[kictanet] MEDIA COUNCIL AND CLASSIC105

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

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Media Council furious at morning show
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By AGGREY MUTAMBO amutambo@
ke.nationmedia. com
Posted Wednesday, February 8 2012 at 18:22
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has initiated
disciplinary action against one of the country's top
radio show for airing offensive material to an
inappropriate audience.
MCK chairman Levi Obonyo on Wednesday told
reporters that the Council, the statutory regulator
of media outlets in the country, would forward
Classic 105 to its Complaints Commission for
possible reprimand.
Prof Obonyo said members of the public had
complained about the content of a call-in
programme on Tuesday morning.
The programme's hosts had engaged their
audience in a discussion on the use sex for
material gain by women and probed the difference
between commercial sex workers and married
women.
“The Media Council registers its strong objection to
the broadcast carried by Classic FM on Tuesday
and is forwarding the matter to the Complaints
Commission for a hearing,” said Prof Obonyo.
The MCK chairman said the station had gone
against the code of ethics outlined in the Media Act
in which offensive, vulgar or obscene language is
prohibited.
Prof Obonyo told the news conference that Classic
FM erred by allowing callers to talk obscenities on
air.
According to MCK, the topic went against the “core
of human moral values” and was abusive to the
Kenyan public

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