From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Thu Sep 1 00:11:52 2005 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 00:11:52 -0400 Subject: Don Huff Message-ID: <200509010011.AA810418416@mail.ttlc.net> Don Huff was on WBZ NewRadio 1030 this evening, reading the 10:00 pm news. From dlh@donnahalper.com Thu Sep 1 02:28:40 2005 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:28:40 -0400 Subject: Jack Lazare In-Reply-To: <005d01c5ae9f$92bf4990$0180050a@gmiboston.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050901022751.02cfd600@pop.registeredsite.com> At 10:45 PM 8/31/2005 -0400, Rob wrote: >Years back, I had heard that Jack LAzare left WHUE to purchase a small >community-type station in Connecticut. Yeah, it was reported on 6 October 1985: "MERIDEN, Conn. - An owner of Meriden-area radio station WMMW yesterday announced the sale of the station to a former Boston radio broadcaster and his wife. Co-owner George Clark said Soundmedia Inc. will be sold to Jack and Marilyn Lazare for $585,000. The cash sale is contingent on the approval of the Federal Communications Commission and Clark said he expects that the deal will be completed by Dec. 1..." From dlh@donnahalper.com Thu Sep 1 02:38:54 2005 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:38:54 -0400 Subject: Jack Lazare Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050901023815.02c66408@pop.registeredsite.com> And in 2002, he was still listed in the Connecticut phone book, living in Essex. But I haven't heard anything about him in ages. From revdoug1@verizon.net Thu Sep 1 08:22:41 2005 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:22:41 -0400 Subject: Jack Lazare References: <5.1.0.14.2.20050901023815.02c66408@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <007201c5aeef$d9bc9a00$6401a8c0@pastor2> Refresh my memory --- is Alan Dary still living? Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: "Rob" ; Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 2:38 AM Subject: Re: Jack Lazare > And in 2002, he was still listed in the Connecticut phone book, living in > Essex. But I haven't heard anything about him in ages. > > From joe@attorneyross.com Thu Sep 1 00:21:14 2005 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 00:21:14 -0400 Subject: WXKS-AM Starts IBOC Transmission In-Reply-To: <20050831182844.AF9A686B11@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <4316497A.9756.7C9EA1@localhost> On 31 Aug 2005 at 13:28, Laurence Glavin wrote: > I don't know exactly when they started, but WXKS-AM 1430 has begun > broadcasting in IBOC HD (Stereo?). The sound quality of WXKS-AM > itself remains about the same (not true of WBZ-AM or WMKI-AM) but hash > can be heard over WVEI-AM 1440 Worcester and WNBP-AM 1450 in > Newburyport. This means that someone living half-way between > Wellington Circle, Medford and Ferry St. Salisbury, MA...let's say in, > um, oh I don't know, Rowley, yeah that's it...who could previously > expect to pick up WNBP unencumbered may now have to listen to it > through IBOC hash. Clearly the FCC doesn't care much about how stations sound, and neither do the people who manufacture analog radios. They're allowing ever more interference with everything these days. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From joe@attorneyross.com Thu Sep 1 00:21:14 2005 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 00:21:14 -0400 Subject: Vacuum tube equipment Message-ID: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> Now that I've read the archive of the discussion about vacuum tube equipment, I do have some comments. First, the RCA Victor radio I got does have a wooden cabinet, but the speaker is attached to a plastic front, and it sounded just as good when I had it operating outside the cabinet. I have my own theory about vacuum tube equipment, and it has to do with the quality of the product. When I listen to WBZ on my car radio, I'm not bothered by IBOC hash. And on my car radio, I don't have trouble sorting WCRB from the images of all the other strong signals around -- even when the car is moving. And I can hear WATD, which I can't hear in my home except on my livingroom stereo, and even there, only with a lot of noise. Car radios are still made with a high enough quality for the somewhat difficult reception conditions of a moving automobile. But home radios are not being made as well as they used to be. I once had a cheap AM-FM clock radio with tubes that I bought for $2 at a yard sale sometime in the 70s. I used it in my office and heard WCRB with no problem. In 1985, when moving to a new office, I thought I'd get a new radio, and I got a nice wood-cabinet Sony radio. The sound quality isn't too bad, but the reception is definitely not up to that old clock radio, which I'm sorry I discarded I have a good-quality Sylvania solid-state table radio which I bought in 1968. It's a little more suceptible to FM images than the older tube sets, but it has no trouble sorting out WCRB, either at home or in my office. Several months ago I decided to swap it for the Sony in my office, and it manages to pick up WCRB with only occasional retuning or adjustment of the antenna. The Sony, here at home, is completely incapable of getting a consistent signal on WCRB. Neither can the boom-box that I bought last year at a yard sale. Neither, in fact, can my Sony 2010 radio, which is so excellent for short wave. But I now have a Panasonic portable radio which I got for my mother back in the late 70s. It's a bit temperamental and requires careful adjustment of the antenna, but it can get WCRB fine once that's done. So, tubes or transistors, they're just not making them as well these days. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From xtrovato@yahoo.com Thu Sep 1 03:05:44 2005 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (Rob) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 03:05:44 -0400 Subject: Jack Lazare References: <5.1.0.14.2.20050901022751.02cfd600@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <063a01c5aec3$95e9a420$6401a8c0@xyz> From: "Donna Halper" > Yeah, it was reported on 6 October 1985: "MERIDEN, Conn. - An owner of > Meriden-area radio station WMMW yesterday announced the sale of the station > to a former Boston radio broadcaster and his wife. OK. Does anyone know anything about WMMW? (I thought that was owned by the Buckley/WDRC people.) Anyone in the listening area who can tell us about this station? thank you From stephanie@gordsven.com Thu Sep 1 12:26:36 2005 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 12:26:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Vacuum tube equipment In-Reply-To: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> References: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> Message-ID: <26441.12.37.144.130.1125591996.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Thu, September 1, 2005 12:21 am, A. Joseph Ross said: > So, tubes or transistors, they're just not making them as well these > days. In my experience, some FM table radios have actually gotten a bit better. Sadly, the Sony Walkman radios (analog tuned) have gotten more deaf as time has gone on. Some of the older FM radios I have at home are very deaf. Even with careful adjustment and tinkering, they're only good for the stronger local stations. Forget about even getting a crackle rim-shotter. They also suffered from drift. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, U.S.A. From francini@mac.com Thu Sep 1 12:37:39 2005 From: francini@mac.com (John Francini) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 12:37:39 -0400 Subject: Vacuum tube equipment In-Reply-To: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> References: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> Message-ID: <80d403b37bdb6ae149d52bcbe9e9d812@mac.com> There is still one source of high-quality radio receivers out there -- C. Crane Company. They sell a number of high-quality radios, especially units with very sensitive front ends (the part that actually detects, decodes, and isolates the signal you want from all the others.) Models they sell that you could consider: a) The CCRadio Plus b) The Boston Acoustics Recepter c) The Tivoli Audio Henry Kloss Model One & Two d) The GE Superadio III If long-distance AM reception is your thing, they sell external antennas that can use for improved signal strength. Just my $0.02. John Francini On Sep 1, 2005, at 0:21, A. Joseph Ross wrote: > Now that I've read the archive of the discussion about vacuum tube > equipment, I do have some comments. > > First, the RCA Victor radio I got does have a wooden cabinet, but the > speaker is attached to a plastic front, and it sounded just as good > when I had it operating outside the cabinet. > > I have my own theory about vacuum tube equipment, and it has to do > with the quality of the product. When I listen to WBZ on my car > radio, I'm not bothered by IBOC hash. And on my car radio, I don't > have trouble sorting WCRB from the images of all the other strong > signals around -- even when the car is moving. And I can hear WATD, > which I can't hear in my home except on my livingroom stereo, and even > there, only with a lot of noise. Car radios are still made with a > high enough quality for the somewhat difficult reception conditions of > a moving automobile. > > But home radios are not being made as well as they used to be. I once > had a cheap AM-FM clock radio with tubes that I bought for $2 at a > yard sale sometime in the 70s. I used it in my office and heard WCRB > with no problem. In 1985, when moving to a new office, I thought I'd > get a new radio, and I got a nice wood-cabinet Sony radio. The sound > quality isn't too bad, but the reception is definitely not up to that > old clock radio, which I'm sorry I discarded > > I have a good-quality Sylvania solid-state table radio which I bought > in 1968. It's a little more suceptible to FM images than the older > tube sets, but it has no trouble sorting out WCRB, either at home or > in my office. Several months ago I decided to swap it for the Sony in > my office, and it manages to pick up WCRB with only occasional > retuning or adjustment of the antenna. > > The Sony, here at home, is completely incapable of getting a > consistent signal on WCRB. Neither can the boom-box that I bought > last year at a yard sale. Neither, in fact, can my Sony 2010 radio, > which is so excellent for short wave. > > But I now have a Panasonic portable radio which I got for my mother > back in the late 70s. It's a bit temperamental and requires careful > adjustment of the antenna, but it can get WCRB fine once that's done. > > So, tubes or transistors, they're just not making them as well these > days. > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 > 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 > Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com > > From wollman@csail.mit.edu Thu Sep 1 12:54:48 2005 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 12:54:48 -0400 Subject: Vacuum tube equipment In-Reply-To: <80d403b37bdb6ae149d52bcbe9e9d812@mac.com> References: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> <80d403b37bdb6ae149d52bcbe9e9d812@mac.com> Message-ID: <17175.12888.623746.991131@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > They sell a number of high-quality radios, especially units with very > sensitive front ends (the part that actually detects, decodes, and > isolates the signal you want from all the others.) For FM reception, sensitivity is rarely a problem any more. Even the fifteen-cent tuner-on-a-chip variety are sensitive enough to pull out signals a few dB above the thermal noise floor. The problem is invariably one of selectivity: if your front end is too broadband, the AGC circuit will be overloaded by strong nearby (in frequency and location) signals and thus "miss" the weak signal you're trying to tune. The other common problem for cheap receivers is that they tend to generate lots of intermodulation products internally -- enough that the intermod can "capture" the detector even when there is otherwise enough signal from the desired station to decode it. -GAWollman From dan.strassberg@att.net Thu Sep 1 13:52:49 2005 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:52:49 -0400 Subject: Vacuum tube equipment References: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> <80d403b37bdb6ae149d52bcbe9e9d812@mac.com> Message-ID: <001801c5af1d$fb5521e0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> I have an SR III and a Kloss Model 1. I don't listen to FM a whole lot, but my impression is that the Kloss wins by a nose over the SR III on FM. On AM, the Kloss lacks sensitivity, so without help, it can't compare with the SR III. However, with the aid of Select-A-Tenna tunable passive loop, the Kloss is quite the equivalent of the SR III on AM and its sound is likely to be more pleasing to many listeners--notwithstanding the SR III's treble and bass controls and switchable bandwidth (my SR III becomes essentially useless when switched to wideband on AM). I have found the Select-A-Tenna to be quite useless in combination with the SR III but the Select-A-Tenna works very well with the Kloss--presumably because the SR III's large ferrite-loop antenna simply can't be improved upon by increasing the strength of the RF magnetic field that reaches it. As I understand it, the tunable loop is resonant at the frequency to which it is tuned, and it radiates a relatively large magnetic field at the selected frequency. The radio's ferrite loop is sensitive to RF magnetic fields. You have to have the loop and the radio properly positioned with respect to each other and to the station you are trying to pick up. It is definetely possible to destroy the reception of a station by use of the loop. You can accidentally have the tunable loop and the radio's own antenna cancel each other out. I've done it. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Francini" To: Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 12:37 PM Subject: Re: Vacuum tube equipment > There is still one source of high-quality radio receivers out there -- > C. Crane Company. > > > > They sell a number of high-quality radios, especially units with very > sensitive front ends (the part that actually detects, decodes, and > isolates the signal you want from all the others.) > > Models they sell that you could consider: > > a) The CCRadio Plus > b) The Boston Acoustics Recepter > c) The Tivoli Audio Henry Kloss Model One & Two > d) The GE Superadio III > > If long-distance AM reception is your thing, they sell external > antennas that can use for improved signal strength. > > Just my $0.02. > > John Francini > > > > On Sep 1, 2005, at 0:21, A. Joseph Ross wrote: > > > Now that I've read the archive of the discussion about vacuum tube > > equipment, I do have some comments. > > > > First, the RCA Victor radio I got does have a wooden cabinet, but the > > speaker is attached to a plastic front, and it sounded just as good > > when I had it operating outside the cabinet. > > > > I have my own theory about vacuum tube equipment, and it has to do > > with the quality of the product. When I listen to WBZ on my car > > radio, I'm not bothered by IBOC hash. And on my car radio, I don't > > have trouble sorting WCRB from the images of all the other strong > > signals around -- even when the car is moving. And I can hear WATD, > > which I can't hear in my home except on my livingroom stereo, and even > > there, only with a lot of noise. Car radios are still made with a > > high enough quality for the somewhat difficult reception conditions of > > a moving automobile. > > > > But home radios are not being made as well as they used to be. I once > > had a cheap AM-FM clock radio with tubes that I bought for $2 at a > > yard sale sometime in the 70s. I used it in my office and heard WCRB > > with no problem. In 1985, when moving to a new office, I thought I'd > > get a new radio, and I got a nice wood-cabinet Sony radio. The sound > > quality isn't too bad, but the reception is definitely not up to that > > old clock radio, which I'm sorry I discarded > > > > I have a good-quality Sylvania solid-state table radio which I bought > > in 1968. It's a little more suceptible to FM images than the older > > tube sets, but it has no trouble sorting out WCRB, either at home or > > in my office. Several months ago I decided to swap it for the Sony in > > my office, and it manages to pick up WCRB with only occasional > > retuning or adjustment of the antenna. > > > > The Sony, here at home, is completely incapable of getting a > > consistent signal on WCRB. Neither can the boom-box that I bought > > last year at a yard sale. Neither, in fact, can my Sony 2010 radio, > > which is so excellent for short wave. > > > > But I now have a Panasonic portable radio which I got for my mother > > back in the late 70s. It's a bit temperamental and requires careful > > adjustment of the antenna, but it can get WCRB fine once that's done. > > > > So, tubes or transistors, they're just not making them as well these > > days. > > > > -- > > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 > > 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 > > Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com > > > > > From BILL.SMITH@comcast.net Thu Sep 1 14:38:50 2005 From: BILL.SMITH@comcast.net (BILL.SMITH@comcast.net) Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:38:50 +0000 Subject: Jack Lazare Message-ID: <090120051838.21781.43174ABA000067AC000055152200750330B8ABB7B3ACD2B4B4B7BD@comcast.net> Lazare with American Airlines Music 'Till Dawn. Right after Jim Westover's Nightline and the WEEI Nightline Twister, the nightly single-question trivia contest that allowed one to win an automatic button-sewing device. Or dinner for two at Top 'o the Hub, back when the food was inedible. (I do a darn good Howard Nelson impression "the invitation to join us for cooooon-ver-sashion on a Saturday night", but there hasn't been demand lately.) From markwats@comcast.net Thu Sep 1 19:58:46 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:58:46 -0400 Subject: WEIM Sale Message-ID: <002a01c5af51$19049670$5bb28018@Mark> All Access reports that WEIM (1280 Fitchburg MA) has been sold, subject to FCC approval. Liveair Communications Inc., headed up by David Wang is selling to Central Broadcasting Company LLC, headed up by William Macek for the reported price of $795,000. Until a few years ago, Macek was owner of WINQ (97.7) then in Winchendon, now licensed to (IIRC) Fitzwilliam NH. Macek was also an on-air personality back in the 1970's at WLLH (Lowell & Lawrence) using the name "Bill Maxwell". Mark Watson From hykker@grolen.com Thu Sep 1 20:40:16 2005 From: hykker@grolen.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:40:16 -0400 Subject: WEIM Sale In-Reply-To: <002a01c5af51$19049670$5bb28018@Mark> References: <002a01c5af51$19049670$5bb28018@Mark> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20050901203838.01b0fc40@pop3.grolen.com> Mark Watson wrote: > All Access reports that WEIM (1280 Fitchburg MA) has been sold, subject > to FCC approval. Liveair Communications Inc., headed up by David Wang is > selling to Central Broadcasting Company LLC, headed up by William Macek > for the reported price of $795,000. What's WEIM doing these days? Last time I heard them they were doing a mix of syndicated talk, sports & some music (AC-ish oldies). From revdoug1@verizon.net Thu Sep 1 21:26:27 2005 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:26:27 -0400 Subject: WEIM Sale References: <002a01c5af51$19049670$5bb28018@Mark> <6.0.3.0.0.20050901203838.01b0fc40@pop3.grolen.com> Message-ID: <010801c5af5d$5745f8f0$6401a8c0@pastor2> I was in the Fitchburg area two weeks ago and intermittently listened. WEIM does live programming in the morning and syndicated talk in the afternoon and evening, interspersed with Red Sox games and, as you say, some "AC-ish oldies." It's the closest thing to an old-fashioned full-service AM station that one can find anywhere, and what they do they do well --- good local news department, a morning show devoted largely to music and discussion of local issues, and --- interestingly --- a show for kids on Saturday mornings (at least I think they're still running it), featuring teenybopper music, interviews, and call-in requests. It's a well-run outfit and, according to everything I've heard or read, modestly successful. The new owners would be wise not to change a thing. By the way, the morning-drive host, "Ray C." Chalifoux, has been there since I was in high school, 40 years ago. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "SteveOrdinetz" To: Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:40 PM Subject: Re: WEIM Sale > Mark Watson wrote: > > All Access reports that WEIM (1280 Fitchburg MA) has been sold, subject > > to FCC approval. Liveair Communications Inc., headed up by David Wang is > > selling to Central Broadcasting Company LLC, headed up by William Macek > > for the reported price of $795,000. > > > What's WEIM doing these days? Last time I heard them they were doing a mix > of syndicated talk, sports & some music (AC-ish oldies). > > From joe@attorneyross.com Thu Sep 1 23:07:51 2005 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 23:07:51 -0400 Subject: Vacuum tube equipment In-Reply-To: <17175.12888.623746.991131@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> References: <80d403b37bdb6ae149d52bcbe9e9d812@mac.com> Message-ID: <431789C7.27288.755C0B@localhost> On 1 Sep 2005 at 12:54, Garrett Wollman wrote: > For FM reception, sensitivity is rarely a problem any more. Even the > fifteen-cent tuner-on-a-chip variety are sensitive enough to pull out > signals a few dB above the thermal noise floor. The problem is > invariably one of selectivity: if your front end is too broadband, the > AGC circuit will be overloaded by strong nearby (in frequency and > location) signals and thus "miss" the weak signal you're trying to > tune. This, of course, is because FM stations have higher power than they once had. Which just exacerbates the problem of poorer selectivity. I remember in the late 50s or early 60s, living in Bedford, I could pick up WOTW-FM from Nashua, and in their sign-off, to my surprise, they said their power output was 1000 watts, just like the AM. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From dcassell@gmail.com Fri Sep 2 08:35:24 2005 From: dcassell@gmail.com (Damon Cassell) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:35:24 -0400 Subject: Vacuum tube equipment In-Reply-To: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> References: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> Message-ID: <2979f9f40509020535237268d1@mail.gmail.com> > So, tubes or transistors, they're just not making them as well these > days. You might enjoy the link at the bottom of this message. This outfit in Texas finds new-old-stock AM/FM radios from the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's, and sells them online. These are brand new, in-the-box radios. Some of the Panasonic and Hitachi units are particularly appealing. http://www.jackbergsales.com/electronics/electronics-radios.htm Damon From mixer893@yahoo.com Fri Sep 2 11:14:50 2005 From: mixer893@yahoo.com (Jeremy Mixer) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:14:50 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Radio Fundraising efforts for Katrina Victims In-Reply-To: <2979f9f40509020535237268d1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20050902151450.26688.qmail@web30308.mail.mud.yahoo.com> My old former stomping grounds in Bangor is at it again, and the Bangor Daily News have a nice article about WKIT's latest "pay for play" effort. I remember when they did this last time after 9/11. I had to work the overnight shift from 12-9AM; they stopped taking pledges after 7 or 8 because the response was so overwhelming. I had gone in around 6PM to help out after the drive back to Bangor from Saco where I was visiting my family. GM Bobby Russell told me to run the concert scheduled for 10 once I got through the songs that had to be played. Come 6 AM, not only had the concert not run yet, but the syndicated show scheduled for 6 AM also had to be bumped. Bobby called me suprised that the songs weren't done yet.....him and Scotty Moore both came in at 9 AM to releive me and the songs STILL weren't through yet. They finally got through all of the paid requests at about 2:30 in the afternoon. Good to see they are doing this once again. http://www.bangornews.com/news/?a=119301&z=176 From fox893@yahoo.com Fri Sep 2 11:51:42 2005 From: fox893@yahoo.com (Cooper Fox) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:51:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Radio Fundraising efforts for Katrina Victims In-Reply-To: <20050902151450.26688.qmail@web30308.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20050902155142.30082.qmail@web54610.mail.yahoo.com> I remember when WKIT did that after 9/11. You guys did an excellent job! We're teaming up with the Conway Scenic Railroad to run the "Katrina Relief Express". On Wednesday morning anyone who makes a donation to the red cross can ride the train for free. I heard that WOKQ/WPKQ is doing something similar to WKIT now. What are other stations doing? To help with fundraising? It may sound corny, but this kind of stuff is one of the reasons I got into this business. It's so great to help people in any way we can. --- Jeremy Mixer wrote: > My old former stomping grounds in Bangor is at it > again, and the Bangor Daily News have a nice article > about WKIT's latest "pay for play" effort. > Magic 104 North Conway, NH V: (603)356-8870 F: (603)356-8875 ***Commercial Production Demo at: http://cooperfox.voice123.com ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs From stephanie@gordsven.com Fri Sep 2 15:29:09 2005 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:29:09 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Vacuum tube equipment In-Reply-To: <2979f9f40509020535237268d1@mail.gmail.com> References: <4316497A.29347.7C9E1B@localhost> <2979f9f40509020535237268d1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <46072.12.37.144.130.1125689349.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Fri, September 2, 2005 8:35 am, Damon Cassell said: > http://www.jackbergsales.com/electronics/electronics-radios.htm Feh...I've seen and had cheap radios like the ones this website sells; except I've bought them second-hand. Most of the stuff this website shills are off-brand things like Studio 44, Juliette, 4 Star, etc. The radios sounded as crappy when new as they do now. And I guarantee you that even while a radio is in storage, the capacitors still rot out. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, U.S.A. From stephanie@gordsven.com Fri Sep 2 15:32:47 2005 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:32:47 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Vacuum tube equipment In-Reply-To: <431789C7.27288.755C0B@localhost> References: <80d403b37bdb6ae149d52bcbe9e9d812@mac.com> <431789C7.27288.755C0B@localhost> Message-ID: <48999.12.37.144.130.1125689567.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Thu, September 1, 2005 11:07 pm, A. Joseph Ross said: > > This, of course, is because FM stations have higher power than they once > had. Which just > exacerbates the problem of poorer selectivity. A lot of FM stations state the ERP instead of the actual power output of the transmitter WAXQ - 104 FM in New York calls itself the "50,000 watt" something or other of classic rock. In actuality, the station's authorized power (like most of the FM stations in New York) is only 6,000 watts. It's the height of the antenna (on the top of the Empire State Building) that gives them the coverage. Imagine how much ground you could cover from that height if you indeed were cranking 50 (or even 100) kilowatts!! -- Stephanie Weil New York City, U.S.A. From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Fri Sep 2 16:13:42 2005 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 16:13:42 -0400 Subject: Vacuum tube equipment Message-ID: <200509021613.AA464978130@mail.ttlc.net> "Stephanie Weil" >It's the height of the antenna (on the top of the Empire State >Building) that gives them the coverage. >Imagine how much ground you could cover from that height if you indeed >were cranking 50 (or even 100) kilowatts!! Am I mistaken, or is there some sort of "effect" where the coverage directly around the base of tower is less if the antenna is high and the power is great? Calling tower engineers! From stephanie@gordsven.com Fri Sep 2 16:25:36 2005 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 16:25:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Vacuum tube equipment In-Reply-To: <200509021613.AA464978130@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200509021613.AA464978130@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <33967.12.37.144.130.1125692736.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Fri, September 2, 2005 4:13 pm, rogerkirk said: > Am I mistaken, or is there some sort of "effect" where the coverage > directly around the base of tower is less if the antenna is high and the > power is great? Calling tower engineers! Yes, you have the problem of the signal heading out to the horizon and literally going OVER the immediate area of service. That's where "beam tilt" comes in. An engineer can explain the theory better. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, U.S.A. From markwats@comcast.net Fri Sep 2 16:28:53 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 16:28:53 -0400 Subject: Ed Carroll Out The Door At WBZ- TV Message-ID: <006e01c5affc$f182d5b0$5bb28018@Mark> The Boston Herald reports in Friday's editions that WBZ- TV Channel 4 chief meteorologist Ed Carroll was told earlier this week that his contract will not be renewed when it expires in November. He was told he could stay on until the end of the contract, but instead walked out in a huff. No word on who will take over Carroll's spot on the 4, 6 & 11 PM newscasts, Mish Michaels was filling in this afternoon on the 4 PM news. Here's a link to the Herald story on line: http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/view.bg?articleid=100689 Mark Watson From hmglaz@webtv.net Fri Sep 2 18:32:35 2005 From: hmglaz@webtv.net (Howard Glazer) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 18:32:35 -0400 Subject: WMMW (was: Jack Lazare) In-Reply-To: boston-radio-interest-request@rolinin.BostonRadio.org's message of Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:51:20 -0400 Message-ID: <8629-4318D303-3332@storefull-3334.bay.webtv.net> WMMW, whose transmitter is about two miles from my front door, is a 100 percent simulcast of WDRC(AM), except during weekday afternoon New Britain Rock Cats baseball games, during which WMMW carries the game while WDRC, the nominal flagship, carries its normal talk lineup. There hasn't been any local programming on WMMW for years. The station has no presence in the city other than its transmtter and tower array. Howard From n1qgs@yahoo.com Fri Sep 2 17:49:50 2005 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 14:49:50 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WSNH 900AM Nashua Friday Night Lights (High School Football) Show to be on WDER 1320 Derry NH tonight Message-ID: <20050902214950.28643.qmail@web30711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I just heard a promo for WSNH's (900AM Nashua NH) Friday Night Light's Show will be only WDER Derry NH 1320AM. I'm assuming because of the Red Sox game being on WSNH. WDER normally is 24/7 relegion, but Woody Woodland used to do the Londonderry and Pinkerton (Derry) games on WDER. John B Derry From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Sep 2 21:39:48 2005 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 21:39:48 -0400 Subject: Vacuum Tube Equipment Message-ID: <4318C6A4.30807.6512E1@localhost> Well, I got the parts to replace the filter capacitor in the old vacuum tube radio that I have. I've done this a number of times before, but for some reason, after I installed the new capacitors and turned on the radio, I couldn't hear anything. The tubes light, as do the dial lamps, but no sound at all. I checked the wires to the speaker, and they seem fine. So it seems that I must have damaged something in and around the filter capacitor. Any suggestions on how I can find out what? -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From radiotony@comcast.net Fri Sep 2 23:03:32 2005 From: radiotony@comcast.net (radiotony) Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 23:03:32 -0400 Subject: Radio Fundraising efforts for Katrina Victims In-Reply-To: <20050902155142.30082.qmail@web54610.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <200509030303.j8333Gx6067941@rolinin.lcs.mit.edu> WKXL started broadcasting the Red Cross and Salvation Army PSAs we got from NAB and NHAB. We also participated in a blood donation event today and are going to put together some fundraising efforts for next week. Best, Anthony Schinella Program Director/News/A&E WKXL 1450 AM/Concord, NH http://www.wkxl1450.com http://politizine.blogspot.com -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Cooper Fox Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:52 AM To: Jeremy Mixer; Boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org Subject: Re: Radio Fundraising efforts for Katrina Victims I remember when WKIT did that after 9/11. You guys did an excellent job! We're teaming up with the Conway Scenic Railroad to run the "Katrina Relief Express". On Wednesday morning anyone who makes a donation to the red cross can ride the train for free. I heard that WOKQ/WPKQ is doing something similar to WKIT now. What are other stations doing? To help with fundraising? It may sound corny, but this kind of stuff is one of the reasons I got into this business. It's so great to help people in any way we can. --- Jeremy Mixer wrote: > My old former stomping grounds in Bangor is at it again, and the > Bangor Daily News have a nice article about WKIT's latest "pay for > play" effort. > Magic 104 North Conway, NH V: (603)356-8870 F: (603)356-8875 ***Commercial Production Demo at: http://cooperfox.voice123.com ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs From scott@fybush.com Sat Sep 3 00:22:09 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:22:09 -0400 Subject: Vacuum tube equipment In-Reply-To: <48999.12.37.144.130.1125689567.squirrel@12.37.144.130> References: <80d403b37bdb6ae149d52bcbe9e9d812@mac.com> <431789C7.27288.755C0B@localhost> <48999.12.37.144.130.1125689567.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20050903002013.0398cda8@gwind.pair.com> >It's the height of the antenna (on the top of the Empire State Building) >that gives them the coverage. > >Imagine how much ground you could cover from that height if you indeed >were cranking 50 (or even 100) kilowatts!! 100 kw ERP from the master antenna on Empire (1454' AAT) would actually be just about a minimum class C facility, which gets you a primary-coverage contour of about 52 miles. The inverse-square rule will get you every time...you're only looking at, what, a 6 or 7 dB improvement on the existing full-B signal? s From stephanie@gordsven.com Sat Sep 3 01:49:24 2005 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 01:49:24 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Vacuum Tube Equipment In-Reply-To: <4318C6A4.30807.6512E1@localhost> References: <4318C6A4.30807.6512E1@localhost> Message-ID: On Fri, 2 Sep 2005, A. Joseph Ross wrote: > capacitors and turned on the radio, I couldn't hear anything. The tubes light, as do the dial > lamps, but no sound at all. I checked the wires to the speaker, and they seem fine. > > So it seems that I must have damaged something in and around the filter capacitor. Any > suggestions on how I can find out what? Did you get the polarity correct? You DID remove the old filter from the circuit right? Just a stupid question. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY From rogerkola@aol.com Sat Sep 3 07:38:45 2005 From: rogerkola@aol.com (Roger Kolakowski) Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 07:38:45 -0400 Subject: Vacuum Tube Equipment References: <4318C6A4.30807.6512E1@localhost> Message-ID: <001a01c5b07c$0c5ecd60$0200a8c0@Tanguray> If the radio was working before, but had hum, and is now dead silent, I would check the B+ voltage before and after the hum-bucker coil on the speaker. If no coil then before and after choke between the filter capacitor sections. You might have fried the rectifier tube, if you have filament voltage and no smoke (from the transformer) and absolutely no audio, even slight hum turned all the way up, then the two stages to start with are the B+ supply and the audio output, which are "intertwined" on many of the "older" tube sets. The voltage you are looking for is around +350 vdc. which will give you a kick on dry land and probably stop your heart if you are standing in water. Additionally, if you have an open circuit before any load on the supply, the filter caps will retain the high voltage even if the radio is turned off. Some care should be observed. Roger WA1KAT ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Joseph Ross" To: Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 9:39 PM Subject: Vacuum Tube Equipment > Well, I got the parts to replace the filter capacitor in the old vacuum tube radio that I have. > I've done this a number of times before, but for some reason, after I installed the new > capacitors and turned on the radio, I couldn't hear anything. The tubes light, as do the dial > lamps, but no sound at all. I checked the wires to the speaker, and they seem fine. > > So it seems that I must have damaged something in and around the filter capacitor. Any > suggestions on how I can find out what? > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 > 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 > Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com > > > From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Sep 5 12:44:49 2005 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 09:44:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting Message-ID: <20050905164449.72611.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I noticed in the 1965 FCC Annual Report an interesting item. April 1, 1965 - Permits TV Station WNDT to underwrite educational programs on an experimental basis. I can't imagine education radio or television without all the pseudo-commercial underwriting announcements we now see and hear! John B Derry NH From elipolo@earthlink.net Tue Sep 6 15:01:24 2005 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 15:01:24 -0400 Subject: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting Message-ID: > > From: John Bolduc > To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org > Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 09:44:49 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting > > I noticed in the 1965 FCC Annual Report an interesting item. > > April 1, 1965 - Permits TV Station WNDT to underwrite educational > programs on an experimental basis. > > I can't imagine education radio or television without all the > pseudo-commercial underwriting announcements we now see and hear! I remember it, as a kid in the early 60's. Public TV was, in general, much more basic and stripped down back then, and some of the daytime programming was actually educational enough in nature that the grade school I went to used to occasionally wheel out their old 21" 1950's tube sets on rolling carts and have the class watch WGBH-TV programs. These were the old sets that always had weak vertical and horizontal oscillator tubes, which invariably required multiple adjustments of each "hold" control as the sets warmed up. I was always the one who convinced the teachers to allow a little kid to "touch" the set to adjust the proper controls, after the poor teachers spent half the class fruitlessly puzzling over trying to stop the picture from repeatedly rolling up, down, and sideways. It happened each time. I remember no commercial-like underwriting announcements in those days, though I seem to remember occasional grant acknowledgements from educational and government institutions, and frequent basic appeals for viewer support, but not like the glitzy fundraisers they have nowadays. Eli Polonsky From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Tue Sep 6 15:37:27 2005 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 15:37:27 -0400 Subject: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting Message-ID: <200509061537.AA2900951308@mail.ttlc.net> Eli Polonsky wrote: >I remember it, as a kid in the early 60's. Public TV was, in general, >much more basic and stripped down back then, and some of the daytime >programming was actually educational enough in nature that the grade >school I went to used to occasionally wheel out their old 21" 1950's >tube sets on rolling carts and have the class watch WGBH-TV programs. In the late 60's, WGBH called it 'The 21" Classroom' It included French Grammar programs. "Ecoutez et repetez" From paulconnors@earthlink.net Tue Sep 6 21:01:11 2005 From: paulconnors@earthlink.net (paulconnors@earthlink.net) Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:01:11 -0400 Subject: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting Message-ID: <410-220059371111531@earthlink.net> > [Original Message] > From: Eli Polonsky > To: > Date: 9/6/2005 3:00:41 PM > Subject: Re: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting > > > > From: John Bolduc > > To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org > > Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 09:44:49 -0700 (PDT) > > Subject: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting > > I remember it, as a kid in the early 60's. Public TV was, in general, > much more basic and stripped down back then, and some of the daytime > programming was actually educational enough in nature that the grade > school I went to used to occasionally wheel out their old 21" 1950's > tube sets on rolling carts and have the class watch WGBH-TV programs. My school did that too. As a matter of fact, when our "grade" was gathered in the "all-purpose room" at my elementary school during the late 1960's, we sometimes had to wait for the program to begin. While we waited, there was nothing on the TV but a slide that said something like "Massachusetts Educational Television"; I would assume this time would now be filled with underwriting announcements. Paul Connors From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Sep 7 01:22:57 2005 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 01:22:57 -0400 Subject: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <431E40F1.14906.6375BA@localhost> On 6 Sep 2005 at 15:01, Eli Polonsky wrote: > I remember it, as a kid in the early 60's. Public TV was, in general, > much more basic and stripped down back then, and some of the daytime > programming was actually educational enough in nature that the grade > school I went to used to occasionally wheel out their old 21" 1950's > tube sets on rolling carts and have the class watch WGBH-TV programs. I remember that in the late 50s/early 60s. I remember some professor doing a series about MacBeth, and the high school schedule was contorted to allow the English classes studying MacBeth at the time to be at the TV when the program was on. Nowadays it would be taped and shown when convenient. In fact, a few years ago, when I got a tour of my old high school, I noted that every class now had a TV and VCR. This was before the formation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and channel 2 was off the air in the daytime, except for these 21-inch classroom programs. It also wasn't on the air Saturday at all, but it was on all day on Sunday. In the early 50s, when I lived in the Albany area, there was no noncommercial station in the area, and WRGB/6 had two half-hour segments on weekday mornings called "TV Schooltime." This consisted of presentations by local elementary school teachers, often with a group of their students. When one of the teachers in our school was on, many of us got to crowd around the school TV, which was in the library, to watch. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From elipolo@earthlink.net Wed Sep 7 17:09:47 2005 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 17:09:47 -0400 Subject: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting Message-ID: > > From: "paulconnors@earthlink.net" > To: "Eli Polonsky" , > boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:01:11 -0400 > Subject: Re: FCC Annual Report 1965 - Education TV Underwriting > > My school did that too. As a matter of fact, when our "grade" was > gathered > in the "all-purpose room" at my elementary school during the late > 1960's, > we sometimes had to wait for the program to begin. While we > waited, there > was nothing on the TV but a slide that said something like > "Massachusetts > Educational Television"; I would assume this time would now be > filled with underwriting announcements. And/or program promos. Also, Public TV is also formatted much more tightly nowadays, like commercial stations. There simply aren't such gaps between scheduled programs anymore. I remember that during periods when WGBH-TV ran that MET slide, WENH Channel 11 Durham, NH used to air a half-face of a clock with a hand that moved across to count down the minutes to the next program. I liked that graphic much better. Eli Polonsky From elipolo@earthlink.net Wed Sep 7 18:41:19 2005 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:41:19 -0400 Subject: Paul La Camera named new WBUR GM Message-ID: "Breaking News..." Former WCVB-TV President/GM Paul La Camera appointed new WBUR General Manager. Story: http://www.wbur.org/inside/about/050907GM.asp Eli Polonsky From lglavin@lycos.com Thu Sep 8 17:40:13 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 16:40:13 -0500 Subject: Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts Find New Sponsor Message-ID: <20050908214013.CC454CA07F@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> Today's (09/08) New York Times reports that Toll Brothers, Inc has agreed to sponsor the live broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinees for the next FOUR years. I went to the Toll Brothers website but it contained no information about this (I wonder if the Toll Brothers website requires cookies?). This puts the broadcasts on firm financial footing for the foreseeable future (help...I can't stop alliterating). A number of stations that carry the broadcasts, both commercial and non-comms, expressed concern about the year-to-year uncertainty of the viability of the broadcasts in the long run. This will give them a four-year moratorium on such musings. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From Rich@RichChadwick.com Fri Sep 9 12:53:21 2005 From: Rich@RichChadwick.com (Rich Chadwick) Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:53:21 -0400 Subject: Red Cross PSAs In-Reply-To: <424D9A53.8070808@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <200509091748.j89Hm3A4050144@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Hello all, I wanted to let you know about a series of Red Cross PSAs that we have created and have available for download for all stations. The NAB is having a "Broadcast Unity Day" today and is asking all stations to dedicate at least one minute per hour to raise awareness for the hurricane relief efforts. Joe Cipriano (voice of Fox, CBS, Food Network) along with Don LaFontaine (the voice of 4000 trailers), George DelHoyo (the voice of 3000 trailers), Ed Grover (Visa, it's EVERYWHERE you want to be), Rolonda Watts from Days of Our Lives and many, many other voice talent have contributed their voices for PSAs supporting the Red Cross and it's disaster relief efforts. They can be downloaded here: http://www.multimediapros.com/RedCross/ Thanks for your help. Rich Chadwick President MultiMediaPros Digital Studios 877.7MM.PROS x201 MultiMediaPros.com From markwats@comcast.net Fri Sep 9 22:06:31 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 22:06:31 -0400 Subject: High School Football On WWZN Message-ID: <001401c5b5ac$45538130$3f918318@Mark> Driving through Lowell on my way home about 7:30 Friday evening, I happened to hear a live high school football game on WWZN (1510 Boston). Burlington at Billerica. I don't know who the announcers were, I heard 3 local spots for business in Billerica, Burlington, and Woburn. Going into the spots was a recorded buffer "Friday Night Lights, 1510 The Zone". After the spots, the announcers mentioned some of the other upcoming games they'll be airing, involving Woburn, Melrose, Waltham and Lexington to name a few. I'm guessing someone's buying the airtime for these games. I don't recall hearing high school sports on a 50,000 watt Boston AM before (OK,. I know WWZN isn't a powerhouse 50K, but...) I don't usually get a decent signal from WWZN on night pattern. Did they "forget" to go to night pattern? Does the night pattern put a usable signal into Billerica or Burlington? Mark Watson From n1qgs@yahoo.com Sat Sep 10 22:28:57 2005 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:28:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: High School Football On WWZN In-Reply-To: <001401c5b5ac$45538130$3f918318@Mark> Message-ID: <20050911022857.94688.qmail@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I wonder if WWZN's "Friday Night Lights" is any relation to New Hampshire's "Friday Night Lights" that has been around as a multi-station network since 2002. Marty Tirrell and Mike ?The Mut Man? Mutnansky are the main voices of the show. They list thier affiliates this year as: ESPN 900-AM, Nashua (until Red Sox baseball), WDER 1320-AM, Derry, ESPN 910-AM, Lebanon, ESPN 1230-AM, Claremont, WMEX 106.5 FM, Portsmouth/Rochester There doesn't seem to be any trademark of the phrase "Friday Night Lights". John B Derry NH --- Mark Watson wrote: > Driving through Lowell on my way home about 7:30 Friday evening, I > happened to hear a live high school football game on WWZN (1510 Boston). > > Burlington at Billerica. I don't know who the announcers were, I heard 3 > > local spots for business in Billerica, Burlington, and Woburn. Going > into > the spots was a recorded buffer "Friday Night Lights, 1510 The Zone". > After > the spots, the announcers mentioned some of the other upcoming games > they'll > be airing, involving Woburn, Melrose, Waltham and Lexington to name a > few. > I'm guessing someone's buying the airtime for these games. I don't > recall > hearing high school sports on a 50,000 watt Boston AM before (OK,. I > know > WWZN isn't a powerhouse 50K, but...) > > I don't usually get a decent signal from WWZN on night pattern. Did > they > "forget" to go to night pattern? Does the night pattern put a usable > signal > into Billerica or Burlington? > > Mark Watson > > > From n1qgs@yahoo.com Sat Sep 10 22:41:15 2005 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:41:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: High School Football On WWZN In-Reply-To: <20050911022857.94688.qmail@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20050911024115.13580.qmail@web30710.mail.mud.yahoo.com> WWZN http://www.1510wwzn.com/fridaynightlights/ WSNH - ESPN900 http://fridaynightlights.net/index.html From hykker@grolen.com Sun Sep 11 08:32:47 2005 From: hykker@grolen.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 08:32:47 -0400 Subject: High School Football On WWZN In-Reply-To: <20050911022857.94688.qmail@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <001401c5b5ac$45538130$3f918318@Mark> <20050911022857.94688.qmail@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20050911083132.01bb5500@pop3.grolen.com> At 10:28 PM 9/10/2005, John Bolduc wrote: >I wonder if WWZN's "Friday Night Lights" is any relation to New >Hampshire's "Friday Night Lights" that has been around as a multi-station >network since 2002. Marty Tirrell and Mike "The Mut Man" Mutnansky are the >main voices of the show. Not to ask a dumb question, but when (and why) did high school football games migrate to Friday nights? I always remember them being Saturday afternoon. From n1qgs@yahoo.com Sun Sep 11 10:23:21 2005 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 07:23:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: High School Football On Friday In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.0.20050911083132.01bb5500@pop3.grolen.com> Message-ID: <20050911142322.9851.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> As long as I can remember, going back to the late 1960's, Nashua High home games were on Friday nights. There were exceptions on a couple of cases, in particular when we played Fitchburg on a Saturday. This was done because of fights that had happened the year before (mostly amoung the fans outside, but some in the stadium). The higher division teams in the rest of the state have tended to play on Friday, where the smaller schools play on Saturday. I can still remember when Nashua'a gaems were on both WSMN 1590 and WOTW 900. WSMN always did a better job and WOTW eventually dropped the games. John B Derry NH From lglavin@lycos.com Sun Sep 11 13:10:29 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:10:29 -0500 Subject: High School Football On WWZN Message-ID: <20050911171030.098F8CA07F@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Bolduc" >To: "John Bolduc" , "Mark Watson" , "Boston Radio" radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org> >Subject: Re: High School Football On WWZN >Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:41:15 -0700 (PDT) > > WWZN > http://www.1510wwzn.com/fridaynightlights/ > > WSNH - ESPN900 > http://fridaynightlights.net/index.html Oh great...first WBZ-TV was replaced by CBS-4. Now stations in Nashua and Cleramont (where IS Cleramont?) identify themselves as ESPN-Nashua and ESPN-Cleramont, at least on this website. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From lglavin@lycos.com Sun Sep 11 13:17:13 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:17:13 -0500 Subject: WLLH-AM Lowell Back On Message-ID: <20050911171713.D4795CA07F@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> Saturday night, as I returned from the route 128 area, I used routes 3 and 495 to check out whether WLLH-AM's Lowell transmitter was back on. Apparently it is (I say apparently simply because it was not just audible but strong enough not to disappear under bridges; I didn't go over to the Lowell-Lawrence Blvd near the UMass/Lowell campus to check out the transmitter site.) Slightly strange: there was not the usual "shortwave effect" near the 99.5 tower that usually happens when the two signals seem to want to cancel and then reinforce each other. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From dan.strassberg@att.net Sun Sep 11 13:50:46 2005 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 13:50:46 -0400 Subject: WLLH-AM Lowell Back On References: <20050911171713.D4795CA07F@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <000b01c5b6f9$5b1bfd00$19eefea9@dstrassberg> I also think it's back on. When it was off, WLLH was inaudble here on the Arlington-Lexington line. I was dialing past 1400 yesterday when I heard "890 ESPN Boston" about as clearly as one can hope given the distance, the power, the frequency, and the stronger interfering signals not far away on the dial. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Glavin" To: Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 1:17 PM Subject: WLLH-AM Lowell Back On > Saturday night, as I returned from the route 128 area, I used > routes 3 and 495 to check out whether WLLH-AM's Lowell transmitter > was back on. Apparently it is (I say apparently simply because > it was not just audible but strong enough not to disappear under > bridges; I didn't go over to the Lowell-Lawrence Blvd near the > UMass/Lowell campus to check out the transmitter site.) > Slightly strange: there was not the usual "shortwave effect" > near the 99.5 tower that usually happens when the two signals > seem to want to cancel and then reinforce each other. > > -- > _______________________________________________ > > Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages > > http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp ?SRC=lycos10 > > From dan.strassberg@att.net Sun Sep 11 13:57:01 2005 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 13:57:01 -0400 Subject: High School Football On Friday References: <20050911142322.9851.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <001601c5b6fa$393ceae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> You can't remember the night games on 900 going too far back, can you? Although it has been almost two decades since US AMs on Mexican clear channels have been allowed to operate at night, if I recall correctly, the Nashua 900 didn't begin operating at night until a couple of years ago. Isn't that correct? The problem is that their night power is limited by a station in Sherbrooke QC and that station also sends a pretty big signal to the south, resulting in a rather small coverage area for the Nashua station. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bolduc" To: "SteveOrdinetz" ; Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:23 AM Subject: Re: High School Football On Friday > > As long as I can remember, going back to the late 1960's, Nashua High home > games were on Friday nights. There were exceptions on a couple of cases, > in particular when we played Fitchburg on a Saturday. This was done > because of fights that had happened the year before (mostly amoung the > fans outside, but some in the stadium). > > The higher division teams in the rest of the state have tended to play on > Friday, where the smaller schools play on Saturday. > > > I can still remember when Nashua'a gaems were on both WSMN 1590 and WOTW > 900. WSMN always did a better job and WOTW eventually dropped the games. > > > John B > Derry NH From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Sun Sep 11 14:00:54 2005 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:00:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Television sets and Toasters Message-ID: <20050911180054.91373.qmail@web52603.mail.yahoo.com> Apologies as this may be a bit off topic, but here's a question for everyone here. My girlfriend and I are currently setting up our new apartment, and for the kitchen we bought a stand that we plan on doubling up as a TV stand and toaster stand. Now we want to put the toaster on the shelf below the TV, which leads me to this question - does anyone know if having an electric toaster so close to the TV will damage the TV at all. If this is deemed too far off topic, please respond to this email off list Matt Osborne Schenectady, NY ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/shelter From scott@fybush.com Sun Sep 11 14:14:27 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:14:27 -0400 Subject: Television sets and Toasters In-Reply-To: <20050911180054.91373.qmail@web52603.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050911141301.02386138@gwind.pair.com> At 11:00 AM 9/11/2005 -0700, Matthew Osborne wrote: >Apologies as this may be a bit off topic, but here's a >question for everyone here. My girlfriend and I are >currently setting up our new apartment, and for the >kitchen we bought a stand that we plan on doubling up >as a TV stand and toaster stand. Now we want to put >the toaster on the shelf below the TV, which leads me >to this question - does anyone know if having an >electric toaster so close to the TV will damage the TV >at all. If this is deemed too far off topic, please >respond to this email off list On an electronic level, you might get some interference to off-the-air TV signals (especially low-band VHF) from the toaster when it's in use. That wouldn't damage the set - just an annoyance. But I would be concerned about heat from the toaster reaching the bottom of the TV set. Could be a fire hazard (melting plastic?), and it wouldn't be good for the electronics, either... s From lglavin@lycos.com Sun Sep 11 15:16:00 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:16:00 -0500 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk Message-ID: <20050911191600.5972AC6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> Today's Boston Sunday Herald "Inside Track" reports that management at WTKK-FM is getting tired of the oft-absent Don Imus and his schtick, and that they may say sayonara when the contract expires next April (assuming Imus doesn't expire before then). This may explain why they have experimented with live local talk in that time slot during the cranky cowboy's vacations. Read all about it at: http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/view.bg?articleid=101975 -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From billo@shoreham.net Sun Sep 11 15:24:00 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 15:24:00 -0400 Subject: WLLH-AM Lowell Back On In-Reply-To: <20050911171713.D4795CA07F@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20050911171713.D4795CA07F@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <43248450.5090805@shoreham.net> Laurence Glavin wrote: >Slightly strange: there was not the usual "shortwave effect" >near the 99.5 tower that usually happens when the two signals >seem to want to cancel and then reinforce each other. > Don't be surprised if they simply went dark in Lawrence and kick-on Lowell, instead. If they are rim-shotting as a goal, they'll have a better shot with Lowell. Even at 640 watts, the installation is (a lot) newer and closer air miles to Greater Boston. Bill O'Neill From billo@shoreham.net Sun Sep 11 15:28:07 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 15:28:07 -0400 Subject: High School Football On WWZN In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.0.20050911083132.01bb5500@pop3.grolen.com> References: <001401c5b5ac$45538130$3f918318@Mark> <20050911022857.94688.qmail@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <6.0.3.0.0.20050911083132.01bb5500@pop3.grolen.com> Message-ID: <43248547.7010009@shoreham.net> SteveOrdinetz wrote: > Not to ask a dumb question, but when (and why) did high school > football games migrate to Friday nights? I always remember them being > Saturday afternoon. Lights, for one. More schools have invested in better lighting for their fields to accomodate other sports like soccer, etc., that play well into fall where sunset is earlier. I agree that there was nothing like a crisp Saturday afternoon of school ball, splinters and all. Maybe Booster orgs had something to do with pushing for it. They can carry decent local poli-clout. (If that was a dumb question, then this was a dumb answer. Welcome to the club!) Bill O'Neill From lglavin@lycos.com Sun Sep 11 15:28:22 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:28:22 -0500 Subject: WLLH-AM Lowell Back On Message-ID: <20050911192822.AB537C6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bill O'Neill" >To: "Laurence Glavin" >Subject: Re: WLLH-AM Lowell Back On >Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 15:24:00 -0400 > > Laurence Glavin wrote: > > > Slightly strange: there was not the usual "shortwave effect" > > near the 99.5 tower that usually happens when the two signals > > seem to want to cancel and then reinforce each other. > > > Don't be surprised if they simply went dark in Lawrence and kick-on > Lowell, instead. If they are rim-shotting as a goal, they'll have a > better shot with Lowell. Even at 640 watts, the installation is (a > lot) newer and closer air miles to Greater Boston. > > Bill O'Neill Au contraire, mon frere (a little French lingo befitting your propinquity to La Belle Province); the Lawrence transmitter is providing a city-grade signal over Lawrence and Methuen, both of which ARE cities, and a town-grade signal in Andover. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Sun Sep 11 15:56:41 2005 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:56:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Antennas for over the air 8-VSB reception Message-ID: <20050911195641.94117.qmail@web52615.mail.yahoo.com> Okay, another question for everyone, this one more on topic (I know I'm just full of them today ;) Anyway, in the next week or two, my girlfriend and I plan on buying a new DTV-compatible set for our living room. This set will have an over the air 8-VSB tuner, which I do plan on attaching an antenna to. As far as the antenna is concerned, should I buy any special kind of antenna, like the "souped up DTV indoor antennas" sold at places like Best Buy, or should standard rabbit ears with the UHF loop antenna do the trick? Keep in mind that I live in Schenectady, maybe 10 air miles from the Helderberg Mtn transmit site for pretty much all of the DTV signals in this market. Matt Osborne Schenectady, NY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From scott@fybush.com Sun Sep 11 17:06:36 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:06:36 -0400 Subject: Antennas for over the air 8-VSB reception In-Reply-To: <20050911195641.94117.qmail@web52615.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050911170149.024738f8@gwind.pair.com> At 12:56 PM 9/11/2005 -0700, Matthew Osborne wrote: >should I buy any special kind of >antenna, like the "souped up DTV indoor antennas" sold >at places like Best Buy, or should standard rabbit >ears with the UHF loop antenna do the trick? Keep in >mind that I live in Schenectady, maybe 10 air miles >from the Helderberg Mtn transmit site for pretty much >all of the DTV signals in this market. How are your analog UHF signals from the Helderbergs site? If they're nice and clean with the UHF loop antenna, you'll probably do OK using that for DTV as well. If they have some multipath (which wouldn't be a surprise in Schenectady, where there's some terrain blockage from the Helderbergs), you might want to upgrade to a better UHF antenna like the Zenith Silver Sensor. Adding to the complications in this particular case is the weird DTV allocations setup in the Albany market, where several stations are on VHF for their DTV signals (WNYT on 12, WXXA on 7, and perhaps WNYA on 4 eventually, plus WRGB's claim that they will use 6 for their DTV when the final selections are made.) This means you'll need a high-band VHF antenna - possibly rabbit ears, maybe something better - for NBC and Fox at the very least, while many markets will be able to dispense with VHF altogether in favor of UHF. (Rochester's an all-UHF market for DTV now, but two stations - 10 and 13 - say they'll go back to those channels for DTV when analog goes away, and one of our UHFers is looking at taking channel 8 after it's vacated.) s From billo@shoreham.net Sun Sep 11 18:36:32 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:36:32 -0400 Subject: Broadband? Message-ID: <4324B170.9040707@shoreham.net> Listening online to WCPE (89.7 Wake Forest, NC). Their website, http://theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml says, " WCPE broadcasts via the nation's first broadband FM antenna, formerly only used for television broadcasting!" I missed that memo. What's that. Bill O'Neill From billo@shoreham.net Sun Sep 11 18:45:48 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:45:48 -0400 Subject: WLLH-AM Lowell Back On In-Reply-To: <20050911192822.AB537C6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20050911192822.AB537C6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <4324B39C.5060100@shoreham.net> Laurence Glavin wrote: >Au contraire, mon frere (a little French lingo befitting your >propinquity to La Belle Province); the Lawrence transmitter is >providing a city-grade signal over Lawrence and Methuen, both >of which ARE cities, and a town-grade signal in Andover. > So, shall we assume that Methuen is no longer "The city known as the Town of Methuen?" As for LLH, I was usually able to get the beating signals on 133W approaching Tooksbree near the 99 restrint. If it's not doing that any longer, maybe they came up with a synchronous whatzit for the gonkulator. (Ok, call me a show-off). Bill O'Neill From joe@attorneyross.com Sun Sep 11 19:55:55 2005 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:55:55 -0400 Subject: Antennas for over the air 8-VSB reception In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20050911170149.024738f8@gwind.pair.com> References: <20050911195641.94117.qmail@web52615.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <43248BCB.20957.2ACC72@localhost> On 11 Sep 2005 at 17:06, Scott Fybush wrote: > Adding to the complications in this particular case is the weird DTV > allocations setup in the Albany market, where several stations are on > VHF for their DTV signals (WNYT on 12, WXXA on 7, and perhaps WNYA on > 4 eventually, plus WRGB's claim that they will use 6 for their DTV > when the final selections are made.) This means you'll need a > high-band VHF antenna - possibly rabbit ears, maybe something better - > for NBC and Fox at the very least, while many markets will be able to > dispense with VHF altogether in favor of UHF. I thought the original plan for DTV (which used to be HDTV) was for all the DTV channels to be UHF, so that television would eventually no longer use the VHF band. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From joe@attorneyross.com Sun Sep 11 19:55:55 2005 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:55:55 -0400 Subject: High School Football On WWZN In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.0.20050911083132.01bb5500@pop3.grolen.com> References: <20050911022857.94688.qmail@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <43248BCB.29012.2ACC0E@localhost> On 11 Sep 2005 at 8:32, SteveOrdinetz wrote: > Not to ask a dumb question, but when (and why) did high school > football games migrate to Friday nights? I always remember them being > Saturday afternoon. This seems to be happening for college games as well. The first game of the season for UMass/Amherst was on a Thursday at 7 PM. The first two home games will be on Saturday at 6 PM. During the broadcast of yesterday's game, it was explained that they'd done some focus groups on campus and found that students prefer an evening game, and they're hoping to get better student attendance that way. UMass games are once again being carried on WATD in Marshfield this year, which I can get on my car radio but not at home (except on my lvingroom stereo, with a lot of noise). I tried turning the radio to 980 to see if it was being carried this year by WCAP. I'm not sure what signal I was hearing on 980, but it wasn't the UMass game. So once again, UMass does not have a Boston outlet for its games. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Sun Sep 11 21:12:11 2005 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:12:11 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Antennas for over the air 8-VSB reception In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20050911170149.024738f8@gwind.pair.com> Message-ID: <20050912011212.60918.qmail@web52608.mail.yahoo.com> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:06:36 -0400 Scott Fybush wrote: > > How are your analog UHF signals from the Helderbergs > site? Actually, reception on all (VHF and UHF) of the Helderberg TV stations is almost perfect here (except for the really low power UHF signals, which suffers from snowy video). The only station I have any multipath issues at all with is WNYT (channel 13), which transmits from Bald Mountain east of Troy. But their DT signal is from the Helderbergs, so I'm guessing that problem will be eliminated once the DT conversion is complete. Matt Osborne Schenectady, NY ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/shelter From scott@fybush.com Sun Sep 11 21:24:55 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:24:55 -0400 Subject: Antennas for over the air 8-VSB reception In-Reply-To: <20050912011212.60918.qmail@web52608.mail.yahoo.com> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20050911170149.024738f8@gwind.pair.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050911212317.03deb098@gwind.pair.com> >Actually, reception on all (VHF and UHF) of the >Helderberg TV stations is almost perfect here (except >for the really low power UHF signals, which suffers >from snowy video). The only station I have any >multipath issues at all with is WNYT (channel 13), >which transmits from Bald Mountain east of Troy. But >their DT signal is from the Helderbergs, so I'm >guessing that problem will be eliminated once the DT >conversion is complete. Sounds like you ought to be in great shape, then! I just got a DTV tuner a few days ago (Radio Shack is clearing out their standalone DTV set-top box for $89, if you can still find one!), and I can get my locals (from less than a mile away :-) with a paper clip and Buffalo/Syracuse with the rooftop antenna... s From kc1ih@mac.com Sun Sep 11 21:33:13 2005 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:33:13 -0400 Subject: Television sets and Toasters In-Reply-To: <20050911180054.91373.qmail@web52603.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050911180054.91373.qmail@web52603.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20050911213050.0229e650@mail.mac.com> At 02:00 PM 9/11/2005, Matthew Osborne wrote: >Now we want to put the toaster on the shelf below the TV, which leads me >to this question - does anyone know if having an electric toaster so >close to the TV will damage the TV at all. I think you'de be OK if the toaster were above the TV, but with the toaster below, if you use it there, the heat may damage the TV either immediately (like melting the cabinet) or over time. Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From billings@suscom-maine.net Sun Sep 11 23:56:31 2005 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Daniel Billings) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:56:31 -0400 Subject: High School Football On Friday References: <20050911142322.9851.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <001601c5b6fa$393ceae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <003101c5b74d$f6644b60$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> I think the AM 900 in Brunswick, Maine first got approval for night service at extremely low power in the late 80's or early 90's. I live about 10 miles from the tower and am right on the edge of the listenable range for its night service if conditions are right. From billings@suscom-maine.net Sun Sep 11 23:57:57 2005 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Daniel Billings) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:57:57 -0400 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk References: <20050911191600.5972AC6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <004201c5b74e$291ee5b0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> I am a regular Imus listener but I never listen when he is on vacation. I can see why is schedule is a problem for a station. From nostaticatall@comcast.net Mon Sep 12 02:30:24 2005 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 02:30:24 -0400 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk In-Reply-To: <20050911191600.5972AC6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20050911191600.5972AC6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <4f88ba6bd6eb8f4996e06abf979a1376@comcast.net> IIRC, Imus signed a five year contract with WFAN/Westwood One when Mel Karmazin was still with Infinity back in 2001. I would think that deal should be running out by now, unless it was reworked when the show moved to the MSNBC studios. Considering his cost and diminished money demo ratings not only at his affiliates but at WFAN as well (so the story goes) maybe he will finally hang up the cans. The only thing still keeping him on the air is the publicity he gets for the Ranch and the money generated by the yearly Radiothon. Now that he originates the show from MSNBC, theoetically he could be dropped by Westwood One and WFAN and still continue on TV. If Imus loses Boston and there have been rumors that Providence (WHJJ) may follow suit--two of his biggest, most durable markets, it could be the end of the line for the I-man....at least on the radio. Despite having Imus, WTKK has emerged as a formidable competitor to WRKO for the conservative talk audience over the last few years. Maybe a local morning show will bring the station to the next level and land the crushing blow to The Old, Tired Talk Station on 680.... --Dave Tomm "Mike Thomas" On Sep 11, 2005, at 3:16 PM, Laurence Glavin wrote: > Today's Boston Sunday Herald "Inside Track" reports that management > at WTKK-FM is getting tired of the oft-absent Don Imus and his schtick, > and that they may say sayonara when the contract expires next April > (assuming Imus doesn't expire before then). This may explain why they > have experimented with live local talk in that time slot during the > cranky cowboy's vacations. > From billo@shoreham.net Mon Sep 12 07:17:10 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:17:10 -0400 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk In-Reply-To: <004201c5b74e$291ee5b0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> References: <20050911191600.5972AC6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> <004201c5b74e$291ee5b0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> Message-ID: <432563B6.2030900@shoreham.net> Daniel Billings wrote: > I am a regular Imus listener but I never listen when he is on > vacation. I can see why is schedule is a problem for a station. Are there no other Boston signals that would consider Imus? I'd not rule out the fact that Stern is gone soon won't give Imus a reprieve somewhere in the market. I know he's not near the 'BCN demo, but he would go well with a country audience as well as classic rocker. I, too, don't listen when Imus is away. I think it is telling that he hasn't bred talent to cover for him in the big chair. Certainly McCord, McGuirk, etc. could make it work for someone with actual talent. There are enough regular guests, pundits, and support personalities in the mix to make for a far better show than woefully dated segments about issues long (thankfully) gone. Bill O'Neill From mamros@MIT.EDU Mon Sep 12 10:03:15 2005 From: mamros@MIT.EDU (Shawn Mamros) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:03:15 -0400 Subject: Broadband? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:36:32 EDT." <4324B170.9040707@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <200509121403.j8CE3FMR019289@biohazard-cafe.mit.edu> >Listening online to WCPE (89.7 Wake Forest, NC). Their website, >http://theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml >says, " WCPE broadcasts via the nation's first broadband FM antenna, >formerly only used for television broadcasting!" I missed that memo. >What's that. Two possibilities I can think of (both of which might be wrong): - They're transmitting from a master antenna with other FMs (similar to the setup on the Pru here), or... - They couldn't afford a proper FM antenna, so they bought a used TV Channel 6 antenna and are making do with that... ;-) -Shawn Mamros E-mail to: mamros -at- mit dot edu From nostaticatall@comcast.net Mon Sep 12 13:15:15 2005 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:15:15 -0400 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk In-Reply-To: <432563B6.2030900@shoreham.net> References: <20050911191600.5972AC6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> <004201c5b74e$291ee5b0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> <432563B6.2030900@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <2a37d79c026ab99b79b51da4a892d765@comcast.net> If he gets dropped by WTKK, who would pick him up? WZLX? They just got a new local morning show. WROR? Loren & Wally have that station covered. WODS? Replacing Uncle Dale? Highly unlikely. WKLB? Why would Greater Media move him there if his political show isn't working on their talk station? Same thing goes for WBOS. WXRV couldn't run him because technically they are part of the Portsmouth/Dover/Rochester market and WQSO/Rochester is the Imus affiliate there. I suppose WRKO would be a possibility, but I doubt that they would want to go syndicated in that slot and besides, I thought the new PD there was going to try to infuse more attitude into the station? Adding Imus won't accomplish that. There's a reason that WTKK played hardball with Imus to get him to come to the "Kiss Me I'm Imus" event last March. They know the show won't get picked up locally if WTKK drops him and Westwood One knows it too. Boston is an important market for the I-man. If he loses Boston, other markets may follow and syndication would be just about dead. Dave Tomm "Mike Thomas" On Sep 12, 2005, at 7:17 AM, Bill O'Neill wrote: > Daniel Billings wrote: > >> I am a regular Imus listener but I never listen when he is on >> vacation. I can see why is schedule is a problem for a station. > > Are there no other Boston signals that would consider Imus? I'd not > rule out the fact that Stern is gone soon won't give Imus a reprieve > somewhere in the market. I know he's not near the 'BCN demo, but he > would go well with a country audience as well as classic rocker. > > I, too, don't listen when Imus is away. I think it is telling that he > hasn't bred talent to cover for him in the big chair. Certainly > McCord, McGuirk, etc. could make it work for someone with actual > talent. There are enough regular guests, pundits, and support > personalities in the mix to make for a far better show than woefully > dated segments about issues long (thankfully) gone. > > Bill O'Neill > From scott@fybush.com Mon Sep 12 13:25:35 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:25:35 -0400 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk In-Reply-To: <2a37d79c026ab99b79b51da4a892d765@comcast.net> References: <432563B6.2030900@shoreham.net> <20050911191600.5972AC6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> <004201c5b74e$291ee5b0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> <432563B6.2030900@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050912132005.04a829d8@gwind.pair.com> At 01:15 PM 9/12/2005 -0400, David Tomm wrote: >If he gets dropped by WTKK, who would pick him up? WZLX? They just got a >new local morning show. WROR? Loren & Wally have that station >covered. WODS? Replacing Uncle Dale? Highly unlikely. WKLB? Why would >Greater Media move him there if his political show isn't working on their >talk station? Same thing goes for WBOS. WXRV couldn't run him because >technically they are part of the Portsmouth/Dover/Rochester market and >WQSO/Rochester is the Imus affiliate there. I suppose WRKO would be a >possibility, but I doubt that they would want to go syndicated in that >slot and besides, I thought the new PD there was going to try to infuse >more attitude into the station? Adding Imus won't accomplish >that. There's a reason that WTKK played hardball with Imus to get him to >come to the "Kiss Me I'm Imus" event last March. They know the show >won't get picked up locally if WTKK drops him and Westwood One knows it >too. Boston is an important market for the I-man. If he loses Boston, >other markets may follow and syndication would be just about dead. It just about is already. Imus never had the national reach that Stern does (at least for a few months more). He's had a fairly consistent run in Washington, albeit on some lesser-signalled stations (currently 570 and 1260), but he's lost a lot of other markets over the years. He's not on in Los Angeles, for instance (so far as I can tell), or in Chicago, and his Philadelphia affiliate is a daytimer on 860 with no pre-sunrise authority, so in the winter they can't even sign on until 7:15 or 7:30. Here in Rochester, he's been off for years, ever since Westwood One tried to raise the fees they wanted to charge WHTK and were sent packing. Imus is a specialty product. Outside NYC, he doesn't draw huge ratings, but he still draws a very desirable demographic of political and business insiders in places like Boston and DC. If I were running WBIX or WBNW and if I thought I could afford WW1's rates, I'd be thinking about Imus as a morning possibility if WTKK in fact drops him. OTOH, if I were WTKK I wouldn't be so quick to drop him. At the very least, I'd be curious to see if Stern's departure to Sirius in a few months brings any bounce to Imus' numbers. It's not like anything better's waiting in the wings, right? s From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Sep 12 20:51:12 2005 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:51:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: NO 7pm news of Channel 50 WZMY Derry NH tonight Message-ID: <20050913005112.78343.qmail@web30703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Channel 50 showed Cheers tonight in stead of the usual News Now program at 7:00pm. John B Derry From mlaurence@mindspring.com Mon Sep 12 23:34:11 2005 From: mlaurence@mindspring.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:34:11 -0400 Subject: NO 7pm news of Channel 50 WZMY Derry NH tonight In-Reply-To: <20050913005112.78343.qmail@web30703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20050913005112.78343.qmail@web30703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6AE339BC-AC20-43B5-8E50-35416BEB71F1@mindspring.com> On Sep 12, 2005, at 8:51 PM, John Bolduc wrote: > Channel 50 showed Cheers tonight in stead of the usual News Now > program at > 7:00pm. Maybe that's what all the viewers suggested when they were building a better TV station with all of your ideas. Mark From rac@gabrielmass.com Tue Sep 13 00:50:57 2005 From: rac@gabrielmass.com (rac) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:50:57 -0400 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk In-Reply-To: <4f88ba6bd6eb8f4996e06abf979a1376@comcast.net> References: <20050911191600.5972AC6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> <4f88ba6bd6eb8f4996e06abf979a1376@comcast.net> Message-ID: <43265AB1.5030205@gabrielmass.com> David Tomm wrote: > Now that he originates the > show from MSNBC, theoetically he could be dropped by Westwood One and > WFAN and still continue on TV. I'm not convinced prominent guests would go on the show just for the sake of reaching Imus' MSNBC audience. --RC From lglavin@lycos.com Tue Sep 13 16:53:30 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:53:30 -0500 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk Message-ID: <20050913205330.ACDDEC611C@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: rac >To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org >Subject: Re: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk >Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:50:57 -0400 > > David Tomm wrote: > > Now that he originates the show from MSNBC, theoetically he could > > be dropped by Westwood One and WFAN and still continue on TV. > > I'm not convinced prominent guests would go on the show just for > the sake of reaching Imus' MSNBC audience. > > --RC In the past Imus has claimed that his show has the highest ratings on the network. Perhaps "Hardball" has more viewers now, but the rest of the MSNBC schedule has fewer viewers nationwide than some individual television stations in major markets for their news. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From mlaurence@mindspring.com Tue Sep 13 20:19:44 2005 From: mlaurence@mindspring.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:19:44 -0400 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk In-Reply-To: <20050913205330.ACDDEC611C@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20050913205330.ACDDEC611C@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <0FB40E20-9FCE-4C53-88EB-CA57649D52DE@mindspring.com> On Sep 13, 2005, at 4:53 PM, Laurence Glavin wrote: > In the past Imus has claimed that his show has the highest > ratings on the network. Perhaps "Hardball" has more viewers > now, but the rest of the MSNBC schedule has fewer viewers > nationwide than some individual television stations in major markets > for their news. I'm sure that's true for many cable stations. Maybe even most of them. Mark From billings@suscom-maine.net Tue Sep 13 21:38:37 2005 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Daniel Billings) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:38:37 -0400 Subject: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk References: <20050911191600.5972AC6119@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com><4f88ba6bd6eb8f4996e06abf979a1376@comcast.net> <43265AB1.5030205@gabrielmass.com> Message-ID: <001501c5b8cd$072a8240$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> ----- Original Message ----- From: "rac" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:50 AM Subject: Re: Boston Herald Reports Imus A Short-timer on 969 FM Talk > I'm not convinced prominent guests would go on the show just for the > sake of reaching Imus' MSNBC audience. Why not? Such guests go on all sorts of cable shows with small audiences. From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Sep 15 00:12:42 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:12:42 -0400 Subject: WHAV Message-ID: <1fbbbced0509142112356b0f56@mail.gmail.com> A friend from Ohio was in town the other day so I drove him around and we talked. We grabbed a picture of what we guessed was the tower for WXRV in Haverhill (and maybe WCCM AM 1490, too!), then I went into downtown and found 30 How St., headquarters of "the River".. Big huge sign saying WHAV outside (in a kind of vintage font)! Yes, of course they used to also own WHAV 1490 which these days is Costa-Eagle's Methuen-based WCCM. The WHAV calls disappeared from 1490 in 2002, and from what I can gather there is currently no WHAV on AM or FM anywhere. There is a "WHAV.net" site which somebody stumbled upon (webcast station), and I notice they do have a nice history of WHAV (and "WHAV-FM", which later became WLYT and then WXRV): http://www.whav.net/vintage.html My friend picked up a couple River 92.5 bumper stickers inside and we both noticed that it apparently had been a longtime radio studio for WHAV years back, etc. It had that lived in look in some ways :) I just went to an online map and found "Lansing St." off route 97. We saw the tower and I think I turned onto that street and went up a bit so we could get a good photo of it. (Not _on_ that street, but that's where we took the pic.) From joe@attorneyross.com Thu Sep 15 02:00:49 2005 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 02:00:49 -0400 Subject: WHAV In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0509142112356b0f56@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4328D5D1.14208.6FF4AA@localhost> On 15 Sep 2005 at 0:12, Bob Nelson wrote: > There is a "WHAV.net" site which somebody stumbled upon (webcast > station), and I notice they do have a nice history of WHAV (and > "WHAV-FM", which later became WLYT and then WXRV): > > http://www.whav.net/vintage.html That is an interesting site. However, it's not quite correct that WHAV-FM returned to the air in 1958. When I got my first FM radio in December 1958, WHAV-FM wasn't there. I first discovered it sometime in 1959. At that point, it was doing mostly separate programs from WHAV-AM. In fact, at first, I didn't realize there was a WHAV-AM. The programming was largely beautiful music. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From rickkelly@gmail.com Thu Sep 15 09:20:19 2005 From: rickkelly@gmail.com (Rick Kelly) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:20:19 -0400 Subject: WHAV In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0509142112356b0f56@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0509142112356b0f56@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <521b7fd105091506206dac399@mail.gmail.com> On 9/15/05, Bob Nelson wrote: > then I went into > downtown and found 30 How St., headquarters of "the River".. Big huge > sign saying WHAV outside (in a kind of vintage font)! There was a photo of the building and of the WXRV Music Hall in a recent issue of Radio and Records magazine. The Music Hall picture in my opinion was possiblity faked; it stated it was taken in the 1940's, but the studio contains what appears to be a modern emergency lighting system - so I'm not sure what's going on there... -- Rick Kelly www.northeastairchecks.com From fox893@yahoo.com Thu Sep 15 10:45:39 2005 From: fox893@yahoo.com (Cooper Fox) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:45:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: New home help radio program... In-Reply-To: <2a37d79c026ab99b79b51da4a892d765@comcast.net> Message-ID: <20050915144540.51184.qmail@web54612.mail.yahoo.com> Just reading the latest issue of Radio And Records. There's an ad in it for a home help radio show(A La "On The House With the Carrie Brothers"). The host? Ty Pennington from TLC's Trading Spaces and from that ABC home makeover show. The way it was worded makes it sound like it will be home improvement minutes. Anyone know of any stations planning on picking this up? Magic 104 North Conway, NH V: (603)356-8870 F: (603)356-8875 ***Commercial Production Demo at: http://cooperfox.voice123.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Sep 15 13:12:48 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:12:48 -0400 Subject: WHAV In-Reply-To: <521b7fd105091506206dac399@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0509142112356b0f56@mail.gmail.com> <521b7fd105091506206dac399@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0509151012526c4f3e@mail.gmail.com> Yup! Well, even though it's the studios for WXRV the WHAV letters are still there (a kind of tribute to the past, nice!) and the building was billed as "Art Deco" style. On 9/15/05, Rick Kelly wrote: > There was a photo of the building and of the WXRV Music Hall in a > recent issue of Radio and Records magazine. The Music Hall picture in > my opinion was possiblity faked; it stated it was taken in the 1940's, > but the studio contains what appears to be a modern emergency lighting > system - so I'm not sure what's going on there... From lglavin@lycos.com Thu Sep 15 16:48:09 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:48:09 -0500 Subject: WHAV Message-ID: <20050915204810.38A0686B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bob Nelson" >To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org >Subject: WHAV >Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:12:42 -0400 > > A friend from Ohio was in town the other day so I drove him around and > we talked. We grabbed a picture of what we guessed was the tower for > WXRV in Haverhill (and maybe WCCM AM 1490, too!), then I went into > downtown and found 30 How St., headquarters of "the River".. Big huge > sign saying WHAV outside (in a kind of vintage font)! Yes, of course > they used to also own WHAV 1490 which these days is Costa-Eagle's > Methuen-based WCCM. The WHAV calls disappeared from 1490 in 2002, and > from what I can gather there is currently no WHAV on AM or FM > anywhere. > > There is a "WHAV.net" site which somebody stumbled upon (webcast > station), and I notice they do have a nice history of WHAV (and > "WHAV-FM", which later became WLYT and then WXRV): > > http://www.whav.net/vintage.html > I want to applaud (probably posthumously) all the bus riders who objected to being a "captive audience". I'm in favor of removing all bad recorded material from public places; let the Phillistines use iPods. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From lglavin@lycos.com Thu Sep 15 18:04:48 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:04:48 -0500 Subject: Syndicated Show En Espagnol To Air In Boston Message-ID: <20050915220448.43AB586B11@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> According to David Hinckley's column in the NY Daily News for September 14th, a morning show on WSKQ-FM 979 will be syndicated starting October 1st. It's called "El Vacilon de la Manana" and is hosted by Luis Kimenez and "Moonshadow". I tust that it must be a fairly high-rated program to go into syndication. Hinckley says that three of the markets picking up the show are Philadelphia, Hartford and Boston. BOSTON? Hmmmm. The 890 frequency is no longer Hispanic, which leaves only 1330, 1550 or 1600 unless some other station flips by October. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From dan.strassberg@att.net Thu Sep 15 18:34:45 2005 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:34:45 -0400 Subject: Syndicated Show En Espagnol To Air In Boston References: <20050915220448.43AB586B11@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <000f01c5ba45$b1ac5c60$19eefea9@dstrassberg> I think the Costa stations count as Boston properties for this purpose. One of them--800--is actually audible during the daytime where I live--about 10 miles northwest of downtown Boston. WSRO would also count. And you forgot WAZN and WLYN. Indeed, you forgot WROL, which has attracted a reasonably large following of Spanish speakers as a result of carrying the Red Sox in Spanish. WROL runs Spanish programming in the evenings, but so far not in AM drive. However, I think Salem would probably run anything (except left-wing talk programs or maybe Howard Stern, Mancow Mueller, or Bubba the Love Sponge) if the program syndicator paid them enough. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Glavin" To: Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 6:04 PM Subject: Syndicated Show En Espagnol To Air In Boston > According to David Hinckley's column in the NY Daily News for September > 14th, a morning show on WSKQ-FM 979 will be syndicated starting > October 1st. It's called "El Vacilon de la Manana" and is hosted by > Luis Kimenez and "Moonshadow". I tust that it must be a fairly > high-rated program to go into syndication. Hinckley says that > three of the markets picking up the show are Philadelphia, > Hartford and Boston. BOSTON? Hmmmm. The 890 frequency is > no longer Hispanic, which leaves only 1330, 1550 or 1600 unless > some other station flips by October. > > -- > _______________________________________________ > > Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages > > http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp ?SRC=lycos10 > > From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Sep 17 13:51:46 2005 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 13:51:46 -0400 Subject: Stephen Capen? Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050917135030.02dea010@pop.registeredsite.com> Len Zola sent a message around that Stephen recently passed away. The message said among the places where he worked on air was Boston -- I know he was on our list and his name sounded familiar, but where in Boston did he work? From rickkelly@gmail.com Sun Sep 18 07:58:17 2005 From: rickkelly@gmail.com (Rick Kelly) Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 07:58:17 -0400 Subject: Stephen Capen? In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20050917135030.02dea010@pop.registeredsite.com> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20050917135030.02dea010@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <521b7fd1050918045833d9371c@mail.gmail.com> On 9/17/05, Donna Halper wrote: > Len Zola sent a message around that Stephen recently passed away. The > message said among the places where he worked on air was Boston -- I know > he was on our list and his name sounded familiar, but where in Boston did > he work? I just read on reelradio.com that he was at WCOZ when they first switched from beautiful music to rock in the 70's. He was also apparently at WAAF and WDRC at some time -- -Rick Kelly www.northeastairchecks.com From rickkelly@gmail.com Sun Sep 18 07:59:53 2005 From: rickkelly@gmail.com (Rick Kelly) Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 07:59:53 -0400 Subject: Stephen Capen? In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20050917135030.02dea010@pop.registeredsite.com> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20050917135030.02dea010@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <521b7fd105091804591bcdeda4@mail.gmail.com> On 9/17/05, Donna Halper wrote: > Len Zola sent a message around that Stephen recently passed away. The > message said among the places where he worked on air was Boston -- I know > he was on our list and his name sounded familiar, but where in Boston did > he work? I just read on reelradio.com that he was at WCOZ when they first switched from beautiful music to rock in the 70's. He was also apparently at WAAF and WDRC at some time -- -Rick Kelly www.northeastairchecks.com> From radiotony@comcast.net Sun Sep 18 08:54:34 2005 From: radiotony@comcast.net (radiotony) Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 08:54:34 -0400 Subject: Stephen Capen? In-Reply-To: <521b7fd105091804591bcdeda4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <200509181254.j8ICsEXn036382@rolinin.lcs.mit.edu> That was back in the days when WCOZ had an on-air contest giving away a bail of marijuana? Does anyone else remember that? Best, Anthony Schinella Program Director/News/A&E WKXL 1450 AM/Concord, NH http://www.wkxl1450.com http://politizine.blogspot.com -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Rick Kelly Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:00 AM To: Donna Halper Cc: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org Subject: Re: Stephen Capen? On 9/17/05, Donna Halper wrote: > Len Zola sent a message around that Stephen recently passed away. The > message said among the places where he worked on air was Boston -- I > know he was on our list and his name sounded familiar, but where in > Boston did he work? I just read on reelradio.com that he was at WCOZ when they first switched from beautiful music to rock in the 70's. He was also apparently at WAAF and WDRC at some time -- -Rick Kelly www.northeastairchecks.com> From lglavin@lycos.com Sun Sep 18 13:59:51 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:59:51 -0500 Subject: NY Daily News Cover Story On Payola Message-ID: <20050918175951.3D90086B11@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> There's a newspaper display next to the checkout counter where I shopped this morning. The New York Daily News was visible, and its front page highlighted an investigation into possible payola in the radio biz. So I went to the NY Daily News website to follow up. For as long as it stays on the web, you can read it at: http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/347366p-296498c.html You may have to scroll down to the headline "Sleazy Listening". -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Sun Sep 18 17:03:45 2005 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 17:03:45 -0400 Subject: NY Daily News Cover Story On Payola Message-ID: <200509181703.AA1040646344@mail.ttlc.net> If this gets traction, despite the fact that "everyone knows about it", I can just see massive, cumbersome legislation that the radio stations will have to "get around." If they'd just enforce the rule that it was not announced as paid for and make the penalties substantial (e.g. loss of license,) then radio would like start announcing each song as paid for (in a hurried, whispered voice at low volume). Like they say in management school - "Shoot the first one and the rest will quickly fall in line." ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Laurence Glavin" Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:59:51 -0500 >There's a newspaper display next to the checkout counter where >I shopped this morning. The New York Daily News was visible, >and its front page highlighted an investigation into possible >payola in the radio biz. So I went to the NY Daily News website >to follow up. For as long as it stays on the web, you can read it at: > >http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/347366p-296498c.html > >You may have to scroll down to the headline >"Sleazy Listening". > >-- >_______________________________________________ > >Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages > >http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 > > > From xtrovato@yahoo.com Mon Sep 19 00:15:26 2005 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (Rob) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:15:26 -0400 Subject: NY Daily News Cover Story On Payola References: <20050918175951.3D90086B11@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <009c01c5bcd0$c6843620$6401a8c0@xyz> From: "Laurence Glavin" > There's a newspaper display next to the checkout counter where > I shopped this morning. The New York Daily News was visible, > and its front page highlighted an investigation into possible > payola in the radio biz. I had heard that a few other attys. general were looking into this elsewhere as well. You know, I have to wonder, if this is part of the reason that CD sales are dropping. Sometimes it appears that the record company's are pushing airplay (successfully) for songs that the public may not be accepting. Does the "Top 40" really contain the 40 "most popular songs in the USA" (as Casey would say), or are they just the 40 most plugged and promo'd songs in the country. Can anyone feel passionately about a song that has been forced upon them? Could this be why CD sales are down? Just my thoughts aloud..... From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Sep 19 15:28:52 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:28:52 -0400 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) Message-ID: <1fbbbced05091912284cb3e19b@mail.gmail.com> Jim Severino, heard as "Jay Severin" on WTKK, got a new job the other day--doing a weekday talk show for Infinity, "Jay Severin Has Issues", which will start in January. No word yet on what station will carry it, though; Severin's contract with Greater Media expires at the end of the year. WTKK is the affiliate for Westwood One/Infinity shows, but would WBZ run Severin? Or maybe even WRKO? (They could tape delay him and put him on at 10 pm after live Howie Carr and slightly tape-delayed Savage.) Meanwhile, the Globe's Scot Lehigh attacked Severin for a "phony Pulitzer" claim in his Friday column and Severin was made fun of by Howie Carr that day. Severin himself was absent from his show Friday (live Hannity aired instead). Surely he could talk about all this today, right? Nope--Hannity's on again. Hmm. From markwats@comcast.net Mon Sep 19 16:45:02 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:45:02 -0400 Subject: WBEC-FM Morning Show Co-Host Sharon Steele Has Died Message-ID: <001401c5bd5b$046db760$72f88018@Mark> WBEC-FM (105.5 Pittsfield MA) morning show co-host Sharon Steele (real name Sharon Brophy-Forst), passed away Thursday Sept.15th in Springfield MA at the age of 38 from complications during childbirth. She was a native of Lowell MA, and worked at several other stations in NH, NY, Delaware, and at WHMP-FM in Northhampton MA prior to her arrival at WBEC-FM. Her obituary appears in today's (9/19 ) Lowell Sun, a link to which is below: http://www.legacy.com/lowellsun/LegacySubPage2.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=15154641 Mark Watson From lglavin@lycos.com Mon Sep 19 16:54:53 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:54:53 -0500 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) Message-ID: <20050919205453.46CE7E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bob Nelson" >To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org >Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) >Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:28:52 -0400 > > Jim Severino, heard as "Jay Severin" on WTKK, got a new job the other > day--doing a weekday talk show for Infinity, "Jay Severin Has Issues", > which will start in January. No word yet on what station will carry > it, though; Severin's contract with Greater Media expires at the end > of the year. WTKK is the affiliate for Westwood One/Infinity shows, > but would WBZ run Severin? > Or maybe even WRKO? (They could tape delay him and put him on at 10 pm > after live > Howie Carr and slightly tape-delayed Savage.) > > Meanwhile, the Globe's Scot Lehigh attacked Severin for a "phony > Pulitzer" claim in his > Friday column and Severin was made fun of by Howie Carr that day. > Severin himself > was absent from his show Friday (live Hannity aired instead). Surely > he could talk about all this today, right? Nope--Hannity's on again. > Hmm. Severin's picture still appears on 969fmtalk.com's home page.... I checked the schedule and he's still pencilled in at 3:00 pm. Oh, and I noticed one odd thing: they actually PROMOTE the fact that they run infomercials at 5:00 am Saturdays and Sundays, and use the word 'infomercials'. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From billo@shoreham.net Mon Sep 19 19:35:37 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:35:37 -0400 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) In-Reply-To: <20050919205453.46CE7E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20050919205453.46CE7E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <432F4B49.5030606@shoreham.net> Laurence Glavin wrote: >Oh, and I noticed one odd thing: they actually PROMOTE the >fact that they run infomercials at 5:00 am Saturdays and >Sundays, and use the word 'infomercials'. > Reminds me of a marketer at a place I *used* to work at who'd open the call, "Hi, this is Fred with a marketing call. Hello? Hello?" To take that to the next level, why not pre-announce "pre-recorded network news" or "All the hits...until the next book...." Bill O'Neill From gspatola@wavecable.com Mon Sep 19 22:18:29 2005 From: gspatola@wavecable.com (Glenn and Judy Spatola) Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:18:29 -0700 Subject: Stephen Capen? References: <5.1.0.14.2.20050917135030.02dea010@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <004a01c5bd89$9930ab40$c12c7118@wavecable.com> Stephen also worked at WBCN and WEEI-FM, as well as in San Francisco, and most recently at WXRK-FM in New York. He was at WAAB in Worcester early in his career (1966-67). More details here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/19/BAG8REPV941.DTL& feed=rss.bayarea and here http://www.jive95.com/newsjive95.htm Stephen and I exchanged a couple of emails in July. It is sad to hear of his passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Glenn Spatola Port Orchard, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: Stephen Capen? > Len Zola sent a message around that Stephen recently passed away. The > message said among the places where he worked on air was Boston -- I know > he was on our list and his name sounded familiar, but where in Boston did > he work? > > > From lglavin@lycos.com Tue Sep 20 17:46:08 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:46:08 -0500 Subject: New Boston Arbitrends Available Message-ID: <20050920214608.9B9D9CA077@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> The last summer Arbitrends(tm) for Boston before the quarterly report are available. Adhering to the rule of NO DIRECT FIGURES, I'll only note that WBOT-FM 97.7 gains a full number to the left of the decimal point. This must reflect the startup of its new Great Blue Hill antenna. Goes to show what a technical change can do. And at leat on radioandrecords.com, WXKS-AM is still shown as 'adult standards' rather than a simulcast with WKOX. WWZN and WTTT are consistent no-shows. Speaking of technical matters, Jim Hawkins will have to get a new picture of the WBUR-FM antenna on the Rt 128 tower. With today's gas prices I needed an excuse to view their newly-installed antenna so a trip to see a movie at the West Newton Cinema provided the opportunity of a combined trip. Jim's picture of the former antenna verified my memory bank that the old antenna was as white as a pair of ping-pong balls. The new antenna now putting out an improved signal is brick red, just like the new antenna for the WEVO rebroadcaster in Nashua, NH. I wonder how quickly the old one was dismanted and the new one was installed? Did 'BUR go to the Law Building stick on Comm Ave during the transition? The new WBUR antenna appears to be EXACTLY where the old one was. In the escalating "war" between 'GBH-FM and 'BUR, I wonder if the latter outlet will pur a better signal in The City. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From elipolo@earthlink.net Wed Sep 21 14:47:41 2005 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:47:41 -0400 Subject: New Boston Arbitrends Available Message-ID: > > From: "Laurence Glavin" > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:46:08 -0500 > Subject: New Boston Arbitrends Available > > Speaking of technical matters, Jim Hawkins will have to get a new > picture of the WBUR-FM antenna on the Rt 128 tower. > The new antenna... is brick red, just like the new antenna for the > WEVO rebroadcaster in Nashua, NH. I wonder how quickly the old one > was dismanted and the new one was installed? Did 'BUR go to the > Law Building stick on Comm Ave during the transition? I'm sure they must've. They wouldn't have just gone off the air. EP From markwats@comcast.net Thu Sep 22 21:47:33 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 21:47:33 -0400 Subject: Former Lawrence & NH radio Personality Eddie B. Baker Dies Message-ID: <001201c5bfe0$c6af1670$69081f42@Mark> While at a dinner function this evening, it was mentioned to me that former WCCM Lawrence radio personality Eddie B. Baker passed away Wed. Sept. 21 at the age of 65. Baker, whose real name was Edward Menery, also worked at WFEA and WKBR in Manchester NH in the 60's & 70's. I believe he was at WCCM in the 70's. Mark Watson From markwats@comcast.net Sat Sep 24 11:15:56 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:15:56 -0400 Subject: Changes In WBZ Radio's News Presentation Message-ID: <000501c5c11a$dede2ca0$69081f42@Mark> I've noticed over the past few days that WBZ radio has changed how they start off the top and bottom of the hour, at least during the all news portion of the day. For example, After the J.J. Wright ID, the anchor starts off with "WBZ news time is 5 o'clock. I'm Diane Stern, here are some of the stories we're following in the WBZ news room, top stories teased with audio from a newsmaker along with a tease of the story from a WBZ reporter. There's also a weather tease from the Accu Weather meterologist and a sports tease from the sports anchor. All this takes up close to, if not, 60 seconds. Traffic on the 3's and weather on the 10's still in their righful places. I haven't had a chance to listen after 8 PM when the talk shows begin, so I don't know if they do the new top of hour opening then either. Overnights they run CBS news, followed by traffic and recorded local news brief, so the new top of hour opening probably won't run those hours. These changes put them more in line with co-owned WINS (1010 New York), who for many years have had a similar top & bottom hour opening. Is WBZ adopting these changes as a result of a mandate from Infinity or to try to freshen things up to boost ratings? (They've dropped out of first place in recent times). Mark Watson From markwats@comcast.net Sat Sep 24 11:22:54 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:22:54 -0400 Subject: WHDH Blows Off NBC Golf For Hurricane Rita Coverage Message-ID: <000b01c5c11b$d78320e0$69081f42@Mark> It appears that WHDH (Channel 7 Boston) has chosen to carry coverage of Hurricane Rita instead of picking up NBC's all day coverage of a golf tournament that started at 9 AM today. WHDH was showing CNN's coverage until approx. 11 AM, then after a brief update from a local WHDH anchor, switched to MSNBC coverage. I'm not a golf fan, and a major disaster such as this (2nd major hurricane in less than a month to hit the U.S.) is worthy of extensive coverage, but I'm sure there are a few golf fans that may have called WHDH's switchboard wondering "where's the golf" ? Mark Watson From RBello@BelloAssoc.com Sat Sep 24 12:14:38 2005 From: RBello@BelloAssoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:14:38 -0400 Subject: Changes In WBZ Radio's News Presentation In-Reply-To: <000501c5c11a$dede2ca0$69081f42@Mark> References: <000501c5c11a$dede2ca0$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.0.20050924121134.027da070@pop.gis.net> At 11:15 AM 9/24/2005, Mark Watson wrote: > I've noticed over the past few days that WBZ radio has changed how they > start off the top and bottom of the hour, at least during the all news > portion of the day. For example, After the J.J. Wright ID, the anchor > starts off with "WBZ news time is 5 o'clock. I'm Diane Stern, here are > some of the stories we're following in the WBZ news room, top stories > teased with audio from a newsmaker along with a tease of the story from a > WBZ reporter. There's also a weather tease from the Accu Weather > meterologist and a sports tease from the sports anchor. All this takes up > close to, if not, 60 seconds. Traffic on the 3's and weather on the 10's > still in their righful places. I haven't had a chance to listen after 8 > PM when the talk shows begin, so I don't know if they do the new top of > hour opening then either. Overnights they run CBS news, followed by > traffic and recorded local news brief, so the new top of hour opening > probably won't run those hours. > > These changes put them more in line with co-owned WINS (1010 New York), > who for many years have had a similar top & bottom hour opening. Is WBZ > adopting these changes as a result of a mandate from Infinity or to try > to freshen things up to boost ratings? (They've dropped out of first > place in recent times). > >Mark Watson > Also noticed change - IMHO Noise (not music) bed is too loud making it difficult to hear what news reader is saying. It is annoying. From gspatola@wavecable.com Sat Sep 24 14:57:00 2005 From: gspatola@wavecable.com (Glenn and Judy Spatola) Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:57:00 -0700 Subject: Former Lawrence & NH radio Personality Eddie B. Baker Dies References: <001201c5bfe0$c6af1670$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <001b01c5c139$be896860$c12c7118@wavecable.com> I remember him from my time at WCCM in the mid-70s. He was news director there for a while. Apparently he was also a musician, as I've heard that he used to play gigs at Salisbury Beach in the 1980s. Glenn Spatola Port Orchard, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Watson" To: "Boston Radio" Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 6:47 PM Subject: Former Lawrence & NH radio Personality Eddie B. Baker Dies > While at a dinner function this evening, it was mentioned to me that > former WCCM Lawrence radio personality Eddie B. Baker passed away Wed. Sept. > 21 at the age of 65. Baker, whose real name was Edward Menery, also worked > at WFEA and WKBR in Manchester NH in the 60's & 70's. I believe he was at > WCCM in the 70's. > > Mark Watson > > > > From billings@suscom-maine.net Sat Sep 24 18:41:36 2005 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Daniel Billings) Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:41:36 -0400 Subject: WHDH Blows Off NBC Golf For Hurricane Rita Coverage References: <000b01c5c11b$d78320e0$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <001801c5c159$1f281da0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Watson" To: "Boston Radio" Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 11:22 AM Subject: WHDH Blows Off NBC Golf For Hurricane Rita Coverage > It appears that WHDH (Channel 7 Boston) has chosen to carry coverage of > Hurricane Rita instead of picking up NBC's all day coverage of a golf > tournament that started at 9 AM today. WHDH was showing CNN's coverage > until approx. 11 AM, then after a brief update from a local WHDH anchor, > switched to MSNBC coverage. I'm not a golf fan, and a major disaster such > as this (2nd major hurricane in less than a month to hit the U.S.) is > worthy of extensive coverage, but I'm sure there are a few golf fans that > may have called WHDH's switchboard wondering "where's the golf" ? What percentage of their audience doesn't already have access to CNN's coverage via cable? From radio88@radio88.net Sun Sep 25 16:05:37 2005 From: radio88@radio88.net (Todd Glickman) Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:05:37 -0400 Subject: Changes In WBZ Radio's News Presentation Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050925160146.00b716f0@mail.nii.net> The new TOH format also means Gary LaPierre can't use his signature opening, "It is six o'clock, and it's FRIDAY! September twenty-three. 52 degrees in Boston..." Todd Glickman Certified Broadcast Meteorologist WCBS Newsradio-880 New York City, NY radio88@radio88.net Associate Director, Corporate Relations Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 617-452-2457 glickman@mit.edu From billo@shoreham.net Sun Sep 25 20:45:45 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 20:45:45 -0400 Subject: Changes In WBZ Radio's News Presentation In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20050925160146.00b716f0@mail.nii.net> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20050925160146.00b716f0@mail.nii.net> Message-ID: <433744B9.4080008@shoreham.net> Todd Glickman wrote: > The new TOH format also means Gary LaPierre can't use his signature > opening, "It is six o'clock, and it's FRIDAY! September > twenty-three. 52 degrees in Boston..." > ...and in Florida it's 103 WBZ degrees... Is Gary still wont to remote newses? Bill O'Neill From hykker@grolen.com Mon Sep 26 07:06:32 2005 From: hykker@grolen.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:06:32 -0400 Subject: Changes In WBZ Radio's News Presentation In-Reply-To: <6.1.2.0.0.20050924121134.027da070@pop.gis.net> References: <000501c5c11a$dede2ca0$69081f42@Mark> <6.1.2.0.0.20050924121134.027da070@pop.gis.net> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20050926070506.01bb49d8@pop3.grolen.com> Ron Bello wrote: >Also noticed change - IMHO >Noise (not music) bed is too loud making it difficult to hear what news >reader is saying. >It is annoying. I've also noticed them using a really annoying (and dated-sounding) techno-dance music bed under some features. From revdoug1@verizon.net Mon Sep 26 07:45:42 2005 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:45:42 -0400 Subject: Changes In WBZ Radio's News Presentation References: <000501c5c11a$dede2ca0$69081f42@Mark> <6.1.2.0.0.20050924121134.027da070@pop.gis.net> <6.0.3.0.0.20050926070506.01bb49d8@pop3.grolen.com> Message-ID: <004d01c5c28f$d3e0bcc0$6501a8c0@pastor2> There's a Clear Channel station here in Maine that uses a bed of rumbling drums and brass throughout each of its local drive-time newscasts, as if to reinforce ("This is the news. It's really important, so listen up!"). I find it very irritating --- it not only insults listeners' intelligence, it's distracting. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "SteveOrdinetz" To: Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 7:06 AM Subject: Re: Changes In WBZ Radio's News Presentation > Ron Bello wrote: > >Also noticed change - IMHO > >Noise (not music) bed is too loud making it difficult to hear what news > >reader is saying. > >It is annoying. > > > I've also noticed them using a really annoying (and dated-sounding) > techno-dance music bed under some features. > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Sep 26 13:48:26 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:48:26 -0400 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go Message-ID: <1fbbbced0509261048510f87b4@mail.gmail.com> WRKO and Peter Blute have apparently parted ways, with the WRKO website simply saying "Scott Allen Miller, 5:30- 9 am". Changes were rumored. Not sure what else will happen. I can't think of them dropping anyone else in the lineup, though maybe they'll add a local host somewhere or pick up a national host like Glenn Beck (whose show is fed during DePetro's hours) or Phil Hendrie. From billo@shoreham.net Mon Sep 26 13:57:51 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:57:51 -0400 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0509261048510f87b4@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0509261048510f87b4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4338369F.2070904@shoreham.net> Bob Nelson wrote: >or Phil Hendrie. > > The guy's just plain funny. Hysterical. No gimmicks, just talent. Feeds 1800 - 2100 PT. Bill O'Neill From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Sep 26 16:00:00 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:00:00 -0400 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: <4338369F.2070904@shoreham.net> References: <1fbbbced0509261048510f87b4@mail.gmail.com> <4338369F.2070904@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0509261300ecc85e8@mail.gmail.com> Hendrie is great, the few times I've heard tapes of him. He also does a lot of voices for the Fox cartoon King of the Hill. He and Glen Beck are two national hosts not heard in Boston, though if you can pick up the "WGIR network" you can pick up Beck and I think they run Hendrie, too On 9/26/05, Bill O'Neill wrote: > The guy's just plain funny. Hysterical. No gimmicks, just talent. > Feeds 1800 - 2100 PT. > > Bill O'Neill > From billings@suscom-maine.net Mon Sep 26 19:16:51 2005 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Daniel Billings) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:16:51 -0400 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go References: <1fbbbced0509261048510f87b4@mail.gmail.com> <4338369F.2070904@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <001701c5c2f0$60d37ea0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill O'Neill" To: "Bob Nelson" Cc: Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 1:57 PM Subject: Re: WRKO lets Blute go > The guy's just plain funny. Hysterical. No gimmicks, just talent. > Feeds 1800 - 2100 PT. The whole show is a gimmick. I find him offensuve and mean. From radiotony@comcast.net Mon Sep 26 19:55:14 2005 From: radiotony@comcast.net (radiotony) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:55:14 -0400 Subject: My TV ... Message-ID: <200509270107.j8R17hpp042212@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> OK, so I'm watching the local My TV segment, which isn't too bad for canned news. While I haven't watched TV50 much, I had forgotten this burn on the volume. Yet, even after building new sets, putting the staff in more modern clothes, and vamping things up, there is still that burn on the audio that makes it sound like someone podding the levels up too high. Does anyone know why this is or how it can be fixed? It is really unlistenable. Best, Anthony Schinella Program Director/News/A&E WKXL 1450 AM/Concord, NH http://www.wkxl1450.com http://politizine.blogspot.com From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Sep 26 20:11:40 2005 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:11:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Channel 50 Derry's New News has no sports segment! Message-ID: <20050927001140.74860.qmail@web30704.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I just got done watching WZMY Channel 50's (Derry NH) MyTVNow News at 7:30pm. I either blinked, or there just was outright no sports coverage at all. There certainly was no sports anchor on the set. Early in the program, one of the anchors microphones had an annoying crackling sound, in two different exchanges. Preceded by a buildup at the end of MyTvNow (news), at 8pm The "Ellen" Show came on. The intro and more was great video, but, the audio was nothing but loud white noise. My mood now fits the weather, gloomy! Not a good start. John B Dreary NH From mlaurence@mindspring.com Mon Sep 26 21:37:06 2005 From: mlaurence@mindspring.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:37:06 -0400 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: <4338369F.2070904@shoreham.net> References: <1fbbbced0509261048510f87b4@mail.gmail.com> <4338369F.2070904@shoreham.net> Message-ID: On Sep 26, 2005, at 1:57 PM, Bill O'Neill wrote: > Bob Nelson wrote: > >> or Phil Hendrie. >> > The guy's just plain funny. Hysterical. No gimmicks, just talent. > Feeds 1800 - 2100 PT. I used to be a huge fan of Phil Hendrie. He's one of the most creative talents around, and his "anti-talk show" stance was refreshing. After 9/11, he changed for the worse. His show got much more political and he's not very good at it. His ranting segments were just like the bad shows he used to parody, except they weren't funny or outrageous. Granted, I don't agree with the aggressive right wing views he adopted, but he's just not persuasive or perceptive on the issues-of-the-day stuff. It's not only me - the Internet websites and discussion boards which used to be full of rabid Phil Hendrie fans have dwindled to almost nothing. Recently I think Phil has tried to tone down the politics and get back to his creative multiple-personality roots. It's a step in the right direction but he has not returned to peak form yet. Mark From stevewest106@hotmail.com Tue Sep 27 00:40:59 2005 From: stevewest106@hotmail.com (Steve West) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:40:59 -0500 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: <001701c5c2f0$60d37ea0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> Message-ID: Everyone long ago forgot that Rush Limbaugh was merely a gimmick with comedy skits the entire show. Back when he started in 1989. Rush was hilarious as he made fun of every public figure, feminists, etc. it was FUNNY! Yeah, now it's not. But back then... > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill O'Neill" >To: "Bob Nelson" >Cc: >Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 1:57 PM >Subject: Re: WRKO lets Blute go > > >>The guy's just plain funny. Hysterical. No gimmicks, just talent. >>Feeds 1800 - 2100 PT. > >The whole show is a gimmick. > >I find him offensuve and mean. > > From stevewest106@hotmail.com Tue Sep 27 00:39:16 2005 From: stevewest106@hotmail.com (Steve West) Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:39:16 -0500 Subject: My TV ... In-Reply-To: <200509270107.j8R17hpp042212@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: So, who was that wacky weatherman they had on the old WNDS TV50 back years ago? I remember his sqeaky voice and strange tie but forgot his name... damn old age LOL >From: "radiotony" >To: >Subject: My TV ... >Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:55:14 -0400 > >OK, so I'm watching the local My TV segment, which isn't too bad for canned >news. While I haven't watched TV50 much, I had forgotten this burn on the >volume. Yet, even after building new sets, putting the staff in more modern >clothes, and vamping things up, there is still that burn on the audio that >makes it sound like someone podding the levels up too high. Does anyone >know >why this is or how it can be fixed? It is really unlistenable. > >Best, >Anthony Schinella >Program Director/News/A&E >WKXL 1450 AM/Concord, NH >http://www.wkxl1450.com >http://politizine.blogspot.com > > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Sep 27 01:31:06 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 01:31:06 -0400 Subject: My TV ... In-Reply-To: References: <200509270107.j8R17hpp042212@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <1fbbbced05092622315bb0568b@mail.gmail.com> He's still there, isn't he? Al Kaprelian I think. As for Tony's volume problem, I got the C. Crane catalog recently and noticed they have an mini FM transmitter that should work on any device with a headphone jack (but old TVs may not have one)--and the description mentioned someone had bought one of the these and uses it for the problem of TV volume. Just re-broadcast the audio signal with it and use either a Walkman or mini-boombox, and turn the volume up and down on _that_... (same device being used by people to play their Ipods via their car stereo) On 9/27/05, Steve West wrote: > So, who was that wacky weatherman they had on the old WNDS TV50 back years > ago? I remember his sqeaky voice and strange tie but forgot his name... > damn old age LOL From billo@shoreham.net Tue Sep 27 05:22:53 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:22:53 -0400 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: <001701c5c2f0$60d37ea0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> References: <1fbbbced0509261048510f87b4@mail.gmail.com> <4338369F.2070904@shoreham.net> <001701c5c2f0$60d37ea0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> Message-ID: <43390F6D.8000600@shoreham.net> Daniel Billings wrote: >> The guy's just plain funny. Hysterical. No gimmicks, just talent. >> Feeds 1800 - 2100 PT. > > > The whole show is a gimmick. > > I find him offensuve and mean. Thank you for a definition of a talk show. Bill O'Neill From billo@shoreham.net Tue Sep 27 06:06:00 2005 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:06:00 -0400 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: References: <1fbbbced0509261048510f87b4@mail.gmail.com> <4338369F.2070904@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <43391988.8020601@shoreham.net> Mark Laurence wrote: > Granted, I don't agree with the aggressive right wing views he > adopted, but he's just not persuasive or perceptive on the > issues-of-the-day stuff. It's not only me - the Internet websites > and discussion boards which used to be full of rabid Phil Hendrie > fans have dwindled to almost nothing. > > Recently I think Phil has tried to tone down the politics and get > back to his creative multiple-personality roots. It's a step in the > right direction but he has not returned to peak form yet. WXZO (96.7 Willsboro/Burlington) stopped running Hendrie on delay at 7 pm and moved him to live at 10 p last year. Since that time, my listening has all but stopped due to my schedule, etc. I agree that the show began to have universes collide. While he's entertaining when he spoofs on radio, when he shifts gears and does serious radio it creates a whiplash effect, a buzz-kill. I have suspected that even some of Hendries' disgruntled, unknowing callers are plants but it's hard to tell. Still, a live show at 10 pm that is more likely than not to be inventive sets it apart from a landscape of one show show prep feeding the next. Bill O'Neill From fox893@yahoo.com Tue Sep 27 07:31:47 2005 From: fox893@yahoo.com (Cooper Fox) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 04:31:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20050927113147.68709.qmail@web54604.mail.yahoo.com> > Everyone long ago forgot that Rush Limbaugh was > merely a gimmick with comedy > skits the entire show. Back when he started in > 1989. Rush was hilarious as > he made fun of every public figure, feminists, etc. > it was FUNNY! > > Yeah, now it's not. But back then... > That was my first exposure to Rush... When he had the TV show in the early early 1990s. There was a lot of bits tossed in... almost like a right leaning version of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ From mixer893@yahoo.com Tue Sep 27 08:35:20 2005 From: mixer893@yahoo.com (Jeremy Mixer) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:35:20 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: <20050927113147.68709.qmail@web54604.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20050927123520.91595.qmail@web30304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > That was my first exposure to Rush... When he had > the > TV show in the early early 1990s. There was a lot > of > bits tossed in... almost like a right leaning > version > of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. I forgot asbout that show, but now that you mention it I remember that show, I remember it being slightly funny but being in my early teens and completely uneducated politically, most of the humorm probably went over my head. I actually never listened to his radio show until the days following 9/11 when suddenly I, along with many other people in their mid-20's, suddenly realized the importance of politics in our country everywhere from a local to a national level. I can't say I agree with his politics much, but he's always an entertaining listen even if it's just for his narrow-minded viewpoints. I respect anyone who has their mind made up and knows what their opinion is, and completely sticks to it. Too bad most of the people running our country aren't the same, but that's another discussion whatsoever not appropriate for this list. At the same time it was also interesting to listen to the other radio talk shows. Even Phil Hendrie was being serious for a few days and I had no clue what his schtick was the first time I heard him return to it. I couldn't beleive the "guests" he ahd on his show for days, and then one day he announced that they were all characters..... and that made me wonder how long some of these people will stumble onto his show and think his "guests" are real..... Getting back to my original point, it's interesting how the most successful talk-shows on radio are ones with extremely stubborn people- Rush, Dr. Laura, Bill O'Reilly, Stern, etc. It certainly makes sense why, but it makes me wonder if there are any hosts out there that aren't as stubborn and opinionated that are successful with their show.... Jeremy From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Sep 27 10:50:42 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:50:42 -0400 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: <20050927123520.91595.qmail@web30304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20050927113147.68709.qmail@web54604.mail.yahoo.com> <20050927123520.91595.qmail@web30304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced05092707504f57791d@mail.gmail.com> by the way getting back to Blute, the new Boston Radio Watch said the decision to leave was his, not WRKO's..he decided to not renew his contract so he could move on to other things. Also more on Severin, etc. http://www.bostonradiowatch.com From n1pba@juno.com Tue Sep 27 08:01:49 2005 From: n1pba@juno.com (Ed Hennessy) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:01:49 GMT Subject: Longtime WELI personality Ron Rohmer passes away Message-ID: <20050927.050213.5512.602050@webmail22.lax.untd.com> An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: not available Url: http://lists.BostonRadio.org/pipermail/boston-radio-interest/attachments/20050927/ff69105c/attachment.ksh From RBello@BelloAssoc.com Tue Sep 27 11:14:33 2005 From: RBello@BelloAssoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:14:33 -0400 Subject: WRKO lets Blute go In-Reply-To: <20050927123520.91595.qmail@web30304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20050927113147.68709.qmail@web54604.mail.yahoo.com> <20050927123520.91595.qmail@web30304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.0.20050927111217.027da640@pop.gis.net> At 08:35 AM 9/27/2005, Jeremy Mixer wrote: snip >O'Reilly, Stern, etc. It certainly makes sense why, >but it makes me wonder if there are any hosts out >there that aren't as stubborn and opinionated that are >successful with their show.... > >Jeremy David Brodnoy was in Boston From mlaurence@mindspring.com Tue Sep 27 13:55:20 2005 From: mlaurence@mindspring.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:55:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: WRKO lets Blute go Message-ID: <12653629.1127843720696.JavaMail.root@mswamui-billy.atl.sa.earthlink.net> > At 08:35 AM 9/27/2005, Jeremy Mixer wrote: >> but it makes me wonder if there are any hosts out >> there that aren't as stubborn and opinionated that are >> successful with their show.... Ron Bello wrote >David Brodnoy was in Boston Brudnoy was a terrific interviewer - intelligent, polite and well spoken, but when he got on his own with open phones, he was as stubborn and opinionated as they come. You'll find plenty of successful talk shows that aren't all about the hosts on NPR and the BBC, so it can be done. Mark From radiotony@comcast.net Tue Sep 27 20:51:42 2005 From: radiotony@comcast.net (radiotony) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:51:42 -0400 Subject: TV50 ... Message-ID: <200509280052.j8S0q5Il056964@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> I received an email from TV50/My TV CEO Diane Sutter about the distortion and she noted that "Yesterday we not only launched the new station, we also moved into our new digital master control. The spots you referred to were entered into the system with some distortion moving from the old ? " tape to a server and digital. As of tonight they have all been re-entered into our server and should be much better." Best, Anthony Schinella Program Director/News/A&E WKXL 1450 AM/Concord, NH http://www.wkxl1450.com http://politizine.blogspot.com From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Wed Sep 28 07:49:11 2005 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:49:11 -0400 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) References: <1fbbbced05091912284cb3e19b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <001601c5c422$a46c99c0$98803418@DG07P241> I don't understand the rumored Severio to 'BZ - is BZ/Infinity unhappy with either of their night timers both of whom I enjoy very much? Any further info on this? Paul Sandwich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 3:28 PM Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) > Jim Severino, heard as "Jay Severin" on WTKK, got a new job the other > day--doing a weekday talk show for Infinity, "Jay Severin Has Issues", > which will start in January. No word yet on what station will carry > it, though; Severin's contract with Greater Media expires at the end > of the year. WTKK is the affiliate for Westwood One/Infinity shows, > but would WBZ run Severin? > Or maybe even WRKO? (They could tape delay him and put him on at 10 pm > after live > Howie Carr and slightly tape-delayed Savage.) > > Meanwhile, the Globe's Scot Lehigh attacked Severin for a "phony > Pulitzer" claim in his > Friday column and Severin was made fun of by Howie Carr that day. > Severin himself > was absent from his show Friday (live Hannity aired instead). Surely > he could talk about all this today, right? Nope--Hannity's on again. > Hmm. > > From lglavin@lycos.com Wed Sep 28 17:10:51 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:10:51 -0500 Subject: L-O-N-G Article About WBUR An Tom Ashbrook Message-ID: <20050928211051.E12B8C612E@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> Today's (09/28) Boston Globe's Living Section features a lengthy article about WBUR's "On Point" radio show and its host Tom Ashbrook. For now it's available at: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/09/28/pardon_the_interruption/ One item in the article stood out...the claim that WBUR's rating in the 7:00 pm thru 9:00 pm period last Spring rivalled that of WEEI-AM among listeners in the "coveted" 25-to-49 group. Why then would WBUR tinker with it? It seems to me that they would have nothing to fear from the Lydon show on WGBH-FM. S I D E B A R: So far I haven't listened to Lydon's show since it started, not one single time. Has anybody? In October, we may find that WBUR could wind up ceding the early evening hours to other outlets because taped reruns of call-in shows rarely succeed except as filler. And it may benefit not WGBH-FM, but WRKO-AM and WBZ Radio. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From nostaticatall@comcast.net Wed Sep 28 22:32:12 2005 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:32:12 -0400 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) In-Reply-To: <001601c5c422$a46c99c0$98803418@DG07P241> References: <1fbbbced05091912284cb3e19b@mail.gmail.com> <001601c5c422$a46c99c0$98803418@DG07P241> Message-ID: <4bdcf535ed1128bde7977290231e63dd@comcast.net> It's all about Westwood One getting Severin's new show cleared on a Boston station. If WTKK decides to pick it up, then fine. However, if 96.9 is moving on, then Infinity would want to get the show on one of their stations, and WBZ would be the obvious place. I'm sure WBZ would keep Sullivan, they'd just bump him to 10-12mid and run Jay on tape delay 7-10. The other interesting theory I've seen floated out there is that maybe Infinity/Boston starts up their own FM talker. It's not that far off base when you think about it. WBCN and WZLX have been getting much closer musically over the last year. WBCN will need a new morning show soon and WZLX just got one. Conceivably you could put the ZLX jocks on 104.1 and re-launch WBCN as a mainstream rock station similar to WHJY/Providence. That would leave 100.7 open for a talk station. With WTKK rumored to be letting Severin move on and possibly dropping Imus, there would be two Westwood One shows ready to start at 100.7. Then, Infinity could make WBZ all news 24/7 and move their talk programming and the Bruins over to the FM as well. It would be a crowded talk field in Boston but the demos would be desirable for Infinity and who knows, they could chase WTKK or WRKO out of the format eventually. I know it sounds Joe Gallant-ish, but it would make sense on several different levels... Dave Tomm "Mike Thomas" On Sep 28, 2005, at 7:49 AM, Paul B. Currier wrote: > I don't understand the rumored Severio to 'BZ - is BZ/Infinity unhappy > with > either of their night timers both of whom I enjoy very much? Any > further > info on this? > > Paul > Sandwich From scott@fybush.com Wed Sep 28 22:45:20 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:45:20 -0400 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) In-Reply-To: <4bdcf535ed1128bde7977290231e63dd@comcast.net> References: <001601c5c422$a46c99c0$98803418@DG07P241> <1fbbbced05091912284cb3e19b@mail.gmail.com> <001601c5c422$a46c99c0$98803418@DG07P241> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050928224354.030af408@gwind.pair.com> At 10:32 PM 9/28/2005 -0400, David Tomm wrote: >It's all about Westwood One getting Severin's new show cleared on a Boston >station. If WTKK decides to pick it up, then fine. However, if 96.9 is >moving on, then Infinity would want to get the show on one of their >stations, and WBZ would be the obvious place. I'm sure WBZ would keep >Sullivan, they'd just bump him to 10-12mid and run Jay on tape delay 7-10. I don't see that happening. There are still too many people at 'BZ who remember all too well the firestorm from replacing Bruds with the syndicated Tom Snyder show. I can't imagine them bumping the local Sully show for tape-delayed Jay. That wouldn't be the 'BZ I know. s From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Sep 29 02:29:54 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 02:29:54 -0400 Subject: MLB playoffs to air on ESPN 890, 1400 Message-ID: <1fbbbced05092823293bfb877d@mail.gmail.com> Boston Radio Watch says all major league baseball playoffs will be on ESPN 890 and 1400--well, if the Red Sox do manage to get in via division title or wildcard, certainly Joe and Jerry will do those games on WEEI, too. (a bit of a problem at my workplace where I can't pick up either station, 890 or 1400, where I sort mail, but they should come in in the lunchroom, etc. And those afternoon games in the first round, 4 pm starts, will be on the ESPN affiliates (and also, I'm guessing, on 900 in Nashua, and perhaps on WSKO 790 in Providence, though they may go with local talk.) The tradition, btw, is for the Dreaded and Despised Yankees to get the 8 pm starts. From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Sep 29 02:35:14 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 02:35:14 -0400 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20050928224354.030af408@gwind.pair.com> References: <1fbbbced05091912284cb3e19b@mail.gmail.com> <001601c5c422$a46c99c0$98803418@DG07P241> <4bdcf535ed1128bde7977290231e63dd@comcast.net> <5.1.0.14.0.20050928224354.030af408@gwind.pair.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced05092823356a869705@mail.gmail.com> I don't think the time slot for Severin's new show has been determined yet but it could be early evening (6-9 pm, 7-10 pm). Is he going to go up against O'Reilly and Rush early afternoon? Probably not. Up against Hannity, 3-6? Nope. But maybe up against Savage in early evening. (As for mornings, he'd have competition from the likes of Laura Ingraham and Glen Beck 9-noon, and I don't see him doing morning drive.) Anyway, I have a hunch they could go with early evening, or, yes, MAYBE 3-6 pm but up against Hannity? It would be a tough sell, but who knows. But yes, if Jay did go to 3-6 with the national show, it could be tape delayed here in Boston. The 100.7 theory is interesting but WBZ all news 24/7? I still think WBZ could handle talk shows at night. Yes, maybe the Bruins COULD move to 100.7, whether it's talk or not...Interesting possibilities. From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Thu Sep 29 10:00:43 2005 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:00:43 -0400 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) References: <001601c5c422$a46c99c0$98803418@DG07P241> <1fbbbced05091912284cb3e19b@mail.gmail.com> <001601c5c422$a46c99c0$98803418@DG07P241> <5.1.0.14.0.20050928224354.030af408@gwind.pair.com> Message-ID: <000901c5c4fe$2efc2160$98803418@DG07P241> They also attempted to replace Norm Nathan's weekend shows with syndication and were deluged with enough nays to keep the overnights live. Paul Sandwich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fybush" To: "David Tomm" ; "Paul B. Currier" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:45 PM Subject: Re: Severino absent again (WTKK) > At 10:32 PM 9/28/2005 -0400, David Tomm wrote: > >It's all about Westwood One getting Severin's new show cleared on a Boston > >station. If WTKK decides to pick it up, then fine. However, if 96.9 is > >moving on, then Infinity would want to get the show on one of their > >stations, and WBZ would be the obvious place. I'm sure WBZ would keep > >Sullivan, they'd just bump him to 10-12mid and run Jay on tape delay 7-10. > > I don't see that happening. There are still too many people at 'BZ who > remember all too well the firestorm from replacing Bruds with the > syndicated Tom Snyder show. I can't imagine them bumping the local Sully > show for tape-delayed Jay. That wouldn't be the 'BZ I know. > > s > > From lglavin@lycos.com Thu Sep 29 17:06:34 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:06:34 -0500 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) Message-ID: <20050929210634.942AFC612E@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul B. Currier" >To: "David Tomm" , "Scott Fybush" >Subject: Re: Severino absent again (WTKK) >Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:00:43 -0400 > > They also attempted to replace Norm Nathan's weekend shows with syndication > and were deluged with enough nays to keep the overnights live. > > Paul > Sandwich > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Fybush" > To: "David Tomm" ; "Paul B. Currier" > > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:45 PM > Subject: Re: Severino absent again > > There are still too many people at 'BZ who > > remember all too well the firestorm from replacing Bruds with the > > syndicated Tom Snyder show. I can't imagine them bumping the local Sully > > show for tape-delayed Jay. That wouldn't be the 'BZ I know. > > > > s That was then and this is now, that is, the era of quick bucks from "Infomercials" featuring testimonials for "listeners" who call a show that never gives out a phone number! -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From scott@fybush.com Thu Sep 29 17:11:51 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:11:51 -0400 Subject: Severino absent again (WTKK) In-Reply-To: <20050929210634.942AFC612E@ws7-5.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050929171001.030ff8e0@gwind.pair.com> >That was then and this is now, that is, the era of quick bucks from >"Infomercials" featuring testimonials for "listeners" who call a show >that never gives out a phone number! There is, nevertheless, a difference between 4 AM or a dead weekend slot and weekday evenings at 7. (And that said, the Westinghouse I worked for would NEVER have run one of those infomercials...times have indeed changed.) s From lglavin@lycos.com Thu Sep 29 17:57:55 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:57:55 -0500 Subject: WNNW-AM 800 Applies For Power Increase Message-ID: <20050929215755.8DEE086B11@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> In today's (09/29) FCC Applications, there's an entry for an application by Costa-Eagle Broadcasting to boost the power of WNNW-AM 800, Lawrence, Mass from 1,000 watts to 3,000 watts. During the summer, the Boston Globe ran two stories about the demise of Spanish- language programming on WAMG-AM 890, and wondering what Boston-area stations would try to fill the gap. Comments about a power increase for WNNW appeared then, and now it has reached the application stage. I think WSKO-AM might have something to say about this. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Thu Sep 29 18:31:33 2005 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:31:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY Message-ID: <20050929223134.92684.qmail@web52606.mail.yahoo.com> Anybody know if WWZN is running a non-directional signal this evening (9/29/2005)? On the way home from work, I had a weak but very clear and listenable signal from AM 1510 The Zone (and I don't imagine there's any other stations with a sports format on AM 1510 anywhere near here that calls themselves 'The Zone'). Matthew Osborne Schenectady, NY __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com From scott@fybush.com Thu Sep 29 18:51:00 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:51:00 -0400 Subject: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY In-Reply-To: <20050929223134.92684.qmail@web52606.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050929184928.0310b170@gwind.pair.com> At 03:31 PM 9/29/2005 -0700, Matthew Osborne wrote: >Anybody know if WWZN is running a non-directional >signal this evening (9/29/2005)? On the way home from >work, I had a weak but very clear and listenable >signal from AM 1510 The Zone (and I don't imagine >there's any other stations with a sports format on AM >1510 anywhere near here that calls themselves 'The >Zone'). They make it in to Rochester on occasion, too, usually right around sunset. They're actually not as limited to the west (especially during their day and CH patterns) as some of the other Boston AMs are. s From revdoug1@verizon.net Thu Sep 29 19:02:10 2005 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:02:10 -0400 Subject: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY References: <20050929223134.92684.qmail@web52606.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <03e901c5c549$d4c71af0$6501a8c0@pastor2> Could be the weather. I'm serious. I drove from Boston to my home in central Maine today, and it's been a freaky weather day. Normally, one can't even get WWZN in Fitchburg. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Osborne" To: Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:31 PM Subject: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY > Anybody know if WWZN is running a non-directional > signal this evening (9/29/2005)? On the way home from > work, I had a weak but very clear and listenable > signal from AM 1510 The Zone (and I don't imagine > there's any other stations with a sports format on AM > 1510 anywhere near here that calls themselves 'The > Zone'). > > Matthew Osborne > Schenectady, NY > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > From radiojunkie3@yahoo.com Thu Sep 29 21:27:03 2005 From: radiojunkie3@yahoo.com (Peter Q. George) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:27:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY In-Reply-To: <03e901c5c549$d4c71af0$6501a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <20050930012704.67082.qmail@web50806.mail.yahoo.com> I personally have had fairly good reception of WWZN/1510 while visiting family in Penfield, NY, an eastern suburb of Rochester, NY. I believe that WWZN mainly protects WLAC/1510, to the southwest. The pattern is a little wider toward the northwest, but still protects the former Sherbrooke, QC allocation. The reason why 1510 does not do well in its' own backyard is because of the higher frequency and is more prone to skywave interference. 73, Peter Q. (K1XRB) --- Doug Drown wrote: > Could be the weather. I'm serious. I drove from > Boston to my home in > central Maine today, and it's been a freaky weather > day. Normally, one > can't even get WWZN in Fitchburg. > > Doug > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthew Osborne" > To: > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:31 PM > Subject: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY > > > > Anybody know if WWZN is running a non-directional > > signal this evening (9/29/2005)? On the way home > from > > work, I had a weak but very clear and listenable > > signal from AM 1510 The Zone (and I don't imagine > > there's any other stations with a sports format on > AM > > 1510 anywhere near here that calls themselves 'The > > Zone'). > > > > Matthew Osborne > > Schenectady, NY > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > Peter Q. George (K1XRB) Whitman, Massachusetts "Scanning the bands since 1967" radiojunkie1@yahoo.com radiojunkie3@yahoo.com *********************************************************** __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com From markwats@comcast.net Thu Sep 29 21:49:22 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:49:22 -0400 Subject: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery Message-ID: <008e01c5c561$30037640$69081f42@Mark> WBZ Radio morning news anchor Gary LaPierre underwent triple bypass surgery Thursday morning. According to WBZ Radio news director Peter Casey, the surgery went extremely well. It's not known how long LaPierre will be off the air recovering. Gary LaPierre has been with WBZ since 1964. Mark Watson From scott@fybush.com Thu Sep 29 21:54:21 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:54:21 -0400 Subject: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery In-Reply-To: <008e01c5c561$30037640$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050929215343.030f7ea8@gwind.pair.com> At 09:49 PM 9/29/2005 -0400, Mark Watson wrote: > WBZ Radio morning news anchor Gary LaPierre underwent triple bypass > surgery Thursday morning. According to WBZ Radio news director Peter > Casey, the surgery went extremely well. It's not known how long LaPierre > will be off the air recovering. Gary LaPierre has been with WBZ since 1964. I'm sure I join everyone on the list in hoping for the best. Who's filling in for him, given that Jay's gone from the station now? s From dlh@donnahalper.com Thu Sep 29 21:58:30 2005 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:58:30 -0400 Subject: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20050929215343.030f7ea8@gwind.pair.com> References: <008e01c5c561$30037640$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050929215748.0952b968@pop.registeredsite.com> >Scott wrote-- >I'm sure I join everyone on the list in hoping for the best. Who's filling >in for him, given that Jay's gone from the station now? And when did Bradley Jay join the WBZ team? He's on at midnight, after Paul Sullivan. From markwats@comcast.net Thu Sep 29 22:03:35 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:03:35 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery) References: <008e01c5c561$30037640$69081f42@Mark> <5.1.0.14.2.20050929215748.0952b968@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <00a301c5c563$2c6ea4d0$69081f42@Mark> Donna Halper wrote: > And when did Bradley Jay join the WBZ team? He's on at midnight, after > Paul Sullivan. I think he's doing some fill in talk shifts on WBZ. Is Steve Levelle (sp?) on vacation? Mark Watson From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Thu Sep 29 22:10:09 2005 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:10:09 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) Message-ID: <200509292210.AA1871512034@mail.ttlc.net> Mark Watson wrote: > I think he's doing some fill in talk shifts on WBZ. Is Steve Levelle (sp?) on vacation? Steve has been plagued by a bad cold over the past couple of weeks. From markwats@comcast.net Thu Sep 29 22:10:16 2005 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:10:16 -0400 Subject: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery References: <5.1.0.14.0.20050929215343.030f7ea8@gwind.pair.com> Message-ID: <00a601c5c564$1ce183b0$69081f42@Mark> Scott Fybush wrote: > I'm sure I join everyone on the list in hoping for the best. Who's filling > in for him, given that Jay's gone from the station now? I concur with Scott, best wishes for Mr. LaPierre's recovery. The past few mornings I've tuned in at 6:30, I've heard Deb Lawlor. I don't know who's subbing for Gary. It appears that for now at least, Greg Jensen is anchoring in middays, which was Jay McQuade's regular shift. I'll have to try to catch a little more of the morning news on 'BZ tomorrow to see who's in for Gary. Mark Watson From scott@fybush.com Thu Sep 29 22:33:51 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:33:51 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery) In-Reply-To: <00a301c5c563$2c6ea4d0$69081f42@Mark> References: <008e01c5c561$30037640$69081f42@Mark> <5.1.0.14.2.20050929215748.0952b968@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050929222940.03121b40@gwind.pair.com> At 10:03 PM 9/29/2005 -0400, Mark Watson wrote: >Donna Halper wrote: > >>And when did Bradley Jay join the WBZ team? He's on at midnight, after >>Paul Sullivan. > > I think he's doing some fill in talk shifts on WBZ. Is Steve Levelle > (sp?) on vacation? Good heavens, they must be hurting for staff there. That's not a slam at Bradley Jay, who's doing a fine job, but let's see...Gary's down for the count, Leveille's been sick, no replacement (that I've heard of yet) for Jay...or for Flo Jonic...or for Bill Lawrence, who just kinda disappeared a while back. If it gets much worse, maybe they'll be desperate enough to have to call yours truly ;-) s From revdoug1@verizon.net Thu Sep 29 22:54:29 2005 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:54:29 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) References: <200509292210.AA1871512034@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <04d801c5c56a$475ba200$6501a8c0@pastor2> How old is Gary, anyway? I was 13 in 1964 when I first listened to him, so he's gotta be pushing 70. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "rogerkirk" To: "Scott Fybush" ; ; "Donna Halper" ; "Mark Watson" Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:10 PM Subject: Re: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) > Mark Watson wrote: > > I think he's doing some fill in talk shifts on WBZ. Is Steve Levelle (sp?) on vacation? > > Steve has been plagued by a bad cold over the past couple of weeks. > > > From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Sep 30 02:21:35 2005 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 02:21:35 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) In-Reply-To: <04d801c5c56a$475ba200$6501a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <433CA12F.10770.F090C3@localhost> On 29 Sep 2005 at 22:54, Doug Drown wrote: > How old is Gary, anyway? I was 13 in 1964 when I first listened to > him, so he's gotta be pushing 70. I'm not sure the logic of this. I was 19 in 1964. Does that make him younger? -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From xtrovato@yahoo.com Fri Sep 30 02:51:56 2005 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (Rob) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 02:51:56 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) References: <433CA12F.10770.F090C3@localhost> Message-ID: <027701c5c58c$38f68320$6401a8c0@xyz> > > How old is Gary, anyway? I was 13 in 1964 when I first listened to > > him, so he's gotta be pushing 70. > > I'm not sure the logic of this. I was 19 in 1964. Does that make him younger? Well...at what age might a young reporter get hired at WBZ in 1964? 20-25? Meaning he was probably born in 1939-1944? Making him 61-66 years old. Which sounds about right....as I hear that he's been talking about retirement plans. From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Fri Sep 30 08:23:32 2005 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:23:32 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) Message-ID: <200509300823.AA649069058@mail.ttlc.net> Scott Fybush wrote: >Good heavens, they must be hurting for staff there. That's not >a slam at Bradley Jay, who's doing a fine job, but let's see... >Gary's down for the count, Leveille's been sick, no replacement >(that I've heard of yet) for Jay...or for Flo Jonic...or for Bill >Lawrence, who just kinda disappeared a while back. > >If it gets much worse, maybe they'll be desperate enough to >have to call yours truly ;-) Plus, Carl Stevens is in the studio instead of on the road, too. From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Fri Sep 30 09:03:39 2005 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:03:39 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) References: <433CA12F.10770.F090C3@localhost> <027701c5c58c$38f68320$6401a8c0@xyz> Message-ID: <007801c5c5bf$608dac50$98803418@DG07P241> Sounds about right - he was talking of retirement a while ago. 'BZ eniticed him to stay on with the 6am Florida thing. Paul Sandwich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob" To: "A. Joseph Ross" ; ; "Scott Fybush" ; ; "Donna Halper" ; "Mark Watson" ; "Doug Drown" Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 2:51 AM Subject: Re: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) > > > > How old is Gary, anyway? I was 13 in 1964 when I first listened to > > > him, so he's gotta be pushing 70. > > > > I'm not sure the logic of this. I was 19 in 1964. Does that make him > younger? > > > Well...at what age might a young reporter get hired at WBZ in 1964? 20-25? > > Meaning he was probably born in 1939-1944? > > Making him 61-66 years old. > > Which sounds about right....as I hear that he's been talking about > retirement plans. > > From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Fri Sep 30 09:07:14 2005 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:07:14 -0400 Subject: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery References: <008e01c5c561$30037640$69081f42@Mark> <5.1.0.14.2.20050929215748.0952b968@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <008d01c5c5bf$e0ad0cf0$98803418@DG07P241> Bradley is one of 3 midnight fill-ins along with Morgan White Jr and Dan Pierce. Paul Sandwich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: "Scott Fybush" ; Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:58 PM Subject: Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery > > >Scott wrote-- > >I'm sure I join everyone on the list in hoping for the best. Who's filling > >in for him, given that Jay's gone from the station now? > > And when did Bradley Jay join the WBZ team? He's on at midnight, after > Paul Sullivan. > > From n1pba@juno.com Fri Sep 30 08:07:18 2005 From: n1pba@juno.com (Ed Hennessy) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:07:18 GMT Subject: WBZ's new 'style' Message-ID: <20050930.050740.997.653298@webmail18.lax.untd.com> An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: not available Url: http://lists.BostonRadio.org/pipermail/boston-radio-interest/attachments/20050930/028dba39/attachment.ksh From dlh@donnahalper.com Fri Sep 30 12:14:55 2005 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:14:55 -0400 Subject: sending best wishes to Gary LaPierre In-Reply-To: <20050930.050740.997.653298@webmail18.lax.untd.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20050930121404.02cb57a0@pop.registeredsite.com> Peter Casey says the surgery went well and Gary is resting comfortably. Cards and well wishes may be sent to him in care of WBZ. From raccoonradio@gmail.com Fri Sep 30 12:26:41 2005 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:26:41 -0400 Subject: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery In-Reply-To: <008d01c5c5bf$e0ad0cf0$98803418@DG07P241> References: <008e01c5c561$30037640$69081f42@Mark> <5.1.0.14.2.20050929215748.0952b968@pop.registeredsite.com> <008d01c5c5bf$e0ad0cf0$98803418@DG07P241> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0509300926x62dac237o17ed01b23e35d52b@mail.gmail.com> Bradley J has been doing WBZ fill ins for awhile. There was a period when Steve Leveille filled in for Paul Sullivan while Paul recovered from surgery (earlier this year, Feb. I think) and Leveille's slot had Bradley J, Morgan, Dan Pierce, and Jordan Rich filling in for _him...File under former DJs later doing talk (Mark Parenteau, Tai, Ozone, Imus, Stern...Joe Finan over in Akron/Kent OH... even Jerry Williams had been a DJ years before his talk days,right?) On 9/30/05, Paul B. Currier wrote: > Bradley is one of 3 midnight fill-ins along with Morgan White Jr and Dan > Pierce. From scott@fybush.com Fri Sep 30 12:35:34 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:35:34 -0400 Subject: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0509300926x62dac237o17ed01b23e35d52b@mail.gmail.co m> References: <008d01c5c5bf$e0ad0cf0$98803418@DG07P241> <008e01c5c561$30037640$69081f42@Mark> <5.1.0.14.2.20050929215748.0952b968@pop.registeredsite.com> <008d01c5c5bf$e0ad0cf0$98803418@DG07P241> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050930123327.0313abc8@gwind.pair.com> At 12:26 PM 9/30/2005 -0400, Bob Nelson wrote: >Bradley J has been doing WBZ fill ins for awhile. There was a period when >Steve Leveille filled in for Paul Sullivan while Paul recovered from surgery >(earlier this year, Feb. I think) and Leveille's slot had Bradley J, Morgan, >Dan Pierce, and Jordan Rich filling in for _him...File under former DJs later >doing talk (Mark Parenteau, Tai, Ozone, Imus, Stern...Joe Finan over >in Akron/Kent OH... >even Jerry Williams had been a DJ years before his talk days,right?) Let's not forget "Tiger" Bob Raleigh, who was one of the biggest top 40 DJs in the DC market before reinventing himself in overnights on BZ, post-Glick and pre-Leveille... http://www.amandfmmorningside.com/wpgc_mystery_of_bob_raleighs_explained.html s From nostaticatall@comcast.net Fri Sep 30 13:14:28 2005 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:14:28 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) In-Reply-To: <200509292210.AA1871512034@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200509292210.AA1871512034@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <2ee90cb27f2fdecd9e82f4680a607eee@comcast.net> This seems to be a trend. Brudnoy was sick for a long time. Paul Sullivan has had recent health problems. Gary's recovering from bypass surgery and now Laveille has been in and out for awhile with nagging colds. Not exactly the healthiest bunch over at Soldiers Field Road. Maybe that's why McQuaide left. He didn't want to be the next one in sick bay! --Mike Thomas On Sep 29, 2005, at 10:10 PM, rogerkirk wrote: > Mark Watson wrote: >> I think he's doing some fill in talk shifts on WBZ. Is Steve >> Levelle (sp?) on vacation? > > Steve has been plagued by a bad cold over the past couple of weeks. > > From scott@fybush.com Fri Sep 30 15:06:33 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:06:33 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) In-Reply-To: <027701c5c58c$38f68320$6401a8c0@xyz> References: <433CA12F.10770.F090C3@localhost> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050930150513.03240c28@gwind.pair.com> At 02:51 AM 9/30/2005 -0400, Rob wrote: > > > How old is Gary, anyway? I was 13 in 1964 when I first listened to > > > him, so he's gotta be pushing 70. > > > > I'm not sure the logic of this. I was 19 in 1964. Does that make him >younger? > > >Well...at what age might a young reporter get hired at WBZ in 1964? 20-25? Gary was on the young side of that range - 21 or 22, if memory serves. I do know that he told me once that for the first few years he was at WBZ, the station deliberately didn't release any publicity photos of him because he looked so young. That would make him about 62-63 now, I think. s From revdoug1@verizon.net Fri Sep 30 15:35:25 2005 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:35:25 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) References: <433CA12F.10770.F090C3@localhost> <5.1.0.14.0.20050930150513.03240c28@gwind.pair.com> Message-ID: <062c01c5c5f6$1d97c700$6501a8c0@pastor2> I'm amazed. What would be the chances nowadays of a 21- or 22-year-old getting an anchor job (or ANY job, for that matter) at a major 50,000-watt AM radio station? Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fybush" To: "Rob" ; "A. Joseph Ross" ; ; ; "Donna Halper" ; "Mark Watson" ; "Doug Drown" Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 3:06 PM Subject: Re: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) > At 02:51 AM 9/30/2005 -0400, Rob wrote: > > > > > How old is Gary, anyway? I was 13 in 1964 when I first listened to > > > > him, so he's gotta be pushing 70. > > > > > > I'm not sure the logic of this. I was 19 in 1964. Does that make him > >younger? > > > > > >Well...at what age might a young reporter get hired at WBZ in 1964? 20-25? > > Gary was on the young side of that range - 21 or 22, if memory serves. I do > know that he told me once that for the first few years he was at WBZ, the > station deliberately didn't release any publicity photos of him because he > looked so young. > > That would make him about 62-63 now, I think. > > s > > From scott@fybush.com Fri Sep 30 15:31:48 2005 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:31:48 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) In-Reply-To: <062c01c5c5f6$1d97c700$6501a8c0@pastor2> References: <433CA12F.10770.F090C3@localhost> <5.1.0.14.0.20050930150513.03240c28@gwind.pair.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20050930153105.0328a4d0@gwind.pair.com> At 03:35 PM 9/30/2005 -0400, Doug Drown wrote: >I'm amazed. What would be the chances nowadays of a 21- or 22-year-old >getting an anchor job (or ANY job, for that matter) at a major 50,000-watt >AM radio station? I was only 20 when I started there... :-) s From revdoug1@verizon.net Fri Sep 30 16:18:27 2005 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:18:27 -0400 Subject: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) References: <433CA12F.10770.F090C3@localhost> <5.1.0.14.0.20050930150513.03240c28@gwind.pair.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20050930153105.0328a4d0@gwind.pair.com> Message-ID: <001101c5c5fc$1ec27ca0$6501a8c0@pastor2> Scott: I remain amazed. :-) Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fybush" To: "Doug Drown" ; "Rob" ; "A. Joseph Ross" ; ; ; "Donna Halper" ; "Mark Watson" Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 3:31 PM Subject: Re: Bradley Jay (Was Re: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple BypassSurgery) > At 03:35 PM 9/30/2005 -0400, Doug Drown wrote: > >I'm amazed. What would be the chances nowadays of a 21- or 22-year-old > >getting an anchor job (or ANY job, for that matter) at a major 50,000-watt > >AM radio station? > > I was only 20 when I started there... :-) > > s > > From lglavin@lycos.com Fri Sep 30 17:02:18 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:02:18 -0500 Subject: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY Message-ID: <20050930210218.DA240E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Scott Fybush" >To: "Matthew Osborne" , boston-radio->interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org >Subject: Re: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY >Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:51:00 -0400 > > They make it in to Rochester on occasion, too, usually right around > sunset. They're actually not as limited to the west (especially > during their day and CH patterns) as some of the other Boston AMs > are. > > s Try it Friday nights. Some BRIGers have suggested that AM 1510 may be very CASUAL about cutting back on Friday evenings while WWZN is covering high school football! -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From lglavin@lycos.com Fri Sep 30 17:05:52 2005 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:05:52 -0500 Subject: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY Message-ID: <20050930210552.651ABE5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter Q. George" >To: "Doug Drown" , "Matthew Osborne" >, boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org >Subject: Re: WWZN Reception in Schenectady, NY >Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:27:03 -0700 (PDT) > > I personally have had fairly good reception of > WWZN/1510 while visiting family in Penfield, NY, an > eastern suburb of Rochester, NY. I believe that WWZN > mainly protects WLAC/1510, to the southwest. The > pattern is a little wider toward the northwest, but > still protects the former Sherbrooke, QC allocation. > The reason why 1510 does not do well in its' own > backyard is because of the higher frequency and is > more prone to skywave interference. > > 73, > > Peter Q. (K1XRB) > I think for even the casual listener, AM 1510's major problem through many incarnations has been beating and splatter from the big-time adjacent signals: WTOP and the occupant of 1520 in Buffalo. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From hykker@grolen.com Fri Sep 30 19:53:20 2005 From: hykker@grolen.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:53:20 -0400 Subject: Gary LaPierre Undergoes Triple Bypass Surgery In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0509300926x62dac237o17ed01b23e35d52b@mail.gmail.co m> References: <008e01c5c561$30037640$69081f42@Mark> <5.1.0.14.2.20050929215748.0952b968@pop.registeredsite.com> <008d01c5c5bf$e0ad0cf0$98803418@DG07P241> <1fbbbced0509300926x62dac237o17ed01b23e35d52b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20050930195100.01afcf00@pop3.grolen.com> Bob Nelson wrote: >Bradley J has been doing WBZ fill ins for awhile. There was a period when >Steve Leveille filled in for Paul Sullivan while Paul recovered from surgery >(earlier this year, Feb. I think) and Leveille's slot had Bradley J, Morgan, >Dan Pierce, and Jordan Rich filling in for _him...File under former DJs later >doing talk (Mark Parenteau, Tai, Ozone, Imus, Stern...Joe Finan over >in Akron/Kent OH... >even Jerry Williams had been a DJ years before his talk days,right?) Add Bruce Bradley & Rush to that list.