£20,000 Fine For Talksport

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Talksport has been fined £20,000 by media regulator Ofcom after broadcaster James Whale breached impartiality rules during the London mayoral elections.

 

Whale was sacked from the radio station in May, two months after he urged listeners to vote for the eventual winner of the poll, Boris Johnson.

 

Under Ofcom rules, presenters are banned from showing any bias towards a political party before an election.

 

The station must also broadcast a statement of Ofcom's findings.

 

The station can probably afford the fine, after all, they pay George Galoway between £100,001-£105,000 for hosting a radio show!