[IRCA] article: Conspiracy theories propel AM radio show into Top 10

["Eric Floden" <eric.f99999@xxxxxxxxx>]

story at:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/12/COAST.TMP

article starts as below:
Conspiracy theories propel AM radio show into Top 10

Delfin Vigil, Chronicle Staff Writer <dvigil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Sunday, November 12, 2006

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There was a time when "Coast to Coast AM," the late-night syndicated talk
radio show dedicated to paranormal activities and political conspiracies,
didn't get much respect.

"At one point it was, 'Oh, that strange show about weird paranormal things?'
" said George Noory, who has hosted the program on weeknights from 10 p.m.
to 2 a.m. PST full time since 2003.

That all changed when millions from the mainstream met up with the
after-midnight fringe folks to make "Coast to Coast AM" a top-rated radio
show.

The show that gives self-described vampires a place to vent on its Friday
night Wild Card line is the same one that was taking calls about Sept. 11
conspiracy theories just two weeks after the terrorist attacks. And "Coast
to Coast AM," which airs in the Bay Area on KSFO 650 AM, is the same show
that can now reach upward of 3 million listeners through 500 stations each
week, according to Premiere Radio Networks, the company that syndicates the
show.
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