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9 November 20109 November 20108 November 2010
Sydney community radio station 2OOO breaches
advertising licence condition
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that community
radio broadcaster 2OOO Sydney breached the licence condition requiring
community broadcasters not to broadcast advertisements.
After investigating a complaint from a member of the community, the ACMA found
that the licensee broadcast an advertisement on 25 July 2010 during the Darpan
program. The announcement ended abruptly, resulting in the financial support of the
sponsor not being appropriately identified with an accompanying sponsorship tag,
as required under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
In response to the breach finding, 2OOO has given the presenter an official warning
and additional training for the broadcast of sponsorship announcements. 2OOO is
also updating its studio equipment to ensure that all sponsorship announcements
are broadcast in full.
The ACMA considers this action demonstrates 2OOO’s commitment to meeting its
obligations under the licence conditions that apply to community radio. The ACMA
will take no further action at this time, but will monitor 2OOO’s ongoing compliance
with the licence conditions.
Multicultural Community Radio Association Ltd (2OOO) holds a long term
community broadcasting licence to provide a radio service in the Sydney RA1
licence area in New South Wales.
More information about making complaints about community broadcasting is
available on the ACMA website.
A copy of the investigation report 2453 is also available on the website.
For more information or to arrange an interview please contact: Donald
Robertson, Media Manager, on (02) 9334 7980, 0418 86 1766 or
media@acma.gov.au.
The ACMA is Australia’s regulator for broadcasting, the internet, radiocommunications and
telecommunications. The ACMA’s strategic intent is to make communications and media work in
Australia’s public interest. For more information: www.acma.gov.au.
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