Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Hot’ transmitters keep AFN radio Naples off-air

By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Tuesday, May 19, 2009
NAPLES, Italy — American Forces Network radio in Naples remains out ofcommission while the U.S. Consulate and AFN officials lobby forItalian approval to use new transmitters. The transmitters are atop Collina dei Camaldoli, Naples’ highest point, where numerous other radio, television and cell phone towers also are located. The site is "hot [with electromagnetic field emissions], and there have been many complaints from residents in the area," according to Giuseppe D’Antonio, with Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambientale Campania, the regional equivalent of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62770

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