Radio codes and Regulation

Regulation & Codes of Practice

A) What are the names of the two companies that licence radio stations to play music?

□ MLA & RPS

□ PPL & PRS

□ PPS & PSS 

            For a bonus point, what do the above acronyms stand for:

B) Phonographic Performance Limited 

C) Performing rights Society

D) What else do the above companies collect and distribute for music artists/songwriters/publishers?

They collect royalites and make music for citizens to play their music legally.

E) What would happen if a shop / club / radio station didn’t purchase licences from these bodies and were found out by the PRS/PPL?

They would get fined.

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F) What is the name of the regulator of the Broadcast and Telecommunications Industries?

OFCOM

G The document that sets out the principles, meanings and "practices to be followed” by the Broadcast industries is called the:

THE BROADCASTING CODE

H) Name three of the areas (sections) of the “Code” and two examples of what that section states you cannot do on Radio.

1) Section two: Harm and Offense

-Broadcast competitions and voting must be conducted fairly.

-Broadcasters must ensure that viewers and listeners are not materially misled about any broadcast competition or voting.

2) Section three: Crime

- Material likely to encourage or incite the commission of crime or to lead to disorder must not be included in television or radio services.

- Descriptions or demonstrations of criminal techniques which contain essential details which could enable the commission of crime must not be broadcast unless editorially justified.

3) Section four: Religion

- Broadcasters must exercise the proper degree of responsibility with respect to the content of programmes which are religious programmes.

- The religious views and beliefs of those belonging to a particular religion or religious denomination must not be subject to abusive treatment.