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Prostitutes Get Own Radio Station

Reuters News Wire (reuters@telecom-digest.org)
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:20:19 -0600

Prostitutes in the Brazilian city of Salvador are starting up their
own radio station.

The Association of Prostitutes of Bahia state has won government
permission for the project, enabling FM station Radio Zona to start
broadcasting in the second half of the year, project coordinator
Sandro Correia said on Thursday.

"We are not going to apologize for prostitution but we are going to
struggle for the dignity of the profession," Correia told Reuters.

The aim was not to attract women to the business. The station will
feature programs about the trade but will also discuss issues such as
human rights, social questions, and sexual abuse, Correia said.

"The idea is that we have diverse programs that look at health issues,
AIDS prevention, and racism, for example," he said.

Working girls and media professionals such as Correia will staff the
station and will give prostitutes training in an alternative
job. Funding will come from association funds, advertising and
sponsorship.

Prostitution is widespread in Brazil, especially in Bahia state and
other parts of the impoverished northeast.

International rights organizations have criticized the country as a
destination for sex tourism and child prostitution.

Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited.

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