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Mid-term review on Commercial Radio's broadcasting licence

The Broadcasting Authority (BA) reviewed at its meeting held last Thursday (April 13) the progress on the mid-term review being conducted on the sound broadcasting licence held by Commercial Radio.

The independent research firm commissioned to conduct the sound broadcasting survey has completed the fieldwork and is analysing the data.

"The survey will give us the quantitative input for the review," a spokesman for the Authority said. "As regards the qualitative input, we have plans for two public hearings which will take place between 6.30 pm and 9.30 pm on May 9 and 18 at the Science Museum, Tsim Sha Tsui.

"Community participation will greatly assist the work of the BA. Information pamphlets on the areas covered by the mid-term review will be available at District Offices for collection towards the end of April.

"The BA hopes that as many radio listeners as possible could come and give us their opinions," the spokesman added.

The BA also endorsed its Complaints Committee's recommendations on a number of complaints against television and radio programmes.

It decided that Wharf Cable should be given a serious warning for an advertisement appearing in a programme on January 7, 1995, in contravention of the licence condition which prohibits it from broadcasting any advertisement.

Wharf Cable was given another warning for allowing its subscribers who have not opened special accounts for its pay-per-view channel (Cineplex House C) to have free access to the channel at certain transmission hours. Controlled access is a condition imposed by the BA when it approved the adult channel.

Metro Broadcast received a warning in respect of the programme "Banana Club" broadcast on January 15, 1995. The programme contained conversations and expressions which were not suitable for broadcast at a time when there was likely to be a large group of young listeners.

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