local radio

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandradio

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/
us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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radio
noun
uk
/ˈreɪ.di.əʊ/
us
/ˈreɪ.di.oʊ/
a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to ...
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(Definition oflocalandradiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal radio

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The growth of online households may also be an indicator of more e-audiences forlocalradiobroadcasts as well as other music programmes.
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It would be effective, though, as alocalradiojingle, and the amusing recording-session scene need not lose its humour if set in a radio studio.
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Localradioand the traditional display signs, which are easy to update, are, in my view, quite sufficient to inform the general public.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That brings me to the question oflocalradio.
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However, since 1973 there has been independentlocalradio, which has proved very popular.
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Then, when he gets into a little closer communication on thelocalradio, he finds that this is not what we mean at all.
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We never asked for the development of thislocalradiopolicy, and we still get no return from it.
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In my view, populations of this size are too large to be meaningful in terms oflocalradio.
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There is national thinking behind theselocalradiostations.
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Either alocalradiois valuable or it is not.
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Clearly the provision of immediate news is one of the major jobs oflocalradio.
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I do not see howlocalradiocan hive any schedules at all.
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This is a vital consideration forlocalradio.
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Are we going to get genuinelocalradiostations, as was originally promised, or have we moved to regional sound commercial broadcasts?
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What we are going to have is in many respects regional radio rather thanlocalradio.
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It will be very difficult inlocalradio.
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They should consider usinglocalradioand other means.
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We hear thatlocalradiomay be commercially run with advertising.
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Second, it will be totally beyond the financial range of smalllocalradiostations to provide this kind of service.
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I see no reason why there should not be in the future many forms oflocalradiofunded in different ways.
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