Article: Atmospheric conditions allow American signals to invade Cuban TV

ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
06-02-2004
Dateline: HAVANA
Cubans turning on their television sets in recent days have picked up programming rarely seen on this communist-run island: U.S. President George W. Bush defending his Iraq policy, American cartoons, news programs from Tampa Bay, Florida.

No, this isn't a U.S. government propaganda effort.

An atmospheric phenomenon that occurs for several days or weeks at the start of each summer allows Cubans in some coastal areas _ especially those living in tall buildings _ to tune in to regular TV and radio programming from Florida, 90 miles (145 kilometers) to the north.

"They're coming in a lot," Luis Batista said of the ...

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