Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation.

马可尼构想的无线电是作为电话的替代品，一种私人交谈的工具。

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There were over 700 private stations, but they were banned from producing their own news programmes and had to take bulletins produced by state radio.

那时有超过700家私人电台，但他们禁止制作自己的节目，必须播放由国家电台制作的新闻。

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It was at Syria's behest that licensing rules, introduced in the 1990s, reduced the number of private television and radio channels from scores to a handful.

这是因为在叙利亚的要求下，于90年代引进的许可证发放制度，大大减少了私营电视台和广播电台的数量。

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There are more than 100 private radio stations and over 20 privately-owned newspapers in Ghana.

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Not just television, but also private radio stations and newspapers have flourished in Pakistan over the past few years.

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Despite the general drive for privatisation, the information ministry has torpedoed attempts to set up private radio and television channels.

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