CONTINENT OF MEDIA 04-09, produced Nov. 30, 2004 by Glenn Hauser [later to be known as WORLD OF RADIO Extra 54] [With DXLD issues where you may read more] *Here comes another COM, 04-09, Nov 30, 2004, about media around the American continent, not especially shortwave, a monthly to sesquimonthly supplement to my weekly program World of Radio. *COM is made possible by Universal Radio, for quality amateur and shortwave radio equipment. Phone them for a catalog, 1-800-431-3939 or check http://www.universal-radio.com *Universal also sponsors http://www.dxing.com for much more info including the latest edition of this program and DX Listening Digest *This program to be released later as World of Radio Extra 54 *KHQN, 1480, Spanish Fork UT, resumes Krishna Radio devotional music format after several years as Radio Latina; more at http://www.utahkrishnas.com [4-178] *KDYL, 1060, South Salt Lake, running Leonard Kahn`s CAM-D digital system, better than IBOC; anybody monitoring it? [4-170] *Ham radio operators will not assist in the 2005 Rose Parade, after several years of snubbing; White Suits use Nextels instead [4-172] *Air America brings liberal talk radio to Santa Fe, on KTRC 1260; has been a big success even in San Diego [4-173] *And Air America to Eugene OR, on KOPT 1450; La X moves to KZTU 660 http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/11/09/a1.radio.1109.html [4-170] *Amy Goodman getting TV exposure as leftwing spokesperson, on Tucker Carlson Unfiltered, Hardball with Chris Matthews; what`s next? http://www.observer.com/pages/story.asp?ID=9886 [4-176] *See links in the summary for this COM at http://www.worldofradio.com/commid.html *Glad to hear from listeners, to woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA *IgNobel awards for questionable scientific accomplishments, were on NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday Nov 26; audio archive via http://www.sciencefriday.com but a more complete video version via http://www.improbable.com/ig/ig-top.html Features little girl interrupting with ``Please stop! I`m bored`` [4-168, 4-179] *Michael Powell Exposed! The FCC Chairman Has No Clothes, By Tom Shales [4-174] *FCC`s FM spectrum auction nets 147 megadollars [4-177] *Nashville 101.7 FM pirate at gay night club busted [4-169, 4-177] *Radio Gay, Argentina, webcasts: http://www.argentinagayradio.com.ar [4-172] *Another gay program from South Africa, Tue 1800-2000 UT via http://www.tuesdaynight.co.za [4-172] *All Hucksters All The Time: The End Of The Sanctity Of The Hearth, thanks to radio and TV; lament by Mike Dorner [4-178] *Glenn Hauser, on Continent of Media 04-09, a.k.a. World of Radio Extra 54 ###