South China Morning Post
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UK radio station mistakenly reports death of King Charles
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UK radio station Radio Caroline mistakenly broadcast an announcement of King Charles's death due to a computer error, triggering emergency protocols and prompting an apology from the station.
UK radio station mistakenly reports death of King Charles
A former British pirate radio station on Wednesday apologised “for any distress caused” after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles.
The erroneous announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at its main studio in Maldon in eastern Essex, Radio Caroline said in a post on social media.
The error had triggered the so-called death of a monarch procedure “which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require”, station manager Peter Moore said.
“Radio..
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