International
Radio
Report Program summary Sunday, December 26, 2004
- Pirate radio station
broadcasting around D.C. on 1680
> WSQT Guerilla Radio protests against eventual Bush inaugural
> Poor audio quality reported
> CNN had monitored signal; reached more than 10 miles away from
downtown D.C.
> Using 40 to 50 watts
- Local pirate popped up on 90.9 FM with Arabic music
> Possibly the same folks who were on 107.7 FM last summer
- Weirdness on shortwave
> "Yosemite Sam" has appeared on 3700, 4300, 6500, 10500
> Voice followed by data burst
> Low frequencies strong in daytime around Tuczon, Ariz.
> http://www.spynumbers.com/YosemiteSam.html
- KFI (Los Angeles) 640's tower smashed by small plane
> Now using 25 kW into shorter, auxiliary tower
> Latest DX target because of more skywave
- Payola at Wonder-owned radio station KJLH
- $200,000+ FCC indecency fine for KFH, KQRC
> Radio item contained four violations
- Corey Deitz's weirdest moments in radio this year:
> http://radio.about.com/od/radio2004whathappened/a/aa122004a.htm
- BBC workers given instructions on how to use revolving door
> Employee had injured townail while using new doors at Second City
