Response to NERW opinion

["Gavin B. Burt" <prospect@email.msn.com>]

I just got finished reading the opinions Scott made about the way radio is
today and I felt all that he said was right on the money.  I feel Scott made
many good points on the way radio is today, as well as the way radio should
be.  I am currently on a college station over a loudspeaker at Hudson Valley
Community College in Troy, N.Y., and I will say that I am very disappointed
that we aren't able to have an over the air station, as the FM dial is too
cluttered in the Albany market, as we've been told.  Too cluttered with the
boring sounds of "Oldies 98", who plays three songs over and over and over,
or with 96.3, who changes their format faster than I can change the oil in
my car, or 104.5, who is now running "Jammin' Oldies", a format that sounded
good for about two weeks, but is now burning out very quickly on me.

And guess what, I think LPFM would be the solution for our station.  But
when will that happen?  Our own government is more concerned with the lining
of the pockets of CBS and Chancellor than the dedicated students of a small
college operation or of a group of people who want to serve their local
community.  If radio won't be local, what is the need for it anyway?

To wrap this up, if any readers are in other parts of New York state, tune
in to these stations, as they are the few last posts of local radio in our
state:

WENT, AM 1340, Gloversville
WMSA, AM 1340, Massena
WIRY, AM 1340, Plattsburgh
WKNY, AM 1490, Kingston
WNBZ, AM 1240, Saranac Lake

I'm sure there are more, but I just wanted to list these few.  I just hope
the day won't come when Jacor, Chancellor-Capstar, or CBS buy these stations
out and make them outlets of Dr. Laura or Art Bell.  It probably will.  Best
wishes for 1999 to all.

Gavin Burt
Albany, New York

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