Re: in the darkness of the Maine seacoast

[CBULLETT@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/10/99 2:28:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
nostatic@earthlink.net writes:

> Kevin Vahey wrote:
>  
>  > 10 miles south of Portland, if you want to listen to the Red Sox, you 
have
>  > to use WTIC in Hartford....that is a major hole in the Sox network.
>  > Why can't WYNZ spring for a decent line from Hadlock Field....a cell 
phone
>  > would sound better than what they use.
>  >
FYI
Thanks for the compliment, Kevin.  Actually there's a double-hop 15 kHz 
tie-line (loop) from Hadlock, to WPOR's studios, then on to 
WGAN/WMGX/WYNZ/WZAN/WBAE's megaplex, and there's ISDN there, too.  My guess 
is that you're primarily complaining about their road-game quality, which is 
indeed, on a POTS line, just like all of the other minor league teams.  I've 
been after them for three years to purchase a Comrex Hotline (or something 
similar), but no go.  The Seadogs (and Pirates, for that matter) maintain 
their own stadium equipment.  They use the standard Zercom stuff that all of 
the sports teams seem to favor in the minors. 

I installed an ISDN line there when Howie Carr came up (on WGAN's tab),  but 
the Seadogs have absolutely no inclination towards using it.

Thanks--

Chuck Bullett -- Soon to Chief Engineer Emeritus
Saga Communications - Portland Radio Group

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