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In Libya, US Fights With Words as Well as Weapons

WASHINGTON -- International military forces are using words as well as weapons to try to weaken the grip of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi and urge his troops to turn against him. They are dropping leaflets targeting government troops as well as flying a U.S. propaganda plane that broadcasts to forces of the North...

Topless Feminists Protest 'Win a Wife' Competition

A feminist group in Ukraine has protested a radio station competition to "win a wife" in the most eye-catching way possible -- by removing clothes. The Femen Movement is angered by a contest organized by a New Zealand radio station that offered a listener the opportunity to travel to Ukraine and meet women. Nine women...

Dire Straits Song 'Money for Nothing' Banned in Canada Over Lyric

These days, music censorship isn't just for young rap artists. Citing what it deems the inappropriate use of a gay slur in the lyrics of the song "Money for Nothing," the 1985 hit by the band Dire Straits, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has officially banned the tune from being played on Canadian radio. The...

NYC Radio Station Dumps Glenn Beck Over Low Ratings

A New York radio station is dumping conservative commentator Glenn Beck's syndicated talk show because of low ratings, according to a published report. Jose Luis Magana, AP WOR in New York is dropping Glenn Beck's radio show as of Jan. 17. WOR 710 AM said today it is canceling Beck's program as of Jan. 17 and...

Conservative Radio Host Loses Hill Job After Remarks

Nov. 12 -- Joyce Kaufman's controversial statements have afforded her a radio career, but now they appear to have cost her a job on Capitol Hill. Just days after being hired as chief of staff for incoming Congressman Allen West (R-Fla.), the conservative talk show host has dropped out because of remarks she made at a tea...

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Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies significantly below those of visible light.

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