[Spooks] Number stations and religous broadcastings

[Tom Morris]

Somewhat on topic, enjoy these photographs of WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida.
http://picasaweb.google.com/kwinrich/WYFR

On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 3:44 AM, Gong hei faat choy crow <
tengri_gim at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> In the tampa bay area i'm getting mostly, clear shortwave channels in
> spanish.
>
> Only one number station at 5.90hz.
>
> In doing a "paranormal" experiment with SW, I tend to try to tune into
> droning or static channels in key number designations.  I just got a new
> basic SW radio, it stops at 5hz unfortunatly.  But it has a digital readout
> which allows you to dial in more specific number designations.
>
> When the spanish one ends, then in comes a religous channel.  I remember an
> episode of the _Untouchables_ where the black mafia were running a numbers
> scam over the radio.  What they would do is read off the winning numbers a
> bible chapters and verses.
>
> Granted, you do find the "guilt channels" on AM.  eg. Catholic broadcasts.
>  But usually people saying hail marys.  These channels seem to have some
> private or charity funding.  Why are they broadcasting bible storys?
>  Protestants are reformed Lutherans.  Hence the name.
>
> Traditionally, the lay did not have knowlege of the bible.  The term
> library came from the concept where they "bury the lies".  The books used to
> be chained to the shelves.  This was illustrated in the movie _The name of
> the rose_ with Sean Connery.
>
> Bible studies pointed at catholics broadcasted on SW where spy stations in
> spanish drift in and out, kind of rather.... bothers me.
>
> Tengri
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Tom Morris, KG4CYX
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