iParticipate Four

According to radio-locator.com, these are the radio stations in my listening area:

Info		Call Sign	Frequency	Dist./Signal	City	School	Format
		WSGP	88.3 FM	17.8 mi.	Glasgow, KY		Religious
		WKYU	88.9 FM	39.9 mi.	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky University	Public Radio
		WZVK	89.3 FM	4.1 mi.	Glasgow, KY		Christian Contemporary
		WDCL	89.7 FM	43.1 mi.	Somerset, KY	Western Kentucky University	Public Radio
		WJCR	90.1 FM	30.4 mi.	Upton, KY		Gospel Music
		WCVK	90.7 FM	33.2 mi.	Bowling Green, KY		Christian Contemporary
		WBFK	91.1 FM	8.9 mi.	Hiseville, KY		Religious
		W218CM (KAWZ)	91.5 FM	5.3 mi.	Glasgow, KY		Religious
		WTKY	92.1 FM	19.1 mi.	Tompkinsville, KY		Country
		WDNS	93.3 FM	18.8 mi.	Bowling Green, KY		Classic Rock
		WLYE	94.1 FM	2.9 mi.	Glasgow, KY		Country
		WGSQ	94.7 FM	65.4 mi.	Cookeville, TN		Country
		WGGC	95.1 FM	16.0 mi.	Bowling Green, KY		Country
		W239BT (WOVO)	95.7 FM	5.3 mi.	Glasgow, KY		Adult Contemporary
		WBVR	96.7 FM	21.6 mi.	Auburn, KY		Country
		WHSX	99.1 FM	20.3 mi.	Edmonton, KY		Country
		WVLE	99.3 FM	22.8 mi.	Scottsville, KY		Adult Contemporary
		W261BD (WPTQ)  (CP)	99.7 FM	5.3 mi.	Glasgow, KY		Classic Rock
		W261BD (WPTQ)	100.1 FM	14.8 mi.	Bowling Green, KY		Classic Rock
		WKLX	100.7 FM	24.8 mi.	Brownsville, KY		Adult Hits
		WUBT	101.1 FM	53.6 mi.	Russellville, KY		Hip Hop
		WCLU	102.3 FM	12.3 mi.	Munfordville, KY		Adult Contemporary
		WKWY	102.7 FM	23.2 mi.	Tompkinsville, KY		Country
		WHHT	103.7 FM	5.3 mi.	Cave City, KY		Country
		WCKQ	104.1 FM	37.8 mi.	Campbellsville, KY		Top-40
		WPTQ	105.3 FM	10.2 mi.	Glasgow, KY		Classic Rock
		WGRK	105.7 FM	28.6 mi.	Greensburg, KY		Country
		WOVO	106.3 FM	14.8 mi.	Horse Cave, KY		Adult Contemporary
		WUHU	107.1 FM	21.6 mi.	Smiths Grove, KY		Top-40
		WKYR	107.9 FM	33.2 mi.	Burkesville, KY		Country
		WNSR	560 AM	88.9 mi.	Brentwood, TN		Sports
		WIDS	570 AM	46.7 mi.	Russell Springs, KY		Gospel Music
		WRUS	610 AM	56.4 mi.	Russellville, KY		Country
		WSM	650 AM	84.5 mi.	Nashville, TN		Country
		WHAS	840 AM	91.1 mi.	Louisville, KY		News/Talk
		WKCT	930 AM	28.6 mi.	Bowling Green, KY		News/Talk
		WLOC	1150 AM	18.6 mi.	Munfordville, KY		Country
		WCDS	1230 AM	1.2 mi.	Glasgow, KY		Sports
		WLCK	1250 AM	22.8 mi.	Scottsville, KY		Gospel Music
		WTKY	1370 AM	23.2 mi.	Tompkinsville, KY		Country
		WCLU	1490 AM	2.9 mi.	Glasgow, KY		Talk

As you can see, there are numerous country stations in this area. That is logical, though, because a lot of people in this area listen to country music. What's missing are rock stations. I, personally, love industrial rock, but the closest thing we have in this area is classic rock. I believe there are many like me who are underserved in the rock category. 

Internet radio, satellite radio, podcasts, and HD radio are much better options for people like me. I, personally, hook my phone up to my auxiliary port in my car when I want to listen to music, and listen to the hours of songs I have downloaded to my phone. There's just not enough rock in this area. Of any kind (except classic).

iParticipate Three

I live in Munfordville, Kentucky, which is in Hart County. The local newspaper here is the Hart County News Herald, owned by Jobe Publishing Inc. The Hart County News Herald has suffered a loss in subscribers, and my own parents said they haven't read one of their newspapers in at least a year. Their online presence is lacking in that they post the actual newspaper in a PDF format (for subscribers) to peruse, which is clunky and difficult to navigate on the screen.

My parents said the things they liked the least about the Hart County News Herald were that they didn't really print much relevant news. There are things like "who's family reunion is coming up" and other less relevant stories. They don't even look to the online edition for local news. They look to websites like WBKO online for their local news.

Because it is a small community, the Hart County Herald serves its community as well as can be expected. It is more relevant to people who have lived here all of their lives and know everyone in the community, but to transplants like my parents, it's worthless news.

I agree with my parents' criticisms about the paper. Though I do not read it regularly, and haven't picked up an issue in years, the scope of the news presented in it is limited.

It would help if the Hart County Herald would print more regional and national news in their paper. Also, it would be helpful if they concentrated more on local news, not just prominent families here in Hart County.

iParticipate Two

According to Box Office Mojo, the following are the top 20 movies from the past 365 days.

Jurassic World	Uni.	$644,043,640	4,291	$208,806,270	4,274	6/12/15	-
2	Avengers: Age of Ultron	BV	$457,815,697	4,276	$191,271,109	4,276	5/1/15	-
3	Furious 7	Uni.	$351,032,910	4,022	$147,187,040	4,004	4/3/15	-
4	American Sniper	WB	$350,126,372	3,885	$633,456	4	12/25/14	6/25/15
5	Inside Out	BV	$345,688,000	4,158	$90,440,272	3,946	6/19/15	-
6	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1	LGF	$337,135,885	4,151	$121,897,634	4,151	11/21/14	3/19/15
7	Minions	Uni.	$325,871,460	4,311	$115,718,405	4,301	7/10/15	-
8	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	WB	$255,119,788	3,875	$54,724,334	3,875	12/17/14	4/2/15
9	Big Hero 6	BV	$222,527,828	3,773	$56,215,889	3,761	11/7/14	5/28/15
10	Cinderella (2015)	BV	$201,116,210	3,848	$67,877,361	3,845	3/13/15	-
11	Interstellar	Par.	$188,020,017	3,561	$47,510,360	3,561	11/5/14	3/19/15
12	Pitch Perfect 2	Uni.	$183,785,415	3,660	$69,216,890	3,473	5/15/15	7/30/15
13	Home (2015)	Fox	$177,352,879	3,801	$52,107,731	3,708	3/27/15	-
14	Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation	Par.	$174,912,000	3,988	$55,520,089	3,956	7/31/15	-
15	Ant-Man	BV	$170,934,000	3,868	$57,225,526	3,856	7/17/15	-
16	Gone Girl	Fox	$167,767,189	3,284	$37,513,109	3,014	10/3/14	2/26/15
17	Fifty Shades of Grey	Uni.	$166,167,230	3,655	$85,171,450	3,646	2/13/15	-
18	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Par.	$162,994,032	3,680	$55,365,012	3,641	2/6/15	-
19	San Andreas	WB	$154,294,686	3,812	$54,588,173	3,777	5/29/15	-
20	Mad Max: Fury Road	WB	$153,036,441	3,722	$45,428,128	3,702	5/15/15

Of these movies, several of them were books first. Jurassic World, American Sniper, The Hunger Games, The Hobbit, Gone Girl, and Fifty Shades of Grey are just a few.

From what I have seen, mostly popular books are made into movies, though some books are made more popular by the creation of a film based on it, such as American Sniper, for example. 

Although people tend to rush to the theater to see the films based on their favorite books, most are left disappointed, as the films rarely live up to the experience of reading the book. For those who see the movie first, and then read the book, I feel they are at a disadvantage because their mind does not get to imagine the characters as it pleases. They imagine the actors from the movie. 

Some movies bring attention to books that would otherwise go unnoticed, but mostly, the bestsellers are the ones that are made into films.