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	\| updates = Biweekly
	\| website = {{official website\|1=http://signal.serenityfirefly.com/mmx/}}
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	'''''The Signal''''' is an award-winning ''Firefly'' and ''Serenity''-focused podcast developed by fans of the Joss Whedon property.
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	Hosted by Kari Haley and Les Howard,<ref name="2007-10-03 Maximum Fun" /> ''The Signal'' is a ] podcast dedicated to ]'s short-lived TV series ] (2002) and its film ] (2005). Initially created as ] to promote ''Serenity'',<ref name="2006-06 Podcasting Masters" /> the podcast features discussions about the franchise's ], ] as ], and interviews (e.g. with ]<ref name="2007-10-03 Maximum Fun" /> ],<ref name="2007-10-17 Espenson" /> and ]).<ref name="2011-06-04 Marc Gunn" /> Haley and Howard described the podcast's purpose as " whatever we can to see that more new ''Firefly'' is created in any format."<ref name="2006-06 Podcasting Masters" />

	In early 2006, ] described the show as "]", about an hour long, and publishing an episode every two weeks.<ref name="2006-06 Podcasting Masters" /> That December, ''The Signal'' released a ] of ] that had previously featured on the podcast: ''Songs from the Black''; the album featured music by ], ], and ].<ref name="2006-12-20 SOSF" />

	==Reception==
	In 2006, ''The Signal'' received a ] in the categories of "TV & Film" and "Best Produced"; it received the former again in 2008.<ref name="PCPA" /> ''The Signal'' was awarded the 2007 ] for "Best Fan Podcast",<ref name="2007 Parsec" /> and in the category of "Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)", it won the 2010<ref name="2010 Parsec" /> and 2012 Parsecs.<ref name="2012 Parsec" />

	Writing for ], Ian Brill praised ''The Signal'' as surprisingly professional with well-produced segments, though he unflatteringly compared Haley and Howard to Whedon's character ]: "They say mildly clever and cutesy things to each other and then sound tremendously satisfied with themselves while saying it."<ref name="2007-10-03 Maximum Fun" />

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	<ref name="2006-06 Podcasting Masters">{{cite book \|last1=Walch \|first1=Rob \|last2=Lafferty \|first2=Mur \|author-link2=Mur Lafferty \|date=June 2006 \|chapter=Podcast Genres \|title=Tricks of the Podcasting Masters \|language=en \|location=United States \|publisher=] \|page=81 \|isbn=0-7897-3574-1}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

	<ref name="2006-12-20 SOSF">{{cite web \|url=https://www.sliceofscifi.com/2006/12/20/music-from-the-verse/ \|title=Music From the Verse \|date=2006-12-20 \|website=] \|language=en \|access-date=2020-04-18 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324091313/https://www.sliceofscifi.com/2006/12/20/music-from-the-verse/ \|archive-date=2013-05-24}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

	<ref name="2007 Parsec">{{cite web \|url=http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2007-parsec-awards-winners-finalists/ \|title=2007 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists \|year=2007 \|publisher=] \|language=en \|access-date=2020-03-16 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112171759/http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2007-parsec-awards-winners-finalists/ \|archive-date=2020-01-12}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

	<ref name="2007-10-03 Maximum Fun">{{cite web \|url=https://maximumfun.org/news/podthoughts-by-ian-brill-signal/ \|title=Podthoughts by Ian Brill: 'The Signal' \|last=Brill \|first=Ian \|date=2007-10-03 \|publisher=] \|language=en \|access-date=2020-03-24 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324224949/https://maximumfun.org/news/podthoughts-by-ian-brill-signal/ \|archive-date=2020-03-24}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

	<ref name="2007-10-17 Espenson">{{cite web \|url=http://www.janeespenson.com/archives/00000444.php \|title=The Importance of Self-Promotion \|last=Espenson \|first=Jane \|author-link=Jane Espenson \|date=2007-10-17 \|language=en \|access-date=2020-04-18 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018032834/http://www.janeespenson.com/archives/00000444.php \|archive-date=2019-10-18}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

	<ref name="2010 Parsec">{{cite web \|url=http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2010-parsec-awards-winners-finalists/ \|title=2010 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists \|year=2010 \|publisher=] \|language=en \|access-date=2020-03-16 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112171810/http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2010-parsec-awards-winners-finalists/ \|archive-date=2020-01-12}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

	<ref name="2011-06-04 Marc Gunn">{{cite web \|url=https://marcgunn.com/firefly-drinking-songs-interview-on-the-signal-podcast/ \|title=Firefly Drinking Songs Interview on The Signal Podcast \|last=Gunn \|first=Marc \|author-link=Marc Gunn \|date=2011-06-04 \|language=en \|access-date=2020-03-24 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324231717/https://marcgunn.com/firefly-drinking-songs-interview-on-the-signal-podcast/ \|archive-date=2020-03-24}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

	<ref name="2012 Parsec">{{cite web \|url=http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2012-parsec-awards-winners-finalists/ \|title=2012 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists \|year=2012 \|publisher=] \|language=en \|access-date=2020-03-16 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112171801/http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2012-parsec-awards-winners-finalists/ \|archive-date=2020-01-12}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

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	<ref name="PCPA">{{cite web \|url=https://www.podcastawards.com/past-winners \|title=Past Winners \|publisher=] \|language=en \|access-date=2020-03-16 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210111901/https://www.podcastawards.com/past-winners \|archive-date=2019-12-10}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

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