Sexual discussion on morning radio ok, CBSC rules

OTTAWA – Banter between radio morning show co-hosts that touched on a sexual topic was ruled clean by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).A listener complained about a Josie & The City segment broadcast on CIHT-FM (Hot 89.9, Ottawa) on May 5, 2009 at 7:43 am. Josie & The City is a recurring segment on the Hot 89.9 morning show, where Josie and her co-hosts discuss entertainment news and celebrity gossip. On the May 5th segment, Josie talked about the Oprah Winfrey Show and how it was featuring more sexual topics in order to boost ratings. She stated that the “O” now...