Once these groups had a certified Asian best-seller, radio stations in the West took note.

ECONOMIST: Asia��s music industry

But note that the audience for public radio is up 57% over the past decade, while radio overall has seen listenership hours decline 13% since 1993.

FORBES: Prairie Home Commercial

His desk sports a note from a U.S. army lieutenant colonel in Afghanistan thanking him for donating radio receivers and raising troop morale.

FORBES: Bird in the hand