Genre | Talk radio |
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Running time | 175 minutes, 20 seconds |
Country of origin |
United States Canada Philippines (2006–2010) |
Syndicates | Premiere Networks |
Hosted by |
George Noory (weeknights and 1st Sunday) George Knapp (Sundays) |
Announcer | Dick Ervasti |
Created by | Art Bell |
Recording studio | Sherman Oaks, California |
Remote studios |
Los Angeles, California (Noory) St. Louis, Missouri (Noory) Las Vegas, Nevada (Knapp) |
Original release | 1984 – present |
Opening theme | "Chase (Theme from Midnight Express)" by Giorgio Moroder |
Ending theme | "Inca Dance" or "Ghost Dance" by Cusco (Shows hosted by Noory and Knapp) "Listening to Coast to Coast" by UFO Phil (Fridays) "Midnight in the Desert" by Crystal Gayle |
Website | |
Podcast | Streamlink |
Coordinates: 34°9′12″N 118°27′56″W / 34.15333°N 118.46556°W
Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics. Most frequently the topics relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. The program is distributed by Premiere Networks, both as part of its talk network and separately as a syndicated program. The program now airs seven nights a week 1:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time Zone.
Created and originally hosted and made famous by the late Art Bell, the program is now hosted by George Noory. According to estimates by Talkers Magazine, Coast to Coast AM has a cumulative weekly audience of around 2.75 million unique listeners listening for at least five minutes, making it the most listened-to program in its time slot. Today, the program is heard on more than 600 stations in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.
The Coast to Coast AM format consists of a combination of live callers and long-format interviews. The subject matter covers unusual topics and is full of personal stories related to callers, junk science, pseudo-experts and non-peer-reviewed scientists. While program content is often focused on paranormal and fringe subjects, sometimes, world-class scientists such as Michio Kaku and Brian Greene are featured in long-format interviews. Topics discussed include the near-death experience, climate change, cosmology, quantum physics, remote viewing, hauntings, contact with extraterrestrials, psychic reading, metaphysics, science and religion, conspiracy theories, Area 51, Ouija boards, crop circles, cryptozoology, Bigfoot, the Hollow Earth hypothesis, and science fiction literature, among others. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, the events of that day (as well as alternate theories surrounding them) and current U.S. counter-terrorism strategy have also become frequent themes. George Noory, the main host since Art Bell retired, also took interest in the 2012 phenomenon and believed that something could happen; but stated many times on air that he believed we would still be here on December 22, 2012.