Steve Hoad

[Dan Pierce]

I haven't seen the call letters WRJR in a long time.  When I was GM of the 
station (Bates College in Lewiston), we switched to WRBC and upgraded to 100 
Watts.  I have no idea what the kids are doing with it today, but we sure 
had fun with it back then (early 1980s).

Dan Pierce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Hoad" <mainefun40@hotmail.com>
To: <Boston-Radio-Interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 3:46 PM
Subject: Steve Hoad


> Well I received a couple of heads ups about the postings on the list 
> mentioning WBLM, WAYU, and Steve Hoad.
>
> Thanks for remembering me, somebody asked me this past summer about a 
> story they'd heard and I had to say it was probably true---I won't say 
> that about all story/rumors that come bac to me---but in this case it had 
> to do with something I might or might not remember doing.  Those days of 
> radio will be returning soon, I can foresee the time to come when "freely 
> formatted" radio will come back simply because the competition from 
> satelites will make local radio broadcasting national formats passe.  The 
> beginnings are happening now, where national monsters like ClearChannel 
> are allowing "expanded playlists" on some of their stations.
>
> My idea was always "if it sounds good and remotely like the format, give 
> it a whirl".
> So, I grew up listening to evrything from classical (WFLN) to foreign 
> language (WTEL, WCAM) to Philly rock and soul (WIBG, WHAT, WDAS (AM) and 
> WFIL) then on to more "underground" and jazz, (WDAS FM, WHAT FM, WXPN, 
> WRTI, WIFI, and WMMR).  All this stuff in the Philadelphia area.  The 
> older music, like Glenn Miller et al, was brought to me by my Dad...
> Then, moving to Maine to go to school, I had my own ideas.  We just kicked 
> it out whereever we could,
> a 10 watt Bates College WRJR, WBLM (I consulted that up from white noise 
> to big noise), then in and out of radio, part time and full time now and 
> then.
>
> The fun of it should be mystery for listeners and diversity for 
> broadcasters.  WSNX, now owned and broadcasting locally, might just be a 
> return to something that will come on strong.
> And, WKTJ FM, 1500 watts in monaural from Farmington Me at 99.3 is a real 
> mixed local format that has lasted throughout all of this corporte take 
> over stuff by just working hard to be all to the locals.
>
> So, thanks for remembering me, and don't believe all those stories.
>
> I often write for
> www.abilitymaine.org
> and do advocacy work as a volunteer and (when I can find someone to pay 
> me) as a contract consultant.
>
> I am no longer a housing advocate per se, there's no money left in that 
> project grant.
>
> I live, and raised my family, in a small town, in a fairly decent FM 
> location and hope we're heading, with my daughter, for a sustainable farm. 
> Currently we have turkeys, ducks, geese, and chickens---for meat and eggs.
>
> If you write, please put WBLM or something in the subject line so I won't 
> "Junk" you!
> (smile)
> posting from Emma's Family Farm
> Windsor Maine;
> Steve Hoad
>
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