(BBC) A community radio station has been fined £2,000 for broadcasting an Islamic chant said to contain “jihadi lyrics” and “promote terrorism.”
Sheffield-based Link FM was found to have committed two serious breaches of Ofcom’s broadcasting code by playing the “nasheed” chant twice in 2020.
It contained material likely to “encourage or incite the commission of crime or lead to disorder,” Ofcom said.
Licensee the Pakistan Muslim Centre had previously “apologised wholeheartedly.”
Along with the fine, the station must also broadcast a summary of Ofcom’s decision on a date and in a form to be decided by the broadcasting watchdog.
