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HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAH

PAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

That is all.

(By the way, if people are confused as to why I've just rolled around pissing myself laughing, its because when SunTalk launched around April/May last year, they did so by promoting it whilst at the same time hammering Radio 1, Moyles and in particular Aled, referring to him as a 'TEA BOY!!'. All I'm saying is, look who's just closed, and look at whats still going strong!)

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Oh is that the same Gordon Smart who claims never to have lied in a story... he'll probably call this a runaway success so much that they couldn't cope with the demand.

EDIT: More on this story;

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=45717&c=1

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My view on the subject. Regardless of context, the terminology used etc if Talksport deem the way their presenter spoke to a guest as inappropriate then they should have the right to dismiss him. I do agree with what Gaunt says about Radio being too tightly regulated, and that audiences should have the choice between the impartial BBC and the view provoking commercial sector. However, there is I feel a need for some regulation.

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Lucie

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Best news I've heard all week! Serves 'Gaunty' right for the crap and lies he spread about The Chris Moyles Show before.

I read the other week that Jon Gaunt was in a spot of bother about something he said on air, I think it was something a bit racist and he wasn't allowed to appeal against the complaints he got? Im not sure, Ihave a poor memory. I'll try and find the article online.

P.S WHEYYY SUNTALK! UNLUCKAAYY!

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It wasn't racist, he called a councillor a 'Nazi Pig' on air

My view on the subject. Regardless of context, the terminology used etc if Talksport deem the way their presenter spoke to a guest as inappropriate then they should have the right to dismiss him. I do agree with what Gaunt says about Radio being too tightly regulated, and that audiences should have the choice between the impartial BBC and the view provoking commercial sector. However, there is I feel a need for some regulation.

He hasn't sued Talksport he's appealed against the ofcom ruling. Although I don't like him I agree with you radio is too tightly regulated and I agree with what Gaunt said to Richard Bacon on 5live that it would be better for radio to be regulated by the law of the land than a stupid out of touch regulator. The swearing thing is ridiculous, some of the stuff said on commercial radio is 50x more offensive than swearing in a reasonably non-offensive way.

I also wish BBC would stop scaring off talent, especially comedians, by forcing them to dumb down when they appear on the beeb, we need outspoken people and those who are prepared to push the boundaries.

IMO anything that doesn't incide hatred or violence or break UK law should be allowed on the basis that you can switch off if you don't like it.

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Moyles has managed fine on a reputation of being outspoken, even if it's not always a reputation lived up to.

All they're scaring off is idiotic ****s whose idea of 'Comedy' is to deliberately insult or offend someone (i.e Jack-Sparrow-Wannabe Russell Brand).

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Moyles has managed fine on a reputation of being outspoken, even if it's not always a reputation lived up to.

All they're scaring off is idiotic ****s whose idea of 'Comedy' is to deliberately insult or offend someone (i.e Jack-Sparrow-Wannabe Russell Brand).

Managed in the sense that he's still on the radio but he's been forced to apologise a few times. I agree with you about Brand, but what about people like Frankie Boyle? bar the one thing he said about Adlington, I think most of his stuff is harmless...

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This is true. After the post I thought about Frankie Boyle's sort-of self-exile from Mock the Week/The BBC at large, though they did get complaints about that I thought he was the one who decided to leave/take a break because he was sick of that kind of reaction to almost anything he said? (could be wrong, but that's the impression I got)

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This is true. After the post I thought about Frankie Boyle's sort-of self-exile from Mock the Week/The BBC at large, though they did get complaints about that I thought he was the one who decided to leave/take a break because he was sick of that kind of reaction to almost anything he said? (could be wrong, but that's the impression I got)

Yes I think it was him who made the decision but it was because of what happened and the reactions he got, as you say.

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