Archive for the ‘regulation’ Category
Listen To The Banned
I won’t be playing Britain’s favourite Christmas song on the radio. “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues is consistently voted Britain’s most popular Christmas song but thanks to a ruling by the broadcast regulator, Ofcom, I won’t be playing it on London’s Fix Radio, the radio station for builders and tradespeople. In August this […]
Filed under: Accused, AFTRS, blog, Broadcast, Broadcasting, Comedy, England, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Media, Ofcom, podcast, Politcs, Radio, regulation, Truth, Uncategorized | 2 Comments
Tags: Blog, BOBfm, Christmas, Fairytale of New York, feedback, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Maggot, Media, Music, Ofcom, Radio, Radio Today, Scumbag, The Pogues
Firework Dismay
Why is it legal to buy explosives in Britain? On November 5th, we celebrate “Bonfire Night”. Every year, around 1,000 people visit hospitals for treatment of firework-related injuries. Half of the injuries are to under-18s. Since 1996, four people have been killed in firework accidents in the UK. I lived in Australia for almost seven […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Australia, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Internet, Media, podcast, Politics, Radio, regulation, true story, Uncategorized | Closed
Tags: Australia, Blog, Bonfire Night, Britain, feedback, Firework Injuries, Fireworks, Google, Guy Fawkes, Inspiration, Media, medical, New South Wales, New Years Eve, News, November 5th, Radio, Sydney
Soon anti-car environmentalists aren’t going to have as much to shout about. Last week, Volvo announced that in less than two years, ALL of their new cars will have electric motors. Most other car makers now sell electric cars and a lot more are on the way. Tesla motors announced last week that mass production […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Classic cars, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Electric Cars, Google, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politics, polution, Radio, regulation, Technology, true story, Trump, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Blog, Cars, Electric Cars, Electric Classic Cars, EV, feedback, Fully Charged, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Model 3, News, Radio, Robert Llewellyn, Tesla, Travel, Volvo, work
Usually radio stations are programmed to appeal to their target audience. That isn’t always the case. I found that out in my first on-air gig at 2PK, Parkes in the Central west of New South Wales, Australia in 1993. There was a broadcasting regulation that meant that if the town you broadcast from didn’t have […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Australia, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, communication, Complaints, Compliants, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, London, Memories, podcast, Radio, regulation, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 2PK, ABC Radio, Australia, Blog, feedback, Funeral Announcements, Internet, journalism, Media, Music, News, Parkes, Radio
Only Fools Russian
The Russian Olympic team should not be banned from the games in Rio next month. The International Olympic Committee said it will “explore the legal options” before deciding whether to implement “a collective ban” on all Russian competitors for the global showpiece, which starts on 5 August. That’s not fair, because the Russian Olympic team […]
Filed under: Accused, AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Cold War, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, corruption, Graham Mack, podcast, Radio, regulation, true story, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, anabolic steriods, Athletics, ban, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Comedy, doping, Drugs, drugs in sport, Graham Mack, International Olympic Committe, IOC, nadralone, News, Olympic Games, Radio, Rio, Russia, Russian, Sport, steroids, television, Travel, urine, WADA, World Anti-Doping Agency
Food For Thought
Superbugs will kill someone every three seconds by 2050. That’s according to a global review, published by Lord Jim O’Neill. The problem is, bugs are becoming resistant to antibiotics. The reason is that farm animals are being fed antibiotics. Those drugs are ending up in OUR food. We’re now all on antibiotics so superbugs are […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, corruption, England, Enviroment, Farming, Food, Graham Mack, Media, Radio, regulation, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Antibiotics, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Farming, food, Governmet, Graham Mack, Radio
Cough up!
The big tobacco companies must be laughing their heads off! British American Tobacco, the makers of the e-Voke electronic cigarettes, have won approval from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). That means electronic cigarettes could be prescribed on the NHS. Your tax money will be going to a company that’s part of an […]
Filed under: Addiction, AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, Graham Mack, Media, NHS, podcast, Radio, regulation, Smoking, Television, true story, Uncategorized | Closed
Tags: Big Tobacco, British American Tobacco, Cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, MHRA, NHS, UK
UN-Changed Climate
A couple of years ago, Prince Charles visited Stevenage. He was chauffeured around in his own personal Range Rover, which drove up from London. Charles wasn’t in it at the time, he flew to Stevenage in a helicopter. This week, Prince Charles gave a speech at the UN Climate Change Conference and told a room […]
Filed under: Accused, AFTRS, Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, America, Broadcasting, Calendar, Cars, Compliants, Defence, Enviroment, Graham Mack, History, Inspiration, ITV, motoring, Newspapers, Obama, Politics, polution, Radio, regulation, Republican, Tony Blair, Trasport, Travel, TV, Uncategorized | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, carbon, Climate Change, emmissions, Graham Mack, hypocrites, London, Paris, Prince Charles, Radio, Range Rover, Republican, Skype, Stevenage, UN Climate Conference
First Time I Met The Blues
I was the victim of a crime on the mean streets of Chicago a few years ago. I was reminded of this today when I came across a Youtube video of James Bay playing in Buddy Guy’s “Legends” club. James is from where we live in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and it turns out that he’s also […]
Filed under: 1960s, Airlines, Airports, Alcohol, America, Blues, Broadcasting, Cars, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, communication, corruption, countrerfeit, Crime, Graham Mack, Hope, Life Skills, Live event, Media, Memory, motoring, podcast, Police, Radio, regulation, Rock n Roll, Transport, Travel, true story, Uncategorized, World, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 21, Blues, Buddy Guy, Budy Guy's Ledgends, Buick, carded, Chicago, crime, February, Hard Rock, James Bay, mugged, USA
Pollute-icians
Are Britain’s politicians really stupid or are they just going out of their way to drink more tea and eat more biscuits? The Commons Transport Select Committee are meeting to debate whether UK vehicle testing is “fit for purpose”. Hang on, didn’t 1.2 million Volkswagens beat the current emission tests? What does that tell you? Surely […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Broadcast, Broadcasting, Classic cars, Commercial Radio, Marketing, podcast, Politics, polution, regulation, Roads, TV, Uncategorized | Closed
Tags: Commons Transport SElect Committe, Emmisions, polution, Volkswagen
Ofcon Artists!
The Office of Communications (Ofcom) must be desperate to justify their existence and the cost of their extravagant Thames-side offices and top-heavy salary bill. A virtually unknown London community radio station called Resonance 104.4 FM has found itself in trouble with Ofcom after broadcasting a programme on the day of the Scottish Referendum encouraging people […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Broadcasting, Ofcom, regulation | Closed
Tags: 2RRR, 3GG, AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, Community Radio, Graham Mack, Londom Musicians' Collective, Ofcom, Quango, Resonance 104.4 FM, Scottish Independence
