Radio Caroline Airs False King Charles Death, Prompting Ofcom Probe
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Radio Caroline briefly aired a pre-recorded death announcement for King Charles III, prompting an on-air apology and an Ofcom inquiry for breaches of the Broadcasting Code's accuracy/impartiality rules and for how corrections are issued; a staffer was reprimanded and storage measures were put in place to prevent recurrence.
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