2DayFM cancels Hot 30 show and bans prank calls across the company
2DayFM has announced that its Hot 30 show has been cancelled following the prank call which led to a nurse ending her life, while there has also been a company-wide suspension of prank calls.
The company, Southern Cross Austereo, said it was conducting a review of policies after the prank phone call took place, but insisted that it did not believe that it "breached any relevant law, regulation or code".
The statement continued: "The Company has conducted a review of the process undertaken in the airing of the segment which has found that company protocols were adhered to.
"Several attempts were made by the production team to discuss the segment with the hospital, but with no success. The segment was referred to an internal review process which included internal legal review and authorisation was granted to broadcast.
“SCA and the hosts of the radio program have also decided that they will not return to the airwaves until further notice.”
Over the weekend, all advertising on 2DayFM was suspended.
Dom Joly suggested that the suggestion that the station rang the hospital five times to get consent is ‘just ludicrous’.