CONTINENT OF MEDIA 04-07, produced Sept. 14, 2004 by Glenn Hauser [with DXLD issues where you may read more about each item] [to be released later as WORLD OF RADIO Extra 52] *COM 04-07, produced Sept 14, 2004; in fuzzy future also as World of Radio Extra 52; sesqui-monthly supplement to World of Radio *Sponsored by Universal Radio, for quality shortwave and amateur radio equipment; http://www.universal-radio.com or 1-800-431-3939 for a catalog; also sponsors http://www.DXing.com where you may hear the latest COM, read DX Listening Digests, and much more *Article about VOA transmitter on the CGC Courier at Rhodes [4-120] see gh`s QSL at: http://www.w4uvh.net/voa1.jpg [1270 K, a bit much] *The Smith-Mundt Act, restricting VOA and other US SW stations from domestic broadcasting [4-127, 4-128] *Univision Radio betrayed staff of Hispanic Broadcasting in takeover [4-122] *FM band in Honduras saturated, so government is surveying occupancy for possible openings, pirates and unauthorized powers [4-140] *Colombian Army radio network Colombia Mia AM combats guerrilla stations, persuades FARC rebels to desert [4-123] *Radio Amateurs of Canada inflates actual number of hams; no one really knows since licences may apply to group stations, individuals may hold more than one, even after death [4-137] *Website for a phantom TV station in Hamilton, Ontario, ``WJRN``: http://www.upn11tv.com [4-126] [O o, suspended in the meantime] *In the midst of COM 04-07, about media around the American continent, not necessarily shortwave; P O Box 1684, Enid, OK, 73702 or woradio at yahoo.com *Lubavitcher pirate in New York on 1710 kHz gets out as far as Michigan and gets a pass from the FCC due to political connexions http://www.radiomoshiach.org [4-132, 4-133, 4-136, 4-137, 4-139, 4-140] *Purdue University, Indiana, to get student radio station on 1610 at last Oct 23, in addition to public radio WBAA; long ago had WCCR on 600 [4-134, 4-135] *Plans for WBCR 97.7, low power Berkshire Community Radio, MA [4-130] *Petition to deny license renewal to two Washington, DC TV stations WDCA-20, and WPXW-66 over non-compliance with 1996 FCC requirements for children`s educational programming [4-133] *FCC starts webpage for kids, met with derision [4-140, 4-142] http://www.fcc.gov/kidszone [beware: auto sound launch] *The late Frank Zappa on the ``liberal media myth`` [4-127] *With that food for thought, standard disclaimer, Glenn Hauser here, concluding Continent of Media 04-07, also to be known later as World of Radio Extra 52 ###