UK radio broke rules in announcing king's death: watchdog
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Mon, 10 August 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia17:50first to report
UK media regulator Ofcom ruled that Radio Caroline broke broadcasting rules after accidentally announcing King Charles III’s death.
- Channel News Asia17:50
UK media regulator Ofcom ruled that Radio Caroline broke broadcasting rules after accidentally announcing King Charles III’s death.
Tue, 11 August 2026
5 reports- tportal (Croatia)07:24
Britanski medijski regulator Ofcom utvrdio je da je radio postaja Radio Caroline prekršila kodeks emitiranja nakon što je greškom objavila vijest o smrti kralja Charlesa. Do ovog nevjerojatnog gafa došlo je zbog znatiželje jednog zaposlenika koji je pustio unaprijed snimljene datoteke pripremljene za slučaj monarhove smrti
- usmagazine.com13:29
A U.K. radio station breached broadcast standards after mistakenly airing King Charles III’s death announcement in May, according to a new report
- tportal (Croatia)16:19
Britanska radiopostaja Radio Caroline našla se u ozbiljnom problemu nakon što je u programu greškom emitirala vijest da je kralj Charles III. preminuo. Iza svega nije stajala lažna vijest s društvenih mreža, već zaposlenik koji je pronašao unaprijed pripremljene snimke i odlučio ih poslušati 'iz znatiželje'
- Times of India16:32
King Charles’ death was mistakenly announced on UK radio station Radio Caroline after a staff member accidentally aired pre-recorded statements prepared for such an event. The broadcast included the national anthem and 16 minutes of silence before regular programming resumed. Ofcom ruled that the station breached broadcast standards over the inaccurate report and delayed correction.
- Index.hr (Croatia)18:53
BRITANSKA radio postaja Radio Caroline greškom je objavila vijest o smrti kralja Charlesa.
Wed, 12 August 2026
1 report- Vecernji list (Croatia)15:00
Do neobičnog incidenta došlo je kada je jedan zaposlenik iz znatiželje pokrenuo unaprijed pripremljene snimke, ne shvativši da ih time izravno šalje u eter.