From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Feb 1 00:19:56 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:19:56 -0500 Subject: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play In-Reply-To: <3A8CDFAC-303A-40C0-B2FE-19D22E926DF2@mac.com> References: <1fbbbced0601311029s48f48271g8dde5e7a73f7cb25@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <43DFFEAC.370.643812@localhost> On 31 Jan 2006 at 14:44, John Francini wrote: > Frankly, I'd never seen the point of moving the Patriots to FM. The point probably is that many listeners -- especially younger ones - - don't know how to tune to 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 raccoonradio@gmail.com Wed Feb 1 04:11:02 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 04:11:02 -0500 Subject: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play In-Reply-To: <43DFFEAC.370.643812@localhost> References: <1fbbbced0601311029s48f48271g8dde5e7a73f7cb25@mail.gmail.com> <3A8CDFAC-303A-40C0-B2FE-19D22E926DF2@mac.com> <43DFFEAC.370.643812@localhost> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602010111k7489d77dub5076696c455cc45@mail.gmail.com> Bill O'Neill wrote: >>And WDEV-FM Warren, Vermont! (There are locals but 96.1's upgrade makes it just about everywhere in north and central Vt. Yes, was going to mention them but figured I'd just provide the link so people could check out what other FMs the Sox are on. Weren't the Sox on WTSA-FM 96.7 Brattleboro years ago? Back in September I was in Bennington, where the Sox air on WBTN 1370 and I got talking to a Yankee fan who was complaining about not being able to hear the Yanks in Bennington (a resident, not a visitor). I just checked and it looks like their affiliate WTMM 1300 out of Rensaeleer, NY might reach Bennington in the daytime, at least (not sure if they're a new affiliate or what). Would think he could pick up WCBS at night... When I visit the Burlington area I usually stay at the Motel 6 in Colchester, about 4 miles or so, if not less, from WVMT's stick. And I always say to myself, great, I might wind up picking up the "it is high, it is far, it is GONE" Yanks on my fillings :) From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Wed Feb 1 09:02:16 2006 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 06:02:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602010111k7489d77dub5076696c455cc45@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20060201140216.28016.qmail@web36914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 04:11:02 Bob Nelson wrote: > I just checked and it looks like their > affiliate WTMM 1300 out > of Rensaeleer, NY might reach Bennington in the > daytime, at least In all honesty, I would be very surprised if WTMM makes it that far out, even in the daytime. I don't know exactly what their directional pattern is, but they are still a lower powered station on a graveyard frequency (AM 1300) that doesn't really get outside the immediate Albany/Schenectady/Troy area at all, even in the daytime (At night, of course, you can completely forget about any coverage for them given their frequency and power) >Would think he could pick up WCBS at night... He definitely should. I'll bet he just doesn't know about AM skywave and its really cool features :) Matt Osborne Schenectady, NY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Wed Feb 1 09:09:25 2006 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 06:09:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play In-Reply-To: <43DFF597.1060506@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <20060201140925.68234.qmail@web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:41:11 Bill O'Neill wrote: > And WDEV-FM Warren, Vermont! (There are locals but > 96.1's upgrade makes > it just about everywhere in north and central Vt. When exactly did this upgrade happen? I remember back in 1996-98, as a student in Plattsburgh that WDEV made it there very decently (not super strong, but definitely listenable if you pointed your antenna correctly). If they've upgraded since then, unless they went directional away from Plattsburgh, they must be blasting in there now Matt Osborne Schenectady, NY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From billo@shoreham.net Wed Feb 1 09:50:56 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:50:56 -0500 Subject: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602010111k7489d77dub5076696c455cc45@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0601311029s48f48271g8dde5e7a73f7cb25@mail.gmail.com> <3A8CDFAC-303A-40C0-B2FE-19D22E926DF2@mac.com> <43DFFEAC.370.643812@localhost> <1fbbbced0602010111k7489d77dub5076696c455cc45@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1138805456.43e0cad0aa242@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting Bob Nelson : Weren't the > Sox on WTSA-FM 96.7 Brattleboro years > ago? I'll defer to the venerable Vermonters Scott and Garrett on that one. I'm a mere Bay State flatlander of six years! Bill O'Neill From Kaimbridge@gmail.com Wed Feb 1 12:52:59 2006 From: Kaimbridge@gmail.com (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild) Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:52:59 +0000 Subject: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! Message-ID: <43E0F57B.1090704@Gmail.com> According to today's Salem News, Asher's WESX-1.230 Salem and WJDA-1.300 Quincy are being sold to "Mercury Capital Partners". The on-line edition now requires a subscription, but they do provide the first part of the article, free: http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/snstory.pl?-sec-News+1k589gO+fn-swesx On MCP's website, they have a "portfolio" page, summarizing some of the broadcast companies they're involved with: http://www.mercurycapitalpartners.com/portfolio.html ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From scott@fybush.com Wed Feb 1 11:07:09 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:07:09 -0500 Subject: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play In-Reply-To: <20060201140925.68234.qmail@web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <43DFF597.1060506@shoreham.net> <20060201140925.68234.qmail@web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201110436.04217870@fybush.com> At 09:09 AM 2/1/2006, you wrote: >On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:41:11 Bill O'Neill wrote: > > > And WDEV-FM Warren, Vermont! (There are locals but > > 96.1's upgrade makes > > it just about everywhere in north and central Vt. > >When exactly did this upgrade happen? I remember back >in 1996-98, as a student in Plattsburgh that WDEV made >it there very decently (not super strong, but >definitely listenable if you pointed your antenna >correctly). If they've upgraded since then, unless >they went directional away from Plattsburgh, they must >be blasting in there now One area that WDEV-FM no longer reaches, however, is Colchester-Essex Junction. Clear Channel put a translator on at 96.3 last year from its studios at Fort Ethan Allen, boosting the 96.7 signal into Burlington. It wipes WDEV-FM right off the map in that area. Surprised the heck out of me when I was up there last summer, trying to tape Music To Go To The Dump By... As for Bennington, a good radio should be able to pull out WCBS there even for Yanks day games. But why would anyone WANT to...? ;-) s From raccoonradio@gmail.com Wed Feb 1 14:50:38 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 14:50:38 -0500 Subject: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201110436.04217870@fybush.com> References: <43DFF597.1060506@shoreham.net> <20060201140925.68234.qmail@web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7.0.0.16.0.20060201110436.04217870@fybush.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602011150r7b94ec57wd8d4fa7469f32aad@mail.gmail.com> Bill O'Neill wrote: >>I'll defer to the venerable Vermonters Scott and Garrett on that one. I'm a mere Bay State flatlander of six years! Well, am pretty sure they carried the Sox at one time; maybe in 80s/early 90s (WTSA-FM 96.7) Scott Fybush wrote: > One area that WDEV-FM no longer reaches, however, is Colchester-Essex > Junction. Clear Channel put a translator on at 96.3 last year from > its studios at Fort Ethan Allen, boosting the 96.7 signal into > Burlington. It wipes WDEV-FM right off the map in that area. Yes, I'd heard about that and thought, that _is_ pretty close to WDEV-FM. The map at radio-locator.com seems to indicate that WXZO-FM should have Burlington in its local area despite broadcasting from the other side of the lake but maybe it's shaky in certain areas,. By the way the website for the Vermont Lake Monsters (formerly Vermont Expos) says that for the "first time in the franchise's 13 year history", all 76 of their regular season games will be on radio--on WXZO-FM (and WXZO 960) From billo@shoreham.net Wed Feb 1 13:58:54 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:58:54 -0500 Subject: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201110436.04217870@fybush.com> References: <43DFF597.1060506@shoreham.net> <20060201140925.68234.qmail@web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7.0.0.16.0.20060201110436.04217870@fybush.com> Message-ID: <1138820334.43e104eea4aab@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting Scott Fybush : > One area that WDEV-FM no longer reaches, however, is Colchester-Essex > Junction. Clear Channel put a translator on at 96.3 last year I know that WDEV has a translator in Barre at 102.5. Surprising that they wouldn't want to at least do the same thing in Colchester. And, yes, "Music to Go to the Dump By" is mandatory Saturday morning listening. Even if your community considers the dump to be a waste disposal and recycling center. Suffice it to say that Ken (Nascar) Squires' show is refreshingly unencumbered by political correctness that has run amok all over the dial. Bill O'Neill From hykker@grolen.com Wed Feb 1 15:46:18 2006 From: hykker@grolen.com (hykker@grolen.com) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:46:18 -0500 (EST) Subject: WDEV (was: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play) In-Reply-To: <1138820334.43e104eea4aab@webmail.shoreham.net> References: <43DFF597.1060506@shoreham.net> <20060201140925.68234.qmail@web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7.0.0.16.0.20060201110436.04217870@fybush.com> <1138820334.43e104eea4aab@webmail.shoreham.net> Message-ID: <3252.63.115.16.143.1138826778.squirrel@63.115.16.143> Bill O'Neill wrote... > > And, yes, "Music to Go to the Dump By" is mandatory Saturday morning > listening. > Even if your community considers the dump to be a waste disposal and > recycling > center. Suffice it to say that Ken (Nascar) Squires' show is refreshingly > unencumbered by political correctness that has run amok all over the dial. > Curiously, anyone know the title & artist of the tune they use to intro the bird report? It's so cheezy it's good. I think I emailed them once but never got an answer. From revdoug1@verizon.net Wed Feb 1 15:25:41 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:25:41 -0500 Subject: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play References: <43DFF597.1060506@shoreham.net> <20060201140925.68234.qmail@web36901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7.0.0.16.0.20060201110436.04217870@fybush.com> <1138820334.43e104eea4aab@webmail.shoreham.net> Message-ID: <04e001c6276d$ac8677d0$6501a8c0@pastor2> I heard WDEV for the first time during a weekend in the Montpelier area last month (got a nice photo of the AM towers while there, too). What a refreshing change of pace . . . I loved it. Every state needs one radio station like that. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill O'Neill" To: "Scott Fybush" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 1:58 PM Subject: Re: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play > Quoting Scott Fybush : > > One area that WDEV-FM no longer reaches, however, is Colchester-Essex > > Junction. Clear Channel put a translator on at 96.3 last year > > I know that WDEV has a translator in Barre at 102.5. Surprising that they > wouldn't want to at least do the same thing in Colchester. > > And, yes, "Music to Go to the Dump By" is mandatory Saturday morning listening. > Even if your community considers the dump to be a waste disposal and recycling > center. Suffice it to say that Ken (Nascar) Squires' show is refreshingly > unencumbered by political correctness that has run amok all over the dial. > > Bill O'Neill > From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Wed Feb 1 18:52:51 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 18:52:51 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost Message-ID: <200602011852.AA1828585902@mail.ttlc.net> Boston Acoustics announced it is reducing the price on its "Receptor" to $299. Now, they're really gonna fly off the shelves. From scott@fybush.com Wed Feb 1 19:38:04 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:38:04 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <200602011852.AA1828585902@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200602011852.AA1828585902@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201193727.024f9c20@fybush.com> At 06:52 PM 2/1/2006, rogerkirk wrote: >Boston Acoustics announced it is reducing the price on its >"Receptor" to $299. Now, they're really gonna fly off the shelves. Similarly snide posts have been making the rounds on the various DX lists today as well. Here's my response to one of them on the National Radio Club's list: >If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a >sound? I see this has the current state of HD radio. The original >offering equipment prices were so out of line, who would go for >it? The message is out, drop the prices or talk to space. If BA >can drop the price so drastically, imagine what their initial profit >margin was. Less than you'd think, I bet. Remember, there are all kinds of design and tooling costs to build an initial small run of any new product. There are no economies of scale in putting out perhaps 10,000 HD Receptors, versus a million or ten million $39 Wal-Mart DVD players, for instance. BA put their initial run of $499 radios out there primarily at the behest of the broadcasters in the earliest vanguard of the IBOC rollout, who needed something to put out there to listen to their signals on, and who were willing to pay accordingly. The price drop to $299 tells me that they probably had enough response from the initial run to go back to whatever Asian factory they're using and do another run. With the initial costs now paid off, they're getting closer to an economy of scale. While it may not seem that way to DXers who've been hearing the hissing and buzzing for a few years now, we are still in the very earliest stage of the commercial rollout of IBOC. The manufacturers who are putting the money up to design and build receivers are taking a very big risk, as are the broadcasters who have spent big bucks so far to equip their facilities for IBOC. Every successful consumer electronics introduction (and every unsuccessful one, too) goes through this early-adopter phase. Have we all forgotten about the $2000 VCR, circa 1976, and the $25 blank tapes? Or about the $1200 CD player, circa 1983? Or the $1500 cell phones and dollar-a-minute service plans of the same era? I'm guessing that none of us jumped at those prices, nor should we have. But they got the products out there on store shelves and paved the way for mass production and dramatically lower prices pretty quickly. (My recollection is that the $1200 first-generation CD player of 1983 had become about $250 by the time I got my first player two years later.) I'm not saying that HD Radio will necessarily be a success - my sense right now is that the AM system, thanks to its interference issues and its inability to multicast, will end up failing, but that multicasting will make the FM system at least moderately successful. But I do think that after a rollout that took longer than it should have, the industry is finally taking the steps it needs to take to make something happen. For receiver manufacturers to take the risks involved in tooling up for mass production at reasonable prices, they needed to see that broadcasters were committed to providing the programming and on-air promotion that would make people want to seek out receivers. We are now, literally, TWO WEEKS into that process. If we're still at these price levels in two years, then we can start talking about success or failure. Right now, it's far too early. s From RBello@BelloAssoc.com Wed Feb 1 22:04:41 2006 From: RBello@BelloAssoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:04:41 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <200602011852.AA1828585902@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200602011852.AA1828585902@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.0.20060201220104.02f2ee60@pop.gis.net> At 06:52 PM 2/1/2006, rogerkirk wrote: >Boston Acoustics announced it is reducing the price on its "Receptor" to >$299. Now, they're really gonna fly off the shelves. Are there other HD capable receivers available ? Somehow I don't think a table radio is the way to best listen to what HD claims to offer. From marklaurence@mac.com Thu Feb 2 10:27:22 2006 From: marklaurence@mac.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:27:22 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <6.1.2.0.0.20060201220104.02f2ee60@pop.gis.net> References: <200602011852.AA1828585902@mail.ttlc.net> <6.1.2.0.0.20060201220104.02f2ee60@pop.gis.net> Message-ID: On Feb 1, 2006, at 10:04 PM, Ron Bello wrote: > > Are there other HD capable receivers available ? > Somehow I don't think a table radio is the way to best listen to > what HD claims to offer. Shopping.yahoo.com shows car-stereo models from Panasonic, Alpine, and JVC. Eclipse makes an HD tuner that you can add on to specific Eclipse branded systems. The cheapest price is $320 for the Panasonic, the highest is the Alpine for $1300. Mark From radiojunkie3@yahoo.com Thu Feb 2 14:01:25 2006 From: radiojunkie3@yahoo.com (Peter Q. George) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:01:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: What about the small broadcasters ? (was Re: HD Gets A Boost) In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201193727.024f9c20@fybush.com> Message-ID: <20060202190125.74728.qmail@web50805.mail.yahoo.com> The BIG question that nobody seems to want to answer is..... what about the lower powered FM stations that want to embrace this new technology? Spending a minimum of $75,000 to upgrade these stations to digital and having to fork up another $25,000 to have it all licensed with Ibiquity comes to a grand total of $100,000. Where in God's green earth is any smaller station (a college or LPFM) going to be able to come up with that dastardly amount to keep up with the technology. It's all find if your name is Clear Channel or Greater Media. But what about the small broadcasters. How do they fit in the equation? Any takers? Pete (K1XRB) --- Scott Fybush wrote: > At 06:52 PM 2/1/2006, rogerkirk wrote: > >Boston Acoustics announced it is reducing the price > on its > >"Receptor" to $299. Now, they're really gonna fly > off the shelves. > > Similarly snide posts have been making the rounds on > the various DX > lists today as well. Here's my response to one of > them on the > National Radio Club's list: > > >If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, > does it make a > >sound? I see this has the current state of HD > radio. The original > >offering equipment prices were so out of line, who > would go for > >it? The message is out, drop the prices or talk to > space. If BA > >can drop the price so drastically, imagine what > their initial profit > >margin was. > > Less than you'd think, I bet. Remember, there are > all kinds of design > and tooling costs to build an initial small run of > any new product. > There are no economies of scale in putting out > perhaps 10,000 HD > Receptors, versus a million or ten million $39 > Wal-Mart DVD players, > for instance. BA put their initial run of $499 > radios out there > primarily at the behest of the broadcasters in the > earliest vanguard > of the IBOC rollout, who needed something to put out > there to listen > to their signals on, and who were willing to pay > accordingly. The > price drop to $299 tells me that they probably had > enough response > from the initial run to go back to whatever Asian > factory they're > using and do another run. With the initial costs now > paid off, > they're getting closer to an economy of scale. > > While it may not seem that way to DXers who've been > hearing the > hissing and buzzing for a few years now, we are > still in the very > earliest stage of the commercial rollout of IBOC. > The manufacturers > who are putting the money up to design and build > receivers are taking > a very big risk, as are the broadcasters who have > spent big bucks so > far to equip their facilities for IBOC. Every > successful consumer > electronics introduction (and every unsuccessful > one, too) goes > through this early-adopter phase. Have we all > forgotten about the > $2000 VCR, circa 1976, and the $25 blank tapes? Or > about the $1200 CD > player, circa 1983? Or the $1500 cell phones and > dollar-a-minute > service plans of the same era? I'm guessing that > none of us jumped at > those prices, nor should we have. But they got the > products out there > on store shelves and paved the way for mass > production and > dramatically lower prices pretty quickly. (My > recollection is that > the $1200 first-generation CD player of 1983 had > become about $250 by > the time I got my first player two years later.) > > I'm not saying that HD Radio will necessarily be a > success - my sense > right now is that the AM system, thanks to its > interference issues > and its inability to multicast, will end up failing, > but that > multicasting will make the FM system at least > moderately successful. > But I do think that after a rollout that took longer > than it should > have, the industry is finally taking the steps it > needs to take to > make something happen. For receiver manufacturers to > take the risks > involved in tooling up for mass production at > reasonable prices, they > needed to see that broadcasters were committed to > providing the > programming and on-air promotion that would make > people want to seek > out receivers. > > We are now, literally, TWO WEEKS into that process. > If we're still at > these price levels in two years, then we can start > talking about > success or failure. Right now, it's far too early. > > s > > Peter Q. George (K1XRB) Whitman, Massachusetts "Scanning the bands since 1967" radiojunkie1@yahoo.com radiojunkie3@yahoo.com *********************************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From xtrovato@yahoo.com Thu Feb 2 14:32:29 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 14:32:29 -0500 Subject: What about the small broadcasters ? (was Re: HD Gets A Boost) References: <20060202190125.74728.qmail@web50805.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <028301c6282f$6a24ac00$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> > The BIG question that nobody seems to want to answer > is..... what about the lower powered FM stations that > want to embrace this new technology? Spending a > minimum of $75,000 to upgrade these stations to > digital and having to fork up another $25,000 to have > it all licensed with Ibiquity comes to a grand total > of $100,000. Where in God's green earth is any > smaller station (a college or LPFM) going to be able > to come up with that dastardly amount to keep up with > the technology. Wasn't this the same argument about smaller FM stations going stereo? Many small college-stations stayed mono for years! Wasn't this the same thing they said about the 10 Watt Class D's upgrading their power? Some are still 10 watts! ....what if they want to embrace THAT technology? From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Thu Feb 2 16:32:21 2006 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:32:21 -0800 (PST) Subject: What about the small broadcasters ? (was Re: HD Gets A Boost) In-Reply-To: <20060202190125.74728.qmail@web50805.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20060202213221.42871.qmail@web36910.mail.mud.yahoo.com> On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:01:25 "Peter Q. George" wrote: > The BIG question that nobody seems to want to answer > is..... what about the lower powered FM stations > that > want to embrace this new technology? Spending a > minimum of $75,000 to upgrade these stations to > digital and having to fork up another $25,000 to > have > it all licensed with Ibiquity comes to a grand total > of $100,000. Where in God's green earth is any > smaller station (a college or LPFM) going to be able > to come up with that dastardly amount to keep up > with the technology. Unfortunately, you do have a valid point here. However, these new digital receivers, AFAIK, will continue to support traditional analog broadcasts so its not like these stations will suddenly become unlistenable with this conversion. As far as going digital, my guess is that it will take a long time for these outlets to build up the necessary funding to actually make the conversion, and until that time they will probably just have to stick with analog broadcasting. In addition to LPFMs and college outlets, I can also see this case happening in the smaller markets, where a good many smaller market stations (even class Bs) will continue to broadcast analog for years to come because of the cost of conversion. Hopefully though, as the greater conversion moves along, prices will start to come down for IBOC broadcasting equipment in a few years, which should help these smaller markets and smaller stations convert. Matt Osborne Schenectady, NY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Thu Feb 2 16:47:43 2006 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:47:43 -0800 (PST) Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201193727.024f9c20@fybush.com> Message-ID: <20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:38:04 Scott Fybush wrote: > I'm not saying that HD Radio will necessarily be a > success - my sense > right now is that the AM system, thanks to its > interference issues > and its inability to multicast, will end up failing, As it stands right now, if everything were to remain exactly unchanged with AM IBOC, I would probably have to agree with Scott on this. However, here is a question/hypothetical scenario: this rollout continues with pretty much all major FM outlets making the conversion and adding multicasting to their signals. This goes over very well, and a few years from now most people will own an IBOC receiver. At this point, a modification to the AM IBOC delivery is made completely eliminating the analog portion of the signal and replacing it with the digital information that is now shoved onto first adjacent frequencies, eliminating the interference issue. Although this would render analog AM obsolete, most people would be able to receive the new digital AM signals and the receivers could still receive a totally analog AM signal until this change is complete. Would this change in signal delivery be possible without changing the hardware in every existing IBOC receiver? Does anyone think this is feasible? Matt Osborne Schenectady, NY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From xtrovato@yahoo.com Thu Feb 2 17:05:22 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:05:22 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost References: <20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <051401c62844$c7158000$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> > On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:38:04 Scott Fybush wrote: > > > I'm not saying that HD Radio will necessarily be a > > success - my sense > > right now is that the AM system, thanks to its > > interference issues > > and its inability to multicast, will end up failing... I didn't realize this... AM IBOC's can only use their HD channel to retransmit their primary analaog channel? They only have one HD channel to use? From kc1ih@mac.com Thu Feb 2 17:20:17 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:20:17 -0500 Subject: What about the small broadcasters ? (was Re: HD Gets A Boost) In-Reply-To: <20060202213221.42871.qmail@web36910.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060202190125.74728.qmail@web50805.mail.yahoo.com> <20060202213221.42871.qmail@web36910.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060202171753.024373d0@mac.com> At 04:32 PM 2/2/2006, Matthew Osborne wrote: > Hopefully though, as the greater >conversion moves along, prices will start to come down >for IBOC broadcasting equipment in a few years, which >should help these smaller markets and smaller stations >convert. The problem I have with IBOC is that it's (I believe!) a proprietary system. That would mean there's not only the equipment costs to consider, but also the cost of licensing the technology. Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From scott@fybush.com Thu Feb 2 17:26:16 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:26:16 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <051401c62844$c7158000$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <051401c62844$c7158000$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.0.20060202172356.040bfd88@fybush.com> At 05:05 PM 2/2/2006, R Trovato wrote: >I didn't realize this... > >AM IBOC's can only use their HD channel to retransmit their primary analaog >channel? > >They only have one HD channel to use? True - and at a lower data rate than HD FM, too. An HD FM signal has 96 kbps of data bandwidth, which can be divided up in a variety of ways, including using all 96K for maximum audio quality, multicasting with 48 on the main and 48 on the HD-2, 64/32, or even 48/32/16 to add a lower-fidelity HD-3 channel to the mix. HD AM has just 32 kbps to play with, and that gets you just the one stereo pair. Yet another strike against the HD AM system... s From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Feb 3 01:05:39 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 01:05:39 -0500 Subject: What about the small broadcasters ? (was Re: HD Gets A Boost) In-Reply-To: <20060202190125.74728.qmail@web50805.mail.yahoo.com> References: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201193727.024f9c20@fybush.com> Message-ID: <43E2AC63.23385.818F6C@localhost> On 2 Feb 2006 at 11:01, Peter Q. George wrote: > The BIG question that nobody seems to want to answer is..... what > about the lower powered FM stations that want to embrace this new > technology? Spending a minimum of $75,000 to upgrade these > stations to digital and having to fork up another $25,000 to have > it all licensed with Ibiquity comes to a grand total of $100,000. > Where in God's green earth is any smaller station (a college or > LPFM) going to be able to come up with that dastardly amount to > keep up with the technology. It's all find if your name is Clear > Channel or Greater Media. But what about the small broadcasters. > How do they fit in the equation? There are many ways to come up with the money. College stations can do fund-raisers, tap their alumni, and maybe even get a grant or loan from student government. I seem to remember that when I was a freshman at UMass, WMUA had just gotten a new board and transmitter through some sort of student government loan which had to be paid off over several years. Since WMUA got all its funding at the time from student government, that was just taking from one pocket and putting it in the other, but such funding mechanisms are possible. And it's also possible that nonprofit stations, especially college stations, may eventually be able to get a discount on the equipment and the licensing fees. Then again, maybe some rich entrepreneurs will come along and want their call letters ... ;-> -- 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 scott@fybush.com Fri Feb 3 02:26:26 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:26:26 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201193727.024f9c20@fybush.com> <20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.0.20060203022244.0412bc28@fybush.com> At 04:47 PM 2/2/2006, Matthew Osborne wrote: >Although this >would render analog AM obsolete, most people would be >able to receive the new digital AM signals and the >receivers could still receive a totally analog AM >signal until this change is complete. Would this >change in signal delivery be possible without changing >the hardware in every existing IBOC receiver? Does >anyone think this is feasible? There's a provision in the Ibiquity system to do just this. I'm not at all sure whether existing HD radios can operate in that "all-digital" mode, though, or whether it would require new hardware (again). Seems to me that the move to digital is making radios more like cellphones or MP3 players - the expectation is that they'll be obsolete (or at least replaced) every few years, unlike analog radios, where the lifecycle is measured in decades. Even now, how many radios do any of us actually use on a regular basis that are older than a decade or so? s From xtrovato@yahoo.com Fri Feb 3 02:44:29 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 02:44:29 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost References: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201193727.024f9c20@fybush.com><20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7.0.0.16.0.20060203022244.0412bc28@fybush.com> Message-ID: <01cd01c62896$76932cc0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> > Seems to me that the move to digital is making radios more like > cellphones or MP3 players - the expectation is that they'll be > obsolete (or at least replaced) every few years, unlike analog > radios, where the lifecycle is measured in decades. Although, some things take a long time to become obsolete. We've been hearing the death knell of newspapers for years. TV was supposed to kill radio. Home video was supposed to kill the movie theaters. And look how long it took Western Union to stop sending telegrams...while they have been obsolete for at least 20 years! (BTW...WU just sent it's _last_ telegram last Friday.) Personally, I've never known anyone to send or recieve a telegram in my lifetime. From hykker@grolen.com Fri Feb 3 07:46:21 2006 From: hykker@grolen.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:46:21 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.0.20060203022244.0412bc28@fybush.com> References: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201193727.024f9c20@fybush.com> <20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7.0.0.16.0.20060203022244.0412bc28@fybush.com> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20060203074317.01b0f4b0@pop3.grolen.com> Scott Fybush wrote: >Even now, how many radios do any of us actually use on a regular basis >that are older than a decade or so? I'm not sure I own a radio that's less than a decade old. Probably the newest is the (factory) radio in my car, and that's a 1995. From stephanie@gordsven.com Fri Feb 3 09:50:12 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 09:50:12 -0500 (EST) Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.0.20060203074317.01b0f4b0@pop3.grolen.com> References: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201193727.024f9c20@fybush.com> <20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7.0.0.16.0.20060203022244.0412bc28@fybush.com> <6.0.3.0.0.20060203074317.01b0f4b0@pop3.grolen.com> Message-ID: <10435.12.37.144.130.1138978212.squirrel@12.37.144.130> > Scott Fybush wrote: >>Even now, how many radios do any of us actually use on a regular basis >>that are older than a decade or so? Well....I have some daily-driver radios that are 20 or 30 years old. But then again, I collect the crazy things....so I don't count. ;) -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From mamros@MIT.EDU Fri Feb 3 09:53:15 2006 From: mamros@MIT.EDU (Shawn Mamros) Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:53:15 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:44:29 EST." <01cd01c62896$76932cc0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <200602031453.k13ErGDJ007135@grumpy-fuzzball.mit.edu> >Personally, I've never known anyone to send or recieve a telegram in my >lifetime. Oddly enough, the FCC used to send telegrams to notify stations when certain applications (call letter changes and power increases among them) were approved. They were doing so as late as 1979 (I've seen a couple examples from that year), but that practice apparently ceased sometime between then and the late 1980's. -Shawn Mamros E-mail to: mamros -at- mit dot edu From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Fri Feb 3 09:54:49 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 09:54:49 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost Message-ID: <200602030954.AA323158142@mail.ttlc.net> "R Trovato" wrote >Personally, I've never known anyone to send or recieve a telegram in my >lifetime. Ponder no longer. 20 years ago, I sent a telegram to my wife and her mother. They were traveling in New Brunswick and stayed at an old, exclusive resort. I felt that in keeping with the fashion of the resort a telegram was proper for this occasion. Sentimentally, my wife always kept that telegram in her wallet until said wallet was purloined in our nation's capitol by a Native American woman preying on our naivete. Try cashing an American Express Traveler's Cheque without a driver's license. No matter what they tell you, most places require an ID. From stephanie@gordsven.com Fri Feb 3 10:41:59 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 10:41:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <200602030954.AA323158142@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200602030954.AA323158142@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <30359.12.37.144.130.1138981319.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Fri, February 3, 2006 9:54, rogerkirk said: > Ponder no longer. 20 years ago, I sent a telegram to my wife and her > mother. Western Union got out of the telegram business on January 27. It put a curt announcement on its website: http://www.westernunion.com/info/osTelegram.asp Wonder what they're going to do with all those teletypes.... -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From bradfordwood@comcast.net Fri Feb 3 12:18:42 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:18:42 +0000 Subject: Interesting billboard on 495 N in Lawrence Message-ID: <020320061718.4589.43E39072000AE1BA000011ED22028887440B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Passing by a billboard this morning on 495 N in Lawrence shortly after Commonwealth Motors is a VERY old billboard (probably being prepped for a new billboard) for WSSH 99.5... Almost ran off the road...had to punch up 99.5 just to make sure Garth, Toby and Shania were still there! (grin!) BW From brian_vita@cssinc.com Fri Feb 3 12:23:56 2006 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 12:23:56 -0500 Subject: Interesting billboard on 495 N in Lawrence In-Reply-To: <020320061718.4589.43E39072000AE1BA000011ED22028887440B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Message-ID: <009101c628e6$9d7aaed0$6800a8c0@Andrastea> > Passing by a billboard this morning on 495 N in Lawrence > shortly after Commonwealth Motors is a VERY old billboard > (probably being prepped for a new billboard) for WSSH 99.5... > Gotta stop taking that Nyquil on the way to work... Brian :-) From kc1ih@mac.com Fri Feb 3 13:05:46 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:05:46 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.0.20060203022244.0412bc28@fybush.com> References: <7.0.0.16.0.20060201193727.024f9c20@fybush.com> <20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7.0.0.16.0.20060203022244.0412bc28@fybush.com> Message-ID: At 2:26 AM -0500 2/3/06, Scott Fybush wrote: > >Even now, how many radios do any of us actually use on a regular >basis that are older than a decade or so? > I have a Carver TX-11 tuner that's about 20 years old, 2 shortwave receivers that are both also about 20 years old, and a Sony Walkman that's about 10 years old. -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From Kaimbridge@gmail.com Fri Feb 3 14:30:03 2006 From: Kaimbridge@gmail.com (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild) Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:30:03 +0000 Subject: [B-R-I] Re: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! Message-ID: <43E3AF3B.5070306@Gmail.com> I previously wrote, > According to today's Salem News, Asher's WESX-1.230 Salem and > WJDA-1.300 Quincy are being sold to "Mercury Capital Partners". > The on-line edition now requires a subscription, but they do > provide the first part of the article, free: > > http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/snstory.pl?-sec-News+1k589gO+fn-swesx > > On MCP's website, they have a "portfolio" page, summarizing some > of the broadcast companies they're involved with: > > http://www.mercurycapitalpartners.com/portfolio.html The Salem News has a follow-up today, saying they are actually being bought by Principal Broadcasting Network, for $4.5 million: http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/snstory.pl?-sec-News+1k589gO+fn-mhradio ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From stephanie@gordsven.com Fri Feb 3 14:38:54 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 14:38:54 -0500 (EST) Subject: [B-R-I] Re: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! In-Reply-To: <43E3AF3B.5070306@Gmail.com> References: <43E3AF3B.5070306@Gmail.com> Message-ID: <30638.12.37.144.130.1138995534.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Fri, February 3, 2006 14:30, Kaimbridge M. GoldChild said: > The Salem News has a follow-up today, saying they are actually being > bought by Principal Broadcasting Network, for $4.5 million: So I guess we're going to be hearing the "Morning Announcements" and the "Pledge of Allegiance" at the start of every day? :) -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From marklaurence@mac.com Fri Feb 3 14:46:54 2006 From: marklaurence@mac.com (marklaurence@mac.com) Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:46:54 -0500 Subject: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! In-Reply-To: <43E3AF3B.5070306@Gmail.com> References: <43E3AF3B.5070306@Gmail.com> Message-ID: <5726521.1138996014192.JavaMail.marklaurence@mac.com> On Friday, February 03, 2006, at 02:35PM, Kaimbridge M. GoldChild wrote: >The Salem News has a follow-up today, saying they are actually being >bought by Principal Broadcasting Network, for $4.5 million This is also being reported by the Buffalo Business News, saying Principal is headed by "longtime radio insider" Otto Miller. Google shows Otto Miller heads the People's Broadcasting Network, aka WDJZ in Connecticut. WDJZ's website features a mission statement including this description of their programming philosophy - (caps theirs): "THE LINEUP OF STARS ON A PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK ARE HAND-SELECTED PEOPLE OF GOD ----THOSE CHOSEN MEN AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT THAT HAVE A SPECIAL MESSAGE OF THE LORD TO SHARE WITH US. THE PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK STATIONS HAVE NO DJ'S, NO PROGRAM DIRECTORS WHO ARE TRAINED TO FIGURE OUT WHICH FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT CAN BEST DISTRACT THE WORLD WHILE DEAFENING OUR EARS TO THE DIRECTION OF THE LORD!" http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/01/30/daily30.html http://www.wdjzradio.com/mission_statement.htm Mark From stephanie@gordsven.com Fri Feb 3 15:16:49 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 15:16:49 -0500 (EST) Subject: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! In-Reply-To: <5726521.1138996014192.JavaMail.marklaurence@mac.com> References: <43E3AF3B.5070306@Gmail.com> <5726521.1138996014192.JavaMail.marklaurence@mac.com> Message-ID: <21240.12.37.144.130.1138997809.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Fri, February 3, 2006 14:46, marklaurence@mac.com said: > Google shows Otto Miller heads the People's Broadcasting Network, aka WDJZ > in Connecticut. Otto Miller was also the GM for Arthur Liu's Multicultural Radio in New York City back, when it was only 105.9 FM and later added AM 1380. Liu also owns WLYN in Lynn. > WDJZ's website features a mission statement including this description of > their programming philosophy - (caps theirs): "THE LINEUP OF STARS ON A > PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK ARE HAND-SELECTED PEOPLE OF GOD Well...it's been nice knowing you WJDA. :'( It's a shame. It was a fun little music station to listen to, along with WJIB when I'm in the Boston Metro. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Fri Feb 3 15:46:09 2006 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 15:46:09 -0500 Subject: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! References: <43E3AF3B.5070306@Gmail.com><5726521.1138996014192.JavaMail.marklaurence@mac.com> <21240.12.37.144.130.1138997809.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: <000d01c62902$dca4a950$a7483518@DG07P241> Yes, they were great little stations especially when they were live. I kind of grew up with JDA being a South Shorite. Memories of Jerry Howard AKA Slim Pickins; his weather forecasts including "It's gonna rain in Maine; There'll be a breeze in the trees and a worry of a flurry; Tonight'll be dahk as a pocket" ....and more that I cannot recall. There was a good crew broadcasting. And of course, "Pahty Line" every mid morning. 'ESX had more varied and interesting musical shows. I cannot recall the name of any of their DJ's but am sure that I should recall one in particular. Oh for the better days of radio........ Paul Sandwich MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephanie Weil" To: Cc: ; "Kaimbridge M. GoldChild" Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 3:16 PM Subject: Re: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! > > On Fri, February 3, 2006 14:46, marklaurence@mac.com said: > > > Google shows Otto Miller heads the People's Broadcasting Network, aka WDJZ > > in Connecticut. > > Otto Miller was also the GM for Arthur Liu's Multicultural Radio in New > York City back, when it was only 105.9 FM and later added AM 1380. > > Liu also owns WLYN in Lynn. > > > WDJZ's website features a mission statement including this description of > > their programming philosophy - (caps theirs): "THE LINEUP OF STARS ON A > > PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK ARE HAND-SELECTED PEOPLE OF GOD > > Well...it's been nice knowing you WJDA. :'( > > It's a shame. It was a fun little music station to listen to, along with > WJIB when I'm in the Boston Metro. > > -- > Stephanie Weil > New York City, NY, USA > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Fri Feb 3 17:03:43 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:03:43 -0500 Subject: WNSH to conservative talk? Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602031403v5794475fgbaade1b909f128f0@mail.gmail.com> Scanning dial today and heard Jerry Doyle's talk show (Phil Valentine filling in) on WNSH. Back to conservatalk for them? They used to run Mike Gallagher, etc. Unless it's WPEP...Well, it's top of hour; no ID, but into "USA Radio News". It's possible I'm picking up WPEP (1570 in Taunton) here in Beverly (which would mean WNSH is off air for some reason) but it seems pretty strong. I did hear something about WNSH moving to the owner's house (Keating Willcox) in Hamilton, from Endicott College. Will keep listening on my way into work (for as long as signal holds out) From rogerkola@aol.com Fri Feb 3 17:22:58 2006 From: rogerkola@aol.com (Roger Kolakowski) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:22:58 -0500 Subject: WNSH to conservative talk? References: <1fbbbced0602031403v5794475fgbaade1b909f128f0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <004b01c62910$64f485c0$0200a8c0@Tanguray> There are 3 brandie new 100' top loaded towers at the crest of the hill behind the cellphone tower which is at the corner of the Endicott's Baseball Diamond...I don't think they will move to Hamilton too easily, not only technically, but NIMBYlie... The studio is on campus...that could move to Hamilton...just observations...FWIW Roger WESX 1230 AM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: ; Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 5:03 PM Subject: WNSH to conservative talk? > Scanning dial today and heard Jerry Doyle's talk show (Phil Valentine > filling in) > on WNSH. Back to conservatalk for them? They used to run Mike Gallagher, etc. > > Unless it's WPEP...Well, it's top of hour; no ID, but into "USA Radio News". > It's possible I'm picking up WPEP (1570 in Taunton) here in Beverly (which would > mean WNSH is off air for some reason) but it seems pretty strong. > > I did hear something about WNSH moving to the owner's house (Keating Willcox) > in Hamilton, from Endicott College. Will keep listening on my way into work > (for as long as signal holds out) > > From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Fri Feb 3 18:50:05 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 18:50:05 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost Message-ID: <200602031850.AA4078633012@mail.ttlc.net> Not to be snide, but Kiss 108's latest Listener Newsletter notes that Kiss is now boradcasting in HD and touts the BA tabletop as well as three In-Dash car radios from Kenwood ($379.00), Panasonic (out of stock) and JVC ($279.00). Sounds like a ramp-up of ads. Wonder if any will show up in the SuperBowl? From bradfordwood@comcast.net Fri Feb 3 20:20:59 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:20:59 +0000 Subject: Interesting billboard on 495 N in Lawrence Message-ID: <020420060120.23861.43E4017B0006A6F500005D3522007504380B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> No Nyquil here - I'm gonna have to take a pic of it...just to reclaim my sanity! Gonna be fun tho - nothing like stopping in the breakdown lane on 495 South to snap a pic or two. But what's gotta be done... (To quote from the movie Airplane: "I picked the wrong day to quit amphetamines!") BW -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Brian Vita" > > > Passing by a billboard this morning on 495 N in Lawrence > > shortly after Commonwealth Motors is a VERY old billboard > > (probably being prepped for a new billboard) for WSSH 99.5... > > > Gotta stop taking that Nyquil on the way to work... > > Brian :-) > From xtrovato@yahoo.com Fri Feb 3 22:02:54 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (Rob Trovato) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 19:02:54 -0800 (PST) Subject: Some Air America numbers released... Message-ID: <20060204030254.92783.qmail@web35906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> FYI...thought these numbers would be of interest: >> For the first time, the salary of Air America host Al Franken was released to the public. Franken makes over $2 million a year and his producer makes a salary of $600,000. Air America has to pay their New York affiliate over $2 million a quarter to broadcast the station to the local airwaves. << __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From blaine@well.com Fri Feb 3 22:26:29 2006 From: blaine@well.com (Blaine Thompson) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 19:26:29 -0800 (PST) Subject: Some Air America numbers released... In-Reply-To: <20060204030254.92783.qmail@web35906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060204030254.92783.qmail@web35906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: On Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Rob Trovato wrote: > FYI...thought these numbers would be of interest: Where is that information from? I'm suspicious. Blaine Thompson Fort Wayne, IN From xtrovato@yahoo.com Fri Feb 3 22:42:57 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (Rob Trovato) Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 19:42:57 -0800 (PST) Subject: Some Air America numbers released... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20060204034257.5159.qmail@web35908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- Blaine Thompson wrote: > > Where is that information from? I'm suspicious. ...from David Brock's Media Matters. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From joe@attorneyross.com Sat Feb 4 00:29:14 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:29:14 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.0.20060203022244.0412bc28@fybush.com> References: <20060202214743.82252.qmail@web36911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <43E3F55A.9593.932549@localhost> On 3 Feb 2006 at 2:26, Scott Fybush wrote: > Even now, how many radios do any of us actually use on a regular basis > that are older than a decade or so? I have quite a few. In fact, except for a Walkman that I bought a few years ago, I don't think I have any radio that is less than a decade old. I have a 1930s radio that I bought at an antique barn in the early 1980s and restored and another large wood-cabinet Philco that my father bought in 1947. I think my newest radio is a Sony 2010 AM-FM-shortwave radio that I bought in 1987. -- 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 Sat Feb 4 00:29:14 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:29:14 -0500 Subject: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! In-Reply-To: <21240.12.37.144.130.1138997809.squirrel@12.37.144.130> References: <5726521.1138996014192.JavaMail.marklaurence@mac.com> Message-ID: <43E3F55A.3848.9323A0@localhost> On 3 Feb 2006 at 15:16, Stephanie Weil wrote: > It's a shame. It was a fun little music station to listen to, along > with WJIB when I'm in the Boston Metro. Lately, there don't seem to be enough stations that I want to listen to, and I'm having surplus buttons on my car radio. -- 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 Sat Feb 4 00:29:14 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:29:14 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <01cd01c62896$76932cc0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <43E3F55A.27969.932608@localhost> On 3 Feb 2006 at 2:44, R Trovato wrote: > And look how long it took Western Union to stop sending > telegrams...while they have been obsolete for at least 20 years! > > (BTW...WU just sent it's _last_ telegram last Friday.) Really? I didn't know that -- though I can't say I'm surprised. The one advantage that a telegram had was that it could get there faster than a letter, and now we have e-mail which is faster still. What is Western Union doing now if they're not handling telegrams? Can you still wire money? > Personally, I've never known anyone to send or recieve a telegram > in my lifetime. I have. I remember seeing telegrams frequently in the 1950s I remember in high school that a teacher got married suddenly in August and sent a telegram of resignation just before the start of the school year. In fact, in 1973, while in London, I sent a telegram to someone in Liverpool. -- 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 Sat Feb 4 00:29:15 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:29:15 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <200602031453.k13ErGDJ007135@grumpy-fuzzball.mit.edu> References: Your message of "Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:44:29 EST." <01cd01c62896$76932cc0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <43E3F55B.6677.9326C0@localhost> On 3 Feb 2006 at 9:53, Shawn Mamros wrote: > Oddly enough, the FCC used to send telegrams to notify stations when > certain applications (call letter changes and power increases among > them) were approved. They were doing so as late as 1979 (I've seen a > couple examples from that year), but that practice apparently ceased > sometime between then and the late 1980's. I believe that until relatively recently, it was the practice for any astronomical discovery in the Western Hemisphere to be telegraphed to the clearinghouse for astronomical discoveries at Harvard. That was how you established priority. Nowadays, it's done by e-mail. -- 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 dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Feb 4 00:47:50 2006 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:47:50 -0500 Subject: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! In-Reply-To: <21240.12.37.144.130.1138997809.squirrel@12.37.144.130> References: <5726521.1138996014192.JavaMail.marklaurence@mac.com> <43E3AF3B.5070306@Gmail.com> <5726521.1138996014192.JavaMail.marklaurence@mac.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060204004612.027c6598@pop.registeredsite.com> >it was said-- >Otto Miller was also the GM for Arthur Liu's Multicultural Radio in New >York City back, when it was only 105.9 FM and later added AM 1380. The Patriot-Ledger is already reporting the new owners plan to take the station Christian. The spokesperson said they have a special mission... sigh... No offence, but don't we already have enough Christian stations? What we need is some good local radio. From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Feb 4 00:57:55 2006 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:57:55 -0500 Subject: Some Air America numbers released... In-Reply-To: <20060204030254.92783.qmail@web35906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060204005454.027b0ef8@pop.registeredsite.com> >it was written-- > >> >For the first time, the salary of Air America host Al >Franken was released to the public. Franken makes over >$2 million a year and his producer makes a salary of >$600,000. Air America has to pay their New York >affiliate over $2 million a quarter to broadcast the >station to the local airwaves. Where did you get this from? Bill O'Reilly did a hatchet job piece on Air America last week, filled with the usual lies and half-truths, and these numbers were the charges made by (gasp) a BLOGGER. As far as I know, neither Mr O'Reilly (who has a long-standing feud with Franken) nor the blogger are privy to Air America financial figures, but I have been told these numbers are not accurate. Oh and Bill is being just a tiny bit disingenuous, since Rupert Murdoch pays to put O'Reilly's radio show on a number of stations... From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Feb 4 00:58:57 2006 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:58:57 -0500 Subject: Some Air America numbers released... In-Reply-To: <20060204034257.5159.qmail@web35908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060204005821.027482d8@pop.registeredsite.com> Hey Rob, unless I mis-read the site, Media Matters was REFUTING what O'Reilly said. From stephanie@gordsven.com Sat Feb 4 01:18:44 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 01:18:44 -0500 (EST) Subject: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20060204004612.027c6598@pop.registeredsite.com> References: <5726521.1138996014192.JavaMail.marklaurence@mac.com> <43E3AF3B.5070306@Gmail.com> <5726521.1138996014192.JavaMail.marklaurence@mac.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20060204004612.027c6598@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <2126.66.65.49.10.1139033924.squirrel@66.65.49.10> On Sat, February 4, 2006 0:47, Donna Halper said: > No offence, but don't we already have enough Christian > stations? What we need is some good local radio. Ahhh but they're not broadcasting THEIR brand of Christianity. Ya get what I mean? Right with you, Donna....how many versions of the same stuff do you need? As far as what their mission is....it's called MAKING TONS-A MONEY! -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From hmglaz@webtv.net Sat Feb 4 02:35:45 2006 From: hmglaz@webtv.net (Howard Glazer) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 02:35:45 -0500 Subject: Bulletin! WESX-WJDA being sold! In-Reply-To: boston-radio-interest-request@rolinin.BostonRadio.org's message of Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:29:21 -0500 Message-ID: <26607-43E45951-425@storefull-3338.bay.webtv.net> I'd imagine this is the end of the line for high school football play-by-play on both stations, too. WESX would occasionally cover my alma mater. Swampscott High, as part of its Northeastern Conference package -- although it was always Salem-Beverly for the Thanksgiving Day game broadcast. Howard From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Feb 4 03:10:43 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 03:10:43 -0500 Subject: WNSH to conservative talk? In-Reply-To: <004b01c62910$64f485c0$0200a8c0@Tanguray> References: <1fbbbced0602031403v5794475fgbaade1b909f128f0@mail.gmail.com> <004b01c62910$64f485c0$0200a8c0@Tanguray> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602040010r53dd0da1x9005ad3acd011c7e@mail.gmail.com> On 2/3/06, Roger Kolakowski wrote: > There are 3 brandie new 100' top loaded towers at the crest of the hill > behind the cellphone tower which is at the corner of the Endicott's Baseball > Diamond.. I get the idea those towers will stay but I heard from WNSH's Sat. night host Doug Mascott (who does Sundays on WMWM) that the 'NSH studios will be going to Keating's home in Hamilton. Now it's about 3 am and they're running "BattleLines" from the Radio America network (not Air America...but quite the opposite point of view--though the hosts on air were disagreeing with part of the State of the Union address, so not necessarily the rubber-stamp- for-conservatives one might expect. Libertarian maybe? "We want the Republicans out of our bedrooms and Democrats out of our wallets." Hmm! ) Top of hour news...totally syndie content (no local ads, at least not yet) According to the WNSH site: "We are in the middle of a power upgrade to 50 KW. Our daytime signal will reach Boston, Lowell, Gloucester, and Portsmouth." (well, we know about the "unique" pattern...) No sign of all-talk format (yet) on the site. Was coming in OK at night in Peabody, Salem, and downtown Beverly _though_ a distant station in background with oldies or something From kwillcox@wnsh.com Sat Feb 4 08:46:44 2006 From: kwillcox@wnsh.com (Keating Willcox) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 08:46:44 -0500 Subject: No subject Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20060204083205.01cc49c0@mail.comcast.net> Roger is correct. WNSH was using a great service, WRN, for a automated and voice tracked music format, and it served us well. But, when we upgraded to a wireready automation system, it was possible to go back to talk, which I think makes some sense. AM is a rough place to have a music format, even oldies, and our now small signal will get more done with a talk format. Our morning drive has moderate liberal news show, then from 9A to 9P the announcers tend to be conservative, then back to moderate-liberal at night. But remember, all these guys want liberal callers so that disagreements and discussion prevail. And within a few weeks our local weekend shows will all return. I do almost all the programming for the wireready, so it will take me a week or two to get the bugs out, and get our signal strength back up. Thanks for your patience. I'd like to thank my engineer Grag Lynam for his incredible work and skills. We keep the automation system and transmitter at Endicott, but the main studio has moved to my premises in Hamilton, MA. I have a long dirt driveway, and in the mud season, it is almost impassable, so good luck to the weekend announcers, be sure to bring your boots to work..... Let me add that the Asher family was an example of the best in radio. The few times I met Jay, he was always a gentleman. WESX had great programming, and was a tremendous asset to the community. The newspaper suggests that he is retiring and we wish all the Ashers the very best. Sincerely, Keating Willcox ~/~ WNSH AM 1570 Beverly best hot talk on the North Shore kwillcox@wnsh.com www.wnsh.com 978-921-1570 FAX 978-468-1954 3 Longmeadow Way Hamilton, MA 01936 From hykker@grolen.com Sat Feb 4 09:08:48 2006 From: hykker@grolen.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:08:48 -0500 Subject: Some Air America numbers released... In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20060204005454.027b0ef8@pop.registeredsite.com> References: <20060204030254.92783.qmail@web35906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20060204005454.027b0ef8@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20060204090051.01b920c0@pop3.grolen.com> Donna Halper wrote: >Where did you get this from? Bill O'Reilly did a hatchet job piece on Air >America last week, filled with the usual lies and half-truths, and these >numbers were the charges made by (gasp) a BLOGGER. As far as I know, >neither Mr O'Reilly (who has a long-standing feud with Franken) nor the >blogger are privy to Air America financial figures, but I have been told >these numbers are not accurate. Oh and Bill is being just a tiny bit >disingenuous, since Rupert Murdoch pays to put O'Reilly's radio show on a >number of stations... But aren't most/all of AAR's hosts also guilty of the same thing...lies and half truths? Same schtik, different viewpoint....both are 100% predictable. Why is it a "hatchet job" when someone attacks AAR, yet when they are on the offensive, they're "exposing the truth" or some other foolishness? It takes 2 to have a feud...Franken seems to be just as willing to keep it going as O'Reilly. Does anyone take either of these buffoons seriously? From dan.strassberg@att.net Sat Feb 4 09:33:11 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 09:33:11 -0500 Subject: Some Air America numbers released... References: <20060204030254.92783.qmail@web35906.mail.mud.yahoo.com><5.1.0.14.2.20060204005454.027b0ef8@pop.registeredsite.com> <6.0.3.0.0.20060204090051.01b920c0@pop3.grolen.com> Message-ID: <000701c62998$2989c3a0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? I've caught errors in statements made by AAR hosts, but they were of a minor nature (for example, Randi Rhodes saying that WWL was the AAR affiliate in New Orleans, when, in fact, the correct station was WSMB, which is co-owned with WWL). For the most part, statements made on the air by AAR hosts are carefully researched. The talent and the network management know that the whole media establishment is out to get them and they are usually very careful to avoid statements that they cannot defend. Of course, accuracy is no guarantee against successful attacks by Carl Rove and his disciples. Ask Dan Rather. The substance of his allegations against Bush was correct but his use of evidence that proved to be manufactured did him in. There have been allegations that Rove et al were responsible for manufacturing the evidence that Rather used, but I don't know whether those charges were proven. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "SteveOrdinetz" To: Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 9:08 AM Subject: Re: Some Air America numbers released... > But aren't most/all of AAR's hosts also guilty of the same thing...lies and > half truths? Same schtik, different viewpoint....both are 100% > predictable. Why is it a "hatchet job" when someone attacks AAR, yet when > they are on the offensive, they're "exposing the truth" or some other > foolishness? It takes 2 to have a feud...Franken seems to be just as > willing to keep it going as O'Reilly. Does anyone take either of these > buffoons seriously? From radiotony@comcast.net Sat Feb 4 10:00:01 2006 From: radiotony@comcast.net (radiotony) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:00:01 -0500 Subject: Some Air America numbers released... In-Reply-To: <000701c62998$2989c3a0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <200602041500.k14F0HjM023285@rolinin.bostonradio.org> Dan wrote: "There have been allegations that Rove et al were responsible for manufacturing the evidence that Rather used, but I don't know whether those charges were proven." This is suspected by liberal bloggers but it hasn't been proven by any means. Not a bad assumption either; since Bush walking away from his guard service right before his annual physical and no one ever calling him on it ... Ever. But, they are unfounded as much as the comments about Franken making $2M a year. Best, Anthony Schinella CEO/PD/A&E WKXL 1450 AM/Concord, NH http://www.wkxl1450.com http://politizine.blogspot.com WKXL: Winner of six 2005 Golden Mike Awards - more than any other radio station in New Hampshire! -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Dan Strassberg Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 9:33 AM To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org; SteveOrdinetz Subject: Re: Some Air America numbers released... You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? I've caught errors in statements made by AAR hosts, but they were of a minor nature (for example, Randi Rhodes saying that WWL was the AAR affiliate in New Orleans, when, in fact, the correct station was WSMB, which is co-owned with WWL). For the most part, statements made on the air by AAR hosts are carefully researched. The talent and the network management know that the whole media establishment is out to get them and they are usually very careful to avoid statements that they cannot defend. Of course, accuracy is no guarantee against successful attacks by Carl Rove and his disciples. Ask Dan Rather. The substance of his allegations against Bush was correct but his use of evidence that proved to be manufactured did him in. There have been allegations that Rove et al were responsible for manufacturing the evidence that Rather used, but I don't know whether those charges were proven. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "SteveOrdinetz" To: Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 9:08 AM Subject: Re: Some Air America numbers released... > But aren't most/all of AAR's hosts also guilty of the same > thing...lies and > half truths? Same schtik, different viewpoint....both are 100% > predictable. Why is it a "hatchet job" when someone attacks AAR, yet > when they are on the offensive, they're "exposing the truth" or some other > foolishness? It takes 2 to have a feud...Franken seems to be just as > willing to keep it going as O'Reilly. Does anyone take either of > these buffoons seriously? From lspin@comcast.net Sat Feb 4 10:29:07 2006 From: lspin@comcast.net (Lou) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:29:07 -0500 Subject: HD Gets A Boost In-Reply-To: <43E3F55A.9593.932549@localhost> Message-ID: <000601c6299f$be251d00$6701a8c0@DAS8200> My latest radio purchase was a few weeks ago. It's not a traditional radio, as we all know and love. It's a Roku receiver. It's an internet receiver that will use your wireless network at home to receive music stored on your PC, or it will use your ISP to go out on the internet to receive internet radio programming. Granted, most of internet programming is nothing more than programmed jukeboxes, but it does offer an alternative to the tired broadcasts available through normal radio. But here's a kicker... If you download and run a program named TVersity on your home computer, it will act as a server that will provide dozens and dozens of AM and FM broadcasts from around the US, Canada and the world. This is very cool! It all comes through your internet connection, which obviously means you can get it all through your PC if you searched long enough, but this is all tied together in a neat, little package. A while ago (this being Saturday morning), I was listening to a 'Jukebox Saturday Night' show on an Australian AM oldies station. -Lou -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of A. Joseph Ross Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 12:29 AM To: Scott Fybush Cc: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org Subject: Re: HD Gets A Boost On 3 Feb 2006 at 2:26, Scott Fybush wrote: > Even now, how many radios do any of us actually use on a regular basis > that are older than a decade or so? I have quite a few. In fact, except for a Walkman that I bought a few years ago, I don't think I have any radio that is less than a decade old. I have a 1930s radio that I bought at an antique barn in the early 1980s and restored and another large wood-cabinet Philco that my father bought in 1947. I think my newest radio is a Sony 2010 AM-FM-shortwave radio that I bought in 1987. -- 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 Kaimbridge@gmail.com Sat Feb 4 10:47:29 2006 From: Kaimbridge@gmail.com (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 15:47:29 +0000 Subject: [B-R-I] Re: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! Message-ID: <43E4CC91.70604@Gmail.com> Donna Halper wrote, > The Patriot-Ledger is already reporting the new owners plan to > take the station Christian. http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2006/02/03/news/news05.txt According to the article, they want to go "Christian-oriented multicultural programming", and says near the end, #> the stations will offers a mix of talk shows #> and ethnic music, #> Programs will originate from churches and firms #> that target ethnic communities, which will lease #> the airtime from the two stations. Sounds like it is going the route of WRCA-WLYN-WUNR. P=/ ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Feb 4 11:11:20 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 11:11:20 -0500 Subject: In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602040801s3dff6acbw8aeec7e13e044283@mail.gmail.com> References: <6.2.3.4.2.20060204083205.01cc49c0@mail.comcast.net> <1fbbbced0602040801s3dff6acbw8aeec7e13e044283@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602040811g2f793f74x40518ade92b86744@mail.gmail.com> Good to know! By the way, for those into political talk, "labels" might depend on who is doing the labelling. Some liberals might hear a talk show that's moderate or libertarian, say, and pronounce it as "far right wacko" while some conservatives might hear the same and call is "far left wacko", etc.! One show Talk Radio Network has is Tammy Bruce, and I'd hope she'd be on;. I know WNSH was running Jerry Doyle, who is from TRN; who's Tammy Bruce? She filled in for Laura Ingraham on occasion and her site describes her as "an openly gay, pro-choice, gun owning, pro-death penalty, voted-for-President Bush progressive feminist". Hmm...try to put her in either the "strictly left" or "strictly right" category! (Time to dig out my copy of Johnny Cash's "The One On The Left Is On The Right" From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Feb 4 11:25:44 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 11:25:44 -0500 Subject: Patriot Ledger article about WKLB Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602040825i49e03e13je12a489d889feb87@mail.gmail.com> Thanks to Boston Radio Watch for the tip about this... http://www.patriotledger.com/articles/2006/02/04/life/life01.txt Because "Parton is such sweet sorrow"...and, as the Blues Brothers found out at that nightclub just outside of Chicago, you need to hear "BOTH kinds of music. Country AND Western". It was fun to fly to Nashville last June (actually part of a much longer trip to Memphis). I got my rental car at the airport and started tuning around the dial: well, whaddaya expect? Country, country, country, country...on both AM and FM. I would have been shocked if Music City _didn't_ have that amount of C&W outlets (and there are other places with lots of yeehaw, including Dallas). Since I do like the music (WSM!!), it done suit me JUST fine. From kc1ih@mac.com Sat Feb 4 12:21:54 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 12:21:54 -0500 Subject: In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602040811g2f793f74x40518ade92b86744@mail.gmail.com> References: <6.2.3.4.2.20060204083205.01cc49c0@mail.comcast.net> <1fbbbced0602040801s3dff6acbw8aeec7e13e044283@mail.gmail.com> <1fbbbced0602040811g2f793f74x40518ade92b86744@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: At 11:11 AM -0500 2/4/06, Bob Nelson wrote: > >One show Talk Radio Network has is Tammy Bruce, and I'd hope she'd be >on;. I know WNSH was running Jerry Doyle, who is from TRN; who's Tammy >Bruce? She filled in for Laura Ingraham on occasion and her site >describes her as "an openly gay, pro-choice, gun owning, pro-death >penalty, voted-for-President Bush progressive feminist". Hmm...try to >put her in either the "strictly left" or "strictly right" category! Although Sirius has done just that. Her show is on the "Sirius Right" channel. -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Feb 4 14:39:23 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 14:39:23 -0500 Subject: Ingraham, Liddy, Savage on WNSH Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602041139m5c42052dqc9baef0332f9c63f@mail.gmail.com> Looks like WNSH's site has been updated--they'll pretty much be Talk Radio network during the day and Radio America overnights...and they'll be airing a couple shows already heard on WRKO and WTKK, but _live_: Michael Savage (6-9 pm) and Laura Ingraham (9-noon), TRN also runs Savage on WCAP up in Lowell. So no market exclusivity for those shows with the Entercom and Greater Media outlets I mentioned, but it gives listeners a chance to hear them live. Just as WTTT will have Hannity live come Monday. Not the best signal, though. I tried to tune into WTTT yesterday on the North Shore around 4:30-5:30 pm and it often mixed with another signal, though Hannity could be heard better on WGIR in NH and WABC, etc. But that should be less of a problem with later and later sunsets, etc. From jjlehmann@comcast.net Sat Feb 4 14:48:04 2006 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 14:48:04 -0500 Subject: Interesting billboard on 495 N in Lawrence In-Reply-To: <020420060120.23861.43E4017B0006A6F500005D3522007504380B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Message-ID: <200602041948.k14JmDn2024534@rolinin.bostonradio.org> It's true, I took a ride up there myself to see it. Here's a picture: http://home.comcast.net/~jjlehmann/WSSH-billboard.jpg Jeff Lehmann Hanson, MA >-----Original Message----- >From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston- >radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of >bradfordwood@comcast.net >Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 8:21 PM >To: brian_vita@cssinc.com; boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org >Subject: RE: Interesting billboard on 495 N in Lawrence > >No Nyquil here - I'm gonna have to take a pic of it...just to reclaim my >sanity! Gonna be fun tho - nothing like stopping in the breakdown lane on >495 South to snap a pic or two. But what's gotta be done... > >(To quote from the movie Airplane: "I picked the wrong day to quit >amphetamines!") > >BW > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: "Brian Vita" >> >> > Passing by a billboard this morning on 495 N in Lawrence >> > shortly after Commonwealth Motors is a VERY old billboard >> > (probably being prepped for a new billboard) for WSSH 99.5... >> > >> Gotta stop taking that Nyquil on the way to work... >> >> Brian :-) >> From billo@shoreham.net Sat Feb 4 15:04:34 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 15:04:34 -0500 Subject: Interesting billboard on 495 N in Lawrence In-Reply-To: <200602041948.k14JmDn2024534@rolinin.bostonradio.org> References: <200602041948.k14JmDn2024534@rolinin.bostonradio.org> Message-ID: <43E508D2.3010501@shoreham.net> Jeff Lehmann wrote: > It's true, I took a ride up there myself to see it. Here's a picture: > Thinking back to WSSH, "Easy favorites of yesterday and today" could fly in Boston. Noble choked the life (and numbers) out of WSSH the day Lerner sold it. Lerner's Mike Colby had the stack of liner cards on the console. You could mix them up, wander off of them just a bit, etc. Noble arrives and the next day the liner cards are bolted together with metal rings and pared down, talk-ups gone and no chat into the spots. Subtle changes were the end of the back-sell, talk into spots and a verbatim liner out and under. With only minimal staffing and playlist changes, IIRC, but it was just enough to eat Magic's dust in what seemed to be a short period of time. Clearly there were other market factors in play, but I have filed that one under another instance of the entry of vanilla as the flavor of the month in big market radio. Bill O'Neill From xtrovato@yahoo.com Sat Feb 4 15:40:25 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 15:40:25 -0500 Subject: New Bedford accused leaves an online profile Message-ID: <020a01c629cb$760e8200$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Since we've all seen the media coverage of the New Bedford bar rampage, I thought people might be interested in the myspace.com site for the accused. http://www.myspace.com/jakejekyll He seemed like such a nice boy.... (To reuse a TV actuality cliche'.) RT From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Feb 4 19:22:04 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 19:22:04 -0500 Subject: New Bedford accused leaves an online profile Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602041622g368e1b03g7c954ad9ea1d38e0@mail.gmail.com> Well, Mr. Robida won't be able to update that profile anything soon. He was just captured in a small town in Arkansas near the Missouri border--shot a police officer to death, and Robida's female companion was also killed. Arkansas does have a death penalty, by the way. From rickkelly@gmail.com Sun Feb 5 08:06:47 2006 From: rickkelly@gmail.com (Rick Kelly) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 08:06:47 -0500 Subject: Interesting billboard on 495 N in Lawrence In-Reply-To: <200602041948.k14JmDn2024534@rolinin.bostonradio.org> References: <020420060120.23861.43E4017B0006A6F500005D3522007504380B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> <200602041948.k14JmDn2024534@rolinin.bostonradio.org> Message-ID: <521b7fd10602050506u39f610eesb8cbe16008687533@mail.gmail.com> On 2/4/06, Jeff Lehmann wrote: > It's true, I took a ride up there myself to see it. Here's a picture: Common thing these days...back then, billboards were actually painted onto the boards in sections and put up in sequence. Today, they stretch vinyl coating over the boards. When the vinyl is removed, many times the last thing that was painted on the board becomes visible. WSSH was still going with this logo until Granum sold it in 1996. Rick Kelly www.northeastairchecks.com From billings@suscom-maine.net Sun Feb 5 14:59:23 2006 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Daniel Billings) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 14:59:23 -0500 Subject: Bud Sawyer back on the air Message-ID: <000701c62a8e$a9bd5cc0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> Today's Maine Sunday Telegram has a big story about WYAR (88.3) Yarmouth. The story talks about how the station has grown from a two-person operation and talks about the station's founder's interest in keeping alive old popular music from the early part of the 1990's through the 1950's. Most interesting to me was the fact that Bud Sawyer is now a volunteer at the station and is hosting a show weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/mainelife/stories/060205radio.shtml From kc1ih@mac.com Sun Feb 5 23:15:25 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 23:15:25 -0500 Subject: Drudge: ABC stations to Citadel Message-ID: Matt Drudge just announced that his sources (who he never reveals) say that ABC is going to announce Mon morning that they have sold their o&o station to Citadel. If this is true, time will tell how this affects the programming on these stations. -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Feb 6 12:15:25 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:15:25 -0500 Subject: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602060915l3b6f0db1n3b6b9a3805d20cbd@mail.gmail.com> Today, WNSH started running Laura Ingraham at 9 am and they're to run Michael Savage at 6 pm. WTTT picks up Sean Hannity at 3 pm. Ingraham's show still airs on WTKK, and Savage is still at WRKO. Beverly is in the Boston market and one would expect a syndicator (Talk Radio Network in this case) might give market exclusivity to a certain station, but apparently it isn't so. They can't tell WTTK "you're the only one in the market to run Laura", but maybe WTKK isn't afraid they'll lose too many listeners to a weaker AM signal. Hey, TRN wants as many people to hear the show, and their ads, as possible---so Boston gets her on two stations now. (I believe TRN provides programming for free providing the ads are run.) Similarly, I don't think WRKO would worry too much about a weaker signal station (especially after dark) also carrying Savage. He's also on WCAP in Lowell. Meanwhile, while WTTT is picking up Hannity, there's no indication yet on the WTKK website that Hannity is gone. Could it be that ABC Radio, Sean's syndicator, is also not giving market exclusivity to WTKK? ABC may figure "well, we can keep them on BOTH--run it live on WTTT and then at midnight at WTKK". Perhaps they were upset that 96.9 moved him to a slot with much fewer listeners but maybe ABC is keeping the show on _both_, to maximize exposure. Not sure if Hannity is "free, provided you carry the ads" or if stations pay a fee...not sure. Anyway, we now have some of the most popular talk shows on different AM stations: WNSH picking up Ingraham and Savage, and WTTT picking up Hannity (second only to Rush according to TALKERS and other sources.) Now, it's possible that those who tune to WTKK tonight at midnight might hear a third hour of Ingraham instead of Hannity, which means ABC would be giving market exclusivity to WTTT. Or maybe he'll air on both! From scott@fybush.com Mon Feb 6 14:50:24 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:50:24 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... Message-ID: <43E7A880.1010601@fybush.com> Thanks to Peter George for catching this in time for me to start rolling on it - WWKB Buffalo drops oldies at 3 PM and flips to progressive talk. Another one bites the dust... s From stephanie@gordsven.com Mon Feb 6 15:47:39 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:47:39 -0500 (EST) Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <43E7A880.1010601@fybush.com> References: <43E7A880.1010601@fybush.com> Message-ID: <51808.12.37.144.130.1139258859.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Mon, February 6, 2006 14:50, Scott Fybush said: > Thanks to Peter George for catching this in time for me to start rolling > on it - WWKB Buffalo drops oldies at 3 PM and flips to progressive talk. Are they still going to be carrying Joey Reynolds at night? -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Mon Feb 6 16:41:23 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:41:23 -0500 Subject: Drudge Was Correct Message-ID: <200602061641.AA2337407488@mail.ttlc.net> Billboard Radio Monitor I Breaking News: Citadel Acquires ABC Radio "Radio's most anticipated deal is finally done. Full details coming very shortly to BillboardRadioMonitor.com" From revdoug1@verizon.net Mon Feb 6 15:58:50 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:58:50 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... References: <43E7A880.1010601@fybush.com> Message-ID: <092001c62b60$22925cf0$6501a8c0@pastor2> This one really surprises me. I don't know the recent Arbitrons, but I had the impression that the format was pretty successful. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fybush" To: Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: KB1520: Bye... > Thanks to Peter George for catching this in time for me to start rolling > on it - WWKB Buffalo drops oldies at 3 PM and flips to progressive talk. > > Another one bites the dust... > > s > From stephanie@gordsven.com Mon Feb 6 17:14:14 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:14:14 -0500 (EST) Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <45168.66.195.169.98.1139263627.squirrel@webmail7.pair.com> References: <43E7A880.1010601@fybush.com> <51808.12.37.144.130.1139258859.squirrel@12.37.144.130> <45168.66.195.169.98.1139263627.squirrel@webmail7.pair.com> Message-ID: <12094.12.37.144.130.1139264054.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Mon, February 6, 2006 17:07, Scott Fybush said: > Dunno. He's not on Entercom prog-talker WROC here, but that may or may not > mean anything. I guess we'll see tonight... What is the 1520 AM transmitter broadcasting now? Did they shut it down for now or did the new station already start up? Or are they just doing filler music for now. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From stephanie@gordsven.com Mon Feb 6 17:17:06 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:17:06 -0500 (EST) Subject: Drudge Was Correct In-Reply-To: <200602061641.AA2337407488@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200602061641.AA2337407488@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <15410.12.37.144.130.1139264226.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Mon, February 6, 2006 16:41, rogerkirk said: > "Radio's most anticipated deal is finally done. > Full details coming very shortly to > BillboardRadioMonitor.com" I'd love to see the station portfolio. I wonder if the ESPN Radio transmitter in New York City (AM 1050) was included in the sale. I don't know whether it's ESPN or ABC Radio that own it, though. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From scott@fybush.com Mon Feb 6 17:07:07 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:07:07 -0500 (EST) Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <51808.12.37.144.130.1139258859.squirrel@12.37.144.130> References: <43E7A880.1010601@fybush.com> <51808.12.37.144.130.1139258859.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: <45168.66.195.169.98.1139263627.squirrel@webmail7.pair.com> > > On Mon, February 6, 2006 14:50, Scott Fybush said: >> Thanks to Peter George for catching this in time for me to start rolling >> on it - WWKB Buffalo drops oldies at 3 PM and flips to progressive talk. > > Are they still going to be carrying Joey Reynolds at night? Dunno. He's not on Entercom prog-talker WROC here, but that may or may not mean anything. I guess we'll see tonight... s From kc1ih@mac.com Mon Feb 6 17:49:18 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:49:18 -0500 Subject: Drudge Was Correct In-Reply-To: <15410.12.37.144.130.1139264226.squirrel@12.37.144.130> References: <200602061641.AA2337407488@mail.ttlc.net> <15410.12.37.144.130.1139264226.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: At 5:17 PM -0500 2/6/06, Stephanie Weil wrote: > >I wonder if the ESPN Radio transmitter in New York City (AM 1050) was >included in the sale. I don't know whether it's ESPN or ABC Radio that >own it, though. My understanding is that what was being sold was not the network(s), but rather the original O&O stations, including WABC, KGO, WLS, etc., but not ESPN Radio or Radio Disney or any of their stations. -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From kc1ih@mac.com Mon Feb 6 18:32:30 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:32:30 -0500 Subject: Drudge Was Correct In-Reply-To: References: <200602061641.AA2337407488@mail.ttlc.net> <15410.12.37.144.130.1139264226.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: At 5:49 PM -0500 2/6/06, Larry Weil wrote: > >My understanding is that what was being sold was not the network(s), >but rather the original O&O stations, including WABC, KGO, WLS, >etc., but not ESPN Radio or Radio Disney or any of their stations. And replying to my own message, I found an article with more of the details: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DISNEY?SITE=NHKEE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From scott@fybush.com Mon Feb 6 18:06:50 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:06:50 -0500 (EST) Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <12094.12.37.144.130.1139264054.squirrel@12.37.144.130> References: <43E7A880.1010601@fybush.com> <51808.12.37.144.130.1139258859.squirrel@12.37.144.130> <45168.66.195.169.98.1139263627.squirrel@webmail7.pair.com> <12094.12.37.144.130.1139264054.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: <48904.66.195.169.98.1139267210.squirrel@webmail2.pair.com> > > On Mon, February 6, 2006 17:07, Scott Fybush said: > >> Dunno. He's not on Entercom prog-talker WROC here, but that may or may >> not >> mean anything. I guess we'll see tonight... > > What is the 1520 AM transmitter broadcasting now? Did they shut it down > for now or did the new station already start up? Or are they just doing > filler music for now. They had Ed Schultz on at 3. I'm about to leave WXXI and head back out to the car - we'll see what's next... s From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Mon Feb 6 23:08:38 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:08:38 -0500 Subject: WKLB's On-Line Survey Message-ID: <200602062308.AA580059470@mail.ttlc.net> I just completed an on-line survey hosted by WKLB. It's most interesting to see that, in addition to Country Music Questions and the requisite "How Many Children Are In Your Household?" and "Do You Rent or Own?", there were a lot of questions dealing with the issues being discussed on this list e.g. HD Radio (i.e. have I heard of it), amount of commercial time on radio, whether or not I know that some stations have claimed to cut down, Internet listening habits, types of music I like (from Classical and Gospel to Country, Top 40 & Rap/Hip-Hop), my opinion of Howard Stern, my knowledge of XM & Sirius and the likelihood of my subscribing within the next 12 months, whether Howard Stern would convince me to subscribe to Sirius, etc... From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Mon Feb 6 23:10:55 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:10:55 -0500 Subject: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH Message-ID: <200602062310.AA1441530470@mail.ttlc.net> When will somebody pick up John Batchelor? From kc1ih@mac.com Mon Feb 6 23:22:56 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:22:56 -0500 Subject: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH In-Reply-To: <200602062310.AA1441530470@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200602062310.AA1441530470@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: At 11:10 PM -0500 2/6/06, rogerkirk wrote: >When will somebody pick up John Batchelor? Why? Did he fall? :-) -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From nostaticatall@comcast.net Mon Feb 6 23:58:18 2006 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:58:18 -0500 Subject: Drudge Was Correct In-Reply-To: <200602061641.AA2337407488@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200602061641.AA2337407488@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <92c73964b7ae1ab3adf032144e0809e9@comcast.net> Drudge didn't dig up anything that the industry didn't already know. This deal had been rumored for a couple of weeks since Entercom dropped out of the bidding. Both R&R and All Access hinted last week that the deal could be announced by today. All Drudge did was relay that information to his more general interest audience. No big scoop here... Dave Tomm "Mike Thomas On Feb 6, 2006, at 4:41 PM, rogerkirk wrote: > Billboard Radio Monitor I Breaking News: > > Citadel Acquires ABC Radio > > "Radio's most anticipated deal is finally done. > Full details coming very shortly to > BillboardRadioMonitor.com" > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Feb 7 03:28:39 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 03:28:39 -0500 Subject: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH In-Reply-To: References: <200602062310.AA1441530470@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602070028j6f0e0468v39995b4d8bdaf040@mail.gmail.com> > >When will somebody pick up John Batchelor? There's always WABC. By the way,as I suspected, WTKK extended Ingraham to 1 am and is again running John and Jeff starting at 1 am. Hannity is exclusive to WTTT now. (And WTKK website reflects changes.) WTTT signal gets weaker after dark, but those who have trouble picking them up can try the WGIR stations out of Manchester (610), Rochester (930), and Portsmouth NH (1380), or WABC, or tape delayed at 7 pm on WPRO. From fox893@yahoo.com Tue Feb 7 04:29:05 2006 From: fox893@yahoo.com (Cooper Fox) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 01:29:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: Drudge Was Correct In-Reply-To: <15410.12.37.144.130.1139264226.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: <20060207092905.35557.qmail@web32906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > I wonder if the ESPN Radio transmitter in New York > City (AM 1050) was > included in the sale. I don't know whether it's > ESPN or ABC Radio that > own it, though. > > IIRC, ESPN and one other property was NOT included in the deal... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From dan.strassberg@att.net Tue Feb 7 06:37:41 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 06:37:41 -0500 Subject: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH References: <200602062310.AA1441530470@mail.ttlc.net> <1fbbbced0602070028j6f0e0468v39995b4d8bdaf040@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <001301c62bda$eb7c61e0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Technically no. WTTT runs 5 kW day and night and the night-pattern RMS value is actually the equivalent of almost 10% higher power than the day-pattern RMS. However, the night pattern is considerably more restrictive to the north and west than is the day pattern and even if it were not, WTTT, like all Class B AMs, is subject to nighttime interference at field intensities where it receives no interference by day. The NIF value for WTTT is a quite-respectable 5.8 mV/m. However, 5.0 mV/m is considered city-grade by day. Because of the greater nighttime antenna efficiency and the slightly different pattern shapes, the nighttime 5.8 probably pretty much coincides with the daytime 5.0 around a wide arc to the southeast. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: "Larry Weil" ; ; Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:28 AM Subject: Re: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH > WTTT signal gets weaker after dark, but those who have trouble picking > them up can try the WGIR stations out of Manchester (610), Rochester > (930), and Portsmouth NH (1380), > or WABC, or tape delayed at 7 pm on WPRO. > From kwillcox@wnsh.com Tue Feb 7 07:01:26 2006 From: kwillcox@wnsh.com (Keating Willcox) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:01:26 -0500 Subject: wnsh In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20060207065159.054fd2c0@mail.comcast.net> You are correct. I figured out the Wireready Automation system over the weekend, and am now enjoying those shows. We will be having Micharl Reagan instead of Mike Savage. My personal thanks to TRN for allowing us to have Laura. The better part of our new scheme is that, because I am so cheap, I balked at the $700 rent for a local office, and our production and main studio now resides in an old barn on our property. So, in a where's waldo moment, try to identify all the farm, pet, and neighborhood sounds you can hear in the background during our live shows. There should be three dogs barking and playing, two donkeys, and at night the calls of fisher cats and coyotes. Question : anyone have experience selling packages of advertising on eBay? Anyone use that new service that automatically loads ads and does affidavits at night? At 06:38 AM 2/7/2006, you wrote: >Today, WNSH started running Laura Ingraham at 9 am and they're to run Michael >Savage at 6 pm. WTTT picks up Sean Hannity at 3 pm. > >Ingraham's show still airs on WTKK, and Savage is still at WRKO. Beverly is >in the Boston market and one would expect a syndicator (Talk Radio >Network in this case) might give market >exclusivity to a certain station, but apparently it isn't so Sincerely, Keating Willcox ~/~ WNSH AM 1570 Beverly kwillcox@wnsh.com www.wnsh.com 978-921-1570 FAX 978-468-1954 3 Longmeadow Way Hamilton, MA 01936 From elipolo@earthlink.net Tue Feb 7 11:53:47 2006 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:53:47 -0500 Subject: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH Message-ID: > > From: "Dan Strassberg" > To: "Bob Nelson" , "Larry Weil" > , > > Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 06:37:41 -0500 > Subject: Re: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH > > Technically no. WTTT runs 5 kW day and night ... > ... However, the night pattern is considerably more restrictive to > the north and west than is the day pattern ... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Nelson" > To: "Larry Weil" ; ; > > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:28 AM > Subject: Re: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH > > > WTTT signal gets weaker after dark ... If you're north of Boston as Bob is, I can see how it would seem that WTTT gets weaker after dark, but as Dan said, it's all due to directional antenna issues, and their signal in their prime southeasterly direction from their Lexington transmitter toward Boston is at least as strong as their day signal. When I worked there as Greater Media's oldies 1150 WMEX in the mid/late 80's, I used to field oldies requests at night from all over the South Shore and even Cape Cod, but never anything at night north of the Route 128 belt, and daytime listeners in the North Shore, Merrimack Valley and outer Metro-West areas used to call to complain that the signal used to become barely audible, if not completely disappear from their radios, at sunset. When Little Walter DeVenne used to do his "Time Machine" there on Saturday nights, a couple of times he bellowed "So Long, New Hampshire!" just before hitting the pattern change button. There were a couple of times when someone would forget to change the pattern and they would get calls from Maine at night (but, never when I was working!) EP From nostaticatall@comcast.net Tue Feb 7 13:00:31 2006 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:00:31 -0500 Subject: Drudge Was Correct In-Reply-To: <20060207092905.35557.qmail@web32906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060207092905.35557.qmail@web32906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: All ABC-owned ESPN and Radio Disney affiliate stations were not included in the deal. That means WEPN (1050) will remain with Disney. The LMA with the New York Times for WQEW (1560) which runs Radio Disney will also stay within the Mouse's control. Only WABC and WPLJ will be going Citadel in New York. This also means that Disney retains control of WMKI (1260) in Boston and WDDZ (550) in Providence. --Dave Tomm "Mike Thomas" On Feb 7, 2006, at 4:29 AM, Cooper Fox wrote: >> I wonder if the ESPN Radio transmitter in New York >> City (AM 1050) was >> included in the sale. I don't know whether it's >> ESPN or ABC Radio that >> own it, though. >> > IIRC, ESPN and one other property was NOT included in > the deal... From billo@shoreham.net Tue Feb 7 13:07:52 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:07:52 -0500 Subject: Drudge Was Correct In-Reply-To: References: <20060207092905.35557.qmail@web32906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1139335672.43e8e1f86ee82@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting David Tomm : > All ABC-owned ESPN and Radio Disney affiliate stations were not > included in the deal. Will ESPN Radio be distributed by ABCitidel? Bill O'Neill From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Feb 7 13:20:26 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:20:26 -0500 Subject: Market exclusivity, WTTT, and WNSH In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602071020h8047b02ife5fc627a39e1a2a@mail.gmail.com> Dan wrote: > > Technically no. WTTT runs 5 kW day and night ... > > ... However, the night pattern is considerably more restrictive to > > the north and west than is the day pattern ... Eli wrote: > If you're north of Boston as Bob is, I can see how it would seem > that WTTT gets weaker after dark, but as Dan said, it's all due > to directional antenna issues, and their signal in their prime > southeasterly direction from their Lexington transmitter toward > Boston is at least as strong as their day signal. Ah, OK. Pattern change makes the signal seem weaker, but not an actual power-down (from 5,000 to 1,000 for example). Stations like WRKO and WEEI get complaints about poor/no reception after dark from west of town, etc. From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Feb 7 13:33:10 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:33:10 -0500 Subject: wnsh In-Reply-To: <6.2.3.4.2.20060207065159.054fd2c0@mail.comcast.net> References: <6.2.3.4.2.20060207065159.054fd2c0@mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602071033s81b0b67r5fef85aecd96b44@mail.gmail.com> Oh, OK. Michael Reagan, not Michael Savage. Still says Savage on the WNSH site. Keating, hopefully your site (whomever does it) might want to do something similar to what WTTT has (http://www.talk1150.com) and the picture-buttons of the various hosts can link either to a bio page or the host's site (Ingraham, Liddy, Doyle, M. Reagan, etc). Heck, even Doug Mascott (who is on both WNSH and WMWM) has a site up (traxofthetown.blogspot.com) From revdoug1@verizon.net Tue Feb 7 17:17:35 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:17:35 -0500 Subject: Drudge Was Correct References: <20060207092905.35557.qmail@web32906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1139335672.43e8e1f86ee82@webmail.shoreham.net> Message-ID: <099f01c62c34$4ce64a00$6501a8c0@pastor2> I read the AP article about the sale, which said that Disney stockholders will become majority owners of the newly-reorganized Citadel. Does that imply that all the former O&O's (the AMs, at least) will remain ABC affiliates and that there will be some form of relationship between the network and Citadel as a whole? -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill O'Neill" To: "David Tomm" Cc: "BRI" Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:07 PM Subject: Re: Drudge Was Correct > Quoting David Tomm : > > > All ABC-owned ESPN and Radio Disney affiliate stations were not > > included in the deal. > > Will ESPN Radio be distributed by ABCitidel? > > Bill O'Neill > From lglavin@lycos.com Tue Feb 7 16:38:45 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:38:45 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... Message-ID: <20060207213845.E2686CA0A0@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Fybush" > To: "Stephanie Weil" > Subject: Re: KB1520: Bye... > Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:06:50 -0500 (EST) > > > > On Mon, February 6, 2006 17:07, Scott Fybush said: > > > > They had Ed Schultz on at 3. I'm about to leave WXXI and head back out to > the car - we'll see what's next... > > s I don't know if they carry Stephanie Miller's show live at 9:00 am till noon, but last night they DID carry a rebroadcast of that day's show. Steph is a Buffalo-area native. l -- _______________________________________________ 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 Tue Feb 7 16:40:39 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:40:39 -0500 (EST) Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <20060207213845.E2686CA0A0@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20060207213845.E2686CA0A0@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> > I don't know if they carry Stephanie Miller's show live at 9:00 am > till noon, but last night they DID carry a rebroadcast of that day's > show. Steph is a Buffalo-area native. > The full lineup - 6am - Bill Press (Jones) 9am - Stephanie Miller (Jones) noon - Leslie Marshall ("local" - ISDN from California) 3pm - Ed Schultz 7pm - Stephanie repeat 10pm - Lionel (WOR) 1am - Joey Reynolds (WOR) s From lglavin@lycos.com Tue Feb 7 17:59:35 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:59:35 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... Message-ID: <20060207225935.8A01B3384C@ws7-3.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Fybush" > To: "Laurence Glavin" > Subject: Re: KB1520: Bye... > Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:40:39 -0500 (EST) > > > > I don't know if they carry Stephanie Miller's show live at 9:00 am > > till noon, but last night they DID carry a rebroadcast of that day's > > show. Steph is a Buffalo-area native. > > > > The full lineup - > > 6am - Bill Press (Jones) > 9am - Stephanie Miller (Jones) > noon - Leslie Marshall ("local" - ISDN from California) > 3pm - Ed Schultz > 7pm - Stephanie repeat > 10pm - Lionel (WOR) > 1am - Joey Reynolds (WOR) > > s This is great news for Stephanie/Jim Ward acolytes who aren't near a radio on weekday mornings! Last night, one skit was drawn from an LA Times story about pirate broadcasters relaying the Howard Stern show. Well, Jim did a spot-on imitation of H calling the FCC to complain, only to be put on hold. The Stephanie Miller show is the closest thing to performance art on the radio (but Chris is a dullard... doomed to play the Durward Kirby/Ed McMahon/Imus staff role and laugh out loud throughout). -- _______________________________________________ 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 n1qgs@yahoo.com Tue Feb 7 17:10:19 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 14:10:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: 1380 Portsmouth NH In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602070028j6f0e0468v39995b4d8bdaf040@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20060207221019.30475.qmail@web30714.mail.mud.yahoo.com> but those who have trouble picking > them up can try the WGIR stations out of Manchester (610), Rochester > (930), and Portsmouth NH (1380), 1380 Portsmouth a WGIR clone??, I think you mean 1540 Exeter, which goes off at or near sunset. 1380 Portsmouth last I knew played music of your life type format John B Derry From marklaurence@mac.com Wed Feb 8 00:28:18 2006 From: marklaurence@mac.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 00:28:18 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> References: <20060207213845.E2686CA0A0@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> Message-ID: On Feb 7, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Scott Fybush wrote: > > The full lineup - > > 6am - Bill Press (Jones) > 9am - Stephanie Miller (Jones) > noon - Leslie Marshall ("local" - ISDN from California) > 3pm - Ed Schultz > 7pm - Stephanie repeat > 10pm - Lionel (WOR) > 1am - Joey Reynolds (WOR) It's interesting to see a liberal-talk station starting up without any input from Air America. Perhaps not coincidentally, Air America's webpage is welcoming new affiliate WHLD 1270 AM in Buffalo this week. From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Feb 8 01:27:50 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 01:27:50 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: References: <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> Message-ID: <43E94916.23849.8A2839@localhost> On 8 Feb 2006 at 0:28, Mark Laurence wrote: > It's interesting to see a liberal-talk station starting up without > any input from Air America. Perhaps not coincidentally, Air > America's webpage is welcoming new affiliate WHLD 1270 AM in Buffalo > this week. Which means that Buffalo has TWO liberal talk stations. -- 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 raccoonradio@gmail.com Wed Feb 8 03:31:01 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 03:31:01 -0500 Subject: 1380 Portsmouth NH In-Reply-To: <20060207221019.30475.qmail@web30714.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <1fbbbced0602070028j6f0e0468v39995b4d8bdaf040@mail.gmail.com> <20060207221019.30475.qmail@web30714.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602080031g511c5745r430ceece2ef8dccc@mail.gmail.com> Oops--you're right, I meant WGIP 1540 Exeter! Thanks for correction! From brian_vita@cssinc.com Wed Feb 8 09:52:08 2006 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:52:08 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <43E94916.23849.8A2839@localhost> References: <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> <43E94916.23849.8A2839@localhost> Message-ID: <43EA0598.5020603@cssinc.com> A. Joseph Ross wrote: >On 8 Feb 2006 at 0:28, Mark Laurence wrote: > > > >>It's interesting to see a liberal-talk station starting up without >>any input from Air America. Perhaps not coincidentally, Air >>America's webpage is welcoming new affiliate WHLD 1270 AM in Buffalo >>this week. >> >> > >Which means that Buffalo has TWO liberal talk stations. > > > Does that now qualify them for federal disaster relief? -- Brian T. Vita, President Cinema Service & Supply, Inc. 77 Walnut St - Ste 4 Peabody, MA 01960-5691 USA Sales: (800)231-8849 Office: (978)538-7575 Fax: (978)538-7550 www.cssinc.com From chuckigo@maine.rr.com Wed Feb 8 10:06:01 2006 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (chuckigo@maine.rr.com) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:06:01 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... Message-ID: <9aa8bd9abc55.9abc559aa8bd@nyroc.rr.com> > A. Joseph Ross wrote: > > > >Which means that Buffalo has TWO liberal talk stations. > > > > > > to which Brian V replied: > Does that now qualify them for federal disaster relief? to which i'll add: it's BUFFALO! they qualified long ago. ;-) - - Chuck (loves the Bills longtime player Owen. you know, Owen Four) Igo From scott@fybush.com Wed Feb 8 09:44:49 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:44:49 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: References: <20060207213845.E2686CA0A0@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> Message-ID: <43EA03E1.80609@fybush.com> Mark Laurence wrote: > It's interesting to see a liberal-talk station starting up without any > input from Air America. Perhaps not coincidentally, Air America's > webpage is welcoming new affiliate WHLD 1270 AM in Buffalo this week. Not coincidental at all. KB's sudden format change is, at least in part, a move intended to steal WHLD's thunder a week before it's set to launch. (Not that WHLD will be much of an AAR affiliate, either - it's being run by a coalition of local labor activists, with local morning and afternoon shows and continuing the lease-time arrangement that already has WHLD airing Democracy Now and other Pacifica shows. The only AAR content will be Franken at noon and a delayed evening broadcast of Randi Rhodes.) As the liberal talk format evolves, AAR's becoming just one player in the field - Jones is a pretty big one now, too, with Stephanie Miller and Bill Press. s From stephanie@gordsven.com Wed Feb 8 10:50:59 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:50:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <43EA0598.5020603@cssinc.com> References: <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> <43E94916.23849.8A2839@localhost> <43EA0598.5020603@cssinc.com> Message-ID: <37540.12.37.144.130.1139413859.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Wed, February 8, 2006 9:52, Brian Vita said: > Does that now qualify them for federal disaster relief? Maybe not, but I'm sure wondering how long this format's going to last. KB-Radio doesn't seem to have had any luck with hanging on to ANY sort of format. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From kc1ih@mac.com Wed Feb 8 12:38:45 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:38:45 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <37540.12.37.144.130.1139413859.squirrel@12.37.144.130> References: <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> <43E94916.23849.8A2839@localhost> <43EA0598.5020603@cssinc.com> <37540.12.37.144.130.1139413859.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: At 10:50 AM -0500 2/8/06, Stephanie Weil wrote: > >KB-Radio doesn't seem to have had any luck with hanging on to ANY sort of >format. Are they still WWKB, a.k.a. KB Radio? To me they'll always be WKBW. And 1210 will always be WCAU! -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From kc1ih@mac.com Wed Feb 8 12:19:50 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:19:50 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: References: <20060207213845.E2686CA0A0@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> Message-ID: On Feb 7, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Scott Fybush wrote: > >The full lineup - > >6am - Bill Press (Jones) >9am - Stephanie Miller (Jones) >noon - Leslie Marshall ("local" - ISDN from California) >3pm - Ed Schultz >7pm - Stephanie repeat >10pm - Lionel (WOR) >1am - Joey Reynolds (WOR) I'm a fan of Lionel, and I find that 1520 comes in better than WOR around here most nights. So this is a plus for me. -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From dlh@donnahalper.com Wed Feb 8 12:57:17 2006 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:57:17 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <43EA03E1.80609@fybush.com> References: <20060207213845.E2686CA0A0@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060208125405.03356e98@pop.registeredsite.com> >Scott wrote-- >As the liberal talk format evolves, AAR's becoming just one player in the >field - Jones is a pretty big one now, too, with Stephanie Miller and Bill >Press. The fastest growing talk show from the liberal/progressive side is Ed Schultz. I don't work for him and I am not a shill for him, but as a radio consultant, I note that he has more than 100 affiliates and his show is turning a profit. He is also heard on some stations that are all conservative shows except for his. It's interesting to me that Randy Michaels (former exec with Clear Channel) took Ed's show as a client for his new syndication company, and it seems to have helped Ed go from being a Fargo ND talk host with a couple of affiliates to a guy written up in Newsweek and carried by the Armed Forces Radio Network. From scott@fybush.com Wed Feb 8 13:45:57 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:45:57 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: References: <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> <43E94916.23849.8A2839@localhost> <43EA0598.5020603@cssinc.com> <37540.12.37.144.130.1139413859.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: <43EA3C65.6030308@fybush.com> Larry Weil wrote: > Are they still WWKB, a.k.a. KB Radio? To me they'll always be WKBW. And > 1210 will always be WCAU! Calls are still WWKB; the imaging is all "Buffalo's Left Channel, AM 1520." And so it goes... s From sid@wrko.com Wed Feb 8 14:00:45 2006 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:00:45 -0700 Subject: KB1520: Bye... Message-ID: >>Calls are still WWKB<< IIRC, Entercom asked WKBW-TV for permission to rename WWKB to WKBW when the station went oldies, and were turned down. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom Boston LLC WAAF - WEEI AM/FM - WMKK - WRKO - WVEI 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Boston MA 02135-2040 Phone: 617-779-5369 Fax: 617-779-5379 E-Mail: sid@wrko.com From hykker@grolen.com Wed Feb 8 13:51:24 2006 From: hykker@grolen.com (hykker@grolen.com) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 13:51:24 -0500 (EST) Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <43EA03E1.80609@fybush.com> References: <20060207213845.E2686CA0A0@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> <48121.66.195.169.98.1139348439.squirrel@webmail1.pair.com> <43EA03E1.80609@fybush.com> Message-ID: <46982.63.115.16.143.1139424684.squirrel@63.115.16.143> Scott Fybush wrote: > > As the liberal talk format evolves, AAR's becoming just one player in > the field - Jones is a pretty big one now, too, with Stephanie Miller > and Bill Press. Isn't Ed Shultz also Jones? From raccoonradio@gmail.com Wed Feb 8 15:23:04 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:23:04 -0500 Subject: Herald (Fitzgerald): Jimmy Meyers to WILD (AM) Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602081223k1e0a96cdr641d06e7a063a425@mail.gmail.com> Column by Joe Fitzgerald in today's Boston Herald says that Jimmy Myers will be doing weekdays 6-10 am on WILD 1090 (registration required at Herald site to read column) http://www.bostonherald.com From lglavin@lycos.com Wed Feb 8 17:35:15 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:35:15 -0500 Subject: Herald Hires New Media Scribe Message-ID: <20060208223515.E25DE86B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> When Dean Johnson left the Boston Herald several months ago, most stories pertaining to radio appeared in the Business section. Now Mark Jurkowitz of the Boston Phoenix reports that the Herald has added a new writer on media, Jessica Heslam. Her charter is to cover TV, talk radio and the blogoshre...just TALK radio? Anyhoo, she apparently will be Herald staff writer; as far as I know, Clea Simon will remain a Globe correspondent covering radio and all things feline. -- _______________________________________________ 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 Wed Feb 8 18:00:33 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:00:33 -0500 Subject: Townonline.com/Weymouth On WJDA Sale Message-ID: <20060208230033.BB0F4E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> The suburban newspaper for the South Shore, townonline.com/Weymouth has a story on the impact of the pending sale of WJDA Quincy, and WATD's plans to take up the slack: http://www.townonline.com/weymouth/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=423963&format=text -- _______________________________________________ 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 joe@attorneyross.com Thu Feb 9 00:41:30 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:41:30 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <9aa8bd9abc55.9abc559aa8bd@nyroc.rr.com> Message-ID: <43EA8FBA.12207.553234@localhost> On 8 Feb 2006 at 10:06, chuckigo@maine.rr.com wrote: > to which i'll add: > it's BUFFALO! they qualified long ago. ;-) > > - - Chuck (loves the Bills longtime player Owen. you know, Owen Four) > Igo I wish Buffalo would have a sports team called the "Buffalo Bobs." -- 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 Feb 9 00:41:31 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:41:31 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <46982.63.115.16.143.1139424684.squirrel@63.115.16.143> References: <43EA03E1.80609@fybush.com> Message-ID: <43EA8FBB.27974.5535E7@localhost> On 8 Feb 2006 at 13:51, hykker@grolen.com wrote: > Isn't Ed Shultz also Jones? No, he's Schultz. ;-> -- 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 Feb 9 00:41:31 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:41:31 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20060208125405.03356e98@pop.registeredsite.com> References: <43EA03E1.80609@fybush.com> Message-ID: <43EA8FBB.13765.5536C6@localhost> On 8 Feb 2006 at 12:57, Donna Halper wrote: > Randy Michaels (former exec with Clear Channel) took Ed's show as a > client for his new syndication company, and it seems to have helped Ed > go from being a Fargo ND talk host with a couple of affiliates to a > guy written up in Newsweek and carried by the Armed Forces Radio > Network. Ed Schultz is on Armed Forces Radio? The government allows that? -- 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 dan.strassberg@att.net Thu Feb 9 06:18:16 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 06:18:16 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... References: <43EA03E1.80609@fybush.com> <43EA8FBB.13765.5536C6@localhost> Message-ID: <001901c62d6a$8c211740$19eefea9@dstrassberg> It took quite a fight. AFRN was carrying Limbaugh and other right wing talkers. After many months of campaigning by Schultz and some of his listeners, the network had finally agreed to carry one hour a day of Schultz, but on the agreed-upon start date, they reneged and refused to explain. Schultz then mobilized his friends in Congress, who made life very uncomfortable for AFRN and particularly for the person at AFRN who first agreed to carry Schultz and then reneged without explanation. After several weeks, AFRN relented. I suspect that Randy Michaels' association with Schultz's show may have been what turned AFRN around. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Joseph Ross" To: "Scott Fybush" ; "Mark Laurence" ; "Donna Halper" Cc: Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 12:41 AM Subject: Re: KB1520: Bye... > On 8 Feb 2006 at 12:57, Donna Halper wrote: > > > Randy Michaels (former exec with Clear Channel) took Ed's show as a > > client for his new syndication company, and it seems to have helped Ed > > go from being a Fargo ND talk host with a couple of affiliates to a > > guy written up in Newsweek and carried by the Armed Forces Radio > > Network. > > Ed Schultz is on Armed Forces Radio? The government allows that? > > -- > 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 chrisf01864@lycos.com Tue Feb 7 20:50:58 2006 From: chrisf01864@lycos.com (christopher fuccione) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:50:58 -0800 Subject: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! Message-ID: <20060208015058.792C086B14@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> If they used the K-Love format I would love that because beside WKMY 91.1 in Winchendon there are no stations in MA or NH that play CCM Contemporary Christian Music. Chris > The Patriot-Ledger is already reporting the new owners plan to take > the station Christian. The spokesperson said they have a special > mission... sigh... No offence, but don't we already have enough > Christian stations? What we need is some good local 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 billo@shoreham.net Thu Feb 9 14:00:28 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:00:28 -0500 Subject: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! In-Reply-To: <20060208015058.792C086B14@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20060208015058.792C086B14@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <1139511628.43eb914c9822e@webmail.shoreham.net> > If they used the K-Love format I would love that because beside WKMY > 91.1 in Winchendon there are no stations in MA or NH that play CCM > Contemporary Christian Music. > > Chris WKVJ (89.7 Dannemora) is recent to this market. Within the contemp. Christian listener demo, it should do okay. It's pretty much produced to emulate hot A/C. Nothing local, just the feed from Calif. Bill O'Neill From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Feb 10 00:20:04 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:20:04 -0500 Subject: KB1520: Bye... In-Reply-To: <001901c62d6a$8c211740$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <43EBDC34.23024.6E51A6@localhost> On 9 Feb 2006 at 6:18, Dan Strassberg wrote: > It took quite a fight. AFRN was carrying Limbaugh and other right wing > talkers. After many months of campaigning by Schultz and some of his > listeners, the network had finally agreed to carry one hour a day of > Schultz, but on the agreed-upon start date, they reneged and refused > to explain. Schultz then mobilized his friends in Congress, who made > life very uncomfortable for AFRN and particularly for the person at > AFRN who first agreed to carry Schultz and then reneged without > explanation. After several weeks, AFRN relented. I suspect that Randy > Michaels' association with Schultz's show may have been what turned > AFRN around. I figured it couldn't have been easy. Why would Randy Michaels have affected things? -- 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 kwillcox@wnsh.com Fri Feb 10 12:16:01 2006 From: kwillcox@wnsh.com (Keating Willcox) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:16:01 -0500 Subject: Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 10, Issue 42 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20060210121520.04899c30@mail.comcast.net> Hispanic Christian..... At 12:00 PM 2/10/2006, you wrote: >If they used the K-Love format I would love that because beside WKMY >91.1 in Winchendon there are no stations in MA or NH that play CCM >Contemporary Christian Music. > >Chris Sincerely, Keating Willcox ~/~ WNSH AM 1570 Beverly kwillcox@wnsh.com www.wnsh.com 978-921-1570 FAX 978-468-1954 3 Longmeadow Way Hamilton, MA 01936 From raccoonradio@gmail.com Fri Feb 10 12:33:22 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:33:22 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> "Senator to Tell Rest of Stories" http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/63264.htm 'FORMER U.S. senator and "Law & Order" star Fred Thompson is the leading contender to succeed legendary radio commentator Paul Harvey, The Post has learned. Thompson met with ABC Radio execs late last year, and several insiders say he's at the top of a short list to take over the top-rated 87-year-old broadcaster's three daily "news and comment" programs. --It's said Harvey is the middle of a ten year, $100 million contract. An ABC Radio spokesman said "there's no replacing Paul Harvey" and that "we talk to talent all the time", etc.. From kc1ih@mac.com Fri Feb 10 15:13:13 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:13:13 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: At 12:33 PM -0500 2/10/06, Bob Nelson wrote: >"Senator to Tell Rest of Stories" > >http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/63264.htm > >'FORMER U.S. senator and "Law & Order" star Fred Thompson is the >leading contender to succeed legendary radio commentator Paul Harvey, >The Post has learned. Thompson talks so slowly, they'de have to make the show longer! -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From billo@shoreham.net Fri Feb 10 15:46:43 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:46:43 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <43ECFBB3.5030109@shoreham.net> Larry Weil wrote: > > Thompson talks so slowly, they'de have to make the show longer! ...well, Wilfred Brimley is too busy selling oatmeal and insurance. And besides, he's older than Harvey! Bill O'Neill From paulranderson@charter.net Fri Feb 10 16:07:03 2006 From: paulranderson@charter.net (Paul Anderson) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:07:03 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I am stating the obvious by saying that Paul Harvey cannot be replaced. Paul From dan.strassberg@att.net Fri Feb 10 16:43:46 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:43:46 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> You obviously never heard Garner "Ted" Armstrong of the WorldWide Church of God. He used to ('50s) have a late-night program on many 50-kW AMs around the country. At one time, I believe Garner Ted was the top man at the Church, but at one point, he feuded with his father, the founder of the Church, who expelled him and took over the radio program. The senior Armstrong did not have his son's dynamic delivery and eventually the programs went off the air because the older Armstrong couldn't raise enough money to keep them on the air. A while later, I believe Garner Ted was found dead in his home under what I think were suspicious circumstances. Anyhow, Garner Ted sounded more like Paul Harvey than Paul Harvey did. Really! If Garner Ted were alive today and still sounded like he did 50 years ago, he'd be the perfect candidate to take over the program because the Garner Ted of that day sounded WAY, WAY, WAY more like the Paul Harvey of old than does today's Paul Harvey -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Anderson" To: "Boston Radio" Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:07 PM Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > I am stating the obvious by saying that Paul Harvey cannot be replaced. > > Paul From billo@shoreham.net Fri Feb 10 16:49:29 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:49:29 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <43ED0A69.4000808@shoreham.net> Dan Strassberg wrote: > Anyhow, > Garner Ted sounded more like Paul Harvey than Paul Harvey did. Really! If > Garner Ted were alive today and still sounded like he did 50 years ago, he'd > be the perfect candidate to take over the program because the Garner Ted of > that day sounded WAY, WAY, WAY more like the Paul Harvey of old than does > today's Paul Harvey Had we ever seen young Garner and young Paul in the same room at the same time, hmmm? Bill O'Neill From revdoug1@verizon.net Fri Feb 10 18:19:47 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:19:47 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <00d401c62e98$7d1d3290$6501a8c0@pastor2> Dan: Thanks for this post. I'm glad I'm not the only person who thought Garner Ted sounded just like Paul Harvey. The timbre of the voice, the accent, the inflections . . . you'd swear they were twins. Amazing. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Strassberg" To: "Paul Anderson" ; "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:43 PM Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > You obviously never heard Garner "Ted" Armstrong of the WorldWide Church of > God. He used to ('50s) have a late-night program on many 50-kW AMs around > the country. At one time, I believe Garner Ted was the top man at the > Church, but at one point, he feuded with his father, the founder of the > Church, who expelled him and took over the radio program. The senior > Armstrong did not have his son's dynamic delivery and eventually the > programs went off the air because the older Armstrong couldn't raise enough > money to keep them on the air. A while later, I believe Garner Ted was found > dead in his home under what I think were suspicious circumstances. Anyhow, > Garner Ted sounded more like Paul Harvey than Paul Harvey did. Really! If > Garner Ted were alive today and still sounded like he did 50 years ago, he'd > be the perfect candidate to take over the program because the Garner Ted of > that day sounded WAY, WAY, WAY more like the Paul Harvey of old than does > today's Paul Harvey > > -- > Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net > eFax 707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Anderson" > To: "Boston Radio" > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:07 PM > Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > > > > I am stating the obvious by saying that Paul Harvey cannot be replaced. > > > > Paul > > > > From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Fri Feb 10 18:57:45 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:57:45 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? Message-ID: <200602101857.AA3282698820@mail.ttlc.net> >I'm glad I'm not the only person who thought Garner Ted sounded just >like Paul Harvey. The timbre of the voice, the accent, the >inflections . . . you'd swear they were twins. Amazing. Is Paul Harvey originally from Texas? From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Feb 11 03:24:42 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:24:42 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> On 2/10/06, Dan Strassberg wrote: > You obviously never heard Garner "Ted" Armstrong of the WorldWide Church of > God. According to Wikipedia: "Garner Ted Armstrong (February 9, 1930 - September 15, 2003), American evangelist, was the son of Herbert W. Armstrong. He developed his speaking style by copying the tones of news broadcaster Paul Harvey.... In his programs he skillfully mixed political, economic, and social news of the day with Bible-based commentary." Somehow I remember that some UHF station in town, maybe Ch 38 or 56, used to run his TV show. Never saw, but noticed in TV listings. From dan.strassberg@att.net Sat Feb 11 07:42:34 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:42:34 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000e01c62f08$a7c83ec0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> I am surprised that Wikipedia reports Garner Ted's date of death as 2003. I thought he died decades earlier. Perhaps what happened decades earlier was that Garner Ted was involved in some sort of scandal that was discovered by his father, and that scandal led to his father's removing him from his position with the church. I think there were allegations that Herbert was jealous of the power that Garner Ted had gathered around himself and that Herbert framed him so that he could remove him from the Church. I think there can be no question that nobody could raise anywhere near as much money for the Church as could Garner Ted. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: "Dan Strassberg" ; ; Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 3:24 AM Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? On 2/10/06, Dan Strassberg wrote: > You obviously never heard Garner "Ted" Armstrong of the WorldWide Church of > God. According to Wikipedia: "Garner Ted Armstrong (February 9, 1930 - September 15, 2003), American evangelist, was the son of Herbert W. Armstrong. He developed his speaking style by copying the tones of news broadcaster Paul Harvey.... In his programs he skillfully mixed political, economic, and social news of the day with Bible-based commentary." Somehow I remember that some UHF station in town, maybe Ch 38 or 56, used to run his TV show. Never saw, but noticed in TV listings. From revdoug1@verizon.net Sat Feb 11 09:01:04 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:01:04 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <000e01c62f08$a7c83ec0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <015501c62f13$998f3060$6501a8c0@pastor2> I don't recall all the details, but I seem to remember that Garner Ted had been in a scandal, and was removed not by his father (who may have died by that time), but by the church leadership. I believe this occurred after the schism in the church, in which the mainstream body moved toward more conventional, orthodox Christianity and the splinter group (led by Garner Ted) retained the original doctrinal tenets. The latter has since split at least twice, and there are now several "competing" denominations, each of which has a syndicated telecast. There had been trouble brewing between Garner Ted and Herbert long before all this happened. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Strassberg" To: "Bob Nelson" ; "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 7:42 AM Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > I am surprised that Wikipedia reports Garner Ted's date of death as 2003. I > thought he died decades earlier. Perhaps what happened decades earlier was > that Garner Ted was involved in some sort of scandal that was discovered by > his father, and that scandal led to his father's removing him from his > position with the church. I think there were allegations that Herbert was > jealous of the power that Garner Ted had gathered around himself and that > Herbert framed him so that he could remove him from the Church. I think > there can be no question that nobody could raise anywhere near as much money > for the Church as could Garner Ted. > > -- > Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net > eFax 707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Nelson" > To: "Dan Strassberg" ; > ; > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 3:24 AM > Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > > > On 2/10/06, Dan Strassberg wrote: > > You obviously never heard Garner "Ted" Armstrong of the WorldWide Church > of > > God. > > According to Wikipedia: "Garner Ted Armstrong (February 9, 1930 - > September 15, 2003), American evangelist, was the son of Herbert W. > Armstrong. He developed his speaking style by copying the tones of > news broadcaster Paul Harvey.... In his programs he skillfully mixed > political, economic, and social news of the day with Bible-based > commentary." > > Somehow I remember that some UHF station in town, maybe Ch 38 or 56, used > to run his TV show. Never saw, but noticed in TV listings. > > > > > From scott@fybush.com Sat Feb 11 12:31:42 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:31:42 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> Bob Nelson wrote: > According to Wikipedia: "Garner Ted Armstrong (February 9, 1930 - > September 15, 2003), American evangelist, was the son of Herbert W. So Garner Ted left the world the same day Ariel Fybush came in. Interesting coincidence... s From dan.strassberg@att.net Sat Feb 11 14:19:38 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:19:38 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg><1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> Message-ID: <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> OK, Scott: If your daughter decides that she wants a career in radio (assuming radio still exists when she grows up and, considering how cute she is, assuming that she wants to work in the auditory medium as opposed to dazzling the world with her looks as well as her brains), what female broadcaster would you urge her to emulate--as Garner Ted Armstrong emulated Paul Harvey? I think that's a great question. I used to think that NPR's Liane Hanson (Hansen?) had the best female voice in radio, but I'm no longer so sure. There are several women at NPR, including Terri Gross, that I might now rank higher. For shear brainpower (but not for voice quality or delivery), my current favorite is AirAmerica's Rachel Maddow. She was a Rhodes scholar and has a doctorate in political science from Oxford. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fybush" To: "Bob Nelson" ; Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:31 PM Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > > > Bob Nelson wrote: > > > According to Wikipedia: "Garner Ted Armstrong (February 9, 1930 - > > September 15, 2003), American evangelist, was the son of Herbert W. > > So Garner Ted left the world the same day Ariel Fybush came in. > Interesting coincidence... > > s From scott@fybush.com Sat Feb 11 15:31:21 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:31:21 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg><1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <43EE4999.6010302@fybush.com> Not an easy question to answer, these days (assuming, that is, that I'd ever encourage her to get into radio - I'm trying to be a GOOD parent here, after all!) Much as I respect the journalism practiced at NPR, I've never been much of a fan of most of the on-air delivery there (Scott Simon is a notable exception.) I'm not at all impressed, delivery-wise, with Michelle Norris or Melissa Block on ATC. Renee Montagne on Morning Edition is pretty good. On the local news level, Judy DeAngelis on WINS in NYC is one of the best in the business, and I'm quite partial to Diane Stern on BZ as well, though of course having written for her for several years, I'm terribly biased. s Dan Strassberg wrote: > OK, Scott: If your daughter decides that she wants a career in radio > (assuming radio still exists when she grows up and, considering how cute she > is, assuming that she wants to work in the auditory medium as opposed to > dazzling the world with her looks as well as her brains), what female > broadcaster would you urge her to emulate--as Garner Ted Armstrong emulated > Paul Harvey? > > I think that's a great question. I used to think that NPR's Liane Hanson > (Hansen?) had the best female voice in radio, but I'm no longer so sure. > There are several women at NPR, including Terri Gross, that I might now rank > higher. For shear brainpower (but not for voice quality or delivery), my > current favorite is AirAmerica's Rachel Maddow. She was a Rhodes scholar and > has a doctorate in political science from Oxford. > > -- > Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net > eFax 707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Fybush" > To: "Bob Nelson" ; > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:31 PM > Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > > >> >> Bob Nelson wrote: >> >>> According to Wikipedia: "Garner Ted Armstrong (February 9, 1930 - >>> September 15, 2003), American evangelist, was the son of Herbert W. >> So Garner Ted left the world the same day Ariel Fybush came in. >> Interesting coincidence... >> >> s > > > From scott@fybush.com Sat Feb 11 19:52:44 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:52:44 -0500 Subject: WJTO DX Test tonight Message-ID: <43EE86DC.4010005@fybush.com> Since most of the list readership will probably be snowed in overnight anyway, why not see if you can hear Bob Bittner's coastal Maine giant? Bob will have WJTO up and running from midnight until 1 AM tonight (Saturday into Sunday) - and here, courtesy of dxtests.info, are all the details: -- WJTO 730khz Bath, Maine DX Test * Date(s): February 12, 2006 (Test starts late Saturday night, February 11th) * Time: Midnight to 01:00AM EST (0500-0600 UTC) * Mode: 1KW, Non-Directional Programming: Morse Code ID's, Sweep Tones, Voice ID. Notes: Test will consist of a twenty minute audio CD prepared by the BTC. CD contains Morse Code ID?s, phonetic voice ID?s, various NRC Sweep Tones, etc. QSL: Reception reports are desired via e-mail (first choice) and snail mail (only if e-mail is not available) Station would prefer to receive written reports only. No cassettes or recordings needed. Submit reports via email to Jibguy@aol.com. Please put "WJTO DX Test" in the subject line. All standard mail reports should go to: WJTO Radio 730 P O Box 308 Bath, Maine 04530 -- I'll have the radio fired up here at NERW Central, listening for it. s From billo@shoreham.net Sun Feb 12 13:18:55 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:18:55 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <43EE4999.6010302@fybush.com> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg><1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EE4999.6010302@fybush.com> Message-ID: <43EF7C0F.1020202@shoreham.net> Scott Fybush wrote: > Much as I respect the journalism practiced at NPR, I've never been > much of a fan of most of the on-air delivery there (Scott Simon is a > notable exception.) Couldn't agree more. One of the best radio moments I will ever experience was Simon in the wake of 9/11, actually when the airliner crashed into the NJ neighborhood, he was interviewing a firefighter who was telling the horrible story of the loss of his friends, family, neighborhood. Simon paused, took a breath, and started to cry while asking him, "How can you stand it? How do you do it?" Even before that moment I have considered Scott Simon in a class by himself at NPR. Bill O'Neill From dan.strassberg@att.net Sun Feb 12 15:08:54 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:08:54 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg><1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EE4999.6010302@fybush.com> <43EF7C0F.1020202@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <000901c63010$2c658ae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> I really enjoyed Scott Simon when he was teamed with Daniel Pinkwater on Chin-Wag Theater, but Simon gets awfully old awfully fast for me when NPR brings him in in the wake of some disaster. Whether it's genuine or not, the "Scott Simon whisper" strikes me as a horrible and totally inappropriate pure show-biz affectation. Makes me want to throw the radio through a window and never give another cent to WBUR or WGBH. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Simon is OK--sometimes pretty darned good--when he's doing routine news and lighter stuff, but that whisper, which he uses in moments of tragedy, makes my skin crawl. I don't need the f!@#king whisper to be reminded of the gravity of the situation and I don't need to direct my animosity toward the guy whispering at me on the radio instead of, say, Osama bin Laden. I think Scott Simon whispering in the wake of a disaster is as offensive in its own way and Randi Rhodes on a rant. Maybe that's one reason that I like Rachel Maddow a lot more than I like Randi Rhodes. Both have a sense of humor but I don't forget that Rachel has a sense of humor when she is doing serious stuff. After about five minutes, Randi's rants make me yell "enough already." And the rants often go on for a whole hour (with time out for commercial breaks). -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill O'Neill" To: "Scott Fybush" Cc: "Dan Strassberg" ; Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 1:18 PM Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > Scott Fybush wrote: > > Much as I respect the journalism practiced at NPR, I've never been > > much of a fan of most of the on-air delivery there (Scott Simon is a > > notable exception.) > Couldn't agree more. One of the best radio moments I will ever > experience was Simon in the wake of 9/11, actually when the airliner > crashed into the NJ neighborhood, he was interviewing a firefighter who > was telling the horrible story of the loss of his friends, family, > neighborhood. Simon paused, took a breath, and started to cry while > asking him, "How can you stand it? How do you do it?" Even before that > moment I have considered Scott Simon in a class by himself at NPR. > > Bill O'Neill From scott@fybush.com Sun Feb 12 15:19:42 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:19:42 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <000901c63010$2c658ae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg><1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EE4999.6010302@fybush.com> <43EF7C0F.1020202@shoreham.net> <000901c63010$2c658ae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <43EF985E.4020300@fybush.com> Dan Strassberg wrote: > I really enjoyed Scott Simon when he was teamed with Daniel Pinkwater on > Chin-Wag Theater, but Simon gets awfully old awfully fast for me when NPR > brings him in in the wake of some disaster. Whether it's genuine or not, the > "Scott Simon whisper" strikes me as a horrible and totally inappropriate > pure show-biz affectation. Makes me want to throw the radio through a window > and never give another cent to WBUR or WGBH. Different strokes for different > folks, I guess. Funny thing - I guess I've become so accustomed to NPR being significantly behind the curve on breaking news that if something big is happening, I'm tuned elsewhere, either to TV or to commercial radio. As a result, when Scott's in that mode, I'm not around to listen. I suppose that's not a very complimentary thing for someone in my shoes to be saying, but even NPR's news leadership will admit that rapid response to big stories isn't what they do best there. s From wollman@csail.mit.edu Sun Feb 12 15:39:50 2006 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:39:50 -0500 Subject: NPR and breaking news In-Reply-To: <43EF985E.4020300@fybush.com> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EE4999.6010302@fybush.com> <43EF7C0F.1020202@shoreham.net> <000901c63010$2c658ae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EF985E.4020300@fybush.com> Message-ID: <17391.40214.369224.686068@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > I suppose that's not a very complimentary thing for someone in my shoes > to be saying, but even NPR's news leadership will admit that rapid > response to big stories isn't what they do best there. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Considering the resource limitations, it's probably better for NPR to let the commercial news services do the only thing they are still able to do well these days, and instead provide that "sober second look" that works better in NPR's programming style anyway. A democratic society needs "circuit breakers" to slow down the news cycle and provide the deeper analysis and reflection necessary to come to correct conclusions. NPR is at its best when it functions like a magazine, not when it joins the 24-hour rush to judgment. -GAWollman From scott@fybush.com Sun Feb 12 15:42:42 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 15:42:42 -0500 Subject: NPR and breaking news In-Reply-To: <17391.40214.369224.686068@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EE4999.6010302@fybush.com> <43EF7C0F.1020202@shoreham.net> <000901c63010$2c658ae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EF985E.4020300@fybush.com> <17391.40214.369224.686068@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <43EF9DC2.4020301@fybush.com> Garrett Wollman wrote: > > NPR is at its best when it functions like a magazine, not when it > joins the 24-hour rush to judgment. Agreed, and well put - but only to a certain extent. Remaining in the third rollover of Morning Edition while the Twin Towers are collapsing serves nobody well. (Yes, that happened.) s From revdoug1@verizon.net Sun Feb 12 16:03:45 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:03:45 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg><1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EE4999.6010302@fybush.com> <43EF7C0F.1020202@shoreham.net> <000901c63010$2c658ae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EF985E.4020300@fybush.com> Message-ID: <01d001c63017$d08c3b30$6501a8c0@pastor2> Reading all these posts makes me wonder the obvious: Why isn't Paul Harvey's son under consideration as his successor? And if not Paul Jr., would Paul's old stand-in Bill Deal be a possibility? I think he went to WTMJ in Milwaukee when he left ABC a few years back. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fybush" To: "Dan Strassberg" Cc: "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 3:19 PM Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > Dan Strassberg wrote: > > I really enjoyed Scott Simon when he was teamed with Daniel Pinkwater on > > Chin-Wag Theater, but Simon gets awfully old awfully fast for me when NPR > > brings him in in the wake of some disaster. Whether it's genuine or not, the > > "Scott Simon whisper" strikes me as a horrible and totally inappropriate > > pure show-biz affectation. Makes me want to throw the radio through a window > > and never give another cent to WBUR or WGBH. Different strokes for different > > folks, I guess. > > Funny thing - I guess I've become so accustomed to NPR being > significantly behind the curve on breaking news that if something big is > happening, I'm tuned elsewhere, either to TV or to commercial radio. As > a result, when Scott's in that mode, I'm not around to listen. > > I suppose that's not a very complimentary thing for someone in my shoes > to be saying, but even NPR's news leadership will admit that rapid > response to big stories isn't what they do best there. > > s > > From scott@saloway.com Sun Feb 12 19:15:08 2006 From: scott@saloway.com (scott@saloway.com) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:15:08 -0500 Subject: NPR and breaking news Message-ID: <12326266.186981139789707978.JavaMail.servlet@perfora> Yep - it did. I was with WBUR at the time, and after a series of furious phone calls between our news director and NPR, they had assured him that they would be leading with the story at the start of the first segment (around 10 past). For those of you that don't know, Morning Edition and All Things Considered operate on a two-hour clock. The first two hours are new, and then they are rolled over for each of the other time zones. When 10 past hit, low and behold, NPR was still playing its first story from the first hour of Morning Edition. We switched to the AP All News service (which we had as an in-house news resource) and stuck with that through most of the morning, until NPR caught up. Scott Formerly of WBUR/WKOK/WSIA and others; Currently at CBS News Radio. > >Garrett Wollman wrote: >> >> NPR is at its best when it functions like a magazine, not when it >> joins the 24-hour rush to judgment. > >Agreed, and well put - but only to a certain extent. Remaining in the >third rollover of Morning Edition while the Twin Towers are collapsing >serves nobody well. (Yes, that happened.) > >s From billo@shoreham.net Mon Feb 13 08:02:14 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:02:14 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <000901c63010$2c658ae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> References: <1fbbbced0602100933x23cafa57hb735e5679efbe14e@mail.gmail.com> <002b01c62e8b$1c37f940$19eefea9@dstrassberg><1fbbbced0602110024j520ce06clca7c274f8f7dcb6d@mail.gmail.com> <43EE1F7E.7060804@fybush.com> <000a01c62f40$209b5120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <43EE4999.6010302@fybush.com> <43EF7C0F.1020202@shoreham.net> <000901c63010$2c658ae0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <43F08356.3010608@shoreham.net> Dan Strassberg wrote: > Whether it's genuine or not, the > "Scott Simon whisper" strikes me as a horrible and totally inappropriate > pure show-biz affectation. I guess one man's affectation is another man's voice. Bill O'Neill From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Feb 13 14:17:03 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:17:03 -0500 Subject: Wolfe in for Whittemore at WRKO Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602131117p50b4066clb5d2002c3de29c29@mail.gmail.com> Today's Boston Herald mentions that Jason Wolfe takes over for Brian Whittemore as WRKO PD. Look under "Touching that dial" in "Inside Track". (Note: I had posted this to the list with URLs but perhaps because of the URLs, the email got bounced back to me.) The Herald piece describes 'RKO as "struggling"; "ratings doldrums"--I don't have access to the 25-54 numbers, but I know the 12 + numbers I've read haven't been too bad. >From what I've gathered, Rush and Howie do well. Not sure about the morning show, DePetro, Taste of Boston, Savage, etc. Will we see more sports on 'RKO? They do the Celts of course and tonight will have the Beanpot game. Boston Radio Watch also mentions the change and reproduces the Entercom press release. From billo@shoreham.net Mon Feb 13 14:30:20 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:30:20 -0500 Subject: Wolfe in for Whittemore at WRKO In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602131117p50b4066clb5d2002c3de29c29@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0602131117p50b4066clb5d2002c3de29c29@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <43F0DE4C.9080309@shoreham.net> Bob Nelson wrote: > Not sure about the morning show, DePetro, Taste of Boston, Savage, etc. Will we see more sports on 'RKO? They do the Celts of course and tonight will have the Beanpot game. > What's the deal with AM drive on Boston radio? L&W seem to be getting the job done - and they are funny. Funny and radio in the same sentence...what a concept. WBZ is keeping the news deal going on. I've been out of the market for six years now but visit often. I used to look forward to spinning the dial of AM drive. Now, it's almost not worth the digital exercise. What seems to be missing is rock solid name recognition, king-makers, local icons on Boston radio. And am I jaundiced in my view that it is intentional? Keeps salaries down. And because the new breed of broadcasters never worked in the radio kitchen, just the counting room. Bill O'Neill From dddgob@gis.net Fri Feb 10 18:58:19 2006 From: dddgob@gis.net (ddGoblaskas) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:58:19 -0500 Subject: Fw: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! Message-ID: <008301c62e9d$e98a3590$18cb5745@Dana> There is a station in Charlton (southern Worcester County) WYCM 90.1 FM that plays CCM 24/7 and has for at least the past 4 years ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill O'Neill" To: "christopher fuccione" Cc: Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 2:00 PM Subject: Re: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! >> If they used the K-Love format I would love that because beside WKMY >> 91.1 in Winchendon there are no stations in MA or NH that play CCM >> Contemporary Christian Music. >> >> Chris > > WKVJ (89.7 Dannemora) is recent to this market. Within the contemp. > Christian > listener demo, it should do okay. It's pretty much produced to emulate hot > A/C. > Nothing local, just the feed from Calif. > > Bill O'Neill > > From iraapple@comcast.net Sat Feb 11 10:10:22 2006 From: iraapple@comcast.net (iraapple) Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:10:22 -0500 Subject: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? In-Reply-To: <015501c62f13$998f3060$6501a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <001001c62f1d$488f0f50$0618fb45@IraApple> This subject came up on June 25, 1998 also. At that time I replied to Dan as shown below in the quotes. The program was on WBZ. I am also pretty sure what got Ted into trouble with the church was some extracurricular affairs. (For more detail go to: http://lists.bostonradio.org/bri/v02/msg03051.html Ira Apple "I agree wholeheartedly with Dan's assessment of Garner Ted. The delivery and the writing of his programs were outstanding. He also knew how to increase time spent listening. When Garner Ted had the famous fall-out with his father I had a chance to do a talk show with him. He told us that before what he described as the shunning by his dad and the followers, each day would bring in 33 full bags of mail almost all with money and checks. After Ted left and went on his own, the donations to HW dropped to only three bags a day. I always thought that Garner Ted could have been a success in any endeavor of his choice." Ira Apple -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Doug Drown Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 9:01 AM To: Dan Strassberg; Bob Nelson; Boston Radio Interest Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? I don't recall all the details, but I seem to remember that Garner Ted had been in a scandal, and was removed not by his father (who may have died by that time), but by the church leadership. I believe this occurred after the schism in the church, in which the mainstream body moved toward more conventional, orthodox Christianity and the splinter group (led by Garner Ted) retained the original doctrinal tenets. The latter has since split at least twice, and there are now several "competing" denominations, each of which has a syndicated telecast. There had been trouble brewing between Garner Ted and Herbert long before all this happened. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Strassberg" To: "Bob Nelson" ; "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 7:42 AM Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > I am surprised that Wikipedia reports Garner Ted's date of death as 2003. I > thought he died decades earlier. Perhaps what happened decades earlier was > that Garner Ted was involved in some sort of scandal that was discovered by > his father, and that scandal led to his father's removing him from his > position with the church. I think there were allegations that Herbert was > jealous of the power that Garner Ted had gathered around himself and that > Herbert framed him so that he could remove him from the Church. I think > there can be no question that nobody could raise anywhere near as much money > for the Church as could Garner Ted. > > -- > Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net > eFax 707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Nelson" > To: "Dan Strassberg" ; > ; > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 3:24 AM > Subject: Re: NY Post: Paul Harvey to be replaced? > > > On 2/10/06, Dan Strassberg wrote: > > You obviously never heard Garner "Ted" Armstrong of the WorldWide Church > of > > God. > > According to Wikipedia: "Garner Ted Armstrong (February 9, 1930 - > September 15, 2003), American evangelist, was the son of Herbert W. > Armstrong. He developed his speaking style by copying the tones of > news broadcaster Paul Harvey.... In his programs he skillfully mixed > political, economic, and social news of the day with Bible-based > commentary." > > Somehow I remember that some UHF station in town, maybe Ch 38 or 56, used > to run his TV show. Never saw, but noticed in TV listings. > > > > > From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Mon Feb 13 16:52:00 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:52:00 -0500 Subject: HD Radio Takin' It To The Streets Message-ID: <200602131652.AA984350@mail.ttlc.net> Taking their message to the Information Highway, actually. A goup called the HD Digital Radio Alliance has launched HDRadio.com, a new Web site that's supposed to help consumers understand this newfangled technology. They are quoted as saying "We think consumers are going to love having this information-rich, one-stop resource." From chuckigo@maine.rr.com Mon Feb 13 18:04:23 2006 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (Chuck Igo) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:04:23 -0500 Subject: Portland TV news - Rafferty's Back! Message-ID: <000001c630f1$d5472920$0300a8c0@maine.rr.com> Just watching the 6 o'clock news on WGME-TV (channel 13) and am very pleased to see Doug Rafferty back on the set and sounding great! Doug suffered a stroke while on the air several weeks back and seems to be back in fine form. Mr.Rafferty is one of the really nice guys in broadcasting up this way. - -Chuck (much shorter than Doug) Igo From billings@suscom-maine.net Mon Feb 13 23:00:55 2006 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Daniel Billings) Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:00:55 -0500 Subject: Portland TV news - Rafferty's Back! References: <000001c630f1$d5472920$0300a8c0@maine.rr.com> Message-ID: <000501c6311b$41de8d20$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> I actually noticed Doug back last week. He's Maine's answer to Teddy Bruschi. Stroke? What stroke? -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Feb 14 13:28:21 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:28:21 -0500 Subject: Herald article: Andelman's return Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602141028y5cb6be29s93d1a23e9388af66@mail.gmail.com> http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=125980 Eddie Andelman, the father of local sports-talk radio, is making a comeback with "The New Sports Huddle" ? a partial ode to Andelman's groundbreaking show of the 1970s and '80s. Andelman, 69, whose last gig at WWZN-AM (1510) was canceled due to a station shakeup in October, said he's signed up with WTKK-FM (96.5) to do a show every Sunday night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., starting April 2. "It's not going to be that yelling and screaming with conflicts of interest stuff," said Andelman, an outspoken critic of the direction of talk radio in recent years. From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Feb 14 13:29:54 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:29:54 -0500 Subject: Herald article: Andelman's return In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602141028y5cb6be29s93d1a23e9388af66@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0602141028y5cb6be29s93d1a23e9388af66@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602141029j1f36aecepe2f6652346767218@mail.gmail.com> Note: web version of article incorrectly lists WTKK's frequency (the newsprint version also had "do" instead of "due" after "was cancelled" but that was corrected in the web version From lglavin@lycos.com Tue Feb 14 17:02:38 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:02:38 -0500 Subject: Herald article: Andelman's return Message-ID: <20060214220239.140ABE5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Nelson" > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org, raccoonradio@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Herald article: Andelman's return > Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:29:54 -0500 > > Note: web version of article incorrectly lists WTKK's frequency (the > newsprint version > also had "do" instead of "due" after "was cancelled" but that was > corrected in the > web version > Both versions incorrectly have Andleman starting out on WVNR... it was WUNR. I realize finding a vaccine and treatment for Avian flu is important, but some epidemilogists need to be working on a cure for Susan Bickelhaupt disease...it's spread to the Herald. -- _______________________________________________ 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 n1qgs@yahoo.com Wed Feb 15 01:03:19 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:03:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: Herald article: Andelman's return In-Reply-To: <20060214220239.140ABE5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <20060215060319.22291.qmail@web30703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Herald article: Andelman's return I wonder why the Herald is just getting around to the story when the Nashua Telegraph had it on January 27, almost three weeks ago. http://nl.newsbank.com/cgi-bin/ngate/NTGB?ext_docid=10F698A5400CF850&ext_hed=Andelman+will+be+on+FM+dial&ext_theme=ntgb&pubcode=NTGB John B Derry NH From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Feb 15 01:11:18 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:11:18 -0500 Subject: Herald article: Andelman's return In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602141029j1f36aecepe2f6652346767218@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0602141028y5cb6be29s93d1a23e9388af66@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <43F27FB6.1550.529D31@localhost> On 14 Feb 2006 at 13:29, Bob Nelson wrote: > Note: web version of article incorrectly lists WTKK's frequency (the > newsprint version also had "do" instead of "due" after "was cancelled" > but that was corrected in the web version That's a pretty mild error. Monday morning, in reporting on the hospitalization of former governor Ed King, the newscaster on WBZ called him "Mel King." In case anyone from WBZ news is reading this, Mel King is an African- American from Mission Hill, who was a state representative in the 1970s and a candidate for mayor of Boston in 1979 and 1983. Edward J. King is Irish-American and was governor from 1979-1983. He was a conservative Democrat, but later became a Republican. King defeated Governor Dukakis in the 1978 Democratic primary and was in turn defeated by Dukakis in 1982. He is not to be confused with Edward F. King, who was already a conservative Republican when he ran for governor in 1978 and lost the primary to Representative Frank Hatch. -- 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 Wed Feb 15 01:07:25 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:07:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: National Anthem at noon time Message-ID: <20060215060725.34826.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Is the playing of the National Anthem at noon time becoming at trend? Both WKLB 99.5 Lowell MA and WSMN 1590 Nashua NH play the anthem daily at midday. John B Derry NH From elipolo@earthlink.net Wed Feb 15 02:51:45 2006 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:51:45 -0500 (EST) Subject: Wolfe in for Whittemore at WRKO Message-ID: <28216236.1139989905552.JavaMail.root@elwamui-polski.atl.sa.earthlink.net> > > From: "Bill O'Neill" > CC: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org > To: Bob Nelson > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:30:20 -0500 > Subject: Re: Wolfe in for Whittemore at WRKO > > What's the deal with AM drive on Boston radio? L&W seem to be > getting the job done - and they are funny. Funny and radio in the > same sentence...what a concept. WBZ is keeping the news deal > going on. > I've been out of the market for six years now but visit often. I > used to look forward to spinning the dial of AM drive. Now, it's > almost not worth the digital exercise. What seems to be missing is > rock solid name recognition, king-makers, local icons on Boston > radio. And am I jaundiced in my view that it is intentional? Keeps > salaries down. Dale Dorman is still at it mornings on WODS, just a couple short of 40 years on-air in the Boston market. He still seems to have as much of that spontaneous 60's Top 40 air style as possible within today's formatting, and his ad-libbed asides are much funnier than the hokey bits that their writers script for the show (IMO). EP From nostaticatall@comcast.net Wed Feb 15 02:24:06 2006 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:24:06 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time In-Reply-To: <20060215060725.34826.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060215060725.34826.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3b92136de8fcbcef8cdc21ccd25c600d@comcast.net> It actually was a trend during the months following the 9/11 attacks. Mostly country outlets played it along with some AC's and rockers, particularly in the South but it happened at stations all over the country. Over time most stations dropped the practice but some of them still do it, including WKLB. WBLI/Long Island, a CHR station, still plays the anthem daily at noon. They usually rotate between the Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Beyonce Knowles versions. Dave Tomm "Mike Thomas" On Feb 15, 2006, at 1:07 AM, John Bolduc wrote: > Is the playing of the National Anthem at noon time becoming at trend? > > Both WKLB 99.5 Lowell MA and WSMN 1590 Nashua NH play the anthem daily > at > midday. From gary@garysicecream.com Wed Feb 15 05:03:04 2006 From: gary@garysicecream.com (Gary's Ice Cream) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:03:04 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time In-Reply-To: <3b92136de8fcbcef8cdc21ccd25c600d@comcast.net> Message-ID: <003101c63217$04263fd0$6500a8c0@Office> We've been starting "Music & Memories Overnight" with "God Bless America by Kate Smith" at midnite every night since the show started in 2002. -Gary Francis WCAP Lowell MA -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of David Tomm Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 2:24 AM To: John Bolduc Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org Subject: Re: National Anthem at noon time It actually was a trend during the months following the 9/11 attacks. Mostly country outlets played it along with some AC's and rockers, particularly in the South but it happened at stations all over the country. Over time most stations dropped the practice but some of them still do it, including WKLB. WBLI/Long Island, a CHR station, still plays the anthem daily at noon. They usually rotate between the Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Beyonce Knowles versions. Dave Tomm "Mike Thomas" On Feb 15, 2006, at 1:07 AM, John Bolduc wrote: > Is the playing of the National Anthem at noon time becoming at trend? > > Both WKLB 99.5 Lowell MA and WSMN 1590 Nashua NH play the anthem daily > at midday. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.7/259 - Release Date: 2/13/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.8/260 - Release Date: 2/14/2006 From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Wed Feb 15 06:38:38 2006 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 06:38:38 -0500 Subject: Wolfe in for Whittemore at WRKO References: <28216236.1139989905552.JavaMail.root@elwamui-polski.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <001501c63224$5d40ff30$a7483518@DG07P241> I think Matty in the Morning KISS108 (WXKS) also qualifies. For how many years he's been there - still clever, funny and spontaneous. Just overlook the playlist and focus on the show.... Paul Sandwich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eli Polonsky" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 2:51 AM Subject: Re: Wolfe in for Whittemore at WRKO > > > From: "Bill O'Neill" > > CC: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org > > To: Bob Nelson > > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:30:20 -0500 > > Subject: Re: Wolfe in for Whittemore at WRKO > > > > What's the deal with AM drive on Boston radio? L&W seem to be > > getting the job done - and they are funny. Funny and radio in the > > same sentence...what a concept. WBZ is keeping the news deal > > going on. > > I've been out of the market for six years now but visit often. I > > used to look forward to spinning the dial of AM drive. Now, it's > > almost not worth the digital exercise. What seems to be missing is > > rock solid name recognition, king-makers, local icons on Boston > > radio. And am I jaundiced in my view that it is intentional? Keeps > > salaries down. > > Dale Dorman is still at it mornings on WODS, just a couple short of > 40 years on-air in the Boston market. He still seems to have as much > of that spontaneous 60's Top 40 air style as possible within today's > formatting, and his ad-libbed asides are much funnier than the hokey > bits that their writers script for the show (IMO). > > EP > > > > From fox893@yahoo.com Wed Feb 15 06:19:00 2006 From: fox893@yahoo.com (Cooper Fox) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:19:00 -0800 (PST) Subject: National Anthem at noon time In-Reply-To: <003101c63217$04263fd0$6500a8c0@Office> Message-ID: <20060215111900.87262.qmail@web32905.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > We've been starting "Music & Memories Overnight" > with "God Bless America by > Kate Smith" at midnite every night since the show > started in 2002. In support of the troops during Gulf War ver 2.0, we ran the National Anthem at the top of the hour at noon. Once the initial hostilities had come to an end, we dropped that. 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Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From radiotony@comcast.net Wed Feb 15 06:53:52 2006 From: radiotony@comcast.net (radiotony) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 06:53:52 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time In-Reply-To: <20060215060725.34826.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <200602151233.k1FCXL1b088869@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> On WKXL, we air it at 5:30 a.m., to begin our news hours, not unlike TV stations used to do it in the old days when signing off. :-) Best, Anthony Schinella CEO/PD/A&E WKXL 1450 AM Concord, NH http://www.wkxl1450.com http://politizine.blogspot.com WKXL: Winner of six 2005 Golden Mike Awards - more than any other radio station in New Hampshire! -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of John Bolduc Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:07 AM To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org Subject: National Anthem at noon time Is the playing of the National Anthem at noon time becoming at trend? Both WKLB 99.5 Lowell MA and WSMN 1590 Nashua NH play the anthem daily at midday. John B Derry NH From revdoug1@verizon.net Wed Feb 15 13:12:22 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:12:22 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time References: <200602151233.k1FCXL1b088869@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <006901c6325b$5e7bc420$6501a8c0@pastor2> Isn't it still commonly done by TV stations late at night or early in the morning, say, once a week? The last I knew, Channel 38 was still doing it. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "radiotony" To: "'John Bolduc'" ; Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 6:53 AM Subject: RE: National Anthem at noon time > > On WKXL, we air it at 5:30 a.m., to begin our news hours, not unlike TV > stations used to do it in the old days when signing off. :-) > > Best, > Anthony Schinella > CEO/PD/A&E > WKXL 1450 AM > Concord, NH > http://www.wkxl1450.com > http://politizine.blogspot.com > > WKXL: Winner of six 2005 Golden Mike Awards - more than any other radio > station in New Hampshire! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org > [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of > John Bolduc > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:07 AM > To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org > Subject: National Anthem at noon time > > Is the playing of the National Anthem at noon time becoming at trend? > > Both WKLB 99.5 Lowell MA and WSMN 1590 Nashua NH play the anthem daily at > midday. > > John B > Derry NH > > > From chrisf01864@lycos.com Tue Feb 14 16:55:44 2006 From: chrisf01864@lycos.com (christopher fuccione) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:55:44 -0800 Subject: Fw: Bulletin: WESX-WJDA being sold! Message-ID: <20060214215544.66439E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> COOL! Thanks! Depending on the power of the station I might be able to get it from Andover MA There is a station in Charlton (southern Worcester County) WYCM 90.1 FM that plays CCM 24/7 and has for at least the past 4 years -- _______________________________________________ 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 joe@attorneyross.com Wed Feb 15 23:56:18 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:56:18 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time In-Reply-To: <20060215060725.34826.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <43F3BFA2.21178.5B9F33@localhost> On 14 Feb 2006 at 22:07, John Bolduc wrote: > Is the playing of the National Anthem at noon time becoming at trend? I haven't listened at noon time in awhile, but last time I noticed, Bob Bittner was playing the National Anthem at noon on WJIB. -- 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 billo@shoreham.net Thu Feb 16 14:58:32 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:58:32 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time In-Reply-To: <43F3BFA2.21178.5B9F33@localhost> References: <43F3BFA2.21178.5B9F33@localhost> Message-ID: <43F4D968.5050101@shoreham.net> WOKO (98.9 Burlington) has aired the Nat. Anthem at noon since pre-911. Also, sometime in AM drive a call-in kid (pre-selected) gets to read the Pledge of Allegiance. I don't know of any other signals. Something tells me that the RA affiliates pass on that broadcast element. Bill O'Neill From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Feb 16 15:09:54 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:09:54 -0500 Subject: Herald: Sox radio talks heating up Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602161209j613ed428t19cd6c1c0eed961e@mail.gmail.com> http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=126416 Negotiations for the Red Sox radio broadcasting rights are hot and heavy at the moment...The folks over at WEEI-AM (850) and parent Entercom have heard that WTKK owner Greater Media is talking with the Sox about a radio deal. (snip) Fybush figures the battle will come down to WEEI and WTKK. He gives the edge to WEEI, which has a strong relationship with the team and will also broadcast Sox games this year on an Entercom FM station in Providence. From scott@fybush.com Thu Feb 16 15:18:51 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:18:51 -0500 Subject: Herald: Sox radio talks heating up In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602161209j613ed428t19cd6c1c0eed961e@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0602161209j613ed428t19cd6c1c0eed961e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <43F4DE2B.2080800@fybush.com> Bob Nelson wrote: > http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=126416 > > Negotiations for the Red Sox radio broadcasting rights are hot and > heavy at the moment...The folks over at WEEI-AM (850) and parent > Entercom have heard that WTKK owner Greater Media is talking with the > Sox about a radio deal. > (snip) > Fybush figures the battle will come down to WEEI and WTKK. > He gives the edge to WEEI, which has a strong relationship with the > team and will also broadcast Sox games this year on an Entercom FM > station in Providence. ...and which just announced this afternoon that it's spending almost $6 million to buy WBEC-FM (105.5) once it moves from Pittsfield to the top-top-top-top-TOP of Mount Tom, serving the Pioneer Valley. It'll be the westernmost link in the WEEI chain once the move is complete. s From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Feb 16 15:21:06 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:21:06 -0500 Subject: Herald: Sox radio talks heating up In-Reply-To: <43F4DE2B.2080800@fybush.com> References: <1fbbbced0602161209j613ed428t19cd6c1c0eed961e@mail.gmail.com> <43F4DE2B.2080800@fybush.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602161221l2c8a76eq43fe29f1bbb5107a@mail.gmail.com> On 2/16/06, Scott Fybush wrote: > ...and which just announced this afternoon that it's spending almost $6 > million to buy WBEC-FM (105.5) once it moves from Pittsfield to the > top-top-top-top-TOP of Mount Tom, serving the Pioneer Valley. It'll be > the westernmost link in the WEEI chain once the move is complete. Was just about to mention that! Saw on bostonradiowatch.com From xtrovato@yahoo.com Thu Feb 16 15:33:09 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:33:09 -0500 Subject: Herald: Sox radio talks heating up References: <1fbbbced0602161209j613ed428t19cd6c1c0eed961e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <003701c63338$43f431e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> > Fybush figures the battle will come down to WEEI and WTKK. > He gives the edge to WEEI, which has a strong relationship with the > team and will also broadcast Sox games this year on an Entercom FM > station in Providence. Since Jay Severin has left WTKK, they are showing a severe ratings decline in the afternoon. The Red Sox would give that time period a boost for afternoon games....And bring higher spot rates to their evening show. Not to mention how it would help them on weekends where they lag. The question is, does WTKK and it's management have the wherewithall and testicular fortitude to negotiate using the expensive poker chips! Given their "take-it-or-leave-it" dealings with Severin, I would guess that they do not. From francini@mac.com Thu Feb 16 16:08:11 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John Francini) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:08:11 -0500 Subject: Herald: Sox radio talks heating up In-Reply-To: <43F4DE2B.2080800@fybush.com> References: <1fbbbced0602161209j613ed428t19cd6c1c0eed961e@mail.gmail.com> <43F4DE2B.2080800@fybush.com> Message-ID: <0E880CE8-57B1-4CA8-B307-D0261DE5B68A@mac.com> Indeed. Now they just need to buy some sort of good night signal in south- central New Hampshire, and the circle will be complete. John On 16 Feb 2006, at 15:18, Scott Fybush wrote: > > > Bob Nelson wrote: >> http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg? >> articleid=126416 >> Negotiations for the Red Sox radio broadcasting rights are hot and >> heavy at the moment...The folks over at WEEI-AM (850) and parent >> Entercom have heard that WTKK owner Greater Media is talking with the >> Sox about a radio deal. >> (snip) >> Fybush figures the battle will come down to WEEI and WTKK. >> He gives the edge to WEEI, which has a strong relationship with the >> team and will also broadcast Sox games this year on an Entercom FM >> station in Providence. > > ...and which just announced this afternoon that it's spending > almost $6 million to buy WBEC-FM (105.5) once it moves from > Pittsfield to the top-top-top-top-TOP of Mount Tom, serving the > Pioneer Valley. It'll be the westernmost link in the WEEI chain > once the move is complete. > > s From Kaimbridge@gmail.com Thu Feb 16 16:48:53 2006 From: Kaimbridge@gmail.com (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:48:53 +0000 Subject: Salem News: "WESX sale getting poor reception on North Shore" Message-ID: <43F4F345.7070007@Gmail.com> The "outcry" has already begun! (this time the whole article is provided) http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/snstory.pl?-sec-News+1k589g0+fn-wesx+page_0 ? The small AM radio station in Salem and later Marblehead ? has spent the last 67 years telling listeners who won the ? elections, scored the touchdowns and robbed the banks in ? their communities. But the WESX that generations have ? come to know and love will soon cease to exist. ? ? The station, along with its sister station in Quincy, ? was recently sold for $4.5 million to a Connecticut ? businessman who plans to take down WESX's 180-foot ? antenna in Marblehead, move the studio to Chelsea ? and maybe even change its call letters. ? the antenna tower on the WESX site in Marblehead ? will be moved to "swampland" in Lynn in order to ? improve the station's signal, although he ? wouldn't say where in Lynn. Hmmm..., now, where oh where could that be?.... "Um, hello, WROL?" ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From hykker@grolen.com Thu Feb 16 18:35:32 2006 From: hykker@grolen.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:35:32 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time In-Reply-To: <200602151233.k1FCXL1b088869@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> References: <20060215060725.34826.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <200602151233.k1FCXL1b088869@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20060216183440.01cbad88@pop3.grolen.com> At 06:53 AM 2/15/2006, radiotony wrote: > >On WKXL, we air it at 5:30 a.m., to begin our news hours, not unlike TV >stations used to do it in the old days when signing off. :-) I've occasionally heard it under WBZ around sunset. Not sure what station it is though. From xtrovato@yahoo.com Thu Feb 16 23:05:30 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (Rob Trovato) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:05:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: Pattern Changes, etc Message-ID: <20060217040530.4465.qmail@web35914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Anyone know where on the internet is the scheduled times for stations on the East Coast to change patterns? And for most daytimers to sign off? I know there are some exceptions to the rules...but are the general East Cost times on the net anywhere? Thanks! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From wollman@csail.mit.edu Thu Feb 16 23:59:18 2006 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:59:18 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc In-Reply-To: <20060217040530.4465.qmail@web35914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060217040530.4465.qmail@web35914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <17397.22566.777784.39088@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Anyone know where on the internet is the scheduled > times for stations on the East Coast to change > patterns? And for most daytimers to sign off? The FCC Web site has a calculator that gives the official times. You have to provide the lat/long of the station, though. -GAWollman From scott@fybush.com Fri Feb 17 00:11:31 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:11:31 -0500 (EST) Subject: Pattern Changes, etc In-Reply-To: <17397.22566.777784.39088@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> References: <20060217040530.4465.qmail@web35914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <17397.22566.777784.39088@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <1118.24.24.44.7.1140153091.squirrel@webmail7.pair.com> > < said: > >> Anyone know where on the internet is the scheduled >> times for stations on the East Coast to change >> patterns? And for most daytimers to sign off? > > The FCC Web site has a calculator that gives the official times. You > have to provide the lat/long of the station, though. Or, you can use the FCC's AM Query lookup, which will give you sunrise/sunset times for each station. http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html Here, for instance, is the link for WRKO: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=1902 Use the "Approximate Sunrise and Sunset Times" to get the chart for WRKO's lat/long... s From madprof@ix.netcom.com Fri Feb 17 00:23:42 2006 From: madprof@ix.netcom.com (Robert F. Sutherland) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:23:42 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc References: <20060217040530.4465.qmail@web35914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <00b301c63382$51fdf240$c1e19a04@p133> Generally, a station is required to switch to night pattern & power at local sunset and to day pattern & power at local sunrise, and a day-only station to switch off / on at local sunset / rise. Local sunset / surise of course is constantly changing, dependent on the calendar. There are exceptions to everything, including post-sunset authorization and pre-sunrise authorization for a day-only, or for day/ night switching. Some stations are allowed to switch when sunset / rise occurs at a distant station (ie a New England station (can't recall which at the moment) that changes per a Dallas(?) station) Caution, some stations have "critical hours" (like WWZN 1510 Boston) which require a change in pattern and/or power at 1 hour before local sunset / rise and to night power 1 hr after local suset / sunrise. The FCC is the primary source : on-line service "public" listings (not always quite up to date with actual FCC files). For individual stations: AM Query http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html Easy to use., highly recommended. There is the complete FCC CDBS public database, but it takes complex "decoding" to be useful. http://www.fcc.gov/mb/databases/index.html (expect a 50M+ download, then unzip) Programs exist to decipher it, such as MW Database Viewer by Neil Adams, http://www.megapathdsl.net/~nextware/ not sure if still available (can't find more current URL) expensive: trial for a month(?), then $50 (last I knew). Using the whole FCC database is not recommended for "casual" interest. If you want the FCC rules which list the change time requirements, they are in CFR: Code of Federal Regulations Title 47--Telecommunication, chapter 1 (FCC), PART 73--Radio Broadcast Services http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_47/47cfr73_00.html_ such articles as (I know, this is overwhelming) 73.1700 Broadcast day. 73.1705 Time of operation. 73.1710 Unlimited time. 73.1715 Share time. 73.1720 Daytime. 73.1725 Limited time. 73.1730 Specified hours. 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. Hope I have helped, without making it seem like excessive Bob Sutherland, Concord, MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Trovato" To: "BRI" Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:05 PM Subject: Pattern Changes, etc > Anyone know where on the internet is the scheduled > times for stations on the East Coast to change > patterns? And for most daytimers to sign off? > > I know there are some exceptions to the rules...but > are the general East Cost times on the net anywhere? > > Thanks! > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Fri Feb 17 03:06:28 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:06:28 -0500 Subject: Herald: Sox radio talks heating up In-Reply-To: <003701c63338$43f431e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <1fbbbced0602161209j613ed428t19cd6c1c0eed961e@mail.gmail.com> <003701c63338$43f431e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602170006g339a0045x49ac913de133b453@mail.gmail.com> Afternoon games, meaning weekday afternoons not just weekends? While there are occasional 1 pm starts (and 11 am on Patriots Day), most Sox weekday games at Fenway begin at 6 or 7 pm. During the early part of the season there should be a few afternoon games/early starts due to colder weather, though. If anyone would be hurt by the Sox moving to 96.9, it would be Jay Severin. Take note though that the contract he signed with 96.9 is just for one year, and the Sox new contract starts NEXT year. Hmm. And by the way, THIS year Jay is sure to be pre-empted often on Philadelphia's WPHT due to Phillies. On 2/16/06, R Trovato wrote: > > > Fybush figures the battle will come down to WEEI and WTKK. > > He gives the edge to WEEI, which has a strong relationship with the > > team and will also broadcast Sox games this year on an Entercom FM > > station in Providence. > > Since Jay Severin has left WTKK, they are showing a severe ratings decline > in the afternoon. The Red Sox would give that time period a boost for > afternoon games....And bring higher spot rates to their evening show. Not > to mention how it would help them on weekends where they lag. > > The question is, does WTKK and it's management have the wherewithall and > testicular fortitude to negotiate using the expensive poker chips! > > Given their "take-it-or-leave-it" dealings with Severin, I would guess that > they do not. > > From dan.strassberg@att.net Fri Feb 17 07:58:48 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:58:48 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc References: <20060217040530.4465.qmail@web35914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <00b301c63382$51fdf240$c1e19a04@p133> Message-ID: <002001c633c1$ff08a860$19eefea9@dstrassberg> The New England station that switches to night pattern at Dallas sunset is WTIC. WQEW switches at Bakersfield CA sunset and WCKY at Sacramento CA sunset. KFAB switches to day pattern (ND) at Charlotte NC sunrise. AFAIK, that's the only case in which a Class A AM's daytime operation is extended in the morning hours. Suggests that KFAB has some kind of priority over WBT because WBT does not stay on day pattern until Omaha sunset. If the situation in which one Class A operates on day pattern/power at night as long as the other is in daylight is valid, you'd think it would work at both ends of the day. Of course, nothing can be changed now because all of the protections to co-channel Class Bs would be altered. 1560 is the best example of what happens when the FCC tries to fool mother nature. Most of the Class Bs west of New York and east of Bakersfield (in other words, in about 90% of the land area of the 48 contiguous states) have bizarre operational modes that require them to change patterns or powers when the sun sets at New York or Bakersfield, or both, as well as in their own locations. Critical hours runs from local sunrise to TWO hours after and from TWO hours before local sunset until local sunset. The Boston area stations that use different powers and/or patterns during CH, in addition to WWZN, are WBIX and WILD. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert F. Sutherland" To: Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 12:23 AM Subject: Re: Pattern Changes, etc > Generally, a station is required to switch to night pattern & power at local > sunset > and to day pattern & power at local sunrise, > and a day-only station to switch off / on at local sunset / rise. > Local sunset / surise of course is constantly changing, dependent on the > calendar. > > There are exceptions to everything, including post-sunset authorization > and pre-sunrise authorization for a day-only, or for day/ night switching. > Some stations are allowed to switch when sunset / rise occurs at a distant > station > (ie a New England station (can't recall which at the moment) that changes > per a Dallas(?) station) > > Caution, some stations have "critical hours" (like WWZN 1510 Boston) > which require a change in pattern and/or power at 1 hour before local sunset > / rise and to night > power 1 hr after local suset / sunrise. > > The FCC is the primary source : on-line service "public" listings (not > always quite up to date with > actual FCC files). > For individual stations: AM Query http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html > Easy to use., highly recommended. > > > There is the complete FCC CDBS public database, but it takes complex > "decoding" to be useful. > http://www.fcc.gov/mb/databases/index.html (expect a 50M+ download, then > unzip) > Programs exist to decipher it, such as MW Database Viewer by Neil Adams, > http://www.megapathdsl.net/~nextware/ > not sure if still available (can't find more current URL) > expensive: trial for a month(?), then $50 (last I knew). > Using the whole FCC database is not recommended for "casual" interest. > > > If you want the FCC rules which list the change time requirements, > they are in CFR: Code of Federal Regulations > Title 47--Telecommunication, chapter 1 (FCC), PART 73--Radio Broadcast > Services > http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_47/47cfr73_00.html_ > such articles as (I know, this is overwhelming) > 73.1700 Broadcast day. > 73.1705 Time of operation. > 73.1710 Unlimited time. > 73.1715 Share time. > 73.1720 Daytime. > 73.1725 Limited time. > 73.1730 Specified hours. > 73.1735 AM station operation pre-sunrise and post-sunset. > > > Hope I have helped, without making it seem like excessive > > Bob Sutherland, Concord, MA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Trovato" > To: "BRI" > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:05 PM > Subject: Pattern Changes, etc > > > > Anyone know where on the internet is the scheduled > > times for stations on the East Coast to change > > patterns? And for most daytimers to sign off? > > > > I know there are some exceptions to the rules...but > > are the general East Cost times on the net anywhere? > > > > Thanks! > > > > From madprof@ix.netcom.com Fri Feb 17 10:19:51 2006 From: madprof@ix.netcom.com (Robert F. Sutherland) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:19:51 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc References: <20060217040530.4465.qmail@web35914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <00b301c63382$51fdf240$c1e19a04@p133> <02e701c63391$07bae080$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <013901c633d5$9a512e60$fce49a04@p133> - Dan Strassberg: thank you for correction on critical hours being -2- hours each side! I've had that in mind wrong for many years. any idea what CFR # has it? & thank you for the reminder of WTIC, and a list of so many similar situations! - R Trovato: AM Query clearly says day, night, or critcal-hour operations, each a seperate entry for a given station. >From there, you need the local sunset / rise time.... Garrett Wollman told of a sunrise time calculator http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/srsstime.html which requires the latitude & longitude from AM Query. now, with previous comments of station day / critical-hour / night time change requirements, I think you have all you need FCC rules (CFR) current link is http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/47cfr73_05.html (sorry about that) P.S. it is better to post to the group, boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org rather then reply to individual, that way all the group can benefit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "R Trovato" To: "Robert F. Sutherland" Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 2:08 AM Subject: Re: Pattern Changes, etc > > > The FCC is the primary source : on-line service "public" listings (not > > always quite up to date with > > actual FCC files). > > For individual stations: AM Query > http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html > > Easy to use., highly recommended. > > So I used the above link and I entered "WRKO" for an example. > > I don't see anything on that page that indicates times, etc. > > Is it me? > > I've seen many station's licenses and have seen the dates of sign-on/off's > or pattern changes listed right on them. > > I can't seem to find the info online... > > Am I looking at the wrong thing? > > > > If you want the FCC rules which list the change time requirements, > > they are in CFR: Code of Federal Regulations > > Title 47--Telecommunication, chapter 1 (FCC), PART 73--Radio > Broadcast > > Services > > http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_47/47cfr73_00.html_ > > such articles as (I know, this is overwhelming) > > Hmmm..that link doesn't work for me..... > > From lglavin@lycos.com Sat Feb 18 13:08:15 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:08:15 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc Message-ID: <20060218180815.4C766E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert F. Sutherland" > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > Subject: Re: Pattern Changes, etc > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:19:51 -0500 > > > - Dan Strassberg: thank you for correction on critical hours being -2- > hours each side! I don't know if I'm imagining things, but I can't remember a protracted period of time when sunrise-sunset times have seemed so irrelevant than during the past few months. I have a dual-mode pushbutton in my car for WXKS/WKOX and can tell you that all throughout the late fall and most of the winter, 1430's and 1200's have continued to impinge on their DAYTIME signals long after sunrise and well before sunset (and I'm not sure the sports station La Canade is the only offender). Other AM dial spots have offered nighttime reception while the Sun was well above the horizon. After the post about WNSH returning to talk, I couldn't pick it up where it would usually come in fine during the day...other 1570's were slaughtering it and WQEW was coming in almsost as strong as midnight and splattering WNSH to death. By the way, this morning, I noticed that Salem, NH's WCEC was off the air...so a scan of 1110, 1120 and 1130 presented hash from WILD-AM's IBOC; a pretty good signal from WBNW in Conkuhd, Mass; and WBBR in NYC. From time to time Drudge posts messages from MASA and NOAA about solar activity, but not lately...maybe the Earth's polarity is changing! -- _______________________________________________ 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 Sat Feb 18 13:18:04 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 13:18:04 -0500 Subject: Salem News: "WESX sale getting poor reception on North Shore" Message-ID: <20060218181804.CD175E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kaimbridge M. GoldChild" > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > Subject: Salem News: "WESX sale getting poor reception on North Shore" > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:48:53 +0000 > > > The "outcry" has already begun! > > (this time the whole article is provided) > > http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/snstory.pl?-sec-News+1k589g0+fn-wesx+page_0 > > ? The small AM radio station in Salem and later Marblehead > ? has spent the last 67 years telling listeners who won the > ? elections, scored the touchdowns and robbed the banks in > ? their communities. But the WESX that generations have > ? come to know and love will soon cease to exist. > ? > ? The station, along with its sister station in Quincy, > ? was recently sold for $4.5 million to a Connecticut > ? businessman who plans to take down WESX's 180-foot > ? antenna in Marblehead, move the studio to Chelsea > ? and maybe even change its call letters. > > ? the antenna tower on the WESX site in Marblehead > ? will be moved to "swampland" in Lynn in order to > ? improve the station's signal, although he > ? wouldn't say where in Lynn. > >From the time I became aware that WESX's tower was on a peninsula in Marblehead, I was amazed that they let half their puny signal go out to sea. I later surmised the location was dictated by the presence of WNEB in Woostah. When the FCC authorized the former Class IVs to go to 1,000 watts days, and WESX installed a directional antenna to do so (uninstalled a few years later,) I figured they might then move inland but no, they stayed in Marblehead and apparently protected what is now WBUR-AM in West Yarmouth. So I find it hard to figure out how they can build a 1,000-watt NDA on 1230 in Lynn, especially with the new WKOX-AM 50KW signal due to come on-line some day. -- _______________________________________________ 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 Sat Feb 18 14:48:20 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:48:20 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc References: <20060218180815.4C766E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <001a01c634c9$17a68e20$19eefea9@dstrassberg> "Kaimbridge" can give you the REAL lowdown, but I believe that we are in a minimum in the ~11-year sunspot cycle, which means that we are in an 11-year high in AM DX reception. That could completely explain your observations. Certainly the anecdotal reports on the AM DX mailing lists support the impression that DX reception is unusually good this winter. Reports of TAs and TPs (trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific reception) abound. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Glavin" To: "Robert F. Sutherland" ; Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 1:08 PM Subject: Re: Pattern Changes, etc > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert F. Sutherland" > > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > > Subject: Re: Pattern Changes, etc > > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:19:51 -0500 > > > > > > - Dan Strassberg: thank you for correction on critical hours being -2- > > hours each side! > > I don't know if I'm imagining things, but I can't remember a > protracted period of time when sunrise-sunset times have seemed so > irrelevant than during the past few months. I have a dual-mode > pushbutton in my car for WXKS/WKOX and can tell you that all throughout > the late fall and most of the winter, 1430's and 1200's have continued > to impinge on their DAYTIME signals long after sunrise and well > before sunset (and I'm not sure the sports station La Canade is > the only offender). Other AM dial spots have offered nighttime > reception while the Sun was well above the horizon. After the > post about WNSH returning to talk, I couldn't pick it up where > it would usually come in fine during the day...other 1570's were > slaughtering it and WQEW was coming in almsost as strong as > midnight and splattering WNSH to death. By the way, this > morning, I noticed that Salem, NH's WCEC was off the air...so a > scan of 1110, 1120 and 1130 presented hash from WILD-AM's IBOC; > a pretty good signal from WBNW in Conkuhd, Mass; and WBBR > in NYC. From time to time Drudge posts messages from MASA and > NOAA about solar activity, but not lately...maybe the Earth's > polarity is changing! > > -- > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Sat Feb 18 15:45:54 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:45:54 -0500 Subject: Salem News: "WESX sale getting poor reception on North Shore" References: <20060218181804.CD175E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <003701c634cc$5acd1400$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Without a power reduction, WESX cannot move to any point that has a salt-water path to Boston and is closer to Boston than the present location. Doing so would result in prohibited overlap with WKOX's CP operation from Newton. Were it not for that "little" problem, use of the WLYN tower might be an option. The WLYN tower is half-wave at 1360 and would be close to half-wave at 1230, so there would have to be a power reduction to compensate for the higher efficiency but further power reductions would be necessary to protect WKOX and WNEB. Moreover, a further daytime power reduction would almost certainly be necessary to eliminate the grandfathered overlap with WBUR (AM). The clown who is buying the station might decide that the power reductions and the attendant losses in coverage were justified in order to deliver a better signal to his target demos in Lynn--but I'd bet that he isn't even aware of the situation. If he hires a reputable consulting engineer, he'll find out--for a fee. Another problem that needs to be checked out is whether a move to Lynn at reduced power would provide the necessary signal in Salem. It probably would, but that, too, needs to be verified. If WESX can't deliver an NIF signal (around 25 mV/m) to at least 80% of Salem by night, it will be necessary to wait until the next AM major-change filing window to apply for a COL change. He'd be taking away Salem's only commercial broadcast service, but I think that because WMWM is licensed to Salem, the FCC would not give him grief over the COL change (other than the enforced multi-year wait for the filing window). Another possibility is that the Salem News reporter got the story on the Tx move wrong. If wrong, the Tx won't be moving. If right, the odds still favor no move. If the new owner is determined to make the move and is undeterred by all the reasons not to do so, it will be years before the move takes place--unless the new owner comes to grips with reality and gives up on the stupid project, or runs out of money, or sells the station in frustration. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Glavin" To: "Kaimbridge M. GoldChild" ; Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 1:18 PM Subject: Re: Salem News: "WESX sale getting poor reception on North Shore" > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kaimbridge M. GoldChild" > > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > > Subject: Salem News: "WESX sale getting poor reception on North Shore" > > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:48:53 +0000 > > > > > > The "outcry" has already begun! > > > > (this time the whole article is provided) > > > > http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/snstory.pl?-sec-News+1k589g0+fn-wesx+page_ 0 > > > > ? The small AM radio station in Salem and later Marblehead > > ? has spent the last 67 years telling listeners who won the > > ? elections, scored the touchdowns and robbed the banks in > > ? their communities. But the WESX that generations have > > ? come to know and love will soon cease to exist. > > ? > > ? The station, along with its sister station in Quincy, > > ? was recently sold for $4.5 million to a Connecticut > > ? businessman who plans to take down WESX's 180-foot > > ? antenna in Marblehead, move the studio to Chelsea > > ? and maybe even change its call letters. > > > > ? the antenna tower on the WESX site in Marblehead > > ? will be moved to "swampland" in Lynn in order to > > ? improve the station's signal, although he > > ? wouldn't say where in Lynn. > > > >From the time I became aware that WESX's tower was on a > peninsula in Marblehead, I was amazed that they let half > their puny signal go out to sea. I later surmised the location > was dictated by the presence of WNEB in Woostah. When the > FCC authorized the former Class IVs to go to 1,000 watts days, > and WESX installed a directional antenna to do so (uninstalled > a few years later,) I figured they might then move inland but > no, they stayed in Marblehead and apparently protected what is > now WBUR-AM in West Yarmouth. So I find it hard to figure > out how they can build a 1,000-watt NDA on 1230 in Lynn, > especially with the new WKOX-AM 50KW signal due to come on-line > some day. > > > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Sat Feb 18 16:58:02 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 16:58:02 -0500 Subject: WESX-WLYN Message-ID: <004601c634d6$6907c380$19eefea9@dstrassberg> I have a feeling that when the new owner of WESX gets some real engineering work done on a transmitter move, he is going to be VERY upset. Quite likely the multi-million dollar price he is paying for WESX and WJDA is predicated on a transmitter move for WESX. This would allow him to sell the WESX transmitter site--probably for more than he paid for the two stations together. Surely, he must have been considering moving WESX to the WLYN site. There would be real problems with such a move, however. WLYN is 7.4 miles closer to Boston than WESX is. Reducing WESX's power to make up for a move of that distance, though it could still increase the signal within the City of Lynn, would have a really disastrous effect on coverage and, for sure, the NIF signal would not cover anything like 80% of Salem. Maybe there is a suitable site inland, where the lower soil conductivity would drastically reduce the coverage and cut down on interference to other stations, but we all know how difficult it is to get local zoning approval to build towers around here. AND, he'd have to buy or rent the new site. So there's a good chance that this "astute businessman" won't be able to sell WESX's tower real estate to recover the money he is spending to buy the stations. Now, he will have to make his business plan work without the benefit of having bought the stations for nothing. Can you say "shot himself in the foot"? -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 From Kaimbridge@gmail.com Sat Feb 18 18:44:02 2006 From: Kaimbridge@gmail.com (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild) Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:44:02 +0000 Subject: [B-R-I] Re: Pattern Changes, etc Message-ID: <43F7B142.8080308@Gmail.com> Dan Strassberg wrote, > "Kaimbridge" can give you the REAL lowdown, but I believe > that we are in a minimum in the ~11-year sunspot cycle, > which means that we are in an 11-year high in AM DX reception. > That could completely explain your observations. Yup! Compare the past few years for early January (some columns omitted--as should be obvious, the lower the number, the lower/quieter the activity): s> # Sunspot GOES12 s> # Radio SESC Area X-Ray -- Flares -- s> # Flux Sunspot 10E-6 Bkgd X-Ray s> # Date 10.7cm Number Hemis. Flux C M X s> #----------------------------------------------------- http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/old_indices/2006Q1_DSD.txt s> 2006 01 10 78 11 20 A0.0 0 0 0 s> 2006 01 11 77 12 20 A0.0 0 0 0 s> 2006 01 12 77 12 20 A0.0 0 0 0 s> 2006 01 13 77 0 0 A0.0 0 0 0 s> 2006 01 14 77 0 0 A0.0 0 0 0 s> 2006 01 15 81 32 70 A1.7 1 0 0 http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/old_indices/2005_DSD.txt s> 2005 01 10 90 40 180 A7.9 1 0 0 s> 2005 01 11 94 25 120 A8.6 2 0 0 s> 2005 01 12 102 58 600 B1.6 0 0 0 s> 2005 01 13 116 77 1240 B2.6 9 0 0 s> 2005 01 14 130 65 1790 B7.3 26 4 0 s> 2005 01 15 145 100 1980 C1.6 12 6 2 http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/old_indices/2004_DSD.txt s> 2004 01 10 119 66 760 B2.6 6 0 0 s> 2004 01 11 119 53 690 B3.7 6 0 0 s> 2004 01 12 118 77 550 B4.2 4 0 0 s> 2004 01 13 118 53 930 B4.3 4 0 0 s> 2004 01 14 121 58 790 B3.5 1 0 0 s> 2004 01 15 119 57 510 B3.4 2 0 0 http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/old_indices/2003_DSD.txt s> 2003 01 10 185 199 1160 B7.6 2 0 0 s> 2003 01 11 189 238 1490 B8.7 11 0 0 s> 2003 01 12 173 232 1210 B7.1 5 0 0 s> 2003 01 13 172 182 900 B7.1 7 0 0 s> 2003 01 14 164 176 930 B6.2 9 0 0 s> 2003 01 15 150 173 810 B4.6 1 0 0 And *THE* actual minimum isn't expected for about another year (though a few "new cycle" regions have already come and gone in the last few months)! > Certainly the anecdotal reports on the AM DX mailing lists > support the impression that DX reception is unusually good this > winter. Reports of TAs and TPs (trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific > reception) abound. Norway on 1.314 has been in regularly (early evening) for the past few months, as has been a het over WBAL-1.090, which is London's talkSPORT-1.089! ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Feb 18 22:54:14 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:54:14 -0500 Subject: Severin, the sage of Sag Harbor Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602181954v47a9d0adl16a2c4eb1ed86490@mail.gmail.com> Link via Boston Radio Watch: Severin finally admits he does his show from Sag Harbor, Long Island... http://wfan.com/imusinstantreplay/local_audioclip_041060434.html From joe@attorneyross.com Sun Feb 19 01:17:52 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 01:17:52 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc In-Reply-To: <001a01c634c9$17a68e20$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <43F7C740.3642.63FE48@localhost> On 18 Feb 2006 at 14:48, Dan Strassberg wrote: > "Kaimbridge" can give you the REAL lowdown, but I believe that we are > in a minimum in the ~11-year sunspot cycle, which means that we are in > an 11-year high in AM DX reception. That could completely explain your > observations. Certainly the anecdotal reports on the AM DX mailing > lists support the impression that DX reception is unusually good this > winter. Reports of TAs and TPs (trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific > reception) abound. How is it that AM DX reception is highest at sunspot minimum? I would have thought it would be the other way around. -- 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 raccoonradio@gmail.com Sun Feb 19 05:01:44 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 05:01:44 -0500 Subject: Bob Nelson to celebrate 25 years at WMWM, Mar. 12 Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602190201m7bee4ae1t254de47f0cba9952@mail.gmail.com> Yours truly, Bob Nelson (no not the Dallas guy who did the site on call letter origins) will celebrate his 25th anniversary at WMWM on March 12. 25 years at the same college radio station; am now semi-retired (on air every couple months). We're planning some kind of on-air celebration which will air at least from 8:30 am to 3 pm on 91.7 FM in Salem (perhaps past 3 pm, too), Mar. 12. Live band? Memories, surprises? What a long, strange trip it's been since March 12, 1981, the day of my first show--when WMWM barely missed losing its license due to being off-air since the previous October. I remember 28 days later being at the old Sullivan Building studios when the UPI ticker started ringing like crazy: Reagan had been shot. I remember our last day in that studio (in '84) and the first day in the new one in the College Union. And so on. A page on this is going up at http://www.raccoonradio.com From madprof@ix.netcom.com Sun Feb 19 10:24:54 2006 From: madprof@ix.netcom.com (Robert F. Sutherland) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:24:54 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc References: <43F7C740.3642.63FE48@localhost> Message-ID: <001801c63568$a34de5a0$633f9c04@p133> Sunspots create extreme electromagnetic signals, strong enough to swamp radio signals, AM, FM, TV, satellite (including for cable TV), and microwave relays. Worst problem is when the sunspots power path is in line with the intended radio signal. This fits the "law" of the biggest bully (sunspots) making the little dude (normal radio) hide. So, when sunspots are at a minimum, radio has least interference from them, thus DX'g is best, cable satellites get least interference, etc, etc. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Joseph Ross" To: "Laurence Glavin" ; "Robert F. Sutherland" ; ; "Dan Strassberg" Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 1:17 AM Subject: Re: Pattern Changes, etc > How is it that AM DX reception is highest at sunspot minimum? I > would have thought it would be the other way around. From kwillcox@wnsh.com Sun Feb 19 12:40:50 2006 From: kwillcox@wnsh.com (Keating Willcox) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:40:50 -0500 Subject: Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 10, Issue 50 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20060219123728.04c4ab40@mail.comcast.net> > Other AM dial spots have offered nighttime > > reception while the Sun was well above the horizon. After the > > post about WNSH returning to talk, I couldn't pick it up where > > it would usually come in fine during the day...other 1570's were > > slaughtering it and WQEW was coming in almsost as strong as > > midnight and splattering WNSH to death. By the way, this > > morning, I noticed that Salem, NH's WCEC was off the air...so a > > scan of 1110, 1120 and 1130 presented hash from WILD-AM's IBOC; > > a pretty good signal from WBNW in Conkuhd, Mass; and WBBR > > in NYC. From time to time Drudge posts messages from MASA and > > NOAA about solar activity, but not lately...maybe the Earth's > > polarity is changing! It took a while...it is still taking a while, to adjust the new automation system from Wireready and set levels. How much work can a guy do while watching the Swedish curling team...... quiz for the crew...What is Chandler motion (nothing to do with Friends) Sincerely, Keating Willcox ~/~ WNSH AM 1570 Beverly 'playing the best music ever recorded' kwillcox@wnsh.com www.wnsh.com 978-921-1570 FAX 978-468-1954 3 Longmeadow Way Hamilton, MA 01936 From Kaimbridge@gmail.com Sun Feb 19 16:22:18 2006 From: Kaimbridge@gmail.com (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:22:18 +0000 Subject: [B-R-I] Re: Pattern Changes, etc Message-ID: <43F8E18A.9060201@Gmail.com> One of our esteemed practitioners of law, Dr. A. Joseph Ross, JD, wrote, > How is it that AM DX reception is highest at sunspot minimum? I > would have thought it would be the other way around. Because there are three different ionospheric "layers" (in descending order): --F: The upper layer; the stereotypical "skip" layer that is mainly responsible for mediumwave ("AM") and shortwave skip. Actually, the F-layer splits into two parts during the day--"F_1" and "F_2"--then recombines at night. --E: The middle layer; this layer plays a more limited role in "regular" skip, but is more well known (and appreciated) for its seasonal, sporadic skip inducements (thus, the term "sporadic E-skip") in the VHF regions (including TV Ch.s 2-6, FM and, rarely, into Ch.s 7-13), peeking in mid-spring to mid-summer (with a mini-season around The Holidays). --D: The lower layer; this is the "wet blanket" of skip that, when charged, causes absorption of skip in the lower frequencies (including MW). This layer is normally just present/active during local daytime--which is why you normally can't hear MW skip during the day, except sometimes during the shortest days of winter, when the sun is weakest. During the peak of the solar cycle, the sun is sending out more solar and geomagnetic radiation that, yes, does charge the F-layer up (causing more MW and SW skip), but also charges up the D-layer (particularly during geomagnetic storms), which can result in "daytime dead", whiteout conditions on the MW band, for up to days at a time (though, sometimes, especially early in a whiteout, there may be a hole in the overcharged D-layer, resulting in dead conditions out to 1000-1500 mi.s, yet more distant stations--usually south, as enhanced D-layer charging usually drains down from north to south--may come poking through). Thus the sunspot minimum--while not charging the F-layer--promotes a thinner, less affecting D-layer, hence better MW conditions, overall. ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From RBello@BelloAssoc.com Sun Feb 19 18:53:54 2006 From: RBello@BelloAssoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:53:54 -0500 Subject: Herald: Sox radio talks heating up In-Reply-To: <0E880CE8-57B1-4CA8-B307-D0261DE5B68A@mac.com> References: <1fbbbced0602161209j613ed428t19cd6c1c0eed961e@mail.gmail.com> <43F4DE2B.2080800@fybush.com> <0E880CE8-57B1-4CA8-B307-D0261DE5B68A@mac.com> Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.0.20060219184343.0305d1f0@pop.gis.net> And in Metrowest (Natick-Framingham) at night ! At 04:08 PM 2/16/2006, John Francini wrote: >Indeed. > >Now they just need to buy some sort of good night signal in south- central >New Hampshire, and the circle will be complete. > >John > > > >On 16 Feb 2006, at 15:18, Scott Fybush wrote: > >> >> >>Bob Nelson wrote: >>>http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg? articleid=126416 >>>Negotiations for the Red Sox radio broadcasting rights are hot and >>>heavy at the moment...The folks over at WEEI-AM (850) and parent >>>Entercom have heard that WTKK owner Greater Media is talking with the >>>Sox about a radio deal. >>>(snip) >>>Fybush figures the battle will come down to WEEI and WTKK. >>>He gives the edge to WEEI, which has a strong relationship with the >>>team and will also broadcast Sox games this year on an Entercom FM >>>station in Providence. >> >>...and which just announced this afternoon that it's spending >>almost $6 million to buy WBEC-FM (105.5) once it moves from >>Pittsfield to the top-top-top-top-TOP of Mount Tom, serving the >>Pioneer Valley. It'll be the westernmost link in the WEEI chain >>once the move is complete. >> >>s > Ron Bello Bello Associates, Inc. 160 Speen Street - Suite 303 Framingham, MA 01701 508-820-1100 Fax 820-1112 From joe@attorneyross.com Sun Feb 19 23:54:58 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:54:58 -0500 Subject: Sunspots and DXing Message-ID: <43F90552.23577.C43585@localhost> Thanks to everyone who responded to my question about why lower sunspots means better AM DXing. I guess what's confusing me is that I've always heard that with shortwave radio, higher sunspots means better propagation. So why is it one way for shortwave and another for medium wave? -- 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 Kaimbridge@gmail.com Mon Feb 20 07:51:12 2006 From: Kaimbridge@gmail.com (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:51:12 +0000 Subject: [B-R-I] Re: Sunspots and DXing Message-ID: <43F9BB40.8020006@Gmail.com> Our esteemed legal councilor, A. Joseph Ross, Esq., wrote, > Thanks to everyone who responded to my question about why lower > sunspots means better AM DXing. > I guess what's confusing me is that I've always heard that > with shortwave radio, higher sunspots means better propagation. > So why is it one way for shortwave and another for medium wave? Right, but as I said in the other reply, while the "F-layer" promotes "skip" on both MW and SW, the "D-layer"--which only affects MW, not SW--is a wet blanket, absorbing F-layer skip, and is *also* more active during high sunspot activity (actually it is the result of geomagnetic storming that sunspot activity triggers). ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From bradfordwood@comcast.net Mon Feb 20 10:21:26 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:21:26 +0000 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy Message-ID: <022020061521.21056.43F9DE760001119B0000524022007503300B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Legendary broadcaster Curt Gowdy passed away at about 3 AM this morning at his home in Florida with family by his side. Sources close to the family have Mr. Gowdy's body being brought back to Massachusetts for services later this week. RIP Mr. Gowdy. Thanks for blazing the trails for us young bucks in the biz. BW From rjoc@webtv.net Mon Feb 20 09:42:06 2006 From: rjoc@webtv.net (Rod O'Connor) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:42:06 GMT Subject: National Anthem at noon time Message-ID: <20060220144206.22C4BD658@smtpout-3203.bay.webtv.net> Bob also features a nice Piano version of the National Anthem on his WJTO-730 Bath, Maine at 12noon. Last time I was down in Boston, just after Christmas, I noticed it was still on WJIB-740. Before semi-local WBYA-105.5 Islesboro/Camden switched from Music-of-your-Life to "Frank" last year, they always had the National Anthem at 12noon. I don't know if they still do, since the format change..I never listen to them anymore. BTW... Did any DXers here pick up Bob Bittner's DX Test on WJTO-730 last weekend? I got it here, but man, does that French Talker CKAC Montreal blast in down east! Rod O'Connor Southwest Harbor, Maine From markwats@comcast.net Mon Feb 20 16:04:36 2006 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:04:36 -0500 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy References: <022020061521.21056.43F9DE760001119B0000524022007503300B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Message-ID: <001a01c63661$43f14210$69081f42@Mark> Bradford Wood wrote: > Legendary broadcaster Curt Gowdy passed away at about 3 >AM this morning > at his home in Florida with family by his >side. Curt Gowdy spent 15 years as the Red Sox radio play by play voice (1951-1966) on the then WHDH radio, joining the Sox after working on New York Yankees radio broadcasts. His call of Ted Williams' last career at bat in 1960 in which Williams hit a home run is a Boston sports moment that is shown and heard from time to time. In 1967 Gowdy took his talents to the national audience, working several baseball all star & World Series games, as well as calling some Super Bowls and NFL football for NBC. He also hosted "The American Sportsman" TV series on ABC. As most of us on the list know, Curt Gowdy was also a radio station owner. For many years he was owner of WCCM (when it was on 800 Khz) and WCGY Lawrence. IIRC he was the owner of then WBBX (now WMYF) Portsmouth NH (back in the 1970's?) and also owned a station in Wyoming. I know he sold off the Lawrence and Portsmouth stations, does anyone know off hand if he still owned the Wyoming station? BTW- Curt Gowdy's passing was top story most of the afternoon on WBZ radio. They played some sound bites from his call of Super Bowl III in 1969. Mark Watson From markwats@comcast.net Mon Feb 20 16:09:15 2006 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:09:15 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time References: <20060220144206.22C4BD658@smtpout-3203.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: <001d01c63661$ea33aaa0$69081f42@Mark> Rod O'Connor wrote: > Bob also features a nice Piano version of the National >Anthem on his > WJTO-730 Bath, Maine at 12noon. Last time >I was down in Boston, just > after Christmas, I noticed it was >still on WJIB-740. I believe it is Richard Clayderman that performs the above referenced version of the Star Spangled Banner. The former WSSH played that version at 12 Noon for several years. Mark Watson From billo@shoreham.net Mon Feb 20 17:18:29 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:18:29 -0500 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy In-Reply-To: <001a01c63661$43f14210$69081f42@Mark> References: <022020061521.21056.43F9DE760001119B0000524022007503300B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> <001a01c63661$43f14210$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <43FA4035.7080107@shoreham.net> Mark Watson wrote: > and WCGY Lawrence. Those calls were taken from Curt's name. It was believed that he had a soft spot for the station and held onto it through more than a couple of offers along the way. Bill O'Neill From bradfordwood@comcast.net Mon Feb 20 18:12:33 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:12:33 +0000 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy Message-ID: <022020062312.7988.43FA4CE1000C537000001F3422007358340B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> From: "Mark Watson" >does anyone know off hand if he still owned the Wyoming station? At last check - the Gowdy family still owned the Wyoming property, as well as still owning the tower/site which houses 800 AM WNNW in Andover and the former WCGY stick, as well as other communications equipment. BW From bradfordwood@comcast.net Mon Feb 20 18:15:06 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:15:06 +0000 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy Message-ID: <022020062315.18106.43FA4D7A00094A5D000046BA22007348300B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Great lead tribute story at 6:00 on Ch. 7 on the passing which included Bruce Arnold, morning man at WCCM and a tribute from Mike Macklin (sp?) at the end of the piece, thanking Gowdy for his break in radio at WCCM. BW From scott@fybush.com Mon Feb 20 18:17:02 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:17:02 -0500 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy In-Reply-To: <022020062312.7988.43FA4CE1000C537000001F3422007358340B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> References: <022020062312.7988.43FA4CE1000C537000001F3422007358340B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Message-ID: <43FA4DEE.3090903@fybush.com> bradfordwood@comcast.net wrote: > From: "Mark Watson" >> does anyone know off hand if he still owned the Wyoming station? > > At last check - the Gowdy family still owned the Wyoming property, as well as still owning the tower/site which houses 800 AM WNNW in Andover and the former WCGY stick, as well as other communications equipment. Not sure about the 800 site, but they no longer own KCGY in Laramie; that was sold to Clear Channel in 2002. s From bradfordwood@comcast.net Mon Feb 20 18:36:34 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:36:34 +0000 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy Message-ID: <022020062336.9914.43FA5282000C547D000026BA22007614380B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> I defer to Scott...shoulda done my homework a bit better. I am, however, 100% sure about the site in Andover. BW -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Scott Fybush > > Not sure about the 800 site, but they no longer own KCGY in Laramie; > that was sold to Clear Channel in 2002. From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Feb 20 22:59:48 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:59:48 -0500 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy In-Reply-To: <022020062336.9914.43FA5282000C547D000026BA22007614380B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> References: <022020062336.9914.43FA5282000C547D000026BA22007614380B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602201959yadefa17ga500a4ad8268b73c@mail.gmail.com> Heard about it this afternoon, and Paul Sullivan of WBZ was just talking to Dan Roche who had worked for Gowdy/Bruce Arnold, etc. Since I was 4 in 1966, I was too young to remember him doing Red Sox games though I guess whenever the opposing team got their first hit he'd always say "Well there goes the no-hitter". Howie Carr recalled him reciting the Hi Neighbor Have A 'Gansett jingle. I do remember him, IIRC, doing Sat. Afternoon (baseball) Game of the Week for NBC with Tony Kubek, and the other sports...heard CG is in the Football, Baseball, AND Basketball has of fame. Son Trevor was GM for WCCM/WCGY (Dan Roche was saying) and daughter Cheryl Ann worked as a DJ for WCGY (I think she also was PD at one point.) From billings@suscom-maine.net Mon Feb 20 23:26:18 2006 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Daniel Billings) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:26:18 -0500 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy References: <022020062336.9914.43FA5282000C547D000026BA22007614380B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> <1fbbbced0602201959yadefa17ga500a4ad8268b73c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000b01c6369e$f66b2ef0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> A quick note on how age impacts ones perspective on the news: I am a New England sports fan, but I don't remember hearing Gowdy broadcast a game. I watched the '75 series that he broadcast, but I was only 7 so I don't remember the broadcasters. I was born in 1968 so he was long gone from the Sox when I started following them and by the time that I really starting watching national broadcasts in the 80's, he was also gone from there. As a fan and a former broadcaster, I had, of course, heard of him but I bet most people my age and younger are thinking "Who?" when hearing today's news. -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine From revdoug1@verizon.net Mon Feb 20 22:34:28 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:34:28 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time References: <20060220144206.22C4BD658@smtpout-3203.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: <02b701c63697$b92e51e0$6501a8c0@pastor2> Of the four 50 kw AM signals from Montreal, CINF 690 (the former CBF) and CKAC 730 come in the clearest. CJAD 800 can be picked up fairly well during the day from Waterville south toward Lewiston and Brunswick (less well where I live, north of Skowhegan). The signal of CINW, the former CBM AM 940, has no interference, but it sounds distant and faint. CKAC, CINF and CINW all come in well at night; CJAD does not. Am I correct in thinking that CINW is non-directional? -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod O'Connor" To: "A.Joseph Ross" Cc: Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 9:42 AM Subject: Re: National Anthem at noon time > Bob also features a nice Piano version of the National Anthem on his WJTO-730 Bath, Maine at 12noon. Last time I was down in Boston, just after Christmas, I noticed it was still on WJIB-740. > > Before semi-local WBYA-105.5 Islesboro/Camden switched from Music-of-your-Life to "Frank" last year, they always had the National Anthem at 12noon. I don't know if they still do, since the format change..I never listen to them anymore. > > BTW... Did any DXers here pick up Bob Bittner's DX Test on WJTO-730 last weekend? I got it here, but man, does that French Talker CKAC Montreal blast in down east! > > Rod O'Connor > Southwest Harbor, Maine > > From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Feb 20 23:57:50 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:57:50 -0800 (PST) Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602201959yadefa17ga500a4ad8268b73c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20060221045750.91571.qmail@web30703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> My dad started taking me to several Red Sox games in 1966 when I was 9 years old. However, the Red Sox were horrible and the Baltimore Orioles were hot. WBAL radio, the Orioles flagship station had a heck of a signal into Nashua at night and at age 9 I always loved hearing the opening theme to start the baseball broadcast. It was a kind of lively marching band type of tune. Because of my radio savvy and listening to WBAL, I missed Curt Gowdy's last year with the Red Sox. John B Derry From joe@attorneyross.com Tue Feb 21 00:41:58 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:41:58 -0500 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy In-Reply-To: <000b01c6369e$f66b2ef0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> Message-ID: <43FA61D6.16390.83A9AF@localhost> On 20 Feb 2006 at 23:26, Daniel Billings wrote: > A quick note on how age impacts ones perspective on the news: > > I am a New England sports fan, but I don't remember hearing Gowdy > broadcast a game. I watched the '75 series that he broadcast, but I > was only 7 so I don't remember the broadcasters. > > I was born in 1968 so he was long gone from the Sox when I started > following them and by the time that I really starting watching > national broadcasts in the 80's, he was also gone from there. On the other hand, I remember hearing him on Red Sox games with Don Gillis on WHDH radio. And when WHDH-TV channel 5 came on the air in November 1957, their evening schedule included "Curt Gowdy on Sports" after the local news and weather. I remember watching the first time in particular because I had only heard him on radio, and I wondered what he looked like. -- 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 Feb 20 23:43:39 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:43:39 -0800 (PST) Subject: DX Test on WJTO-730 In-Reply-To: <20060220144206.22C4BD658@smtpout-3203.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: <20060221044339.60812.qmail@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > BTW... Did any DXers here pick up Bob Bittner's DX Test on WJTO-730 > last weekend? I got it here, but man, does that French Talker CKAC > Montreal blast in down east! > > Rod O'Connor I logged about 45 minutes of the test, but it was tough copy that later into the test it got. Besides, being able to understand a fair amount of French found me being distracted! (When the Expos were still in Montreal, I could follow an entire game in French, much to the dismay of my wife and cat.) I'm not sure if I should do anything will my logging of the test, other than to occupy space on my hard drive?? Speaking of the Expos/Nationals, I hear they are getting a new play by play man after only their first year in D.C. John B Derry NH From joe@attorneyross.com Tue Feb 21 00:41:57 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:41:57 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time In-Reply-To: <20060220144206.22C4BD658@smtpout-3203.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: <43FA61D5.3033.83A44F@localhost> On 20 Feb 2006 at 14:42, Rod O'Connor wrote: > Bob also features a nice Piano version of the National Anthem on his > WJTO-730 Bath, Maine at 12noon. Last time I was down in Boston, just > after Christmas, I noticed it was still on WJIB-740. And I happened to hear it yesterday on WJIB. -- 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 Tue Feb 21 04:30:32 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 01:30:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH Message-ID: <20060221093032.71063.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I noticed after the 8pm news last night that Michael Savage was airing on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH. This is new to WGIR. John B Derry NH From chuckigo@maine.rr.com Tue Feb 21 07:58:42 2006 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (Chuck Igo) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 07:58:42 -0500 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy In-Reply-To: <000b01c6369e$f66b2ef0$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> Message-ID: <000401c636e6$8b63f680$0300a8c0@maine.rr.com> Dan Billings wrote: >>A quick note on how age impacts ones perspective on the news: I am a New England sports fan, but I don't remember hearing Gowdy broadcast a game. I watched the '75 series that he broadcast, but I was only 7 so I don't remember the broadcasters. I was born in 1968 so he was long gone from the Sox when I started following them and by the time that I really starting watching national broadcasts in the 80's, he was also gone from there. As a fan and a former broadcaster, I had, of course, heard of him but I bet most people my age and younger are thinking "Who?" when hearing today's news. << Curt's presence in sports extended beyond the playing field. He had roles in movies such as "The Naked Gun," "BASEketball," "Heaven Can Wait" and others. He also did the Superbowl in '77 & '79, plus numerous Sports profile and pregame shows. But to those of us of a "certain age," Curt was indeed the sound of baseball on a warm summer day or evening. - -Chuck Igo From dan.strassberg@att.net Tue Feb 21 07:37:50 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 07:37:50 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time References: <20060220144206.22C4BD658@smtpout-3203.bay.webtv.net> <02b701c63697$b92e51e0$6501a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <001601c636e3$a537a000$19eefea9@dstrassberg> CJAD is 10 kW at night and is very directional (north-northwest and east-southeast). The other three are not very directional and all have two-tower patterns that are the same day and night, but CKAC should be stronger to the east-southeast than 690 and 940. 990, which you didn't mention, is 50 kW-U.but is highly directional at night--mostly to the north (although there are many patterns on file for this station and no way that I know of to figure out which are in use). There were several other 50 kW AMs in Montreal and vicinity but I don't think they are on the air any longer (850 was 50-kW days only, 1280, 1410, and 1570). The new 1570 is 10 kW. Comparing reception of AM stations based solely on power may be a fun passtime for radio geeks, but if you don't know what the patterns look like, it doesn't make a lot of sense to try. The FCC AM Query Web page now includes PDFs of the patterns of many AMs but I don't know whether Canadians are among them. You can download Bob Carpenter's free (completely free; not shareware) AMSTNS program (do a google search for AMSTNS). AMSTNS is a DOS app with a graphical interface that runs in a DOS Window under Windows. The entire download--program and data--is under 2 Mbytes. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Drown" To: "Rod O'Connor" ; "A.Joseph Ross" Cc: Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 10:34 PM Subject: Re: National Anthem at noon time > Of the four 50 kw AM signals from Montreal, CINF 690 (the former CBF) and > CKAC 730 come in the clearest. CJAD 800 can be picked up fairly well during > the day from Waterville south toward Lewiston and Brunswick (less well where > I live, north of Skowhegan). The signal of CINW, the former CBM AM 940, has > no interference, but it sounds distant and faint. CKAC, CINF and CINW all > come in well at night; CJAD does not. > > Am I correct in thinking that CINW is non-directional? > > -Doug > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod O'Connor" > To: "A.Joseph Ross" > Cc: > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 9:42 AM > Subject: Re: National Anthem at noon time > > > > Bob also features a nice Piano version of the National Anthem on his > WJTO-730 Bath, Maine at 12noon. Last time I was down in Boston, just after > Christmas, I noticed it was still on WJIB-740. > > > > Before semi-local WBYA-105.5 Islesboro/Camden switched from > Music-of-your-Life to "Frank" last year, they always had the National Anthem > at 12noon. I don't know if they still do, since the format change..I never > listen to them anymore. > > > > BTW... Did any DXers here pick up Bob Bittner's DX Test on WJTO-730 last > weekend? I got it here, but man, does that French Talker CKAC Montreal > blast in down east! > > > > Rod O'Connor > > Southwest Harbor, Maine > > > > > From billo@shoreham.net Tue Feb 21 08:16:08 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:16:08 -0500 Subject: RIP - Curt Gowdy In-Reply-To: <000401c636e6$8b63f680$0300a8c0@maine.rr.com> References: <000401c636e6$8b63f680$0300a8c0@maine.rr.com> Message-ID: <43FB1298.6090604@shoreham.net> Chuck Igo wrote: > But to those of us of a "certain age," Curt was indeed the sound of > baseball on a warm summer day or evening. I can't decide what I enjoyed more, Gowdy's "American Sportsman" segments or Tom Doyle's impressions of same on 'HDH. Bill O'Neill From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Feb 21 11:22:15 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:22:15 -0500 Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH In-Reply-To: <20060221093032.71063.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060221093032.71063.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602210822v4dfa4c71xbd770a1317744ae9@mail.gmail.com> I was just up in "Manch Vegas" myself yesterday...well, their webpage lists Sean Hannity as being 3-7 pm (since Hannity airs 3-6 pm nationally I'm guessing they re-run his first hour at 6 pm?), Tom Martino 7-10, and Phil Hendrie after 10 pm. (Former pitcher Bob Tewkbury does an hour from 6-7 pm on Thu. nights). Well, maybe they have Savage on 7-10 pm then. Talk Radio Network, as I understand it, provides shows for free as long as the ads are carried. WNSH was originally going to run Savage by Keating mentioned that he switched to Micheal Reagan instead. I think most of the "sticks" in Manchester are on that mountain to the west (Oocanook or something); well, as I walked around downtown, I noticed WGIR taking up a lot of space (from 600 to about 650) on my Walkman, and some of the FM signals like WGIR-FM and even the repeater of WOKQ (W250AB, 97.9) showing up at various other spots on the dial as well. (This is the Walkman digital model with AM/FM/TV Sound/Weather that sells for about $35; maybe the radio itself may have resulted in these quirks. Might not happen on, say, my car stereo.) On 2/21/06, John Bolduc wrote: > I noticed after the 8pm news last night that Michael Savage was airing on > WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH. This is new to WGIR. > > John B > Derry NH > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Feb 21 11:23:37 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:23:37 -0500 Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602210822v4dfa4c71xbd770a1317744ae9@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060221093032.71063.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1fbbbced0602210822v4dfa4c71xbd770a1317744ae9@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602210823q2315d24bpb954d3c146f34779@mail.gmail.com> >>run Savage by Keating oops, should say "run Savage, but Keating"... From wollman@csail.mit.edu Tue Feb 21 11:37:57 2006 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:37:57 -0500 Subject: National Anthem at noon time In-Reply-To: <02b701c63697$b92e51e0$6501a8c0@pastor2> References: <20060220144206.22C4BD658@smtpout-3203.bay.webtv.net> <02b701c63697$b92e51e0$6501a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <17403.16869.893793.926270@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Am I correct in thinking that CINW is non-directional? As Dan mentioned, CINW and CINF are both two-tower DAs. The old CBC facility in Brossard had two towers, with 690 on one and 940 on both IIRC. When CKVL and CIQC won those frequencies, after the CBC moved to FM, they rebuilt the CIQC transmitter site in Kahnawake rather than using the CBC site, and the signals haven't been the same since. -GAWollman From dan.strassberg@att.net Tue Feb 21 11:45:35 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:45:35 -0500 Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH References: <20060221093032.71063.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1fbbbced0602210822v4dfa4c71xbd770a1317744ae9@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000d01c63706$42483e00$19eefea9@dstrassberg> I think it's Uncanoonook, which raises the question of whether there's a Canoonook not too far away ;>) (I mean, wouldn't you have to have a Canoonook to have an Uncanoonook?) As for WGIR AM, the transmitter site is close to Route 93 as you head north from Manchester. Four very closely spaced in-line self-supporting towers. What is most unusual--besides the close spacing (45 degrees at 610, IIRC)--is that the towers are both self-supporting and guyed. However, it turns out that the guys are not for structural support, but rather, they support top loads formed by the upper part of the "guys." I've never seen a similar arrangement. The electrical height of those towers is significantly greater than the mechanical height. WGIR's 1-kW night pattern sends most of the signal to the southeast. The 5-kW day pattern puts a signal over Manchester that is equivalent to the night signal but there is a much stronger daytime lobe to the northwest. WGIR is clearly audible during the day in both NH and VT WAY north of Manchester. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: "John Bolduc" ; ; Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:22 AM Subject: Re: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH > I was just up in "Manch Vegas" myself yesterday...well, their webpage > lists Sean Hannity as being 3-7 pm (since Hannity airs 3-6 pm > nationally I'm guessing they re-run his first hour > at 6 pm?), Tom Martino 7-10, and Phil Hendrie after 10 pm. (Former > pitcher Bob Tewkbury > does an hour from 6-7 pm on Thu. nights). Well, maybe they have Savage > on 7-10 pm then. > Talk Radio Network, as I understand it, provides shows for free as > long as the ads are > carried. > > WNSH was originally going to run Savage by Keating mentioned that he switched to > Micheal Reagan instead. > > I think most of the "sticks" in Manchester are on that mountain to the > west (Oocanook or > something); well, as I walked around downtown, I noticed WGIR taking up a lot of > space (from 600 to about 650) on my Walkman, and some of the FM signals > like WGIR-FM and even the repeater of WOKQ (W250AB, 97.9) showing up at various > other spots on the dial as well. (This is the Walkman digital model > with AM/FM/TV > Sound/Weather that sells for about $35; maybe the radio itself may > have resulted in > these quirks. Might not happen on, say, my car stereo.) > > On 2/21/06, John Bolduc wrote: > > I noticed after the 8pm news last night that Michael Savage was airing on > > WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH. This is new to WGIR. > > > > John B > > Derry NH > > > From sid@wrko.com Tue Feb 21 11:56:17 2006 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:56:17 -0700 Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH Message-ID: >>I think it's Uncanoonook, which raises the question of whether there's a Canoonook not too far away ;>) (I mean, wouldn't you have to have a Canoonook to have an Uncanoonook?)<< When I worked for WGIR, I was told that Uncanoonuc was a native-American word for "woman lying down" (Mt. Uncanoonuc actually has two peaks, as viewed from a distance). I don't know whether that's true or not. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom Boston LLC WAAF - WEEI AM/FM - WMKK - WRKO - WVEI 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Boston MA 02135-2040 Phone: 617-779-5369 Fax: 617-779-5379 E-Mail: sid@wrko.com From lglavin@lycos.com Tue Feb 21 16:50:50 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:50:50 -0500 Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH Message-ID: <20060221215050.5CA9E86B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sid Schweiger" > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > Subject: Re: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH > Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:56:17 -0700 > > > >> I think it's Uncanoonook, which raises the question of whether > there's a > Canoonook not too far away ;>) (I mean, wouldn't you have to have a > Canoonook to have an Uncanoonook?)<< > > When I worked for WGIR, I was told that Uncanoonuc was a > native-American word for "woman lying down" (Mt. Uncanoonuc actually has > two peaks, as viewed from a distance). I don't know whether that's true > or not. > > > > Sid Schweiger > IT Manager, Entercom Boston LLC > WAAF - WEEI AM/FM - WMKK - WRKO - WVEI > 20 Guest St / 3d Floor > Boston MA 02135-2040 > Phone: 617-779-5369 > Fax: 617-779-5379 > E-Mail: sid@wrko.com I believe that out West, "Grand Tetons" means the same thing. -- _______________________________________________ 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 n1qgs@yahoo.com Tue Feb 21 22:04:01 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:04:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH In-Reply-To: <20060221215050.5CA9E86B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <20060222030401.56554.qmail@web30715.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I'm listening to WGIR tonight, and it's Tom Martino for sure. Now that I think about it, last night could have been Tom Martino on an extended Savage like rant. He was really going on and on and when Martino gets hot, he does sound a little like Savage. I've just don't listen to either very much, and I never heard Martino rag on the government. I am now pretty sure I was mistaken about what I heard Monday night. At least I didn't mistake him for Rush. J'me regret! John B From dslrpierce@peoplepc.com Wed Feb 22 08:24:53 2006 From: dslrpierce@peoplepc.com (dslrpierce@peoplepc.com) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:24:53 -0500 Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH References: <20060221093032.71063.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com><1fbbbced0602210822v4dfa4c71xbd770a1317744ae9@mail.gmail.com> <000d01c63706$42483e00$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <002901c637b3$5ee8b320$c895e904@your6jnhhu0520> When I worked as the PD at WGIR-AM I was told by the Chief Engineer at the time (Warren Small) that the tower array was a textbook example of how NOT to build a directional AM array. It seems that when the site was built in 1941 the plot of land was too small for the array, but they built the towers anyway. Ed Brouder, who is the master of NH broadcast history, might have the fully-researched details, although I never thought to ask him about it (something about only worrying about the things I could control, rather than the things I could not). Dan Pierce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Strassberg" To: "Bob Nelson" ; "John Bolduc" ; Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:45 AM Subject: Re: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH >I think it's Uncanoonook, which raises the question of whether there's a > Canoonook not too far away ;>) (I mean, wouldn't you have to have a > Canoonook to have an Uncanoonook?) As for WGIR AM, the transmitter site is > close to Route 93 as you head north from Manchester. Four very closely > spaced in-line self-supporting towers. What is most unusual--besides the > close spacing (45 degrees at 610, IIRC)--is that the towers are both > self-supporting and guyed. However, it turns out that the guys are not for > structural support, but rather, they support top loads formed by the upper > part of the "guys." I've never seen a similar arrangement. The electrical > height of those towers is significantly greater than the mechanical > height. > WGIR's 1-kW night pattern sends most of the signal to the southeast. The > 5-kW day pattern puts a signal over Manchester that is equivalent to the > night signal but there is a much stronger daytime lobe to the northwest. > WGIR is clearly audible during the day in both NH and VT WAY north of > Manchester. > > -- > Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net > eFax 707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Nelson" > To: "John Bolduc" ; ; > > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:22 AM > Subject: Re: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH > > >> I was just up in "Manch Vegas" myself yesterday...well, their webpage >> lists Sean Hannity as being 3-7 pm (since Hannity airs 3-6 pm >> nationally I'm guessing they re-run his first hour >> at 6 pm?), Tom Martino 7-10, and Phil Hendrie after 10 pm. (Former >> pitcher Bob Tewkbury >> does an hour from 6-7 pm on Thu. nights). Well, maybe they have Savage >> on 7-10 pm then. >> Talk Radio Network, as I understand it, provides shows for free as >> long as the ads are >> carried. >> >> WNSH was originally going to run Savage by Keating mentioned that he > switched to >> Micheal Reagan instead. >> >> I think most of the "sticks" in Manchester are on that mountain to the >> west (Oocanook or >> something); well, as I walked around downtown, I noticed WGIR taking up a > lot of >> space (from 600 to about 650) on my Walkman, and some of the FM signals >> like WGIR-FM and even the repeater of WOKQ (W250AB, 97.9) showing up at > various >> other spots on the dial as well. (This is the Walkman digital model >> with AM/FM/TV >> Sound/Weather that sells for about $35; maybe the radio itself may >> have resulted in >> these quirks. Might not happen on, say, my car stereo.) >> >> On 2/21/06, John Bolduc wrote: >> > I noticed after the 8pm news last night that Michael Savage was airing > on >> > WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH. This is new to WGIR. >> > >> > John B >> > Derry NH >> > >> > > > > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Wed Feb 22 12:57:47 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:57:47 -0500 Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH In-Reply-To: <002901c637b3$5ee8b320$c895e904@your6jnhhu0520> References: <20060221093032.71063.qmail@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1fbbbced0602210822v4dfa4c71xbd770a1317744ae9@mail.gmail.com> <000d01c63706$42483e00$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <002901c637b3$5ee8b320$c895e904@your6jnhhu0520> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602220957g18454014v6b597db220558df3@mail.gmail.com> >>Uncanoonook Ah, OK...I know I looked at my official NH Highway map and saw the mountain on it, just west of Manchester. And yes, now that I think of it, WGIR's towers aren't on the mt. but just off I-93. If you were to get onto I-293 (say, from the Bridge St. exit) and go north to where it re-joins I-93, it's on your right side: WGIR sign clearly visible, and the towers. From sid@wrko.com Wed Feb 22 13:49:05 2006 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:49:05 -0700 Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH Message-ID: >>And yes, now that I think of it, WGIR's towers aren't on the mt. but just off I-93.<< WGIR-FM's tower is on the mountain, right near WMUR-TV's stick. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom Boston LLC WAAF - WEEI AM/FM - WMKK - WRKO - WVEI 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Boston MA 02135-2040 Phone: 617-779-5369 Fax: 617-779-5379 E-Mail: sid@wrko.com From xtrovato@yahoo.com Thu Feb 23 02:08:32 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:08:32 -0500 Subject: John Bassett? Message-ID: <01c901c63847$f7d67ba0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> I was perusing this page: I saw the jock lineup for WBZ(A)....and noticed John Bassett's name. Does anyone know if this is the same John Bassett that went on to work for Curt Gowdy at WCCM, et al? Thanks. From fox893@yahoo.com Thu Feb 23 04:29:06 2006 From: fox893@yahoo.com (Cooper Fox) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 01:29:06 -0800 (PST) Subject: Curt Gowdy In-Reply-To: <01c901c63847$f7d67ba0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <20060223092906.74345.qmail@web32910.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In an odd bit of irony, a new episode of Jeopardy ran last night, featured a questions about Wyoming that made a reference to the late Mr. Gowdy. Ironic because these eps are taped months in advance... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From kenwvt@gmail.com Thu Feb 16 18:29:25 2006 From: kenwvt@gmail.com (Ken VanTassell) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:29:25 -0500 Subject: Herald: Sox radio talks heating up In-Reply-To: <0E880CE8-57B1-4CA8-B307-D0261DE5B68A@mac.com> References: <1fbbbced0602161209j613ed428t19cd6c1c0eed961e@mail.gmail.com> <43F4DE2B.2080800@fybush.com> <0E880CE8-57B1-4CA8-B307-D0261DE5B68A@mac.com> Message-ID: <647737520602161529m65220896j3e00f5d1bd0db06@mail.gmail.com> They should buy a station in Portland, Maine too. -Ken From radiotest@cox.net Thu Feb 16 23:33:54 2006 From: radiotest@cox.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:33:54 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc In-Reply-To: <20060217040530.4465.qmail@web35914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060217040530.4465.qmail@web35914.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060216232741.02dc3eb8@cox.net> At 11:05 PM 2/16/2006, Rob Trovato wrote: >Anyone know where on the internet is the scheduled >times for stations on the East Coast to change >patterns? And for most daytimers to sign off? Rob - It depends on the coordinates of the transmitter site. The Commission has a program to calculate the average monthly sunrise and sunset times for any location, rounded to the nearest quarter hour, and those are the times specified on the station license. You can access the program at: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/srsstime.html To use it you will need the transmitter site coordinates for stations of interest to you, and those can be retrieved with AM queries: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/amq.html Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA - WZZI / WZZU / WLNI / WLEQ http://members.cox.net/dalehcook/starcity.shtml From radiotest@cox.net Sun Feb 19 14:34:45 2006 From: radiotest@cox.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:34:45 -0500 Subject: Pattern Changes, etc In-Reply-To: <001801c63568$a34de5a0$633f9c04@p133> References: <43F7C740.3642.63FE48@localhost> <001801c63568$a34de5a0$633f9c04@p133> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060219143046.02e0b748@cox.net> > How is it that AM DX reception is highest at sunspot minimum? I > would have thought it would be the other way around. The F layer is responsible for night time AM DX. The frequencies best reflected by that layer are directly related to its ionization from solar flux. During solar minima the F layer best reflects medium wave and low short wave frequencies. During solar maxima it best reflects higher short wave and lower VHF frequencies. Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA - WZZI / WZZU / WLNI / WLEQ http://members.cox.net/dalehcook/starcity.shtml From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Feb 23 13:19:28 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:19:28 -0500 Subject: Savage now on WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602231019x634c01ffq7438b3811dcb8794@mail.gmail.com> Right, and there are pix of it (WGIR-FM stick) online but I was strictly referring to WGIR (AM) Should have clarified! :) On 2/22/06, Sid Schweiger wrote: > >>And yes, now that I think of it, WGIR's towers aren't on the mt. but > just off I-93.<< > > WGIR-FM's tower is on the mountain, right near WMUR-TV's stick. From dlh@donnahalper.com Thu Feb 23 17:27:54 2006 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:27:54 -0500 Subject: John Bassett? In-Reply-To: <01c901c63847$f7d67ba0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060223172734.0b9a2098@pop.registeredsite.com> At 02:08 AM 2/23/2006 -0500, R Trovato wrote: >I was perusing this page: > > >I saw the jock lineup for WBZ(A)....and noticed John Bassett's name. > >Does anyone know if this is the same John Bassett that went on to work for >Curt Gowdy at WCCM, et al? Yes it is. Same guy and as far as I know, he's still alive. From markwats@comcast.net Thu Feb 23 19:04:58 2006 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:04:58 -0500 Subject: WEIM Format Change Message-ID: <005001c638d5$f5e01250$69081f42@Mark> It appears that WEIM (1280 Fitchburg) has changed formats. Apparently new owner Central Broadcasting, headed by William Macek must have taken over. It appears that talk has been dropped and replaced by satellite adult contemporary music outside of morning drive, using the slogan "Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites" (an ABC network?). Longtime WEIM veteran Ray C. (Chalifoux) continues to preside over the live morning show. I also read in the Fitchburg Sentinel-Enterprise recently that William Macek purchased a 47 acre parcel of land adjacent to WEIM's transmitter site on Alpine Hill Rd.for a price of $270,000 at an auction held by the city of Fitchburg. The city seized the land for non-payment of back taxes by the prior owner. Macek says he bought the land with hopes that he can get FCC approval for an increase in WEIM's night power, which may require adding one or more towers to the current 4 tower array already there. WEIM currently operates with 5KW days and 1KW night, DA-2. Although the article doesn't say, I'm guessing he will try for 5KW at night. I would guess they would have to protect 1280's in Gardiner ME and New York City, plus is there still a 50KW on 1280 in Canada, or is that now dark? Mark Watson From scott@fybush.com Thu Feb 23 19:12:02 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:12:02 -0500 Subject: WEIM Format Change In-Reply-To: <005001c638d5$f5e01250$69081f42@Mark> References: <005001c638d5$f5e01250$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <43FE4F52.9040604@fybush.com> Mark Watson wrote: > I also read in the Fitchburg Sentinel-Enterprise recently that William > Macek purchased a 47 acre parcel of land adjacent to WEIM's transmitter > site on Alpine Hill Rd.for a price of $270,000 at an auction held by the > city of Fitchburg. The city seized the land for non-payment of back > taxes by the prior owner. Macek says he bought the land with hopes that > he can get FCC approval for an increase in WEIM's night power, which may > require adding one or more towers to the current 4 tower array already > there. WEIM currently operates with 5KW days and 1KW night, DA-2. > Although the article doesn't say, I'm guessing he will try for 5KW at > night. I would guess they would have to protect 1280's in Gardiner ME > and New York City, plus is there still a 50KW on 1280 in Canada, or is > that now dark? Still there - when CJMS 1280 Montreal went dark, multilingual CFMB 1410 moved down the dial and took over CJMS' old facilities. I don't know how they'd manage to get much usable power on 1280 after dark. WADO's night signal out of NYC is huge since their power increase a decade or so ago. s From markwats@comcast.net Thu Feb 23 18:45:00 2006 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:45:00 -0500 Subject: John Bassett? References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060223172734.0b9a2098@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <004801c638d3$2b85ed10$69081f42@Mark> R. Trovato wrote: >>Does anyone know if this is the same John Bassett that went on to work for >>Curt Gowdy at WCCM, et al? Donna Halper wrote: > Yes it is. Same guy and as far as I know, he's still alive. And as far as I know, still at WCCM. He occasionally voices spots and PSA's. Mark Watson From scott@fybush.com Thu Feb 23 19:28:18 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:28:18 -0500 Subject: HD Radio audio samples from Rochester Message-ID: <43FE5322.9030109@fybush.com> Anyone curious about what it sounds like on AM, especially on a music station, might want to check out http://www.fybush.com/hdradio.html to hear some samples I recorded here this afternoon. They're big .wav files, so bring your broadband connection... s From sid@wrko.com Thu Feb 23 19:59:12 2006 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:59:12 -0700 Subject: WEIM Format Change Message-ID: >>Macek says he bought the land with hopes that he can get FCC approval for an increase in WEIM's night power, which may require adding one or more towers to the current 4 tower array already there. WEIM currently operates with 5KW days and 1KW night, DA-2. Although the article doesn't say, I'm guessing he will try for 5KW at night. I would guess they would have to protect 1280's in Gardiner ME and New York City, plus is there still a 50KW on 1280 in Canada, or is that now dark?<< That's not going to be an easy increase. He also has a cellular tower and WFGL's array, both in the near-field of the WEIM array, to consider. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom Boston LLC WAAF - WEEI AM/FM - WMKK - WRKO - WVEI 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Boston MA 02135-2040 Phone: 617-779-5369 Fax: 617-779-5379 E-Mail: sid@wrko.com From dan.strassberg@att.net Thu Feb 23 20:07:14 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:07:14 -0500 Subject: WEIM Format Change References: <005001c638d5$f5e01250$69081f42@Mark> <43FE4F52.9040604@fybush.com> Message-ID: <000a01c638de$b56f4020$19eefea9@dstrassberg> WADO may have a huge night signal with 7.2 kW, but the pattern is WAY narrower than the old 5 kW pattern. I suspect that WADO's upgrade may actually have lowered WEIM's NIF value. If I'm not mistaken, though, WEIM uses only three towers--not the four that Mark reported--and it appears that a fourth tower could be added with no new land, producing a narrower pattern, by removing the center tower of the existing three-tower array and replacing it with two towers, creating a four-tower in-line array with 2/3 the spacing between towers of the current three-tower setup. That is exactly what WELI did 40 or more years ago. Now, four-tower in-line arrays, though quite common, do have their problems. They tend to have high RSS/RMS ratios, which make for narrow bandwidth and poor stability. A four-tower rectangle or parallelogram with spacing of approximately half-wave side-to-side and approximately quarter wave front to back is a clearly better design but would almost certainly require additional land. I find it not inconceivable that WEIM could increase to 10 kW-U. With narrow patterns, that could make it a factor on the northwestern fringes of the Boston market (in wealthy places like Concord, Lincoln, and Lexington) where it might be able to compete successfully with WMKI's IBOC sidebands. Dan Strassberg, Contributing Editor EDN Magazine | Reed Electronics Group | www.edn.com Fax 707-215-6367 | StrassbergEDN@att.net *** CONTACT ME BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SEND ATTACHMENTS LARGER THAN 1 Mbyte *** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fybush" To: "Mark Watson" Cc: "Boston Radio" Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 7:12 PM Subject: Re: WEIM Format Change > > I don't know how they'd manage to get much usable power on 1280 after > dark. WADO's night signal out of NYC is huge since their power increase > a decade or so ago. > > s > From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Thu Feb 23 22:35:08 2006 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:35:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: HD Radio audio samples from Rochester In-Reply-To: <43FE5322.9030109@fybush.com> Message-ID: <20060224033508.80030.qmail@web36903.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Not too bad IMHO. Although I can hear some digital artifacting, not only does it sound minimal but it also sounds like, with a little better signal processing, those imperfections can be made even less noticeable. Matt Osborne Schenectady, NY --- Scott Fybush wrote: > Anyone curious about what it sounds like on AM, > especially on a music > station, might want to check out > http://www.fybush.com/hdradio.html to > hear some samples I recorded here this afternoon. > > They're big .wav files, so bring your broadband > connection... > > s > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From bradfordwood@comcast.net Fri Feb 24 07:52:27 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:52:27 +0000 Subject: John Bassett? Message-ID: <022420061252.2140.43FF018B000C9DFC0000085C22064246130B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Yes, "JB" is still Operations Manager of WCCM and still passions for his beloved Red Sox during occasional sports talk shows on 1490. BW -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Mark Watson" > R. Trovato wrote: > > >>Does anyone know if this is the same John Bassett that went on to work for > >>Curt Gowdy at WCCM, et al? > > Donna Halper wrote: > > > Yes it is. Same guy and as far as I know, he's still alive. > > And as far as I know, still at WCCM. He occasionally voices spots and PSA's. > > Mark Watson > > From billo@shoreham.net Fri Feb 24 10:43:07 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:43:07 -0500 Subject: HD Radio audio samples from Rochester In-Reply-To: <43FE5322.9030109@fybush.com> References: <43FE5322.9030109@fybush.com> Message-ID: <43FF298B.504@shoreham.net> Scott Fybush wrote: > Anyone curious about what it sounds like on AM, especially on a music > station, might want to check out http://www.fybush.com/hdradio.html to > hear some samples I recorded here this afternoon. Thanks to Scott for those sound files! I am impressed with the quality. Not the same as an over-driven DAP and muddy Aristocarts, though. ;-) Bill O'Neill From xtrovato@yahoo.com Fri Feb 24 15:03:11 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:03:11 -0500 Subject: John Bassett? References: <022420061252.2140.43FF018B000C9DFC0000085C22064246130B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Message-ID: <025401c6397d$592c2b80$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> From: Yes, "JB" is still at WCCM and still passions for his beloved Red Sox during occasional sports talk shows on 1490. I'm really curious how John went from being a jock on one of the largest stations.....to being a General Manager of small little WCCM. My memory of hearing him on spots/promos on WCCM was that his voice was nice/pleasant....but a little on the boring/bland side. Not quite what I would've expected from DJ on WBZ. From bradfordwood@comcast.net Fri Feb 24 19:09:56 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:09:56 +0000 Subject: John Bassett? Message-ID: <022520060009.23656.43FFA054000E3BAA00005C6822007456720B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> > I'm really curious how John went from being a jock on one of the largest > stations.....to being a General Manager of small little WCCM. > > My memory of hearing him on spots/promos on WCCM was that his voice was > nice/pleasant....but a little on the boring/bland side. > > Not quite what I would've expected from DJ on WBZ. A couple of side stories here... - At one time, JB was Curt Gowdy's boss. When JB was at WHDH, I believe he was PD who oversaw Red Sox coverage - hence was Mr. Gowdy's boss. - Keep in mind - at one time, WCCM wasn't always at 1490. When it was at 800, it was a really great regional station, with a kickin' program line up, a great sales department and management/ownership that cared about being live and local...you know - the way radio was in the good ol' days. - I also believe JB served as Station Manager of WCGY and WCCM at one time...and was rather close to Mr. Gowdy once he bought the operations. JB remains very close to the Gowdy family to this day. - JB (IMO) gets "ramped up" for the good stuff, like high school sports, sports in general, and things near and dear to his heart. Now considering JB is tipping the age wagon at 80+ years old and is still making the regular commute from South of Boston to Methuen, I give him all the credit in the world. BW From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sun Feb 26 17:46:36 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:46:36 -0500 Subject: Globe: Mixed Signals (WESX sale) Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602261446s61b99753h70fd88b026ce996e@mail.gmail.com> from the North Weekly section of the Sunday Globe http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/02/26/mixed_signals/ Audio: Audio: http://www.boston.com/news/special/contreras/wesx.mp3 The friendly talk will soon end at WESX. After 67 years, the 1,000-watt station long known as ''The Voice of the North Shore" is signing off for good in May. The homey station -- run out of a little white house with black shutters and a 180-foot tower in the backyard -- has been sold, along with its sister station, WJDA of Quincy. The new owner plans to relocate the two stations to Chelsea, move the WESX tower to Lynn, and change the format to Christian and multicultural programming. The pending sale is yet another signal that the glory days of local radio may be over north of Boston. Industry consolidation and hip new technologies -- satellite radio, iPods, webcasts, and cable television -- have made it tougher for community stations to connect with younger audiences, and compete with other media outlets. From dlh@donnahalper.com Sun Feb 26 17:56:37 2006 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:56:37 -0500 Subject: Globe: Mixed Signals (WESX sale) In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602261446s61b99753h70fd88b026ce996e@mail.gmail.co m> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060226175533.02d9ce80@pop.registeredsite.com> At 05:46 PM 2/26/2006 -0500, Bob Nelson wrote: >from the North Weekly section of the Sunday Globe > >http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/02/26/mixed_signals/ And from the South weekly, my tribute to WJDA (which was bought by the same people): http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/02/26/a_farewell_message_to_wjda?mode=PF From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Feb 27 00:37:41 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:37:41 -0500 Subject: Globe: Mixed Signals (WESX sale) In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20060226175533.02d9ce80@pop.registeredsite.com> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060226175533.02d9ce80@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602262137n2bd6d782qff5cddfdbabf7eb3@mail.gmail.com> Great article! I was not aware of the Coleman and Kent presence at that station (though I do remember reading the late Ken Coleman's "So You Want To Be A Sportscaster" when I was a lad in the early 70s; can't remember if he mentioned WJDA though I think he talked about working for WSYB in Rutland)...and continued prayers go out to Ken's son Casey of WTAM/Cleveland fame, who is fighting pancreatic cancer). From rac@gabrielmass.com Mon Feb 27 00:55:48 2006 From: rac@gabrielmass.com (rac) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:55:48 -0500 Subject: weird news at Channel 7 Message-ID: <44029464.4070109@gabrielmass.com> Is Channel 7's news on a new-age kick? A few days ago they ran a story on a guy who had a neo-pagan ritual done in his house in Salem (it figures) to get rid of the bad vibes there. Now they're running promos for a piece about psychic healer children with indigo-colored auras. Since an unusual (but no doubt well-meaning) spiritual group http://www.emissaryoflight.com/ produced and is promoting a movie about these kids and their reported abilities http://www.indigothemovie.com/ I have to wonder if Channel 7 is giving a platform to somebody's fringy quasi-mystical claims. Does this really deserve to be treated as serious news? The movement's web site, incidentally, includes a course http://www.emissaryoflight.com/OnlineCourses.aspx?t_s=20#5 on how to bend spoons with your mind. Interesting! Anyway, is this sort of news coverage supposed to appeal to the extra viewers they gained from airing the Winter Games? Puzzled, --RC From miscon@miscon.net Mon Feb 27 07:59:33 2006 From: miscon@miscon.net (Mission Control) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 07:59:33 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question Message-ID: <200602270759.AA196542794@miscon.net> Good morning, all! I have an transcription record from 1938 (supposedly from WB that has some Carl Stalling elements as well as Mel Blanc voices on it), and was looking for someone who might have the "proper" equipment to play (and record) it. I suppose i could do it, but would rather have "the right tools for the right job," and perhaps someone with a little more knowledge handling it. Any suggestions? Thanks! Mike btw, someone already suggested I get a LT (Laser Turntable) to play it on, but don't know anyone that has one (read: that can afford one!)... From billo@shoreham.net Mon Feb 27 10:32:14 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:32:14 -0500 Subject: Globe: Mixed Signals (WESX sale) In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0602262137n2bd6d782qff5cddfdbabf7eb3@mail.gmail.com> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060226175533.02d9ce80@pop.registeredsite.com> <1fbbbced0602262137n2bd6d782qff5cddfdbabf7eb3@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1141054334.44031b7e2090f@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting Bob Nelson :can't remember if he mentioned WJDA > though I think he talked about working for WSYB in Rutland)... WSYB (1380 Rutland) // WWWT (1320 Randolph) is one of those last remaining local stations worth noting. They continue with a very local news-talk AM drive with locally produced talk from 9-11 and regionally produced 11-12. (Rush at noon, Dr. L at 3). Lots of tenured local voices, good local sports committment. Let's hope CC just leaves it alone as it is. The Rutland market is an interesting one. Distance, topography and even cultural differences characterize Rutland as a very different animal from Burlington Plattsburgh. BP signals are rimshots, at best. WJJR (98.1 Rutland) hits Glens Falls and Lebanon like a local and does a decent job getting up into north central areas. CC even maintains two Kiss products (still separately produced) at 92.1 and 97.1. Rutland listeners seem more likely to be oriented to the Upper Valley, Glens Falls or Bennington markets than to the north. In a sense, the Rutland market reminds me of the Merrimack Valley "market" of yore - albeit awash in Boston signals, it had retained its identity and dominant influence pre-deregulation. Bill O'Neill From billo@shoreham.net Mon Feb 27 10:19:47 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:19:47 -0500 Subject: weird news at Channel 7 In-Reply-To: <44029464.4070109@gabrielmass.com> References: <44029464.4070109@gabrielmass.com> Message-ID: <1141053587.44031893b578c@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting rac : > Is Channel 7's news on a new-age kick? Anyway, is this sort of news coverage supposed to appeal to the extra viewers they gained from airing the Winter Games? > > Puzzled, > --RC Extra viewers? And whenever any media outlet goes for the paranormal stuff it's long ball ratings pining. Back at WJUL there was a woman who called herself a psychic, Gloria James. I recall teching the show and witnessing this elder woman inhaling odd volumes of water. And more water. Female caller: "Hi Gloria. What's up for my future?" Gloria: "What do you think of abortion, honey?" It usually went downhill from there. I guess I was hoping that Gloria's interrogatives were coincidental, misplaced, Tourette's-like utterances. I guess the guest wasn't the only one thirsting for something. Bill O'Neill From kc1ih@mac.com Mon Feb 27 12:39:06 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:39:06 -0500 Subject: weird news at Channel 7 In-Reply-To: <1141053587.44031893b578c@webmail.shoreham.net> References: <44029464.4070109@gabrielmass.com> <1141053587.44031893b578c@webmail.shoreham.net> Message-ID: At 10:19 AM -0500 2/27/06, Bill O'Neill wrote: > >Extra viewers? And whenever any media outlet goes for the paranormal >stuff it's >long ball ratings pining. This is nothing new. remember the Cosmic Muffin and Laurie Cabot? -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Feb 27 17:16:07 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:16:07 -0800 (PST) Subject: Randolph Mass 89.3 transmissions get the $10K FCC notice Message-ID: <20060227221607.48642.qmail@web30710.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Monetary forfeiture of $10,000 to Jean Harold Marius for operating radio transmission equipment on 89.3 MHz in Randolph, MA without a license. From bill.smith@comcast.net Mon Feb 27 18:54:05 2006 From: bill.smith@comcast.net (bill.smith@comcast.net) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:54:05 +0000 Subject: Transcription record question Message-ID: <022720062354.24239.4403911D0001D1CB00005EAF2200735834089B07039CD20404070D@comcast.net> With respect to the request for help finding a player for an old transcription record, I believe that there are transcription players and/or lathes in the Museum of Broadcasting, located in the back room of WCAP, Lowell, right next to the Museum of Cooling (they never throw out broadcast equipment or old air conditioners, refrigerators, ice boxes, as one never knows when such things might be needed), and not very far from the "ladies entrance" to the barroom/first floor tenant, Cappy's Copper Kettle. The transcription machines may be in the locked portion of out back, in which case it would be necessary to hop the 8-foot wall to the front office, get the engineering office key from the coffee cup in the President's office, then get the backroom key from the drawer marked "flashers" in the engineering office. (and while in the locked portion of the outback, you could grab the key to the paper towel dispensers hidden on a hook behind the 1962-style official blazers, and then unlock said paper towel dispensers and change the setting from the 1.25 inches of paper/minute setting that ever-thrifty management preferred to something that would actually allow you to wipe your hands) From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Feb 27 22:38:16 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:38:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: WZMY Chan 50 Derry NH News going away ? ? Message-ID: <20060228033816.72000.qmail@web30702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> The WZMY web site is teasing about Ellen moving to 7pm-8pm from its 8pm-9pm time slot and MyTVPrime moving from the 9pm-10pm slot to 8pm. MyNewsNow currently airs 7:30pm-8:00pm. There is no mention of the news program when the changes take place Monday March 13. Will they keep the news, just a some unique time slot. Will weatherman Al have any concerns? John B Derry NH From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Feb 27 22:46:10 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:46:10 -0800 (PST) Subject: WZMY also looking for a new Talk Show host Message-ID: <20060228034610.88501.qmail@web30707.mail.mud.yahoo.com> The job page for WZMY TV 50 Derry NH http://www.mytvstation.tv/story.asp?id=333 States that they are looking for a new host for My TV PRIME. It's looks like Arnie Arnesen's tenure is short lived at Channel 50. John B Derry NH From hmglaz@webtv.net Tue Feb 28 02:15:29 2006 From: hmglaz@webtv.net (Howard Glazer) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:15:29 -0500 Subject: WDRC-FM flips back to conventional oldies Message-ID: <8670-4403F891-9678@storefull-3335.bay.webtv.net> After less than six months as '70s/'80s-heavy "Big Hits 102.9," WDRC-FM Hartford kissed Huey Lewis, Lionel Richie and Blondie good-bye over the weekend and returned to a more or less traditional oldies format. The station now uses "Good-time rock and roll" as its positioner, and the jocks have to say it a lot. And they do, at least when they're not slipping up and saying "Big hits." The music mix is pretty much what we were used to during much of its run as Oldies 102.9 -- standard '60s/'70s fare, with four or five "left field" songs an hour: either songs that are idiosyncratic to DRC like the Wildweeds' "No Good to Cry" and Jay and the Americans' "Let's Lock the Door and Throw Away the Key," or songs that stun the listener (at least this one) by their very presence. (Heard today: Roy Orbison's "Mean Woman Blues," the Animals' "Don't Bring Me Down" and the Buoys' "Timothy." ) A very strange move. I figured the phase-out of most of the '60s music and the introduction of the '80s was intended to sell advertisers on a younger audience. I can't believe Buckley only gave the new format -- as bizarre as it was with its semi-"Jack" attitude of John Denver and Blondie in the same song set -- one ratings book to prove itself. Can't help but wonder if "Good-time rock and roll" is just an interim format on the way to a total blow-up of the station. Howard, puzzled, in CT From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Feb 28 03:13:53 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 03:13:53 -0500 Subject: WZMY also looking for a new Talk Show host In-Reply-To: <20060228034610.88501.qmail@web30707.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060228034610.88501.qmail@web30707.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602280013u36c76f44gbcc9712dec672ebf@mail.gmail.com> A friend of a friend of mine works on that show and I found out from him a couple weeks back that Arnie would be "leaving the show at the end of the month"; that the show would be changing its focus and expanding to 2 hours. Mentioned this on the radio-info New England TV Board I believe. On 2/27/06, John Bolduc wrote: > The job page for WZMY TV 50 Derry NH > http://www.mytvstation.tv/story.asp?id=333 > > States that they are looking for a new host for My TV PRIME. > > It's looks like Arnie Arnesen's tenure is short lived at Channel 50. > > > John B > Derry NH > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Feb 28 03:17:11 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 03:17:11 -0500 Subject: Globe: Mixed Signals (WESX sale) In-Reply-To: <1141054334.44031b7e2090f@webmail.shoreham.net> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060226175533.02d9ce80@pop.registeredsite.com> <1fbbbced0602262137n2bd6d782qff5cddfdbabf7eb3@mail.gmail.com> <1141054334.44031b7e2090f@webmail.shoreham.net> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0602280017q5eb16010y7c3e5f8ab94cfa8@mail.gmail.com> Yes, good that WSYB has local content like that. I think for awhile WSYB's news/talk format was simulcast on 92.1; that freq also has had oldies, smooth jazz, and now I guess they're still simulcasting that "Kiss" from 97.1 From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Tue Feb 28 19:02:09 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:02:09 -0500 Subject: CBS Sues Howard Message-ID: <200602281902.AA222560436@mail.ttlc.net> Apparently, CBS has decided they "wuz done wrong by Howard" and have gone to court for "multiple breaches of contract, misappropriation and unjust enrichment." Unjust Enrichment? Is that something new or an archaic term?