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Radio operations – VIC commercial radio investigations

Most broadcasting investigation reports are published on this website. From the April - June 2011 quarter, report summaries (including the findings) are published under the Quarterly broadcasting investigations summary section of the ACMA's website (prior to the April - June 2011 quarter, summaries can be found in old copies of the ACMA's newsletter ACMAsphere) and in the ACMA Annual Report.

Prior to August 2008, only breach reports were published in full. Summaries of non-breach reports prior to August 2008 can be found in ACMAsphere and in ACMA Annual Reports.

Call sign

Title/program or topic
(PDF/Word download)

Outcome

Date of
website publication

3AK

2641 (962 kb)

Harf Time

No Breach – Hatred, contempt or ridicule

21 Sept 2011
3AK

2477

Hungry for Sport

No Breach - Commercial Radio Disclosure Standard 11 Oct 2010
3AW

2781 (.doc 851 kb)

Drive with Derryn Hinch

No Breach – Accuracy

17 Jul 2012
3AW

2793 (.doc 871 kb)

Mornings

No Breach – Violence or brutality; Hatred, contempt or ridicule; Complaints handling

5 Jun 2012
3AW

2606

Sunday Morning

Breach – Complaint handling

No Breach – Factual accuracy

20 Dec 2011
3AW

2422

Sports Today

Licensee: Radio 3AW Melbourne Pty Ltd

No Breach – Advertising Standard: Presentation of advertising so that it is distinguishable as an ad.

No Breach – Disclosure Standard: complete and correct details of commercial agreements provided on website and to ACMA

7 Dec 2010
3AW

2332

3AW Drive

Broadcast of 11/08/09: Breach – Complaint handling; No Breach – Accuracy

Broadcast of 03/04/06: No Breach – Complaint handling; No Finding – Accuracy

24 May 2010
3AW

2037

Drive with Derryn Hinch

No Breach – Depict suicide favourably 3 Dec 2008
3AW

1821

Sunday Morning

Breach – Complaints handling 4 Oct 2007
3AW

1698

The Overnighters

Breach – Tobacco advertising 19 Dec 2006

3AW

1391

Drive with Steve Price

Breach – Written conflict resolution policy and procedure in place for conflict resolution

8 Jul 2004

3AW

1063

Drive with Steve Price

Breach – Language

14 Mar 2002

3AW

840

Drive with Steve Price

Breach – Complaint handling

26 Jul 2000

3AW / 5DN / 6PR

View Report on 3AW Melbourne

Report on the ABA investigations into 3AW, 5DN and 6PR.

Breach

Aug 2000

3AW / 5DN / 6PR

Commercial Radio Inquiry - Report of
the Australian Broadcasting Authority investigations into 3AW Melbourne,
5DN Adelaide and 6PR Perth

Breach Aug 2000

3AW / 5DN / 6PR / 2UE

Commercial Radio Inquiry - Final Report Breach Aug 2000
3BAY

2274

News

Breach – Complaint handling 17 Nov 2009
3CAT

1512

Complaint handling

Breach – Failure to respond to complaint 19 May 2005

3CV (3EL)

1080

News

Breach – Present news fairly or accurately; Complaint handling

21 Dec 2001

3FOX

2785 (.doc 827 kb)

Hot 30 Countdown

No Breach – Hatred, contempt or ridicule; Standards of decency

17 Jul 2012
3FOX

2516 (828 kb)

Hot 30 Countdown

No Breach – Generally accepted standards of decency; Complaints handling

13 Apr 2011
3FOX

2502

Matt & Jo Breakfast Show

No Breach – Hatred, contempt or ridicule 23 Mar 2011
3FOX

2430

Hot 30 Countdown

No Breach – Hatred, contempt or ridicule; decency 2 Nov 2010
3FOX

2192

Matt & Jo Breakfast Show

No Breach – Vilification on grounds of ethnicity, nationality or race

16 Jun 2009
3FOX

2059

The Matt and Jo Show

Breach – Unauthorised broadcast of words of an identifiable person 13 Mar 2009

3FOX

1429

Breakfast Show – ‘the Great Race Competition’

Breach – Presented misuse of alcohol as desirable

22 Dec 2004

3GG

2458

Sample audit – local news and information

Breach – Minimum service standards for local news

30 Aug 2011
3KKZ (Gold 104.3)

2859 (.docx 806 kb)

Down Down by Status Quo (2012)

No Breach – Presentation of advertisement

23 Jan 2013

3KKZ

796

Grubby and Dee Dee Breakfast Show

Breach – Complaint handling

27 Apr 2000

3MEL

2761 (.doc 825 kb)

Hughesy & Kate

No Breach – Misuse of alcoholic liquor

23 Apr 2012

3MEL

1270

Double Dilemma

Breach – Standards of decency

2 Feb 2004

3MMM

2745 (.doc 837 kb)

Jeff & Paul Peanut Gallery

No Breach – Standards of decency

13 Apr 2012
3MMM

2194

Triple M's Porn Star Competition

No Breach – Contemporary standards of decency 5 Jan 2010
3MMM

1717

Saturday Football

Breach – Standards of decency 28 Sept 2006

3MP

763

Interviews

Breach – Broadcast political matter without the required particulars

2 Aug 2001

3SUN

1484

Benchwarmers

Breach – Failure to respond to complaint 2 Jun 2005
3TTT

2512

Mix Mornings with Brig & Lehmo

No Breach – Generally accepted standards of decency

14 Jan 2011
 

Last update: 14 May 2013 12:38