A BELFAST radio station failed to fulfil some of its "key commitments" of service regarding the LGBT community, a broadcasting regulator has ruled.
Juice1038, also known as JuiceFM, was investigated by Ofcom after a complaint was made that it was "not meeting its requirement to broadcast LGBT anthems as part of its music output".
Ofcom monitored the station's output from March 28 to April 3 2022.
The regulator said it found that while Juice FM was meeting its commitment regarding music, "we were not satisfied that the licensee was meeting its character of service, with particular reference to its target community".
"The recordings which we assessed did not constitute a service specifically targeted at the LGBT community of Belfast, but suggested that the service was instead a dance music service," said Ofcom.
"The service primarily featured dance music, with some presenter links which were targeted at a general audience rather than specifically to the target community."
Ofcom said Juice FM did broadcast an LGBT news bulletin. It added that it expected the station to "rectify this issue as soon as possible" and would monitor Juice FM to ensure that happened.
Shane Pearce, chief executive of Juice FM, said it was an "inclusive organisation" and had extensively broadcast on events of interest to the LGBT community, including extensive coverage of Pride.
"We have a magazine show which publicises events, fundraising and volunteering opportunities in the community as well as covering the local events that matter to our audience," he told BBC News NI.
