Repeats of radio call-in programs breach codes if not identified as such, says CBSC

OTTAWA – Repeated episodes of radio call-in programs must be identified per se, says a decision released Wednesday by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).The CBSC examined a complaint from a listener about an episode of Friendly Fire that aired on CFRB-AM (Toronto) on December 29, 2010. On that daily (weekday) program, hosts Ryan Doyle and Tarek Fatah regularly critique municipal and provincial politics and frequently invite listeners to join the daily debates.During the December 29 episode, which had been previously broadcast, the hosts took calls and interviewed guests about topics that included new drinking and driving legislation, a new law...