Coast to Coast AMFrom TinWiki.orgCoast to Coast AM is a late-night syndicated radio talk show in the United States which deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate either to the paranormal, or to alleged conspiracies. It was created by Art Bell, airs seven nights a week 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. It is currently hosted by George Noory weekdays. With Art Bell's retirement, Ian Punnett will host Saturday nights, while Sunday nights will be a combination of re-runs and an occasional guest host.
[edit] Format and subject matterCoast to Coast AM mostly emphasizes very unusual topics, and is full of personal stories related by callers. While program content varies, most nights are focused toward the paranormal, and subjects such as the occult, remote viewing, hauntings, shadow people, psychic predictions, conspiracy theories, UFOs, crop circles, cryptozoology and science fiction literature, among other paranormal and unusual topics. Since the terrorist attacks carried out in the United States on September 11, 2001, the events of that day (as well as conspiracy theories surrounding them) and current U.S. counter-terrorism strategy have also become frequent themes. After the theme song is played (Giorgio Moroder's The Chase from Midnight Express), the broadcast is typically kicked off with a reading of current events or news stories by the host, usually with at least one bizarre or peculiar story, with callers weighing in if time permits. This is usually followed by a lengthy interview with the evening's guest, or hours of open phone lines. Occasionally, round table discussions are held on one of the show's common topics. Conventional topics are sometimes discussed, with interviews with notable authors and political talk sometimes featured. During hours of "open lines", calls are taken and put on air. Under George Noory, open lines have added topics for callers to share their experiences or stories about a particular issue or situation. The show has multiple call-in numbers, of which there are always at least five (as of 2005): for "east of the Rockies", "west of the Rockies", first-time callers, "international callers" and finally a "wild card" line. They are all announced at the beginning of each broadcast by Ross Mitchell. On special occasions, Coast to Coast AM rolls out more numbers, including lines that are reserved for special "themed" callers, for example those who claim to be from other dimensions, time periods, and those possessed by spirits. The Halloween edition of Coast to Coast AM becomes Ghost to Ghost AM, as listeners call in with their ghost stories. The New Year's Eve show usually entails listeners calling in their predictions for the coming year, and the host (commonly Art Bell) rating the predictions made a year earlier. In recent years, the host of the New Year's Eve prediction show preface open line predictions that callers may not predict the assassination or death of the US president. [edit] Broadcast areaCoast to Coast is broadcast on 500+ United States affiliates, as well as numerous Canadian affiliates, several of which stream the show on their station's website. Coast to Coast's Streamlink offers live Internet feeds of the show by subscription. The program is also broadcast on XM Satellite Radio in the United States, on Talk Radio 165. Currently, the XM channel is not available to XM Radio Canada subscribers due to CanCon regulations limiting content produced outside of Canada. Even though XM Canada has increased their channel count significantly in the past two years, the company has yet to add any new channels owned by Clear Channel. In fact, XM Canada actually removed four Clear Channel music channels, when the company learned that Clear Channel would begin including commercials on those channels. In addition, XM's operational assistance agreement with Clear Channel provides the satcaster with exclusive rights to all Clear Channel content, and doesn't permit the broadcast of Coast to Coast AM on competitor Sirius Satellite Radio. Coast to Coast AM is also available via C-Band on the W3 (GE3) Transponder 18, Sub-Carrier 6.8 MHz wide band. There are several feeds and re-feeds of the show.
The complete Premiere schedule can be found here, with show clocks for weekdays and weekends. [edit] Frequent guests
[edit] Popular callersBelow is a list of some widely popular or regular listener callers to the show.
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| url = http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2007/04/08.html | title = coasttocoastam | date = April 08 2007 | accessdate = 2007-04-10 }}</ref> During his first appearance in 1996, Bugs said he had taken a dozen Polaroid photos of the creatures he would be willing to send to Art. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.coasttocoastam.com/gen/page2266.html | title = coasttocoastam | date = April 16 1996 | accessdate = 2007-10-28 }}</ref> None of the alleged photos have yet been made available. [edit] Other associated showsSeveral shows associated with Coast to Coast AM have aired in the slot immediately preceding the late Saturday night edition of the program, from 6-10 PM Pacific time. [edit] DreamlandDreamland was another Art Bell creation, nearly identical to Coast-to-Coast AM but less caller driven. Bell hosted Dreamland on early Sunday evenings, until he relinquished control of the show to Whitley Strieber. It continued to precede Coast-to-Coast AM on most affiliate stations on Sunday nights but moved to Saturday night (after Premiere Radio began to syndicate Matt Drudge) and then dropped the program entirely. It is now heard over the Internet[1] exclusively. Dreamland continues to focus on many of the same topics as its sister program, although often with a more spiritual point-of-view, as well as an increased emphasis on extra-terrestrials. The name Dreamland was, in fact, at one time a radio call sign for the control tower at the The Air Force's Operating Location Near Groom Lake, Nevada, as described by the government in legal documents, but more commonly known as Area 51. [edit] Coast to Coast LiveOn Saturdays from 9 pm to 1 am Eastern Time, Ian Punnett hosted Coast To Coast Live. A spin-off of the original Coast to Coast AM, the show covered similar topics as its flagship program. With Art Bell's retirement, C2CLive was discontinued due to Punnett hosting the regular Saturday edition. [edit] Art Bell, Somewhere in TimeReplacing C2CLive in the late Saturday time slot is a series of reruns of classic Art Bell episodes of C2CAM, under the name of "Somewhere in Time." [edit] NewsletterThe radio show publishes a newsletter for subscribers called After Dark. It discusses matters covered on the show in greater detail. [edit] References in popular cultureAn excerpt of one show is used in the song "Faaip de Oiad" by the band Tool, in Lateralus (2001). The song samples a supposed employee from Area 51, who called Art Bell on September 12th, 1997. Coast to Coast AM is spoofed in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, as a radio segment on WCTR aptly-named Area 53. Area 53's host and callers would make ludicrous claims, such as video games giving people malaria, or cheese being the "new weapon in the fight against communism". The show's slogan is "Prepare to be appalled!". In 2006, Bell was featured in the video game "Prey" and played himself. He hosts, as in real life, Coast to Coast AM, and the player is able to listen to the broadcast at several terminals throughout the game. The broadcasts detail what is happening on Earth during the time of the game. Here is a trailer for the game which Art Bell is featured on. E3 2K6 Trailer Sean Hogan released a song in 2006, on his album "Catalina Sunrise," called "Conspiracy Radio" about Coast to Coast AM and Art Bell. A track on Islands' Return to the Sea begins with an excerpt of frequent caller Oscar predicting a large supervolcano to explode "in 2007". Crystal Gayle's song "Midnight in the Desert" is a tribute to Coast to Coast AM and Art Bell. The location of the martian landing in the film Mars Attacks! is Pahrump, Nevada, hometown of Art Bell. [edit] See also
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