International
Radio
Report Program summary Sunday, November 14, 2004
- Intense solar activity in the
past week
> Daytime AM radio conditions during the night
> Still possible to hear stations south of auroral zone
> Poor or no shortwave propagation
- Corus Entertainment using 92.9 FM for radio test
> Study on 2nd-adjacent channel interference (92.9 is 2nd-adjacent
to CFQR 92.5)
> Want to prove it's possible to squeeze more stations in the
spectrum
> Some listeners wonder if Corus is deliberately covering up U.S.
competitor
- BBC DJ John Peel has died of a heart attack
> Always enthusiastic about new music
> Influenced only by his own tastes
> Peel was the only British DJ known by name by musicians in North
America
- Industry Canada brings down "radio pirates" at École du Bois
Joli in Trois Rivières
> Incident happened near end of October
> Elementary school's signal reached 1.5 kilometres beyond school
grounds
> IC has discussed with school administrators the possibility of
legalizing operation
> Station plans to bypass IC and broadcast over the Internet
- Addendum to radio resource show
> Radio Intel -- www.radiointel.com
> Information about radio news, broadcast schedules and equipment
reviews
- New Hampshire's WBYY knocked off air by .22-calibre bullet
> Projectile was lodged in transmission line
> Someone appears to be using transmitter site for target practice
- Chicago broadcasting museum halfway to donation goals
- Canadian satellite and subscription radio service hearings began on
Nov. 1
> Already complaints about insufficient Canadian content
