CONTINENT OF MEDIA 04-04, June 1, 2004 by Glenn Hauser
        [with DXLD issues where you may read much more]

*Continent of Media 04-04, a more or less monthly supplement to World
 of Radio, about media around the American continent, not especially
 shortwave, also airing later as World of Radio Extra 49
*Easter Island has longwave beacon IPA on 280 kHz, and verifies with
 full-data prepared card; 3000 watts and heard all over North America
 [4-067]
*Possible new anti-drug station in Bolivia financed by US, per Narco-
 News a year ago: Tricolor Radio Station in Chimore, up to 15 kW for
 nationwide coverage, implying SW. See
 http://www.narconews.com/Issue32/article939.html [and 4-066]
*R. Verdad, Guatemala, 4052.5, celebrated 4th anniversary March 7; had
 festivites, parade, dinner, English greetings on air, but with tech
 difficulties; sends wonderful QSL package [4-052, 4-053]
*Radio Huayacocotla, Veracruz, Mexico, 2390 kHz, subject of article in
 towardfreedom.com excerpts; full article at
 http://www.towardfreedom.com/mar04/campesinos.htm [4-051]
*COM is sponsored by Radio for Peace International http://www.rfpi.org
*And by Universal Radio, for quality amateur raido equipment; catalog
 via 1-800-431-3939 or http://www.universal-radio.com and they also
 sponsor http://www.DXing.com
*Radio Marti continues to violate separation of church and state with
 Catholic mass, Sundays 1100 on 9805 and three other frequencies, also
 opening government-sponsored station to demands for equal time by
 countless other sects, such as Jehovah`s Witnesses, if they only knew
 [4-064]
*Jeff White`s surveys of SW listeners at Winter SWL Fest, Mexican DX
 meeting, for National Association of SW Broadcasters [4-059]
*A look at US shortwave stations by James Careless; they enjoy their
 anonymity [4-066] 
*Mike Dorner recalling Victrolas and 78s [4-059]
*And so concludes yet another emission of Continent of Media, 04-04,
 a.k.a. World of Radio Extra 49; read much more by consulting our
 website http://www.worldofradio.com  ###