Student radio show suspended over drink claims

The University has not ruled out action under its own disciplinary procedures

The University of Glasgow has suspended a programme on its student radio station Subcity, and removed details of the show from the station's website.

It comes after the last edition of "Party Party", transmitted between 2100 and 2200 GMT on Sunday night.

During the programme the presenters claimed to be drinking a litre of tequila, used numerous swear words and explicitly discussed sexual activities.

The station manager is carrying out an investigation into the broadcast.

Though the presenters promoted the responsible drinking website Drinkaware once, they repeatedly encouraged listeners to drink a shot of spirits for every tune they played.

One broadcaster recounted how he had threatened violence, and considered using a knife or spanner, against a group of men he suspected of throwing drink at him in an Edinburgh club.

'Broadcasting code'

Because the station is transmitted on the internet it does not come under the jurisdiction of the UK's communications regulator Ofcom.

But the university said Subcity "operates its own code of conduct which closely mirrors Ofcom's broadcasting code".

It said in a statement: "If the contents of this particular programme are found to have breached the station's code, disciplinary action will be taken."

The radio station told the BBC it cannot estimate how long the review will take.

A spokesman for the University of Glasgow said it was waiting to see what sanctions Subcity imposed.

He added that the university had not ruled out possible action under its own disciplinary procedures.

Tim Dye, chair of the Student Radio Association, said he had listened to the programme and the content was "inappropriate".

"Unfortunately when you give creativity and freedom to some people they run off with it," he said.

"You shouldn't judge student radio from this.

"There are a lot of our members making such high quality audio out there."