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=Paranormal Radio Talk Show's=

One of the most unknown, and largely listened to genre of talk radio is the genre dealing with the paranormal. Radio talk shows about the paranormal have existed since the 1980’s. Even though there are only a handful of radio talk shows dealing with the paranormal, the listener base is in the millions. These shows air during the late hours of the night and go until the early morning. They discus topics based on the paranormal and also venture off into conspiracies, extra-terrestrials, psychic predictions, strange events, crop circles, and the daily news. Many professionals and well educated people participate in these shows to help explain certain events and give them some credibility if possible. This genre of talk shows is very interesting to listen to, and it lets viewers decide for themselves what to believe and what not to believe.

The one show that is credited with starting this genre is [|Coast to Coast AM]. It was started by a radio fanatic named [|Art Bell] in the mid 1980s. Being born into a military family, he played around with radio since the age of 13 and continued to do so while he served in the army. Art loved radio and controversial topics. He became involved in cable television and when [|Larry King] gave up his throne of late night talk show host, Art was asked to take over. He used his show to talk about controversial topics and proved everyone wrong who said that late night talk shows were dead. What made Art so successful was “his unique view of the world, and a daring to pose all questions, no matter what the answer.” ([|source]) Over time [|Coast to Coast AM] became one of the most listened to late night show in North America gathering millions of listeners every night. Now in 2006 over 500 radio stations world wide carry [|Coast to Coast AM] including [|640 Toronto] here in Ontario.

Today a few brave radio stations, and talk show hosts, have entered into this controversial genre of talk radio. There are only about 20 shows which discuss the paranormal with [|Coast to Coast AM] being the most popular and most well known. It is a genre that is criticized frequently but still manages to exist and be very popular. Some well known paranormal radio talk shows in North America are:
 * [|Coast to Coast AM] (Every Night) International
 * [|A View From Space] (Saturday Night) [|640 Toronto]
 * ASPR Paranormal Talk Radio (Tuesday to Thursday) [|ASPR Radio]
 * BUFO Paranormal and UFO On-Demand Radio - [|BUFO Radio]
 * [|Lou Gentile Show] (Syndicated)
 * [|Spooky Juice] (Saturday - Alaska) [|KSUA]
 * Supernatural Saturday [|SuperNatSat Radio] [|Stream]

If you are interested in listening to [|Coast to Coast AM] it can be found on [|640 Toronto] every night from around 11pm-3am. It is a very interesting listen as it offers different views on various topics which question your beliefs. All topics aired are open to discussion and listeners can call in to voice their opinions. The paranormal talk show genre is a very unique one and should be experienced by everyone.

=Sources=

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 * 1) Art Bell Biography - [|http://www.coasttocoastam.com/art/about.html] - Retreived on October 22, 2006
 * 1) Coast to Coast AM Website - [|http://www.coasttocoastam.com/] - Retreived on October 22, 2006
 * 2) Wikipedia Aricle - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_AM - Retreived on October 22, 2006

Images:
 * 1) Art Bell Photograph- [|http://www.coasttocoastam.com/art/about.html] - Retreived on October 22, 2006