God Has 4,000 Loudspeakers; the State Holds Its Ears
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The Egyptian minister of religion decided that one official call to prayer would be broadcast live and carried by all of Cairo's mosques. Many of the faithful objected.
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By Karen Price  Radio listening has reached a record high, as a result of people tuning in via the internet, digital TV and mobile phones. More than 45 million people now listen to the radio each week, according to figures released yesterday.
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In 1999 a wave of novice broadcasters tried to start several thousand new "low-power" FM radio stations, fledgling outfits that would fill gaps in the FM radio band. One group sought a license to air Baptist homilies in Connecticut, another for jazz in Oklahoma, another for Vietnamese talk shows in Minnesota.
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KUALA LUMPUR - A preacher in mosques, a rebel backing street protests, a politician who was party to a patronage system he later criticised and a leader with many fans in Western governments.
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Satellite radio lands more than a million new users in the fourth quarter.
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Not long before the pivotal conference of Egypt&#39;s ruling National Democratic Party opened this week, a four-sided billboard appeared in one of Cairo&#39;s main squares.
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GLYFADA, Greece - The singing was so loud, Gal Fridman said, he could not hear the music. He made an attempt at his national anthem, but the volume of live voices drowned out the soundtrack.
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By David Yonke, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Jun. 16--LAKESIDE, Ohio -- When the Rev. Adam Hamilton decided to preach a series of sermons on world religions, the first thing he did was his homework.
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Millions tune into local commercial radio in the face of worldwide competition.
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David Brudnoy&#39;s voice has filled the cars and kitchens of the everyday and the elite for nearly three decades, his thoughts shaping the way tens of thousands of listeners view the world beyond their doors.
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The Washington Post Magazine peddles the possibility that thousands get government messages beamed into their brains. Really? In 27B Stroke 6.
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The Democratic candidate steps up his airwaves campaign in an early state.
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Authorities estimated that more than 2.3 million worshippers had traveled by bus, car, bicycle to participate in the annual observance honoring the nation&#39;s patron saint.
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The music composer was in the US for his concert.
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In the Kenyan slum of Kibera these days, the ancient cadences of the Muslim call to prayer compete with election propaganda blaring from loudspeakers.
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There are lots of noises that fill downtowns and shopping malls on a given day: garbage trucks, honks, sirens, schoolchildren. Each registers at a certain level on a personal annoyance meter.
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For nearly four hours, he held sway on a broad range of issues, spontaneously rattling off statistics to support his answers.