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Fw: Recourse / WKBR



Hey, Marty:

There's a prospect to board op for to get your feet wet again in radio --
WKBR. They're obviously grabbing people standing in the Manchester, NH
unemployment or soup kitchen lines to man up the station for ball games...

Ron Gitschier
WYHI/1570
Fernandina Beach, FL
Lowell, Ma native etc...
- -----Original Message-----
From: John Bolduc <John_Bolduc@Pictel.com>
To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 1998 1:30 PM
Subject: Recourse / WKBR


>Hello
>
>I am a very frustrated listener of WKBR Manchester NH 1250 AM - While
>listening to the Nashua Pride baseball game this past Friday night the
>broadcast was cut off at the start of the 7th inning for what  turned out
>to be an exciting seven run inning for the Nashua team.  The broadcast
>abruptly got switched to 1on 1 sports.
>
>Since I  was in  the Bow NH area, listening to the Pride's flagship
>station, WSMN 1590 AM Nashua, was out of the question / out of range. The
>following day I tuned in WKBR to hear the Nashua Pride game. After an hour
>or so of dead air (I of course was channel surfing every five minutes back
>to check WKBR), I found the flagship feed from (WCFL?? ) Chicago White Sox
>Baseball game. No, not an ESPN radio game, the local feed with all the
>local/regional add for Chicago Chevy Dealers etc...After two innings dead
>air again.
>
>It's been pointed out that WKBR is probably totally  automated
>(incorrectly). However, after Tuesday's Pride game on WSMN, credits were
>given for the engineers in both the Nashua and Manchester studios (a
>Melanie for WKBR).
>
>If you've been on this list for a while, you are probably  getting tired of
>my complaining about WKBR. My question is, who should I complain to:
>
>WXRV in Haverhill MA (Apparent operations point for WKBR)
>
>WSMN the flagship station.
>
>1on1 sports Network
>
>The Nashua Pride Baseball team.
>
>any of WKBR sponsors
>
>The Chicago White Sox whose game was inappropriately carried on WKBR
>
>All of the above
>
>None of the above
>
>Get a life and don't listen to WKBR - nobody else does
>
>
>John
>Remembering the golden years of WKBR AM&FM
>
>
>
>

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