Radio Silence: The Anatomy of a Panic Broadcast When King Charles III's death was falsely announced on a UK radio station last May, it sparked a chain reaction of events with far reaching consequences for the media regulator, Ofcom, and the station itself.
This incident raises deeper questions about the pressures facing broadcast journalists in the digital age.
In an era where news cycles move at breakneck speed, stations like Radio Caroline rely increasingly on automation and pre recorded segments to fill airtime.