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A public-access radio network within the fleet, broadcasting a range of "current affairs" and other programmes, one of the most recent of which is [[The Colonial Gang]]. A program on Talk Wireless broadcast the fact that [[Baltar, Gaius|Gaius Baltar]] was to become the [[Quorum of Twelve]] representative for [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]] ([[Colonial Day]]). Baltar himself took a dim view to the medium, calling it an excuse for "low-brow rabble-rousing". ([[Colonial Day]])
'''Talk Wireless''' is a term for the genre of public-access [[wireless]] shows, including a range of "current affairs" and other programs, one of which is the political show "[[The Colonial Gang]]."
 
A Talk Wireless program broadcasts the fact that [[Gaius Baltar]] is to become the [[Quorum of Twelve]] representative for {{RDM|Caprica}}. Baltar himself takes a dim view to the medium, calling it an excuse for "low-brow rabble-rousing" {{TRS|Colonial Day}}. Other large events broadcast throughout the Fleet include the [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|presidential election]] and [[Crossroads, Part I|Baltar's trial]].
 
==Note==
* The term is a parallel of [[w:Talk Radio|talk radio]].
* In ''[[Battlestar Galactica 4]]'', [[Sharon Valerii (alternate)|Sharon Valerii]] notes that the antebellum [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] communicate to each other via "talk wireless". However, her usage of the term in the comic corresponds more to "[[wireless]]" itself rather than the genre.
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Fleet News Service]]


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Latest revision as of 23:28, 19 September 2020

Talk Wireless is a term for the genre of public-access wireless shows, including a range of "current affairs" and other programs, one of which is the political show "The Colonial Gang."

A Talk Wireless program broadcasts the fact that Gaius Baltar is to become the Quorum of Twelve representative for Caprica. Baltar himself takes a dim view to the medium, calling it an excuse for "low-brow rabble-rousing" (TRS: "Colonial Day"). Other large events broadcast throughout the Fleet include the presidential election and Baltar's trial.

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