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Turn On the News: 20120524 (Audio)

May 24, 2012
Produced by Tom Roe.
Daily radio show about the radio airwaves, radio art, radio news, media news, sound art, and more. Radio headlines about journalists arrested while livestreaming during Chicago's NATO protests, and a preview of the FCC's May 24 open meeting (livestreamed at fcc.gov). Also we listen to the "Third Day" of field recordist Pietro Riparbelli's "Three Days of Silence." Also Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty call in with "As Soon As I Hang Up the Phone" and The Orlons beat 10CC in the battle of songs called "Don't Hang Up." Also, Laurie Anderson's Verizon ad song is played, though we won't advertise its name. Also Dirty Three and $mall ¢hange.