The breakfast show DJ was reprimanded in the report for behaviour on January 17, when he asked women listeners to text in and confess to urinating in the shower.
A high volume of text replies were received and in reaction Moyles said: "Thank you very much ladies, I shouldn't really say ladies -- you all pee in the shower, you dirty whores."
The use of the word "whores" just before 8.45am caused a listener to complain. Ofcom judged that the use of the word, while intended to be humorous, was inappropriate for "a breakfast show that attracts a child audience".
Moyles was also pulled up by the regulator for his broadcast on February 14. In the first instance, a guest on the show had used the words "piss" and "twat" in an interview situation.
Ofcom said that this breach of the Broadcasting Code was "not altogether suitable", but acknowledged that Moyles had warned his guest against swearing live on the breakfast show. The regulator said it now considered the matter "resolved".
The more serious accusation was levelled at the broadcast on February 20, when Moyles used the word "fucking" live on air during a conversation with a listener.
Despite repeatedly apologising for his mistake, Ofcom said that Moyles' slip-up was "unacceptable, given the context and that audience figures suggest, it was still half-term for some schools". The regulator said that 46,000 children had been listening to the broadcast between 9.30 and 10am when the profanity occurred.
A BBC spokesperson said that the BBC "wished to apologise for the offence caused by the language", and that it "was made clear to the presenter and the executive producer immediately after the programmes that such language was not acceptable". The broadcaster is understood to be looking to fine presenters who persitently break the Broadcast Code, especially through the use of profanity.
The BBC also said that Moyles was angry with himself for swearing on air. Ofcom had previously challenged Moyles over his swearing.
In February this year, Moyles apologised after swearing on air at a listener who had called in. He said the caller's children were "fucking brats" after they made too much noise in the background of a phone-in quiz.
Moyles apologised immediately, saying: "You can definitely come round and wash my mouth out with soap and water. I'm so sorry, I do apologise. And I never use bad language."
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