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Radio Around the World:

Published on Friday, November 06, 2009

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CANADA: CBC Radio Two is changing their drive-time lineup, taking Tom Allen, who had been doing both mornings and afternoons into just PM drive, and bringing in Bob Mackowycz for mornings, starting Monday … VENEZUELA: The nation’s Supreme Court upheld the orders to close Caracas-based radio station CNB (102.3), and said the government was within its rights to revoke the licenses of other radio and TV stations … HONDURAS: An unidentified person threw a fragmentation grenade at the building housing HRN Radio in Tegucigalpa, injuring two people and causing minor damage … HUNGARY: Laszlo Majtenyi, chairman of Hungary’s communications regulator resigned after the government agreed to terminate the licenses of two foreign-owned radio stations, giving them to bidders he considered weakerUGANDA: Members of Parliament are demanding the government reopen Radio CBS FM in Kampala, which remains closed following riots in September, which the government blamed on the media … AUSTRALIA: On the North Shore, community station 2NSB-FM (99.3) has shut down, due to a lack of funding, but will continue to air BBC programming so as to not lose their license …

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