From wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu Sat Oct 25 23:56:47 2003 From: wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Sat Oct 25 23:56:49 2003 Subject: test Message-ID: <200310260356.h9Q3ulsE069188@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> testing.... From lawyer@attorneyross.com Sun Oct 26 00:39:38 2003 From: lawyer@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun Oct 26 00:42:23 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <000901c39b0b$e25b5dd0$41503f42@yourm3vezyx8af> Message-ID: <3F9B17CA.20973.1476AC@localhost> On 25 Oct 2003 at 11:23, Dan Billings wrote: > > Huh? Every third word out of the mouth of most any conservative talk > > host these days is "ultra-liberal". > > You never see the term in a new story, but you see and ultra-conservative > right wing all the time. Right now, I don't think there are any "ultra-liberals" any more. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 lawyer@attorneyross.com Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From rjoc@webtv.net Sun Oct 26 08:43:19 2003 From: rjoc@webtv.net (Rod O'Connor) Date: Sun Oct 26 08:50:29 2003 Subject: FCC Confiscates Bay-Area Pirate's Equipment In-Reply-To: "rogerkirk" 's message of Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:48:01 -0400 Message-ID: <6452-3F9BCF77-382@storefull-2333.public.lawson.webtv.net> Speaking of pirates...Anybody heard the latest on "Radio Free Brattleboro" over in VT ?? Are they still on the air, or did the FCC (hopefully) shut them down again? Rod O'Connor Southwest Harbor, Maine From billo@shoreham.net Sun Oct 26 08:54:46 2003 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sun Oct 26 09:08:52 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <3F9B17CA.20973.1476AC@localhost> Message-ID: <000a01c39bc8$b813dda0$9f00a8c0@boneill> Joe Ross writes: > Right now, I don't think there are any "ultra-liberals" any more. Say, Joe, when's the last time you visited here in the Green Mountain State? Coffee's always on. I'll take you for a guided tour and, perhaps, change that perspective . Bill O'Neill From rjoc@webtv.net Sun Oct 26 09:06:45 2003 From: rjoc@webtv.net (Rod O'Connor) Date: Sun Oct 26 09:25:00 2003 Subject: Down East Radio Notes Message-ID: <6452-3F9BD4F5-418@storefull-2333.public.lawson.webtv.net> While down in the Eastport, Campobello area earlier this week, had a chance to check out a few of the border area raeio stations. WCRQ 102.9 was recently bought out by WQDY, and although their format remains contemporary hits, they have change to a new slogan/moniker "Border 102.9" from their old "Today's best music CRQ". They are also IDing at the top of the hour as "WCRQ-FM Dennysville, Calais, Saint Stephen". Very few ads, a few voice-tracked liners and promos. Hopefully WQDY will pump some life into them. Co-owned WQDY 92.7 remains "Classic hits 92.7 nd 95.3." They are now relayed 24-hours on WALZ 95.3 Machias. There is no longer a separate morning local broadcast from the WALZ Marshfield (Machias) studio. And, as was noted in NERW a few months back their AM-1230 is off the air. CHTD "The Tide" 98.1 Saint Stephen NB is now IDing itself as "The Tide 98.1 Saint Stephen, Calais" Although I am not a real country music fan, I actually enjoyed the station as they are live and feature local news and play a good mix of US and Canadian artists..They even come in quite well here on Mount Desert Island, especially considering their rather short (300-foot) FM Tower just across the river from Calais. Didn't hear a peep out of WSHD 91.7 from Shead High School in Eastport, and this was during the afternoon and after school hours. But then, the station has maintained a very sporadic schedule. and is off the air far more than on air. And still no sign of WPMO 93.7 Millbridge. No new towers looming up along the shores of Pleasant Bay where the FCC database shows their proposed transmitter site. I'm not holding my breath on this one. Rod O'Connor Southwest Harbor, Maine From billings@suscom-maine.net Sun Oct 26 11:12:33 2003 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Dan Billings) Date: Sun Oct 26 11:20:37 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker References: <000a01c39bc8$b813dda0$9f00a8c0@boneill> Message-ID: <001001c39bdb$f6fd89e0$41503f42@yourm3vezyx8af> ---- Original Message ----- From: "Bill O'Neill" To: "'A. Joseph Ross'" ; "'Dan Billings'" Cc: Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 8:54 AM Subject: RE: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker > Say, Joe, when's the last time you visited here in the Green Mountain State? > Coffee's always on. I'll take you for a guided tour and, perhaps, change that > perspective . You guys have a Congressmen that would fit the ultra-liberal label. He, at least, has the integrity enough to call himself a Socialist. -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine From hmadjid@yahoo.com Sun Oct 26 11:39:45 2003 From: hmadjid@yahoo.com (Hakim Madjid) Date: Sun Oct 26 11:54:59 2003 Subject: TV historical trivia quiz Message-ID: <20031026163945.49695.qmail@web80011.mail.yahoo.com> Carlos, John Smith, Tommie That's it. Explain, Identify. ===== 73, de Hakim (N1ZFF) From kvahey@tmail.com Sun Oct 26 12:57:12 2003 From: kvahey@tmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sun Oct 26 13:19:04 2003 Subject: TV historical trivia quiz In-Reply-To: <20031026163945.49695.qmail@web80011.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20031026163945.49695.qmail@web80011.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1067191314.34345FEC@w5.dngr.org> 1968 Gold Medal at Mexico City Black Power statement (Howard Cosell made news with it) On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 11:55AM -0500, Hakim Madjid wrote: > Carlos, John > Smith, Tommie > > That's it. > Explain, Identify. > > ===== > 73, de Hakim (N1ZFF) From billo@shoreham.net Sun Oct 26 15:04:05 2003 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sun Oct 26 15:09:59 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <001001c39bdb$f6fd89e0$41503f42@yourm3vezyx8af> Message-ID: <000201c39bfc$4fde2bd0$9f00a8c0@boneill> > You guys have a Congressmen that would fit the ultra-liberal > label. He, at > least, has the integrity enough to call himself a Socialist. > > -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine Yes, old Bern does put it right out there. He makes up for it with his fashion statements . Please do not take for granted the one congressmen per 600k pop. We have 2 US Sens. and but a single, albeit Socialist who caucuses with the Dems., US rep. Or is that the Birkenstock party.... clove cigarette party?.... aging hippie party (where you're too old to keep track of your bong.....) Bill O'Neill From raccoonradio@yahoo.com Sun Oct 26 14:59:43 2003 From: raccoonradio@yahoo.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sun Oct 26 15:11:55 2003 Subject: FCC Confiscates Bay-Area Pirate's Equipment In-Reply-To: <6452-3F9BCF77-382@storefull-2333.public.lawson.webtv.net> Message-ID: <20031026195943.13786.qmail@web21509.mail.yahoo.com> --- Rod O'Connor wrote: > Speaking of pirates...Anybody heard the latest on > "Radio Free > Brattleboro" over in VT ?? > Are they still on the air, or did the FCC > (hopefully) shut them down > again? >From their site (http://www.rfb.fm) there's a link to a "community forum" about them. I think they may be off (broadcast) for now while they explore their various options to broadcast either illegally or legally. But in the meantime they are streaming on the Net. From paul@03038.com Sun Oct 26 16:29:17 2003 From: paul@03038.com (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Sun Oct 26 16:31:48 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <3F9B17CA.20973.1476AC@localhost> Message-ID: You've GOT to be kidding! Only an "ultra-liberal" would say there are no more ultra-liberals. Paul Hopfgarten East Derry NH 03041 paul@03038.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org > [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of A. > Joseph Ross > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 12:40 AM > > Right now, I don't think there are any "ultra-liberals" any more. > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 > 15 Court Square, Suite 210 lawyer@attorneyross.com > Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com > > From engineer@the-spa.com Sun Oct 26 18:37:39 2003 From: engineer@the-spa.com (Fitzpatrick, Mike) Date: Sun Oct 26 18:43:34 2003 Subject: WRLP 32 Greenfield/Winchester NH Message-ID: <003b01c39c1a$258baf60$44fa71d1@aoldsl.net> Took a trip up to Keene, NH on Saturday and stopped over to the Gun HILL site of defunct WRLP 32 (Located on the top of Gun Mountain Winchester NH). For those who may not know, I took a trip about two years ago and took many pictures of the site, and noticed the old 32 antenna still top mounted to the tower, with COAX going about 1/3 down the side of the tower. The building was very degraded, with the doors falling off of it, etc. and the property had not been maintained in a long time. However since that trip, the top mount antenna has been removed and is sitting on the ground next to the old transmitter building. The coax is gone, the building re-boarded back up. A new cement pad (not a tower supporting one, a small one) and a new cement vault have been installed next to the tower. Also a new reel of Waveguide was sitting near the power poles and meter box. Also the "Gun Mountain Tower" sign has been replaced with a new one, with a new phone number. It is nice to see the old tower maybe getting repurposed after who knows how many years of misuse. It should be noted that the tower still needs to be fenced, relit, the ASRN (Tower Registration Number) needs to get mounted somewhere, and the ASRN data needs to be adjusted for the change in height. Pictures of the old tower can be seen here: http://necrat.tripod.com/gunhill.html I will try to get some pictures of the current state of it next weekend. --Mike From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Sun Oct 26 20:45:45 2003 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Sun Oct 26 20:46:53 2003 Subject: WRLP 32 Greenfield/Winchester NH Message-ID: <200310262045.AA29556864@mail.ttlc.net> "Back When my Hair Was Short" From lawyer@attorneyross.com Sun Oct 26 23:32:15 2003 From: lawyer@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun Oct 26 23:40:36 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <000a01c39bc8$b813dda0$9f00a8c0@boneill> References: <3F9B17CA.20973.1476AC@localhost> Message-ID: <3F9C597F.281.F26B78@localhost> On 26 Oct 2003 at 8:54, Bill O'Neill wrote: > Joe Ross writes: > > > Right now, I don't think there are any "ultra-liberals" any more. > > Say, Joe, when's the last time you visited here in the Green Mountain > State? Coffee's always on. I'll take you for a guided tour and, perhaps, > change that perspective . I may take you up on that some day. I'd like to see some Ultra-liberals again. I found them infuriating, but I miss them. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 lawyer@attorneyross.com Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From lawyer@attorneyross.com Sun Oct 26 23:32:16 2003 From: lawyer@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun Oct 26 23:41:42 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <001001c39bdb$f6fd89e0$41503f42@yourm3vezyx8af> Message-ID: <3F9C5980.19106.F26C90@localhost> On 26 Oct 2003 at 11:12, Dan Billings wrote: > You guys have a Congressmen that would fit the ultra-liberal label. He, > at least, has the integrity enough to call himself a Socialist. Last I heard, Socialists do NOT accept the label "liberal." It's too bourgeois! -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 lawyer@attorneyross.com Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From aread@speakeasy.net Mon Oct 27 10:25:28 2003 From: aread@speakeasy.net (Aaron Read) Date: Mon Oct 27 11:06:10 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <000f01c39a9d$80c5de60$41503f42@yourm3vezyx8af> References: <3F998301.19464.172D735@localhost> <3F99C34E.5060303@gabrielmass.com> <015401c39a91$28f81bf0$6400a8c0@tony> Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027101904.033853f0@mail.speakeasy.net> At 09:12 PM 10/24/2003, Dan Billings wrote: >Maybe Terry Gross is not a good example, but you never here the media use >the term ultra-liberal or liberal extremist. But they use >ultra-conservatist. You hardly ever hear left winger. But you hear right >wing all the time. > >-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham I think it's just semantics more than anything else...it's considered a hex to be called ultra-liberal, but a badge of honor to be ultra-conservative. I'm probably oversimplifying here, but I think it stems from that conservatives tend to be about policies that benefit the individual, whereas liberals tend to be about policies that benefit the group. Human beings have a natural (one could say genetic) predisposition towards self-interest over the needs of others (hey, it's a survival trait at its most base level, can't knock it too much) so ultimately that means people, on the whole, like what conservatives have to say more than liberals. Again, I'm painting in VERY broad strokes here. And FWIW, the media do use terms that are synonymous with "ultra-liberal"...you heard it all the time on Rush's show. I don't listen to conservative talk radio much but I imagine shows like Limbaugh's raged against "ultra-liberals" all the time. They are part of the media, especially with Fox News being perceived as more news-y and less entertainment-y. I think that's also a large part of the reason why liberal talk show hosts often have a hard time competing with conservatives. Especially in hard economic times. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron "Bishop" Read aread@speakeasy.net FriedBagels Consulting AOL-IM: readaaron http://www.friedbagels.com Boston, MA From aread@speakeasy.net Mon Oct 27 10:47:35 2003 From: aread@speakeasy.net (Aaron Read) Date: Mon Oct 27 11:30:03 2003 Subject: FCC Confiscates Bay-Area Pirate's Equipment In-Reply-To: <6452-3F9BCF77-382@storefull-2333.public.lawson.webtv.net> References: <"rogerkirk" Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027104602.0289b4b0@mail.speakeasy.net> At 08:43 AM 10/26/2003, Rod O'Connor wrote: >Speaking of pirates...Anybody heard the latest on "Radio Free >Brattleboro" over in VT ?? >Are they still on the air, or did the FCC (hopefully) shut them down >again? > >Rod O'Connor >Southwest Harbor, Maine Last week I was working in WZBC while the DJ was instant messaging with a listener in Brattleboro who said he was tuning in ZBC on the web. He claimed there was no good radio out there except for ZBC online and Radio Free Brattleboro. So it's possible RFB is still around. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron "Bishop" Read aread@speakeasy.net FriedBagels Consulting AOL-IM: readaaron http://www.friedbagels.com Boston, MA From hmadjid@yahoo.com Mon Oct 27 11:36:30 2003 From: hmadjid@yahoo.com (Hakim Madjid) Date: Mon Oct 27 11:58:23 2003 Subject: TV historical trivia quiz Message-ID: <20031027163630.37889.qmail@web80001.mail.yahoo.com> >1968 Gold Medal at Mexico City Black Power statement >(Howard Cosell made news with it). Yes this is correct. The situation was this: African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos won the Gold and Bronze Olympic Medals respectively in the 200 meter race. While on the Medal stand, during the awards ceremony, Smith raised his right black-gloved fist (the black power salute). Carlos made a similar gesture with his left hand. These gestures on Simth's and Carlos' part were made to prostest the historic poor treatment of African Americans in the US. In 1968, remember, the US was still in the midst of the civil rights struggle, and do not forget that racial tensions were very high that evenful year, as just about 6 months before the Olympics the country saw the assasintation of Martin Luther King. The USOC (US Olympic Comittee), was to say the least not amused by Simth and Carlos' gesture which was broadcast live all over the US by ABC, to say nothing of the rest of the world also. USOC officals promptly suspended Smith and Carlos. For ever afterwards, Smith and Carlos were blacklisted from ever again being on the US Olympic team. Nowadays, Smith is a Track and Field coach at Santa Monica College in California, and Carlos coaches Track & Field at Palm Springs (Califorina) High School. The Track and Field team members at these schools had yet to be born at the time of Simth's and Carlos' moment of fame nearly 3 decades ago. ===== 73, de Hakim (N1ZFF) From aread@speakeasy.net Mon Oct 27 11:46:04 2003 From: aread@speakeasy.net (Aaron Read) Date: Mon Oct 27 12:10:03 2003 Subject: CCU to install RDS in 192 FM stations Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027114444.0333ddb8@mail.speakeasy.net> News bit from BE Radio. Anyone think this "means" anything more than what it looks like on the surface? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron "Bishop" Read aread@speakeasy.net FriedBagels Consulting AOL-IM: readaaron http://www.friedbagels.com Boston, MA http://beradio.com/ar/radio_currents_42/index.htm#clear Clear Channel to Install RDS Generators in Stations San Antonio, TX and Miami - Oct 21, 2003 - Clear Channel Radio is working with Audemat-Aztec to install RDS generators in some of its radio stations. The technology will enable Clear Channel to enhance its current radio broadcasts by scrolling the artist name and title playing on the air, station call letters, traffic information and other locally focused messages for immediate display on listenersradios. Clear Channel is launching the technology on 192 of its FM stations in the top 50 U.S. markets by the end of November. Audemat-Aztecs FMB80: Dynamic RDS generator with TCP/IP connectivity communicates with the automation software through its serial or Ethernet-TCP/IP ports to send song and artist information and station messages. The IP addressable feature allows radio operators to make changes from anywhere, keeping information displayed relevant and local. From sven@gordsven.com Mon Oct 27 12:20:22 2003 From: sven@gordsven.com (Sven Franklyn Weil) Date: Mon Oct 27 12:56:08 2003 Subject: CCU to install RDS in 192 FM stations In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027114444.0333ddb8@mail.speakeasy.net> Message-ID: On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Aaron Read wrote: > News bit from BE Radio. Anyone think this "means" anything more than what > it looks like on the surface? > Well...it could also enable listener's radios (so equipped) to auto-retune to another local Clear Channel station with the same format as you leave one station's service area and enter another's. The nationwide radio networks (like BBC-Radio 1, 2 and 3) in the UK employ this technique, so you can drive from London to Manchester or Oxford and not have to retune your radio because it does it automatically, searching for the strongest signal of that network in the area you're passing through. -- Sven From chuckigo@maine.rr.com Mon Oct 27 12:51:43 2003 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (Chuck Igo) Date: Mon Oct 27 13:43:00 2003 Subject: CCU to install RDS in 192 FM stations References: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027114444.0333ddb8@mail.speakeasy.net> Message-ID: <007101c39cb2$fe45b9c0$4129c618@maine.rr.com> regarding CCU's intention to install RDS in 192 FM stations, Aaron asked: >>News bit from BE Radio. Anyone think this "means" anything more than what it looks like on the surface? << it depends on what it looks like on the surface to you... to me, it seems a vast conspiracy to do away with on-air radio professionals. by using RDS on all of their stations, they'll not have to worry about having to pay someone to announce the title and artist. of course, this ploy only works if the entire listening audience has an RDS capable receiver. okay. sarcasm off. maybe it's an upgrade and BE is thrilled to be a part of it? (*probably means some mitter upgrades or ancillary products sold/marketed/supported by BE*) just a guess. - -Chuck (RDS takes all the fun out of listening for the next Beatles tune) Igo From aread@speakeasy.net Mon Oct 27 15:02:29 2003 From: aread@speakeasy.net (Aaron Read) Date: Mon Oct 27 15:51:38 2003 Subject: CCU to install RDS in 192 FM stations In-Reply-To: References: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027114444.0333ddb8@mail.speakeasy.net> Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027145821.028a7890@mail.speakeasy.net> At 12:20 PM 10/27/2003, Sven Franklyn Weil wrote: >On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Aaron Read wrote: > > > News bit from BE Radio. Anyone think this "means" anything more than > what > > it looks like on the surface? > > > >Well...it could also enable listener's radios (so equipped) to auto-retune >to another local Clear Channel station with the same format as you leave >one station's service area and enter another's. I imagine you're speaking somewhat tongue-in-cheek....this is next to impossible to realistically implement under the current FCC allocations scheme. There's the obvious problem that scant few radios can even receive RDS/RBDS in the first place, even fewer can auto-tune to a new station based on that protocol (something like 1% of 1% I'd imagine...perhaps more or less, but it's precious few). On top of that, how does the radio decide that one station is too weak and a new one must be tuned to? It's virtually impossible to do that reliably with the way stations are allocated these days. Sure, with Eureka 147 in Europe that works perfectly since everyone's signal is all the same and a given signal level at a given location is a lot more predictable on the fly. Even the analog side in Europe is more centralized and more level when it comes to allocations, so a plan like that can work. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron "Bishop" Read aread@speakeasy.net FriedBagels Consulting AOL-IM: readaaron http://www.friedbagels.com Boston, MA From wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu Mon Oct 27 15:43:37 2003 From: wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Mon Oct 27 16:08:39 2003 Subject: CCU to install RDS in 192 FM stations In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027145821.028a7890@mail.speakeasy.net> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027114444.0333ddb8@mail.speakeasy.net> <5.2.0.9.0.20031027145821.028a7890@mail.speakeasy.net> Message-ID: <200310272043.h9RKhbPJ087878@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> < said: > On top of that, how does the radio decide that one station is too weak and > a new one must be tuned to? The same way it decides when the blend circuit should be engaged: by examining the gain of the front-end AGC circuit. High gain means weak signal means try to find another one. The best RDS radios (of the sort that you might find in German luxury cars made for the German domestic market) have true diversity, and the second receiver is always scanning looking for a better signal with the same PI (or else looking for a signal with TI). -GAWollman From steveord@bit-net.com Mon Oct 27 15:12:42 2003 From: steveord@bit-net.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Mon Oct 27 16:15:14 2003 Subject: CCU to install RDS in 192 FM stations In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027145821.028a7890@mail.speakeasy.net> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027114444.0333ddb8@mail.speakeasy.net> <5.2.0.9.0.20031027145821.028a7890@mail.speakeasy.net> Message-ID: <60910.216.204.15.170.1067285562.squirrel@sqmail.bit-net.com> Aaron Read wrote: > There's the obvious problem that scant few radios can even > receive RDS/RBDS in the first place, even fewer can auto-tune to a new > station based on that protocol (something like 1% of 1% I'd > imagine...perhaps more or less, but it's precious few). I don't know about the ability to auto-tune, but don't most new GM radios have RDS? Every one I've seen does (at least having the ability to display calls/slogan). One problem with car radios is that the feds mandated that it not scroll the "slogan" field...it defaults to the call letter field and will scroll the slogan field only once when selected. Older RDS-equipped radios could be set to display either. Makes it a bit tougher to display title/artist info, and hardly worth the bother. I'm sure other vehicle mfgrs. also offer RDS radios. From sven@gordsven.com Mon Oct 27 16:19:06 2003 From: sven@gordsven.com (Sven Franklyn Weil) Date: Mon Oct 27 16:43:07 2003 Subject: CCU to install RDS in 192 FM stations In-Reply-To: <60910.216.204.15.170.1067285562.squirrel@sqmail.bit-net.com> Message-ID: On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, SteveOrdinetz wrote: > One problem with car radios is that the feds > mandated that it not scroll the "slogan" field...it defaults to the call What branch of "the feds" mandated this? And why? Did they think people would be distracted by the scrolling slogan? Hell...I've seen people watching TV as they drive..what's the big deal with this! :-) From kc1ih@mac.com Mon Oct 27 18:15:41 2003 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Mon Oct 27 19:14:10 2003 Subject: CCU to install RDS in 192 FM stations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: At 4:19 PM -0500 10/27/03, Sven Franklyn Weil wrote: > Did they think people >would be distracted by the scrolling slogan? Hell...I've seen people >watching TV as they drive..what's the big deal with this! :-) Another example of the "this can't be so bad, because something else is worse" school of rationalization! -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From kc1ih@mac.com Mon Oct 27 18:13:20 2003 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Mon Oct 27 19:23:58 2003 Subject: CCU to install RDS in 192 FM stations In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027145821.028a7890@mail.speakeasy.net> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027114444.0333ddb8@mail.speakeasy.net> <5.2.0.9.0.20031027145821.028a7890@mail.speakeasy.net> Message-ID: At 3:02 PM -0500 10/27/03, Aaron Read wrote: > There's the obvious problem that scant few radios can even receive >RDS/RBDS in the first place, even fewer can auto-tune to a new >station based on that protocol (something like 1% of 1% I'd >imagine...perhaps more or less, but it's precious few). I think if you go car shopping you'll find out that a lot more than one percent of car radios are equipped for RDS. Even some economy cars have them as standard equipment. As for those that will tune automatically, that's something we'll have to wait for. -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From rac@gabrielmass.com Tue Oct 28 00:16:24 2003 From: rac@gabrielmass.com (Richard Chonak) Date: Tue Oct 28 00:36:08 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027101904.033853f0@mail.speakeasy.net> References: <3F998301.19464.172D735@localhost> <3F99C34E.5060303@gabrielmass.com> <015401c39a91$28f81bf0$6400a8c0@tony> <5.2.0.9.0.20031027101904.033853f0@mail.speakeasy.net> Message-ID: <3F9DFBA8.8030606@gabrielmass.com> Aaron Read wrote: > Again, I'm painting in VERY broad strokes here. And FWIW, the media do > use terms that are synonymous with "ultra-liberal"...you heard it all > the time on Rush's show. Hi, Aaron. Rush Limbaugh isn't a journalist: did you miss part of my point? I was referring to the word "ultra-conservative" in the work of journalists. For instance, the Dean Johnson piece that attracted my interest when it called Don Feder "ultra-conservative" was written as news, not as an opinion column, as far as I know. IMHO Rush is entitled to deliver personal opinions about who he considers "ultra-" this or that. But in the practice of journalism, one should know better than to apply a pejorative label, the label of extremism ("ultra-"), to members of one political faction but never to its opposite number. By the way, when people on the political right call themselves "ultraconservative", they're making fun of the pejorative term. Here's a data point: I searched Google News for "ultraconservative" and got "about 470" hits. A search for "ultraliberal" yielded "about 4" hits. --RC From joepappalardo2001@yahoo.com Tue Oct 28 02:06:36 2003 From: joepappalardo2001@yahoo.com (Joseph Pappalardo) Date: Tue Oct 28 02:17:25 2003 Subject: Studio phone #'s? Message-ID: <000901c39d22$0ba7c8a0$a908fea9@ne1.client2.attbi.com> Since I am in the car a lot during the day...I keep a list of radio station #'s in my cell phone...in case I want to call and ask about a song, commercial...or comment on a talk show. Anyone have the "studio" numbers for these stations? (I couldn't find them on the web site.) WGBH-89.7FM WEVO-89.1FM WBUR-90.9FM WJMN-94.5FM WZID-95.7FM WPLM-99.1FM WFNX-101.7FM WXLO-104.5FM WBOQ-104.9FM WHOB-106.3FM WXKS-107.9FM WEZE-590AM WROL-950AM WCCM-1490AM WCAP-980AM WOTW-900AM WDER-1320AM I looked and didn't see a number on the web sites. And figured some might know the numbers by memory. You can email me privately if you want. JP From billo@shoreham.net Tue Oct 28 08:57:15 2003 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Tue Oct 28 09:13:17 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <3F9DFBA8.8030606@gabrielmass.com> Message-ID: <001101c39d5b$65d72850$9f00a8c0@boneill> > Here's a data point: I searched Google News for > "ultraconservative" and got > "about 470" hits. A search for "ultraliberal" yielded > "about 4" hits. > > --RC The expression "open and affirming" is one I'd not heard before. Once, watching WCAX (Channel 3, Burlington), they were reporting a story on the Anglican/Episcopal church discussing opening leadership to homosexuals. The news piece clearly described those who would be in favor of such as "open and affirming." I wrote a letter to the editor asking if they believed that people who would not favor such a move as closed and unaffirming? To their credit, I got a quick response from the ND saying that it slipped by and was improper reportage. Bill O'Neill From kc1ih@mac.com Tue Oct 28 10:14:52 2003 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Tue Oct 28 10:29:28 2003 Subject: Studio phone #'s? In-Reply-To: <000901c39d22$0ba7c8a0$a908fea9@ne1.client2.attbi.com> References: <000901c39d22$0ba7c8a0$a908fea9@ne1.client2.attbi.com> Message-ID: At 2:06 AM -0500 10/28/03, Joseph Pappalardo wrote: >Since I am in the car a lot during the day...I keep a list of radio station >#'s in my cell phone...in case I want to call and ask about a song, >commercial...or comment on a talk show. > >Anyone have the "studio" numbers for these stations? >(I couldn't find them on the web site.) > > Have you tried switchboard.com? -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From aread@speakeasy.net Tue Oct 28 18:04:14 2003 From: aread@speakeasy.net (Aaron Read) Date: Tue Oct 28 18:38:23 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <3F9DFBA8.8030606@gabrielmass.com> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20031027101904.033853f0@mail.speakeasy.net> <3F998301.19464.172D735@localhost> <3F99C34E.5060303@gabrielmass.com> <015401c39a91$28f81bf0$6400a8c0@tony> <5.2.0.9.0.20031027101904.033853f0@mail.speakeasy.net> Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20031028180329.0301acf0@mail.speakeasy.net> At 12:16 AM 10/28/2003, Richard Chonak wrote: >Aaron Read wrote: > >>Again, I'm painting in VERY broad strokes here. And FWIW, the media do >>use terms that are synonymous with "ultra-liberal"...you heard it all the >>time on Rush's show. > > >Hi, Aaron. > >Rush Limbaugh isn't a journalist: did you miss part of my point? I was >referring to the word "ultra-conservative" in the work of >journalists. For instance, the Dean Johnson piece that attracted my >interest when it called Don Feder "ultra-conservative" was written as >news, not as an opinion column, as far as I know. > >IMHO Rush is entitled to deliver personal opinions about who he considers >"ultra-" this or that. But in the practice of journalism, one should >know better than to apply a pejorative label, the label of extremism >("ultra-"), to members of one political faction but never to its opposite >number. Define journalism. I happen to agree with you that I think Rush isn't a journalist. But a lot of his listeners think he is. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron "Bishop" Read aread@speakeasy.net FriedBagels Consulting AOL-IM: readaaron http://www.friedbagels.com Boston, MA From lglavin@lycos.com Tue Oct 28 18:03:00 2003 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue Oct 28 18:39:50 2003 Subject: Here Comes The Sun (Select: Haydn or Beatles) Message-ID: There are two "Here Come The Sun" numbers...a chorus from Franz Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Seasons", or a pop recording by the Beatles. You may want to cue up one or the other in the next 48- to 72-hours, because a minor star in the Milky Way galaxy is sending a burst of energy toward an insignificant planet 93 million miles away. Yes, it's OUR sun and OUR planet, and never mind what it will do to living things, what's important is what it will do to telecommunications on the aforementioned planet! Satellites that deliver right-wing talk to radio stations across the fruited plain may be rendered inoperative. Skywave may be attenuated enough so WJIB-AM may be audible at night ten miles away! Numerous cable TV channels may offer just random noise yclept "snow" by most viewers. Or, it may just pass without incident like Come Kohoutek(sp?) decades ago! For more info, try: http://www.spaceweather.com Laurence Glavin (I'll be cueing up the Haydn, and in a worst-case-scenario, Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time". ____________________________________________________________ FREE ADHD DVD or CD-Rom (your choice) - click here! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;6413623;3807821;f?http://mocda2.com/1/c/563632/131726/311392/311392 AOL users go here: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;6413623;3807821;f?http://mocda2.com/1/c/563632/131726/311392/311392 This offer applies to U.S. Residents Only From sven@gordsven.com Tue Oct 28 18:20:44 2003 From: sven@gordsven.com (Sven Franklyn Weil) Date: Tue Oct 28 18:47:33 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20031028180329.0301acf0@mail.speakeasy.net> Message-ID: > Define journalism. Gathering facts, statements, happenings and organizing them in a way people can read and understand. > I happen to agree with you that I think Rush isn't a journalist. But a lot > of his listeners think he is. It's scary that a lot of people rely on talk radio shows for their "information." Sure it's another channel for information (the hosts do mention and talk about current events), but it's not a very unbiased one. -- Sven From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Tue Oct 28 21:53:43 2003 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Tue Oct 28 22:06:34 2003 Subject: Here Comes The Sun (Select: Haydn or Beatles) Message-ID: <200310282153.AA1160511530@mail.ttlc.net> "Laurence Glavin" wrote >(I'll be cueing up the Haydn, and in a worst-case-scenario, >Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time". I'd prefer R.E.M's "It's The End Of The World..." From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Tue Oct 28 21:58:41 2003 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Tue Oct 28 22:07:27 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker Message-ID: <200310282158.AA442761376@mail.ttlc.net> From: Sven Franklyn Weil wrote: >It's scary that a lot of people rely on talk radio shows for their >"information." Sure it's another channel for information (the hosts >do mention and talk about current events), but it's not a very >unbiased one. "Just The Facts" and "Information" are tres boring. Why should I waste my time analyzing when someone else can do it for me? Just put a bias on it and it'll become attractive (or repulsive)to me. Please! May I have another (spoonful)? SIR! From paul@03038.com Wed Oct 29 09:34:54 2003 From: paul@03038.com (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Wed Oct 29 09:44:35 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Under that definition, most Newspapers (definitely the Glob...e) would not be distributing Journalism, but multiple pages of editorials. Paul Hopfgarten East Derry NH 03041 paul@03038.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org > [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Sven > Franklyn Weil > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 6:21 PM > To: Aaron Read > Cc: bri@bostonradio.org > Subject: Re: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker > > > > > Define journalism. > > Gathering facts, statements, happenings and organizing them in a way > people can read and understand. > > > I happen to agree with you that I think Rush isn't a > journalist. But a lot > > of his listeners think he is. > > It's scary that a lot of people rely on talk radio shows for their > "information." Sure it's another channel for information (the hosts do > mention and talk about current events), but it's not a very unbiased one. > > -- > Sven > From sven@gordsven.com Wed Oct 29 09:55:53 2003 From: sven@gordsven.com (Sven Franklyn Weil) Date: Wed Oct 29 10:05:15 2003 Subject: Herald's Dean Johnson on new 1150 talker In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: > Under that definition, most Newspapers (definitely the Glob...e) would not > be distributing Journalism, but multiple pages of editorials. Include the right-wing New York Post in that list also. In fact, they're probably worse than what you think the Globe is. Hell...they can't even get their facts straight on some stories (nasty story on wrong SI ferry captain, Yanks win, etc.) -- Sven From mlaurence@mindspring.com Thu Oct 30 10:01:08 2003 From: mlaurence@mindspring.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Thu Oct 30 10:35:10 2003 Subject: The Salem philosophy Message-ID: Don't worry about any arguments between the talk show hosts at WTTT. Salem's national PD Tom Tradup gives the Globe's Radio Tracks this direct quote: "The philosophy of every host will be the same." This sounds sort of creepy. Maybe they don't even need to use individual names. Mark From aread@speakeasy.net Thu Oct 30 10:52:23 2003 From: aread@speakeasy.net (Aaron Read) Date: Thu Oct 30 11:33:49 2003 Subject: The Salem philosophy In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20031030105158.031bcda8@mail.speakeasy.net> At 10:01 AM 10/30/2003, Mark Laurence wrote: >Don't worry about any arguments between the talk show hosts at WTTT. >Salem's national PD Tom Tradup gives the Globe's Radio Tracks this direct >quote: > >"The philosophy of every host will be the same." > >This sounds sort of creepy. Maybe they don't even need to use individual >names. > >Mark No different...and no less creepy....than any other religious-based radio station. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron "Bishop" Read aread@speakeasy.net FriedBagels Consulting AOL-IM: readaaron http://www.friedbagels.com Boston, MA From raccoonradio@yahoo.com Thu Oct 30 14:19:04 2003 From: raccoonradio@yahoo.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu Oct 30 14:56:38 2003 Subject: Globe article on new 1150 talker Message-ID: <20031030191904.59636.qmail@web21510.mail.yahoo.com> http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2003/10/30/conservative_talk_station_debuts/ By the way, I guess "Talk of the Town" will be their new "nickname"...maybe they can use the Pretenders tune of the same name in promos. (I've thought for awhile that a talk station could use that nickname and song...) By the way, sorry for nitpicking, but the Globe article's headline says that the new station "debuts". Actually the station premieres on Monday; shouldn't it say "New Talk Station To Debut" or "New Talk Station Will Debut"? Saying "Debuts", present tense, means that it's happening today whereas the station won't actually be on till Monday. Oh well. From lglavin@lycos.com Thu Oct 30 17:57:17 2003 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu Oct 30 18:53:55 2003 Subject: Skywave Attenuation (No Aurora Though) Message-ID: Well, the Sun's hissy fit DID result in a fair amount of skywave attenuation of the AM radio dial (but no aurora borealis though, at least last night, Wednesday Oct 9th). A careful survey of the AM dial from 550 to 1700 using my AM receiver that displays relative signal strength showed quite a bit of radio silence, and diminished interference of AM stations around here. One observation: WTTT (I guess I can use the call letters early) was as usual these days running its endless loop in Spanish telling people that RADIO M-E-G-A is moving to Ocho Noventa! (While this loop is running, WCRB-FM is NOT the Boston area's most boring station, but will revert to same when the stunting ends). What I thought was interesting was that WTTT's night pattern delivers a signal NNE that's about the same level as WROL-AM 950's, which runs about 90 watts at night. (WROL was behaving and not running daytime power, although they could have and not bothered Philly or Utica!) Considering that AM 1150 is a long-established outlet that I believe one broadcast with about 500 watts non-directional before building the Lexington facility, it's surprising how crappy its signal is northward. Were all the stations in eastern Canada on 1150 broadcasting before the then WCOP built its array Two NH seacoast stations were fairly clear, WGIN-AM 930 and WTSN-AM 1270. Nothing from the 1380 (I forget the call letters). In fact WTSN and WEIM-1280 in Fitchburg were clear, and the Celtics game could be heard almost as well on these two as on WWZN! I noticed a weak signal at 1570 that could have been WNSH, Beverly but I didn't wait for station ID, and yes, WJIB-AM 740 was also audible. To a certain extent, solar-induced radio silence can be more fun than long-distance reception because it allows a multitude of stations that are usually swamped at night to be heard relatively clearly. I think I'll keep checking the AM dial at night to see how long the phenomenon lasts. Laurence glavin Methuen, MA ____________________________________________________________ FREE ADHD DVD or CD-Rom (your choice) - click here! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;6413623;3807821;f?http://mocda2.com/1/c/563632/131726/311392/311392 AOL users go here: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;6413623;3807821;f?http://mocda2.com/1/c/563632/131726/311392/311392 This offer applies to U.S. Residents Only From dwcole@comcast.net Thu Oct 30 20:00:31 2003 From: dwcole@comcast.net (Dan Cole) Date: Thu Oct 30 20:49:46 2003 Subject: Skywave Attenuation (No Aurora Though) References: Message-ID: <000401c39f4a$62790340$61f29318@HP310n> Don't know about the skywave...but the aurora tonight is as spectacular as I have ever seen it in New England. Brilliant reds, greens and blues....at times coming from a central point directly overhead. A real treat. Too bad I have to be up early for work, otherwise I'd be spending the night looking at it. Dan Cole From billo@shoreham.net Thu Oct 30 21:03:02 2003 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Thu Oct 30 21:56:08 2003 Subject: Skywave Attenuation (No Aurora Though) In-Reply-To: <000401c39f4a$62790340$61f29318@HP310n> Message-ID: <000d01c39f53$1ecfc260$9f00a8c0@boneill> > Don't know about the skywave...but the aurora tonight is as > spectacular as I > have ever seen it in New England. Brilliant reds, greens and > blues....at > times coming from a central point directly overhead. A real > treat. Too bad > I have to be up early for work, otherwise I'd be spending the > night looking > at it. > > Dan Cole Amazing. We live way out there and there's no light pollution, at all. Just a crescent moon. Even overcast. Most incredible sky I'd ever seen. Lasted a long time. Started NE to W and then straight overhead. Almost like looking up into a sci-fi vortex. Bill O'Neill Shoreham, Vermont From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Thu Oct 30 21:35:37 2003 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Thu Oct 30 22:22:45 2003 Subject: Rochester NY question... Message-ID: <20031031023537.37913.qmail@web12808.mail.yahoo.com> To any readers in the Rochester NY market... Has Tom George been let go from WBBF? I was just at their website and noticed that his bio page has mysteriously disappeared. Matt Osborne Poughkeepsie, NY __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Thu Oct 30 22:16:18 2003 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Thu Oct 30 22:31:28 2003 Subject: Skywave Attenuation (No Aurora Though) In-Reply-To: <000401c39f4a$62790340$61f29318@HP310n> Message-ID: <20031031031618.91441.qmail@web12801.mail.yahoo.com> On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:00:31 -0500 Dan Cole wrote: > Don't know about the skywave...but the aurora > tonight is as spectacular as I > have ever seen it in New England. As far as skywave attenutaion, its definitely here in SE NY state. Ealier tonight in my car I scanned the AM dial to find 1010 WINS coming in with no interference at all, and no skywave signals present at all. Heck I was getting WKNY (1490 AM) from almost 20 miles away very clearly, and WALL (1340 AM) from about 40 miles away faintly but clearly (both 1 kw graveyarders) Matt Osborne Poughkeepsie, NY __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ From wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu Fri Oct 31 00:10:05 2003 From: wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Fri Oct 31 00:43:24 2003 Subject: Mailing-list Update Message-ID: <200310310510.h9V5A5XG027864@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> FYI, during the next 48 hours I will be changing the software (and hardware) that this mailing-list runs on. I will also be making some changes in the way that it operates, to hopefully cut down even more on spam. If any of you are maintaining whitelists, you may need to change them once this change takes place. I will make the change in two steps; first I will change over the digest users, and then I will switch over the regular users. You will probably receive a new welcome message when this happens. -GAWollman From raccoonradio@yahoo.com Fri Oct 31 14:50:18 2003 From: raccoonradio@yahoo.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Fri Oct 31 15:04:56 2003 Subject: Alan Colmes, Tony Snow on Boston radio? Message-ID: <20031031195018.41358.qmail@web21505.mail.yahoo.com> Just before the Iraq war started, Fox News Radio rolled out Fox News Live with Alan Colmes. WRKO briefly carried the show but then went back to "VB's Pit" (which ended when Mr. Goudie fled to Fox-25). Now it isn't on Boston radio, as far as I know. (I thought the show wasn't too bad). Well, I hear Fox News Radio is starting a show with Tony Snow (Chris Wallace will take Snow's place on TV). Not sure what Boston station will carry that. (WRKO? Supposedly they're the local Fox News Radio station, carrying their news bites at least...or they were...) On one radio board it mentioned that Salem, who is either buying or renting WTTT 1150, might do an alliance with Fox. Wonder if this means Alan "Red White And Liberal" Colmes and Tony Snow may wind up there? From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Fri Oct 31 18:05:49 2003 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Fri Oct 31 18:17:01 2003 Subject: Universities Going Corporate? Message-ID: <200310311805.AA2703032556@mail.ttlc.net> For those who have expressed an interest (+,- or =) in the ULowellSun venture, some interesting information may be in the offing at the Thursday WBZ Business Breakfast. I received an e-mail from WBZ - an excerpt therefrom: "Learn how new concerns are forcing Universities to think more along corporate lines than ever before! Plus, discover how institutions will handle these changes to remain competitive in the future. To register for this free event, follow the direct link, http://207.96.48.18/wbz1030/business/breakfast.htm." Anybody on this list planning to attend? From billo@shoreham.net Fri Oct 31 20:00:04 2003 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Fri Oct 31 20:17:12 2003 Subject: Universities Going Corporate? In-Reply-To: <200310311805.AA2703032556@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <005a01c3a013$80d80790$0100007f@boneill> Roger forwards: > "Learn how new concerns are forcing Universities to think > more along corporate lines than ever before! Check out the exclamatory message. I guess business and politics will always be bedfellows. Too bad news radio can't step back and examine the implications instead of buying the line. Bill O'Neill From kvahey@tmail.com Fri Oct 31 21:58:08 2003 From: kvahey@tmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Fri Oct 31 22:11:07 2003 Subject: Has 1150 WTTT set a record? Message-ID: <1067655492.2541851F@r5.dngr.org> With yet another call letter change I have to wonder, has any license anywhere had as many calls as 1150 Boston. From radiotony@comcast.net Fri Oct 31 22:03:33 2003 From: radiotony@comcast.net (tony schinella) Date: Fri Oct 31 22:12:47 2003 Subject: Alan Colmes, Tony Snow on Boston radio? References: <20031031195018.41358.qmail@web21505.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <00ac01c3a024$bceb4d30$6400a8c0@tony> I liked the Colmes show a lot. I thought it was fast-paced and had a multitude of guests on during an evening. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 2:50 PM Subject: Alan Colmes, Tony Snow on Boston radio? > Just before the Iraq war started, Fox News Radio > rolled out Fox News Live with Alan Colmes. WRKO > briefly carried the show but then went back to "VB's > Pit" (which ended when Mr. Goudie fled to Fox-25). Now > it isn't on Boston radio, as far as I know. (I thought > the show wasn't too bad). > > Well, I hear Fox News Radio is starting a show with > Tony Snow (Chris Wallace will take Snow's place on > TV). Not sure what Boston station will carry that. > (WRKO? Supposedly they're the local Fox News Radio > station, carrying their news bites at least...or they > were...) > > On one radio board it mentioned that Salem, who is > either buying or renting WTTT 1150, might do an > alliance with Fox. Wonder if this means Alan "Red > White And Liberal" Colmes and Tony Snow may wind up there?