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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Radio Around the World

ATW ENGLAND: After an eight-year run, Johnny Vaughn will leave London's Capital-FM (95.8). His contract was not renewed. Co-host Lisa Snowden will stay, joined by Greg Burns on a temporary basis. You can listen to "Capital FM" here ... WALES: Former BBC Radio Bristol host Sophie Oliver comes clean about her addictions to drugs and alcohol, and a battle with bulimia, in an in-depth interview on WalesOnline.com ... ISRAEL: Saying it is operating as a "pirate radio station," the Communications Ministry has shut down the Ramallah-based Kol Hashalom, a Palestinian-Israeli joint-operated radio station that promotes peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Israel has historically had (and countenanced) many pirate radio stations ... COLOMBIA: The South American's government army shut down the rebel FARC radio station, a pirate operation for 15 years. It was in an area heavily fortified with improvised explosive devices ... CANADA: Kingston, Ontario's hot AC CFLY-FM (98.3) "Fly-FM" went from playing "Today's Best Music" to becoming "Kingston's Christmas Music Station." You can still listen to "Fly-FM" here.

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