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UK radio station apologises for accidentally announcing king's death

2 hours ago
  • #Radio Error
  • #Royal News
  • #Media Apology
  • 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.