CANBERRA (Reuters) -
The Australian radio station behind a prank call to a British hospital
will donate its advertising revenue until the end of the year to a fund
for the family of the nurse who apparently took her own life after the
stunt, the company said on Tuesday.
Southern Cross Austereo ,
parent company of Sydney radio station 2Day FM, said it would donate all
advertising revenue, with a minimum contribution of A$500,000, to a
memorial fund for the nurse, Jacintha Saldanha, who answered the
telephone at the hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife, Kate.
The company has suspended
the Sydney-based announcers, Mel Greig and Michael Christian, scrapped
their "Hot 30" programme and suspended advertising on the station in the
wake of the Saldanha's death. Southern Cross said it would resume
advertising on its station from Thursday.
"It is a terrible tragedy
and our thoughts continue to be with the family," Southern Cross Chief
Executive Officer Rhys Holleran said in a statement.
"We hope that by
contributing to a memorial fund we can help to provide the Saldanha
family with the support they need at this very difficult time."
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