BBC Rapped By OFCOM Over Punk Show Swearing

The BBC has been reprimanded by OFCOM for airing a show on RADIO 1 that opened with a string of profanities. The show, a JUNE 16 program called "MOST PUNK," started with host ZANE LOWE giving a mock warning about offensive language that may appear on the show, rattling off thirteen consecutive curses and concluding with an f-bomb. OFCOM says it got two complaints and while the "disclaimer" was clearly meant as humorous, the show aired at 7p when a about 14% of RADIO 1's audience is under 15 years old.

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