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CBS-FM Is Back - In Uganda!

DToTheJ

DToTheJ

DToTheJ said:
You may recall a few years ago when CBS-FM returned to the New York airwaves after a two-year absence when previous 101.1 occupant "Jack" was evicted...

Well, it appears history has repeated itself... Dateline: Buganda: CBS-FM (88.8 and 89.2) which was taken off the air just over a year ago, due to far wilder and complex circumstances, has been granted permission to resume broadcasting!
http://www.ugandaonline.net/news/view/10024/cbs_fm_radio_to_re_open_after_13_months_off_air
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That should be good for a .1, below the line.

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
 
mary said:
question, why in Africa? Do they really like the music?
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C.B.S. in Uganda refers to the Central Broadcasting System, whose stations were closed last year during a period of unrest when the station was accused of inciting violence. They reopened, but with the sacking of some staff memebers and and admonishion not to call themselves "The Kabaka's Station" (The King's station) in response to the legislative body restricting the King's power.

The US significance of CBS is not commonly known in Uganda.

Uganda has only two AM stations (both government), but hundreds of FMs so all the significant stations are, by default, FM. Thus, CBS FM, meaning the radio station called Central Broadcasting System.
 
lalumia said:
well,they should STILL play more MARVELETTTES!!!!
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Maybe there was a cover in Swahili or Luganda?

As they say, "Njagala ennyimb" (I like / am interested in music)
 
lalumia said:
they can do a mean boo ga loo to "Please Mr. Postman"!
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You just named one music style that truly originated in New York! Bugaloo or Bugalú came out of a fusion of pre-salsa Caribbean music and r&b and was born in the Puerto Rican community of New York in the mid-60's.
 
DavidEduardo said:
C.B.S. in Uganda refers to the Central Broadcasting System, whose stations were closed last year during a period of unrest when the station was accused of inciting violence. They reopened, but with the sacking of some staff memebers and and admonishion not to call themselves "The Kabaka's Station" (The King's station) in response to the legislative body restricting the King's power.

The US significance of CBS is not commonly known in Uganda.

Uganda has only two AM stations (both government), but hundreds of FMs so all the significant stations are, by default, FM. Thus, CBS FM, meaning the radio station called Central Broadcasting System.
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Thanks Dave. I found my Viacom / CBS files when I was looking at some CBS options Friday and could not find this operation.
 
lalumia said:
I'll believe it when I see David Eduardo boo ga loo Down Broadway, bay-beee!!
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Here's a remake of a real bogaloo, not an imitation!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQBNaMAK9RA&feature=fvst

And, while a completely accurate history of boogaloo does not exist, this one is pretty close to being factual...

http://www.salsacrazy.com/salsaroots/boogalu.htm

Of course, there are errors like dating the term "salsa" to 1972 (about 4 or 5 years too late) but the basic concepts are correct.
 
Just one thing to say about Uganda: Very strange and scary place through which to smuggle Bibles. But it can be done.
 
Silkie said:
Just one thing to say about Uganda: Very strange and scary place through which to smuggle Bibles. But it can be done.
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I've been hearing the country is becoming more open to that sort of thing, there are even movements to institute the death penalty for homosexuals. Obviously they're going a bit overboard with the Christianity...
 
All depends on whether you were trying to smuggle Bibles past Idi Amin, or whether you are from a generation that finds it increasingly difficult to find Christ at all.
 
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