Re: while in Portland....

[Chuckigo@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/5/99 11:06:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, Dib9@aol.com 
writes:

<<   I'm not sure 
 what the problem was with WBZ, their signal is usually very reliable in 
 southern Maine. >>

of late, they've been slow on the uptake to return to full power, even into 
the early evening hours.  are they (WBZ) still doing tower work?  their 
signal, even through some of the Boston underpasses, has been lousy at best 
of late.  of course, with due respect to the people not of right minds who 
climb and work on towers (a wink and a nod of respect here), the weather has 
been more that cooperative of late, and has thus probably given them more 
time than usual to get some extra work/painting done.
  i do agree with dan that WBZ usually puts in a local-strength signal up 
this way, and that by face-off time saturday evening, the tower of power 
should have been back to its usual crankin' self.  
   btw:  speakin of 'BZ...  Jordan Rich had a couple of great (GREAT) guests 
on in the wee hours of Saturday.... one pushing his book on the network 
morning tv shows, and another talking about his current work of non-fiction 
on the KGB.  Jordan is sadly under-used by the Soldiers Field Road gang, IMO. 
 the man is smooth, and actually took the time to read the books, one of 
which was oft refered to as "big", "thick", "lengthy"...   note to Jordan:  
keep that up!  with all due respect to the regulars who haunt (and have 
logged more airtime than most of us currently being paid to do radio, even at 
3am...) the overnight talk shows, we can only take so much of Wolfie's picks 
at Suffolk Downs, as well as dealing with the aches and pains of the varied 
and sundried others who seems to feel that THEIR particular bout of gout (or 
whatever) is the stuff of which those in 38 states wait to hear each week.
   note to kevin:  thanks for coming to Portland.  come again, bring your 
friends, and spend lots of money!  Maine loves tour...er, Visitors!  (note 
the blue welcome signs on your next trip north:  you'll see where the state 
patched over the "Tourist" and replaced it with "Visitors" on the Welcome 
Center sign...)

- -Chuck Igo