On 14 May 2005 21:16:45 -0700, "Bushido Hacks"
wrote:

Radio blackout on the shortwave frequencies here in North America.
Blame satilite radio services (XM and Sirius) combine that with the
adgenda of the WTO.

You gotta be a masochist to put up with the static and distortion
while program listening. Why put precious tax dollars into klunky
tube transmitters when more elegant delivery methods are available?