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Friday, September 3, 2010

Radio in the U.K.

England

ENGLAND: After 17 years as the host of BBC Radio 2’s early morning “The Dawn Patrol,” Sarah Kennedy is leaving. The Guardian newspaper says that soon the entire show is “expected to be revamped after that” … BBC Radio 1 is off the hook and will not face any disciplinary action after airing the unedited version of Cee-Lo Green’s new explicit song, “F* You” … Despite a disappointing World Cup for England, the station that carried the games from South Africa did well financially. TalkSPORT parent UTV boosted operating profits by nearly 50% in their latest quarter … IRELAND: RTE Radio 1 will present a new season of their popular show “The Business” starting September 4. You can listen to the latest “Business” show here … The newest station in Dublin is Nova 100, playing classic rock and recruiting former Bellingham, Washington KISM-FM (92.9) PD Carol Dooley** as program director.

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