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Tokyo Community Radio: The spirit of pirate radio is reignited in Japan
Despite the plethora of stations and platforms in Tokyo, the city still lacks a unifying force that brings together and gives expression to its underground scene.
Japanese broadcasters call for end to mandatory AM radio due to cost and lack of listeners
Japanese commercial broadcasters on Wednesday proposed a revision to the broadcast law that would allow them to ditch AM radio broadcasting due to issues over cost amid a decline in listenership. The Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association asked the communications ministry to implement a system revision ...
American convert uses social media to broadcast from Idlib, inside Syria's last rebel zone
Pointing to a green screen as if presenting a weather forecast, Bilal Abdul Kareem analyses the Turkish-Russian deal over Syria's Idlib, broadcasting in his native English from inside the war-torn country's last rebel stronghold. The 47-year-old American convert to Islam is a long way from ...
Author Haruki Murakami talks about his favorite songs and love of running on special radio show
Best-selling Japanese author Haruki Murakami, hosting a special radio show featuring some of his favorite songs he runs to, says writing novels is about rhythm, as in music and running. "Murakami Radio," a pre-recorded show broadcast Sunday night on Tokyo FM, featured as its themes ...
Migrants in Lebanon seek to break stereotypes with new radio show
Since arriving in Lebanon, Sudanese migrant worker Abdallah Afandi has been turned away from beach resorts, mistaken for a cleaner and prevented from renting an apartment — all because of the color of his skin. Now he is hoping to challenge the "racism and prejudice" ...
Haruki Murakami to make radio debut with one-off music and running-themed show
Exciting news for "Harukists": Internationally acclaimed novelist Haruki Murakami will serve as a DJ for a one-off radio program on Aug. 5, Tokyo FM announced Tuesday. This is the first time the famed writer will feature on a radio show, according to the station. The theme ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is considering abolishing a legal clause demanding broadcasters ensure political fairness, claiming it would spur competition and diversify programs, an internal document obtained by Kyodo News showed Thursday. By loosening regulations for TV and radio programs, the government aims to ...
An Arab world first: LGBT radio goes online in Tunisia despite threats
An online radio station catering for the LGBT community, believed to be the first of its kind in the Arab world, started broadcasting in Tunisia on Monday. The outlet — set up by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender rights group Shams — aims to tackle deep-rooted ...
Norway to switch off FM radio in risky, unpopular shift to digital
Norway is set to become the first nation to start switching off its FM radio network next week in a risky and unpopular leap to digital technology that will be closely watched by other countries considering whether to follow suit. Critics say the government is ...
Japan to broadcast radio program for North Korea abductees on more frequencies
The government plans to broadcast its shortwave radio program aimed at Japanese abductees in North Korea on more frequencies in the next fiscal year, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. The program, "Furusato no Kaze" ("Wind from the Homeland"), is broadcast in Japanese and Korean, ...
Argentina's 'Loony Radio' making waves
A radio program in Argentina that draws 12 million listeners is produced by patients at a psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires.
Radio/TV show host on calligraphy, singing shirtless and waking up ridiculously early.
