TUNING IN TO GUAM
Someone asked me the other day what language they speak on Guam. The answer is English -- and a bunch of others. There are two official languages -- English and Chamorro -- the language of the indigenous Chamorro people.

When I explained that, they wanted to know if Chamorro sounded like Hawaiian. Since I've not been to Hawaii I don't know. But I doubt it (different roots). However, you can hear for yourself. The radio station Isla61 is bilingual -- Chamorro and English.

There are a few other ways to tune into Guam -- although these all are far more English focused. KUAM has the evening news on demand. Scroll down to "KUAM Nightly Newscasts" and you can watch. They use a lot of outside video footage so you'll be able to see what the island looks like.

K57 is an English talk station with a lot of local programming. Listen to them awhile and you'll get a good sense for the issues in the community. In some ways this station is the informal sounding board for everything political. It's certainly a hub of community activity.

Hit Radio 100 webcasts its urban island sounds live. Most of the time you wouldn't know that you're not listening to a station in Chicago -- except when the DJs talk about local events.