During the afternoon news, viewers watching the Sunday weather forecast on local CBS-owned station KREM2 got a bit of a shock. The news channel accidentally aired a 13-second pornographic film at 6pm local time.
During the usual presentation of the weather forecast, meteorologist Michelle Boss and co-host Cody Proctor did not realise that a pornographic film was being shown in the background behind them. The two continued their report while an adult video played in the background. After 13 seconds of broadcast, it was replaced by a standard weather screen.
KREM 2 station has apologised for an “inappropriate” video during their broadcast. “Those of us here at KREM 2 want to apologise for something that happened in our 6 pm newscast tonight,” said the station. “An inappropriate video aired in the first part of the show. We are diligently working to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again.”
Anne Bentley, head of communications at TEGNA (not to be confused with the Tenga brand), parent company of station KREM, has confirmed that the station has apologised for accidentally airing pornographic footage “”We apologized to our viewers last night during our 11 pm newscast”
A similar situation occurred in 2017 when a vigilant BBC viewer spotted a station employee watching a pornographic film at work. The BBC employee’s screen was positioned so that it was visible just behind the presenter delivering the news during the live broadcast.
Unfortunately, as it turns out, shocked and concerned viewers are not the only problem the KREM 2 station may now face. After receiving several phone calls from viewers, the incident was handled by the Police, who are currently investigating the matter. “The Spokane Police Department Special Victims Unit responded to a local news outlet Sunday evening after a disturbing image/video appeared on the screens of viewers during the station’s weather report,” the department said in a statement released Monday.
“The incident generated numerous calls from concerned citizens in the city and county,” the department said.
It might seem that the Police investigation is a slight exaggeration. And yet, in 2012, a similar situation occurred in the case of another US station, Roanoke, which was ultimately charged with violating federal laws regarding the broadcast of inappropriate content between 6am and 10pm. The Roanoke case ended with a record $325,000 fine.
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