International Radio Report
Program summary Sunday, August 15,
2004
- Lots to hear on radio because of Hurricane Charley
> 14105 to 14340 kHz USB allocated for emergency broadcasts
> 7290 to 7035, 3995 to 3710, 2670 to 2803 LSB
> Around 5600, 7500 and 8700 USB
> 13000 to 13200
> Check out www.hwn.org, and others
- Broadcast radio stations allowed to keep daytime power and antenna pattern
during the night
- 5,000 CHOI-FM fans took bus to Ottawa
> Demonstrated against CRTC decision to revoke licence
- Satellite radio picking up steam
> New, smaller, portable units coming on stream
- FCC wants stations to keep log tapes for indecency prosecution
- Oregon proposes new way to collect road taxes
> Want to impose mileage fees by equipping GPS odometers in cars
> Gas stations would have receiving stations to query cars
