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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade

Kyle & Jackie O Show breached decency standards with ‘vulgar’ sexual content, Acma finds

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O.
Acma investigated the recent segments on the Kyle & Jackie O shows after a Melbourne listener to KIIS 1065 complained. Photograph: Richard Milnes/Alamy

The Kyle & Jackie O Show has once again breached decency rules by broadcasting explicit sexual content on their KISS breakfast show, but ARN Media has pushed back saying the material is suitable for its “broad-minded adult demographic”.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) found two segments, on Melbourne’s KISS 1011 and Sydney’s KISS 1065 in June 2024, included “sustained and vulgar graphic sexualised descriptions” which were a breach of broadcasting standards.

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