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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade

Kyle & Jackie O Show’s repeated ‘vulgar’ and ‘deeply offensive’ content prompts Acma warning to Kiis

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O arrive on the red carpet for the Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) in 2022
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O. The Acma chair says their show has ‘repeatedly and deliberately aired content that is vulgar, sexually explicit and deeply offensive’. Photograph: Richard Milnes/Alamy

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) is considering taking enforcement action against the Kiis network, which broadcasts the Kyle & Jackie O Show, for repeatedly airing vulgar and sexually explicit content despite multiple warnings.

Enforcement actions can include additional licence conditions, court-enforceable undertakings and, in rare cases, suspension or cancellation of a broadcaster’s licence for breaches of the commercial broadcaster codes.

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