Prank Telephone Call Requires Prior Consent

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council today released its decision concerning a prank telephone call broadcast on CKZZ-FM’s (Virgin Radio 95,3, Vancouver) afternoon show Kiah & Tara Jean. The CBSC concluded that the broadcast did not violate anyone’s privacy or contain sexually explicit content, but that the station should have obtained consent before broadcasting the segment.

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