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<b97598e4-89f8-42ac-b5a7-1ff3623ebf5b@p5g2000pbs.googlegroups.com>,
 Jim Collier <jimcolli2973@gmail.com> wrote:

> When I lived in the Bay Area, 2001-2009, there
> was a Sunday afternoon radio program named "Finland
> Calling."  But I've forgotten which station
> carried it.  It seemed that it was streamed
> so that when I went off to Dallas for 18 months,
> I continued to listen to it.
> 
> (Important fact - I'm a Sibelius fan.)
> 
> Have lost track of it.  An on-line source
> says that the West Coast Finnish
> consulate is in Los Angeles and that anything
> Finnish-related is in L.A.
> 
> Anyone remember which SF station
> carried it?

It would seem likely that a station like KCSM channel 60 would have 
carried this type of program.

On Oct 7, 1:05 pm, Jim Collier <jimcolli2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> When I lived in the Bay Area, 2001-2009, there
> was a Sunday afternoon radio program named "Finland
> Calling."  But I've forgotten which station
> carried it.  It seemed that it was streamed

>
> Anyone remember which SF station
> carried it?

"Radio Finland" aired Sunday afternoons on KUSF. Seems like it died
before the Entercom assault.

"Jim Collier" <jimcolli2973@gmail.com> wrote

> Have lost track of it.  An on-line source
> says that the West Coast Finnish
> consulate is in Los Angeles and that anything
> Finnish-related is in L.A.

This would be strange given the huge influx of Finns into northern 
California, especially Berkeley, San Francisco, and the North Coast.  We 
actually have Finns to thank for the whole membership structure of such 
stations as KPFA and KQED.  They're based on the now defunct Consumers' 
Co-operative of Berkeley, a member-owned grocery store chain founded by 
Finns in the 1930s.

Finns in Berkeley have not one social hall, but two.  Here's the Bay Area 
Finnish Network, for anybody who truly wants to get to know really know 
Finns:  http://bayareafinnishnetwork.blogspot.com/
Finns (and I proudly claim half-Finn heritage) are some of the nicest 
people.  Their culture is one of acceptance, but fighting for one's rights 
and dignity.  They're such fierce fighters that they fought back against the 
Soviets and killed off so many in 1939 that Russia and the Soviet Union 
signed a treaty with Finland and never touched them again.  URL: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War


> Anyone remember which SF station
> carried it?

Assuming that you or anyone else cares about America's longest-running 
talkshow, "Finland Calling", it is available from this website: 
http://finntimes.com/?p=237

On Oct 8, 9:36 am, spamtrap1888 <spamtrap1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 7, 1:05 pm, Jim Collier <jimcolli2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When I lived in the Bay Area, 2001-2009, there
> > was a Sunday afternoon radio program named "Finland
> > Calling."  But I've forgotten which station
> > carried it.  It seemed that it was streamed
>
> > Anyone remember which SF station
> > carried it?
>
> "Radio Finland" aired Sunday afternoons on KUSF. Seems like it died
> before the Entercom assault.

It was KUSF.  Thanks!

On Oct 8, 2:23 pm, "David Kaye" <sfdavidka...@yahoo.com> wrote:




> Finns in Berkeley have not one social hall, but two.  Here's the Bay Ar
ea
> Finnish Network, for anybody who truly wants to get to know really know
> Finns:  http://bayareafinnishnetwork.blogspot.com/
> Finns (and I proudly claim half-Finn heritage) are some of the nicest
> people.  Their culture is one of acceptance, but fighting for one's rig
hts
> and dignity.  They're such fierce fighters that they fought back agains
t the
> Soviets and killed off so many in 1939 that Russia and the Soviet Union
> signed a treaty with Finland and never touched them again.

Kiitos!

I wasn't aware of any significant Finnish presence in the Bay Area,
although
it would belabor the point (and be way off topic) to say that every
ethnic group
on the planet has some neighborhood in Los Angeles known to members of
their tribe
and scarcely anyone else.

It so happens I'm working on a project that involves the life of
Sibelius
and requires knowledge of Finnish and Swedish.  Janne, his Swedish
birth name, was well known within Finland as a Swedish speaker first
while his wife Aino was a Finnish speaker first.  The name Sibelius is
a
Latinized form of a Swedish name.

It was in San Francisco (here I become marginally on topic!) that I
assembled a collection of 50 or 60 books dealing with the life and
music
of Sibelius and whenever anyone mentioned his name on the air, I was
quick
to call the station and cite one of the books as a reference, and its
call
number at SFPL if I had it available.

That and being a frequent caller to "Mind Over Matter," the
quiz show on KALW were my chief contributions to Bay Area
broadcasting.

Okay, my question about "Finland Calling" was answered and this'll
be my final post on Finnish things in ba.broadcast.moderated.