Quebec’s CHOI-FM caught third time for coarse language by CBSC

OTTAWA – Radio hosts comments about running over cyclists were ok, but the coarse language used ran afoul of the broadcast codes, The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has ruled.The morning show hosts of Le show du matin, broadcast on CHOI-FM (Radio X, Quebec City), were discussing e-cigarettes and complained about e-cigarette users’ disregard for the people around them. They likened this to cyclists who take up too much space on roadways and act like they are morally superior to vehicle drivers. In addition to the comment about running the cyclists over, the hosts also referred to them as “idiots” and...