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Here are archived news and other articles related to the holiday of Halloween including information on the famous broadcast, "War of the Worlds" and links to spooky, Halloween broadcasts.

Top 10 Scary Radio Stories of 2009

Radio as a business and profession is not immune to its share of awful events and circumstances which sometimes produce death, murder, crime, terrorism, domestic violence, sex crimes, and just plain bizarre outcomes. Here are the 10 scariest Radio stories of 2009, listed chronologically by date.

Spooky October Radio - Listen to Halloween Radio Online

Haunted Radio stations for your Halloween listening. Find the perfect horror music, scary sound effects, and All Hallow's Eve mood ambience with these suggested online streaming audio sources featuring Halloween music, songs, sound effects, and more.

Top 10 Scary Radio Stories of 2008

As with any business, Radio always has its share of stories which cross over into the category of vile: murder, child pornography, assault, shootings, death, drugs, and more. Here now are the Top 10 Scary Radio Stories of 2008 from bad to worse!

Paranormal Radio Shows Change the Meaning of Dead Air

Whether it's Halloween or not, there are plenty of radio shows both live and archives on-the-air and available through the Internet. Every type of paranormal topic is covered from ghosts to UFOs to interviews with notable psychics, authors, and paranormal experts. Read more, get the links.

Top 10 Scary Radio Moments of 2007

Time again for my compilation of what I think are the Top 10 Scary Radio Stories from the year. Between bomb threats to the BBC, a contest killing a listener, a DJ almost killing himself, a contest winner dying from his prize, and a radio personality eating a dog on-the-air , it's been a heck of an interesting year. See my list of all 10.

Top 10 Scary Radio Moments of 2006

Time again for my compilation of what I think are the Top 10 Scary Radio Stories from the year. Between death threats, child porn arrests, testifying at mob trials, and an actual killing between two users of a CB radio, it's been a heck of an interesting year. See my list of all 10.

The Top 10 Scary Radio Moments of 2005

Another year is winding down and as we approach Halloween it’s time to release this year’s "Top 10 List of Scary Radio Moments from 2005" including arrests, suicide, pornography, bombs, trespass, tax evasion, stalking, murder and other unsavory behavior.

The Top 10 Scariest Radio Moments of 2004

With Halloween soon upon us, we now present the list of this year’s 10 scariest moments in Radio. From shootings, drunk driving, deadly radios, and child porn charges, it's all here. See the list.

The Radio Broadcast That Panicked America

On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre performed a radio play based on an H.G. Wells story entitled "War of the Worlds". The national broadcast caused panic and mass hysteria as listeners began to believe Martians had landed in New Jersey and were taking over the world. Here are links to the original audio and related resources.

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Haunted Radio stations for your Halloween listening.

Less Radio Pranks For This Halloween?

Have stations all of a sudden grown some sort of moral conscience after all these years OR have they just been scared off by by the prospect of someone trying to go after their license?

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