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Broadcasting Standards Authority expands jurisdiction to online radio

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 16 Oct 2025, 8:01am
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital connectivity in rural places, Labour's communications spokesperson Kris Faafoi says. Photo / 123rf
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of digital connectivity in rural places, Labour's communications spokesperson Kris Faafoi says. Photo / 123rf

Broadcasting Standards Authority expands jurisdiction to online radio

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 16 Oct 2025, 8:01am

The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has issued a provisional decision claiming jurisdiction over a complaint about an online radio show. 

They said that the complaint fits their formal definition and requirements, meaning that they have to act.  

Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Standards Authority Stacey Wood told Mike Hosking that the BSA had long been debating expanding the boundaries of their jurisdiction.  

‘Transmission of a programme by means of telecommunication includes the internet.’ 

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