CHRIS MOYLES - DJS IN A SPIN OVER ALCOHOL COMMENTS

DJS IN A SPIN OVER ALCOHOL COMMENTS

Radio DJs like Chris Moyles are contributing to Britain's excessive drinking culture, a government-funded report out today suggests.

Research from the University of the West of England finds nearly three-quarters of comments by presenters about drinking encouraged it, while 11 per cent encouraged excessive drinking.

Alcohol as a "marker of weekend partying and socialising" was referred to 703 times in 1,200 hours of screening across six commercial and non-commercial stations from December 13th 2007 to February 10th 2008.

"Presenter comments about alcohol also varied by radio station and broadcast sector, with comments supporting drinking more frequently broadcast on commercial radio and BBC presenters more likely to make neutral comments or comments discouraging excessive drinking," the report noted.