Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks" in English language version.
Life-sized cardboard cutouts of Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy greet visitors who descend the stairs to the studios of Cable Radio Network. Every Sunday night, from the basement of a Sunland shopping center, a program called "UFOs Tonight" is beamed up and out across America. The host is Don Ecker, the self-assured, well-versed research director of an obscure journal called UFO magazine.
Such techniques are the mainstay of professional wrestling schools. There are perhaps 10 to 20 "legitimate schools"--such as the one in Simi Valley--across the nation, estimates James "Shadowe" Boone, semiretired grappler in the San Fernando Valley. He hosts the country's biggest talk radio show about wrestling, called "Squared Circle," on the Cable Radio Network.
For example, former "Tonight Show" announcer and co-host Ed McMahon has a show featuring commentary and "information on living the good life." Even longtime commentator and "Talk Back" originator George Putnam is still doing a daily show at age 92. Putnam is a CRN exclusive. "When we started CRN 25 years ago, we wanted to try a program that no one else would think of carrying," said CRN president Mike Horn. "We found Dick Sinclair of the old 'Polka Parade' that once aired on KFI (640 AM) and KTLA Channel 5. He has been on the air as one of our only music programs since our beginning, and is a fan favorite." "Polka Parade" airs from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturdays.
Some transmutation of the long-standing cliché that television is simply 'radio with pictures' perhaps triggered Cable Radio Network not only to come to fruition but also to thrive.
