UK radio station apologises for accidentally announcing king's death

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A radio station apologized after accidentally announcing King Charles' death due to a computer error.
Radio Caroline's 'Death of a Monarch' procedure was mistakenly activated, causing the station to go silent before correcting the error.
The incident occurred while the king and queen were in Northern Ireland, and the station's website had unavailable playback during the error period.
Radio Caroline, established in 1964 as a pirate station, inspired a 2009 comedy film about DJs at sea.
In a separate incident, the BBC apologized for a scheduling error that led to a repeat broadcast on Elaine Paige's Radio 2 show.

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