranging from very young to very old, have always been<br>> > supremely tolerant of occasional mistakes. But of course we do our utmost<br>> > to avoid offending anyone with inappropriate material. We do however take<br>> > a fairly relaxed attitude late in some late evening shows where listeners<br>> > can expect to hear lyrics that we wouldn't put in the breakfast show, and<br>> > these have never elicited any complaints.<br>> ><br>> > On the other hand, some of the most popular Highland singalong songs with<br>> > our family audiences contain the words 'bugger all'
and 'bloody daft',<br>> > which though 'mild' by most media standards, still worry some presenters<br>> > for peak time listening, but we only ever get requests for them, not<br>> > complaints.<br>> ><br>> > But the biggest problem is avoiding accidental use of 'non radio edits'.<br>> > This has happened from time to time - eg the non-radio version of<br>> > Beautiful South "Don't marry her", or James Blunt "You're beautiful", both<br>> > of which sound sweetness and light until a very clearly emphasized word<br>> > unwelcome in a teatime show.<br>> ><br>> > There can also be problems with tracks that share the same name but very<br>> > different lyrics. The only case we have had that actually provoked a<br>> > listener complaint was a Gaelic-presented show in which they played a rap<br>> > track with some very unfortunate sexually and racially explicit lyrics,
on<br>> > a Sunday morning! The two ladies presenting the show fortunately were<br>> > paying attention to the English lyrics. They pulled the track off pretty<br>> > smartly, and said it was not the one they were expecting - it had the same<br>> > name as another perfectly okay track which they had thought they were<br>> > playing. The listener who complained was a non-Gaelic speaker, and when we<br>> > explained what the presenters had said as they pulled the track off the<br>> > listener was satisfied that it was a simple mistake and didn't complain<br>> > any further.<br>> ><br>> > And of course, to many people other lyrics that are not 'rude' can be just<br>> > as offensive or hurtful. For example songs referring to fat girls can be<br>> > very offensive to the concerned parent of someone with an easting<br>> > disorder, and there are also songs that have sectarian
connotations that<br>> > presenters may not be aware of.<br>> ><br>> > A veritable minefield, but we are blessed with a very understanding<br>> > audience who seem to realize we are doing our best with limited resources,<br>> > and accept the occasional snafu (oops).<br>> ><br>> > Alex<br>> > ----- Original Message ----- <br>> > From: Julian Mellor<br>> > To: Eddie Stuart<br>> > Cc: cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>> > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 2:20 PM<br>> > Subject: Re: [cma-l] Sexually explicit songs and others......<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Very well said Eddie.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Makes me wonder how one deals with double entendre.<br>> > -------------- next part --------------<br>> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> > URL:<br>> >
http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/pipermail/cma-l/attachments/20111101/bffd2cde/attachment.html<br>> ><br>> > ------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > Message: 3<br>> > Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:44:25 +0000<br>> > From: Andy King <andy.king@moorlandsradio.co.uk><br>> > Subject: Re: [cma-l] [comradio-l] Avoiding sexually-explicit songs<br>> > To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> > Message-ID:<br>> > <CAFvWsYz4DAK-=UuuQ46uW2bB146gOjdTWnYL9=n2HZ_jdnRB8g@mail.gmail.com><br>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> ><br>> > Be careful of the song lyric websites! They quite often feature incomplete<br>> > sets of lyrics, and I've been caught out once or twice with the odd F and<br>> > B<br>> > that whoever posted the site didn't see fit to include.<br>> ><br>> > The only safe way, and sadly the most time-consuming, is to listen with
a<br>> > finely tuned ear to each and every song.<br>> ><br>> > We had a version of Amy Winehouse - "Back to Black", with a subtle "d**k"<br>> > in the first line, which no one noticed until it was played just after her<br>> > death! Luckily, nothing came of it.<br>> ><br>> > Also, watch out when playing live versions of tracks. One of our<br>> > presenters<br>> > does this as a feature, and got caught out by Joss Stone introducing the<br>> > quite harmless "You Had Me" on stage with the words "this is a song about<br>> > a<br>> > bas***d!".<br>> ><br>> > Andy<br>> ><br>> > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Andrew David <adavid@lincoln.ac.uk><br>> > wrote:<br>> ><br>> >> ** ** **<br>> >><br>> >> Dear All,****<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> The mood of the Ofcom meeting was
very clear - 'fess up to a problem and<br>> >> they'll be as helpful as possible, so long as you can show that you're<br>> >> trying to fix the issue and put robust but simple systems in place. It<br>> >> was<br>> >> interesting that the mainstream commercial and BBC representatives are<br>> >> also<br>> >> experiencing the same sorts of dilemmas that CR is facing. So, having<br>> >> paid<br>> >> people to check compliance of songs, doesn't always work.****<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> Siren FM's policy (with a 9-24 year old focus in the KCs) is, LEGAL,<br>> >> DECENT and HONEST and for safety's sake we do not have a watershed. It's<br>> >> always (streaming) before 9.00pm somewhere.****<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> We have a Head of Music who does his level best either to
only load Radio<br>> >> Edit tracks or to down load the song lyrics and check them through. This<br>> >> is time consuming and we're looking at ways of developing a team around<br>> >> him<br>> >> to divide this out to other volunteers. They will, of course, undergo<br>> >> relevant training.****<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> Andrew****<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> *Andrew David*****<br>> >><br>> >> *Managing Editor*****<br>> >><br>> >> *Council Member for the Community Media Association (<br>> >> http://www.commedia.org.uk/)*****<br>> >><br>> >> ****<br>> >><br>> >> *SIREN FM** - simply the home of fantastic radio, just great music,<br>> >> enthusiastic presenters and the odd surprise or two!*****<br>> >><br>> >>
*www.sirenonline.co.uk* <http://www.sirenonline.co.uk/>****<br>> >><br>> >> *01522 886001*****<br>> >><br>> >> ****<br>> >> ------------------------------<br>> >><br>> >> *From:* cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:<br>> >> cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *Ian Hickling<br>> >> *Sent:* 31 October 2011 22:41<br>> >> *To:* **martin@martinsteers.co.uk**<br>> >> *Cc:* cma-l; comradio-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> >> *Subject:* [cma-l] Avoiding sexually-explicit songs****<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> ****<br>> >><br>> >> Sorry Martin - and everyone else - but if, as you say, you haven't the<br>> >> the<br>> >> staff or volunteers to pre-check all music that's played, then you should<br>> >> simply not be using anything - or anyone -
that you are not prepared to<br>> >> personally guarantee as socially acceptable.<br>> >><br>> >> You are leaving yourself wide open to very serious social and<br>> >> litigious action and in my view you should not risk operating a<br>> >> freely-available public service under those conditions.<br>> >><br>> >> ------------------------------------****<br>> >><br>> >> *Ian Hickling<br>> >> **Partner*****<br>> >><br>> >> *transplan UK*<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> ****<br>> >> ------------------------------<br>> >><br>> >> From: **martin@martinsteers.co.uk**<br>> >> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:26:27 +0000<br>> >> To: ian@transplan.uk.com<br>> >> CC: cma-l@commedia.org.uk; comradio-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> >> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Radio stations to get new guidance on
avoiding<br>> >> sexually explicit songs<br>> >><br>> >> Ian / All, ****<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> I think the guidance is a good thing, I dont under stand how any<br>> >> community<br>> >> station wouldnt want more guidance or support in what they are doing in<br>> >> any<br>> >> or all areas lol.. and these are for all broadcasters not just community,<br>> >> even commercial stations get in trouble over language..****<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> What your suggesting is an interesting one, we have a playlist that<br>> >> certain shows have to follow and music on that is checked.. but even we<br>> >> dont have the staff or volunteers to pre check all music thats played, we<br>> >> train and advice volunteers and we hope for the best..****<br>> >><br>>
>> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> Martin****<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> ** **<br>> >><br>> >> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Ian Hickling <transplanfm@hotmail.com><br>> >> wrote:****<br>> >><br>> >> For Heaven's sake - how much molly-coddling do we need?<br>> >> The answer's simple.<br>> >> We don't need Government or Regulator guidance.<br>> >> Common sense and experience will tell a responsible Licensee what's<br>> >> permissible in Law and acceptable to the station's audience.<br>> >> Nothing is played or allowed on the playout system until it's been<br>> >> auditioned by the PC or equivalent.<br>> >> You do not let all and sundry play what they like.<br>> >> How hard can that be?<br>> >> ------------------------------------****<br>> >><br>>
>> *Ian Hickling<br>> >> **Partner*****<br>> >><br>> >> *transplan UK*****<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> ****<br>> >><br>> >> > From: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> >> > Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:37:04 +0000<br>> >> > To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk; comradio-l@commedia.org.uk<br>> >> > Subject: [cma-l] The Guardian: Radio stations to get new guidance on<br>> >> avoiding sexually explicit songs<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Ben Dowell, guardian.co.uk, Monday 31 October 2011 12.18 GMT<br>> >> ><br>> >> > The BBC and commercial radio broadcasters will have to take more care<br>> >> > with sexually explicit music lyrics, particularly in songs by rap<br>> >> > artists, as part of a continuing crackdown by media regulator Ofcom on<br>> >> > content that is inappropriate for
children.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > ****UK**** radio broadcasters are to be issued with new guidance by<br>> >> media<br>> >> > regulator Ofcom to address the problem of broadcasting sexually<br>> >> > explicit music lyrics at times when children are listening.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Following a meeting last week between representatives from the<br>> >> > commercial sector as well as the BBC's editorial policy unit, Ofcom<br>> >> > has promised to issue new and detailed guidance by the end of the<br>> >> > year.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Of particular concern to Ofcom are offensive music lyrics aired at<br>> >> > times in the morning and early evenings when children are often in the<br>> >> > cars with the radio on as they are being taken to and from school.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > This
follows the issuing of stricter guidance to TV broadcasters last<br>> >> > month on airing such material before the 9pm watershed and signals a<br>> >> > growing desire by the regulator to combat the problem.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Current rules enshrined in the Ofcom broadcasting code prohibit the<br>> >> > broadcast of inappropriate or offensive material when children may be<br>> >> > listening. But Ofcom says that the rules are flouted too often,<br>> >> > particularly in the playing of rap music and that it has run out of<br>> >> > patience.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > Among recent examples of breaches of these rules was the airing by<br>> >> > Scottish community radio station Brick FM of the song More Punany by<br>> >> > reggae artist Dr Evil at 3pm. It contained the lyrics "last night I<br>> >> > had a
crazy threesome" and "I like to see the girls in the sexy bikini<br>> >> > ni ni/Want to take my chilli and push it between ni ni", as well as "I<br>> >> > like pun-na-na-na-ni even if it's a virgin".<br>> >> ><br>> >> > The broadcaster claimed that "punany" referred to a sandwich - a<br>> >> > panini, a claim that was roundly dismissed by the regulator, which<br>> >> > said it was slang for a woman's genitalia.<br>> >> ><br>> >> > In May Radio 1 broadcast an expletive-strewn concert by the band the<br>> >> > Black Eyed Peas at the station's Big Weekend event in **Carlisle**.<br>> >> During<br>> >> > the broadcast the lead singer shouted "What the fuck's going down" and<br>> >> > introduced their second song with the words "This song"s for all the<br>> >> > fucking crazy people".<br>> >>
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