UK radio station apologies for accidentally announcing death of King Charles | Radio
A radio station has apologized for “any distress caused” after accidentally announcing that King Charles had died.
The misguided announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon on account of a pc error at Radio Caroline’s fundamental studio in Essex.
Station supervisor Peter Moore wrote on Facebook: “Due to a computer error at our main studio, the Death of a Monarch procedure, which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require, was accidentally activated on Tuesday afternoon (19 May), mistakenly announcing that HM the King had passed away.
“Radio Caroline then fell silent as would be required, which alerted us to restore programming and issue an on-air apology.
“Caroline has been pleased to broadcast Her Majesty the Queen’s, and now the king’s, Christmas message and we hope to do so for many years to come.
“We apologize to HM the king and to our listeners for any distress caused.”
The publish didn’t say how lengthy it was earlier than the error was found however on Wednesday afternoon, playback for Tuesday’s broadcast between 1.58pm and 5pm was unavailable on the station’s web site.
The incident got here because the king and queen had been in Northern Ireland, the place they joined a folks group for a efficiency.
Charles and Camilla additionally watched dancers and sipped Irish whiskey in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter on the primary day of their journey.
Established in 1964, Radio Caroline is a former pirate radio station that operated from ships off the English coast.
After laws in 1967 compelled many pirate broadcasters to shut, it continued intermittently earlier than ending offshore broadcasts in 1990.
Caroline and different comparable pirate stations impressed the 2009 comedy movie The Boat that Rocked starring Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman a few group of eccentric DJs residing and dealing collectively at sea.
On Tuesday, the BBC apologized after a scheduling error meant that listeners to Elaine Paige’s present heard a repeat of the earlier week’s programme.
The singer and actor hosts a present on Radio 2 each week known as Elaine Paige On Sunday.
An error meant listeners heard the flawed second hour of her present final Sunday.
A BBC spokesperson stated: “Unfortunately, due to a scheduling error, the incorrect second hour of the show was broadcast yesterday.
“We apologize to listeners and are currently looking into how this occurred.
“The correct program is now available on BBC Sounds.”
