Talk radio comes to Baghdad.

• Position: Iraq - Radio Dijla - Brief Article

A woman calls to talk about a broken sewer pipe. A student calls to talk about a lost love. A shopkeeper cars to say what he thinks of the violent insurgency sweeping his country. They have art reached Iraq's first talk-radio station, Radio Dijla, which opened in April and has been putting Iraqis' opinions directly on the air, from a two-story villa in central Baghdad, for 19 hours a day. About 15 private radio stations have sprung up in Iraq since the American occupation began in March 2003, but Radio Dijla is the first to serve only talk. The station receives an average of 185 cars an hour...