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Independent radio indicates aradio station that are run in a manner,different from usual from the countries it broadcasts in.
Conversely, in places such as theUnited States, wherecommercial broadcasters are the norm, independent radio is sometimes used to refer tonon-commercial educational radio stations that are primarily supported by listener contributions and are thisindependent of commercialadvertising concerns.
Countries that allow independent radio stations includeKenya,Ethiopa andTanzania.[1] However, in some African countries, while independent radio is allowed, the news reports must be those produced by the government.[1]
In the United Kingdom, independent radio was broadcast under permission from theIndependent Broadcasting Authority.[2]
With the advent of large commercial broadcastradio network companies, and the general adoption of the termpublic radio in the United States to refer to non-religious radio-oriented listener-supported stations, the term has also been used to refer tocommercial radio stations that are runindependently of the large radio conglomerates.
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