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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Radio Around the World

ENGLAND: BBC Radio 4 offered an apology for airing the wrong shipping forecast on Tuesday, mistakenly reading Monday’s forecast … BBC Radio 4 received complaints about playing “God Save the Queen” too loudly at signoff every night. They've been playing the British anthem since 967 … SOMALIA: Somali Broadcasting Corporation’s Markabley Radio Director Mohamed Salad Abdulle and reporter Mohamed Abdikarim were arrested by the Al-Shabaab militia, which claimed their broadcasts were anti-Islamic … PHILIPPINES: Police believe there’s as many as four suspects in the murder of newspaper columnist Chito Abuzo, beaten to death with a cement block inside the studios of radio station dxGS in General Santos City … KYRGYGSTAN: The government continues to block both Radio Liberty and BBC broadcasts, causing protests in the capital city … INDIA: The KPMG Ficci Media and Entertainment Report shows both radio and the music industry are expected to grow by 16% over the next five years … SWEDEN: Radio Sweden announces they’re ending their medium and shortwave services, replacing them with online programming on October 31 … For the latest on radio North-of-the-border, check out the Radio-Info Canada boardDiscuss it.

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