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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Radio Around the World

CANADA: The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission announces a new policy limiting a person or corporate entity from owning no more than two types of media that serve the same market, such as local radio, TV, or newspaper. Check out the Radio-Info Canada board ... ENGLAND: BBC Radio 3's Andy Kershaw will spend the next 3 months in jail. Kershaw violated a restraining order to stay away from the mother of his two children ... RUSSIA: He was known as the "Howard Stern of Russian Radio." Mayak Radio and award winning news anchor Gennady Bachinsky was killed in a traffic accident on a highway east of Moscow. He was just 36 ... ISRAEL: Tens of thousands of listeners have joined forces to keep a classical music station on the air. Kol Hamusica was slated to shut down due to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority's heavy debt, but will remain on the air for now.

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