Radio Caroline Breaks Rules After False Report of King's Death
Listen to the story
Radio Caroline is a radio station. It made a big mistake. It said the King had died. This was not true.
The station broke the rules of Ofcom. Ofcom checks radio and TV in the UK. It makes sure stations follow the rules.
Radio Caroline did not fix the mistake fast. It took 30 minutes to say sorry. The station gave a correction after this time. A correction tells people the truth after a mistake.
Ofcom said this was wrong. Radio stations must be careful with big news. News about a King's death is very serious.
The station said sorry to listeners. Many people were confused by the wrong news.
Vocabulary15 words
- Ofcom
- the group that checks TV and radio in the UK
- correction
- words that say the truth after a mistake
- breach
- to break a rule
- announce
- to tell people something important
- apology
- words that say sorry
- mistakenly
- done by mistake, not on purpose
- incident
- something that happens, often bad
- broadcast
- to send out on radio or TV
- station
- a company that sends out radio or TV shows
- rule
- something you must do or not do
- serious
- important and not funny
- listener
- a person who hears the radio
- wrong
- not correct or not true
- check
- to look at something carefully
- true
- real; not false
Quiz
Answer key
1. That the King had died 2. 30 minutes 3. Ofcom
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Radio Caroline is a radio _____. It made a big mistake.
It said the _____ had died. This was not true.
The station broke the rules of _____.
Ofcom checks radio and TV in the _____.
Radio Caroline did not fix the mistake _____.
It took 30 _____ to say sorry.
The station gave a _____ after this time.
Ofcom said this was _____.
News about a King's death is very _____.
Many people were _____ by the wrong news.
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