Bob, I'm looking for the same thing.  I don't think it matters where you are 
for you and I are looking for as pertains to reception.  I've got a Yaesu 
FRG-7 receiver I use to listen to world press stations.  What I would prefer 
is a reliable means of receiving the services you mention via data.  I'm 
thinking of getting a data terminal node controller (TNC) like the PK-232 to 
see what news data I can pull.  There's got to be a better way (cheaper that 
is).  After spending twelve years in Europe receiving worldwide press access 
I am not impressed with the news coverage/access available to the common 
citizen of this great nation.  There is a lot of news services and access, 
but you have to pay for it.  It's free in Europe.  I don't understand that.  
I can't tolerate CNN anymore.  You ever quantify the news composition of CNN 
programming on a normal broadcast day?  It's very shallow.  Luckily I do get 
the live wire feeds at the office.  There's a lot of interesting things that 
impact or will eventually impact on our foreign policy, economics, and health 
that just doesn't get coverage in our common press services in the U.S. 
(unless you read the International Herald Tribune or the Economist).  I'm 
trying to find a copy of Monitoring Times you referenced.  There's 50,000 
people in my area, but news coverage is weak.  (We rated fourth from the 
bottom in the nation's educational ratings.)  Please keep me posted on what 
you find.  I'll do likewise.  Thanks.  Mr. Angel.  
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