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The air conditioner for the transmitter was fixed around 2:00 this afternoon. The station was back on the air at 2:18 PM, at full power.
We are working hard on improving the cooling system for the transmitter to minimize this kind of problem in the future.
We are very, very sorry we were off the air so long (Friday late afternoon to Monday mid-afternoon).
We are very sad to say that Radio Baha'i will be off the air for a few days. We are having more problems with the air conditioner in the transmitter building. We'll keep you posted on Facebook, Twitter, and here on the website.
We have a leak in the air conditioner coolant system, but it took a few days to actually find it. Once found, the part that was needed was not in stock and had to be ordered. We hope the part will arrive Monday, and then installed Monday or Tuesday.
While the leak was being looked for, the station was operating at low power, so if you had some signal trouble this past week, that was the reason.
The air conditioner is completely non-functional, and its too hot to run the transmitter without the cooling system. We finally had to take the station off the air late afternoon yesterday.
Alzheimer's Disease is the topic of discussion on the current edition of Insight, the Radio Baha'i public affairs talk show, at 10 a.m., 7 p.m. and midnight Wednesday, July 25th, and Monday, July 30th. Host, Bhakti Larry Hough, interviews Claudia Harris, Natalie Bankowski of the Myrtle Beach chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, and Ronald Lewis, a minister and certified professional caregiver who conducts an Alzheimer's Disease support group for caregivers in Hemingway.
For the first 11 years after her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, Claudia Harris of Brittain's Neck dealt with the challenge from afar. She was living and teaching public school in Chicago and making periodic visits to South Carolina. Claudia's father was taking care of her mother. Then he died suddenly four years ago, leaving Claudia to be her mother's principal caregiver. Her life changed dramatically, she said.
"It was like a total change because I had to leave my other family and friends in Chicago," Claudia said. "Emotionally it has been a strain because she was a business woman and watching her deteriorate and become so helpless has been difficult. I take it one day at a time, I talk to my friends and I talk to God a lot."
Claudia Harris is just one of 15 million Americans who provide unpaid care for the 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer's Disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
Alzheimer's Disease is a progressively fatal disease that causes the brain to shrink. It is the 6th leading cause of death in U.S. and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the U.S. that can't be prevented, cured or slowed. While Alzheimer's Disease is most prevalent among the elderly, early onset Alzheimer's Disease is becoming increasingly common among persons in their 40s and 50s.
Radio Baha’i has introduced a new schedule for informational programs. These programs air everyday at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM and at midnight.
The schedule for the programs is:
Insight – Mondays and Wednesdays – Insight is Radio Baha’i’s own current affairs talk show with a new episode most weeks. This program varies in length from about 15 to 30 minutes each week.
Health programs – Tuesdays and Thursdays – A locally produced health program, 2 Good Health 4 Life, is in the works, and will begin airing in a month or two. In the meantime, we are airing NIH Research Radio. This is a half hour program produced by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on various cutting edge health research. An occasional locally produced health program may be substituted for NIH Health Radio.
Parents’ Journal – Saturdays and Fridays – This half-hour program has been airing on Radio Baha’i for many years. It was airing at noon on Saturday’s, but it will now air at 10, 7, and midnight like the other programs.
Peace Talks Radio – Sundays – This 30-minute program focuses on peacemaking and conflict resolution in its various settings and applications from the home, to the community, to the country.
Starting Sunday, July 15th, Radio Baha’i will air a new series of programs called Peace Talks Radio. The program focuses on peacemaking and conflict resolution in its various settings and applications – from the home, to the community, to the nation.
Peace Talks Radio will air Sundays at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM and at midnight. There will be a new program each week.
The first episode that we will air is, “Peaceful Parenting”. In this program, Victor LaCerva, M.D., talks with host Suzanne Kryder about how adults can help children learn emotional fluency, the practice of naming their feelings with words instead of acting them out with inappropriate behavior. Dr. LaCerva also comments on spanking and bullying. Parent Sarah Malone and her teenage son Kevin joins the discussion with questions and comments.
For more information on Peace Talks Radio, visit their website at: www.peacetalksradio.com