Hobart radio station breached political broadcasting rules, ACMA finds

Hobart radio station 7HOFM breached political advertising rules in broadcasting a local candidate’s incorrectly tagged commercial earlier this year, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has ruled.

7HOFM, which is owned by regional media company Grant Broadcasting, broadcast three advertisements for Tasmanian state Labor candidate Jen Butler on 13 September 2017 which the regulator found were insufficiently identified as political commercials.

ACMA Chair Nerida O’Loughlin: “Audiences have a right to know who is involved in preparing and placing political advertisements”