CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-03, produced by Glenn Hauser, Mar 15, 2005
      [with DXLD issues where you may read more about each story]

*COM 05-03, recorded on the Ides of March, 2005
*About media around the American continent, not especially shortwave
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*Follow-up to last program, on radio and audio signals in railroad
 tracks, what they are used for [5-026]
*Wireless security cameras can easily be intercepted [4-184]
*Multiple-hop sporadic E TV DX should become more common with the  
 absence of analog signals, replaced by DTV [5-030]
*Harry Helms` new blog http://futureofradio.typepad.com/ [5-043]
*Former directors of US Information Agency call for it to be revived
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A54764-2005Feb25?language=printer
 [5-037]
*As does a former associate director of USIA: [4-186]
*Radio Free OKC, 93.9, pirate on Thursday and Sunday nights [5-027]
*Christian prisoners at Angola, LA, have their own radio station KLSP,
 but what about non-Christians? [5-029]
*WRFN, Radio Free Nashville, new LPFM on 98.9 on the air soon [5-032]
 http://www.radiofreenashville.org
*KOWI, 97.9, new WOI public radio station in south-central Iowa, ex-
 commercial outlet; promoted as `KOWI-WOWIE!`, a bit undignified
 [5-035]
*More and more public radio stations are broadcasting less and less
 classical music [5-036]
*Continent of Media 05-03, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702; or
 woradio at yahoo.com
*KING-FM plays programs at random times to expose them to more
 listeners, but backfires for those who want scheduling [5-039]
*NPR pressuring affiliates not to block underwriting credits, but
 stations have that option and responsibility [5-033]
*FCC rejects attempt by religious broadcaster masquerading as public
 radio to force small Indiana high-school FM stations to share airtime
 http://www.indystar.com/articles/6/227730-2396-093.html
 http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/228321-1487-014.html [5-044]
*Sen. McCain proposes cutting license terms from 8 years to 3 to hold
 broadcasters more accountable [5-032]
*Malara consolidates TV news in Duluth-Superior and Fort Wayne, from
 formerly competing stations, jobs lost [5-042]
 http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/11085698.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
 http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/227936-4047-102.html
*Navy closes controversial 1.3-megawatt ELF transmitters in WI and MI;
 replaced by HAARP? [5-032]
*Mexico`s SCT, equivalent of FCC, revamps website including DTV plan:
 http://portal.sct.gob.mx/SctPortal/appmanager/Portal/Sct?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=B20045
 See summary at http://www.worldofradio.com/commid.html [5-041]
*Recollections of the late Earle Fisher, on CBC International Service,
 with mailbag shows, news, bird calls, especially the loon [5-032]
*Concluding COM 05-03, to be known later as World of Radio Extra 57 ##