From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Mar 1 01:47:28 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 01:47:28 -0500 Subject: CBS Sues Howard In-Reply-To: <200602281902.AA222560436@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <4404FD30.6079.91A35C@localhost> On 28 Feb 2006 at 19:02, rogerkirk wrote: > 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? It's been around for a very long time. -- 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 nostaticatall@comcast.net Wed Mar 1 07:43:39 2006 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 07:43:39 -0500 Subject: WDRC-FM flips back to conventional oldies In-Reply-To: <8670-4403F891-9678@storefull-3335.bay.webtv.net> References: <8670-4403F891-9678@storefull-3335.bay.webtv.net> Message-ID: <6b16d896810d467fbe0e2c0c5c6ab305@comcast.net> This seems odd, especially when they were up over a half point in the latest trends released yesterday. Buckley either pulled the plug too early or they were getting unfavorable feedback from advertisers and agencies. --Dave Tomm "Mike Thomas" On Feb 28, 2006, at 2:15 AM, Howard Glazer wrote: > 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 rickkelly@gmail.com Wed Mar 1 08:22:07 2006 From: rickkelly@gmail.com (Rick Kelly) Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 08:22:07 -0500 Subject: WDRC-FM flips back to conventional oldies In-Reply-To: <6b16d896810d467fbe0e2c0c5c6ab305@comcast.net> References: <8670-4403F891-9678@storefull-3335.bay.webtv.net> <6b16d896810d467fbe0e2c0c5c6ab305@comcast.net> Message-ID: <521b7fd10603010522k510a92fcy3fbae18ee104ebdf@mail.gmail.com> On 3/1/06, David Tomm wrote: > This seems odd, especially when they were up over a half point in the > latest trends released yesterday. Buckley either pulled the plug too > early or they were getting unfavorable feedback from advertisers and > agencies. Could be, there is SOME evidence that the pendulum could swing... Scott Shannon has been out spoken about how scared oldies stations have gotten to actually play oldies. From my casual listening experience, his "True Oldies Channel" has a wider variety of music (than say, WODS) is up tempo and well imaged. Scott as the sole jock 24/7 is a bit tedious, though. -- -RK From hmglaz@webtv.net Wed Mar 1 16:17:40 2006 From: hmglaz@webtv.net (Howard Glazer) Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 16:17:40 -0500 Subject: WDRC-FM flips back to conventional oldies In-Reply-To: "Rick Kelly" 's message of Wed, 1 Mar 2006 08:22:07 -0500 Message-ID: <14586-44060F74-815@storefull-3333.bay.webtv.net> Well, I may have rushed to judgment. Although I heard no '80s material in extensive weekend listening and four solid hours Monday morning, today both "Heart of Rock and Roll" (Huey Lewis) and "Keeping the Faith" (Billy Joel) have been played, and I haven't had DRC-FM on much at all. It does seem that more of the older songs in the library ("Dawn," "It Hurts to Be in Love") are being played than were played in the brief "Big Hits" era, so maybe this is more of a format tweak than a flip. When I heard "Dawn" and "Opus 17 (Don't Worry About Me)" over the last couple of days, those were the first Four Seasons songs other than "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)" and "Who Loves You" I'd encountered on DRC-FM since last fall. So something is happening here, but I don't know what it is. Still in CT, still puzzled, Howard From n1qgs@yahoo.com Thu Mar 2 14:21:48 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 11:21:48 -0800 (PST) Subject: WSMN 1590 Nashua NH changes Message-ID: <20060302192148.39605.qmail@web30703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Laura Ingrim will be airing on WSMN 1590 AM Nashua NH at 7:00pm starting next Monday March 6. Gardner Goldsmith has been filling in for Woody Woodland this week during the morning drive. Nashua Telegraph reporter Jennifer horn has already piled up enought show during her 10:00am-noon time slot to be doing "best of" shows all this week. It appears the both Woody and Jenifer are taking advantage of the week of from school to spend with their younger family members. John B Derry NH From lglavin@lycos.com Sat Mar 4 14:34:41 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 14:34:41 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More Message-ID: <20060304193441.C5DC8E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> I went to one of this week's performances by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and noticed something interesting in the program booklet they distribute to patrons. This booklet, like so many offered to people attending plays and concerts, includes information about the works being performed, and in the case of choral works, the text of the music being sung. (Note: NEVER read the words to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony if you go to a live performance even though they turn up the lights; it makes you look like a philistine. It's assumed EVERYBODY knows THAT text!) It's also replete with ads that are actually a significant source of revenue for arts organizations. On page eight of this weekend's BSO booklet, was a full-page ad for WCRB's "Classical Cartoon Festival" on Saturday April 1st...yes April 1st. They will be showing a number of Warner Bothers(tm) cartoons that employ classical music scores. Over in one corner of the ad appears this note: "8th and Final Festival!" Many people don't follow the the vicissitudes of the radio business as we do and may not be aware that the South Street Snoozer is in the process of being sold...this blurb therefore may be news to some reading the ad! Maybe they'll be aware that AOL/Time-Warner is in a state of turmoil and may conclude that perhaps WCRB lost the rights to the WB 'toons. But anyway, it is in fact an early-warning of the day FM channel 273 flips to reggaeton or something else! -- _______________________________________________ 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 francini@mac.com Sun Mar 5 01:47:51 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John J. Francini) Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 01:47:51 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More In-Reply-To: <20060304193441.C5DC8E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20060304193441.C5DC8E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: Interestingly, the web site page, located at makes no such reference to "final". We'll see what happens... As a huge WB cartoon fan, I'll definitely be going... john At 14:34 -0500 3/4/06, Laurence Glavin wrote: >I went to one of this week's performances by the Boston Symphony >Orchestra, and noticed something interesting in the program >booklet they distribute to patrons. This booklet, like >so many offered to people attending plays and concerts, includes >information about the works being performed, and in the case >of choral works, the text of the music being sung. >(Note: NEVER read the words to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony >if you go to a live performance even though they turn up the lights; >it makes you look like a philistine. It's assumed EVERYBODY knows THAT >text!) It's also replete with ads that are actually a significant >source of revenue for arts organizations. On page eight of this >weekend's BSO booklet, was a full-page ad for WCRB's "Classical >Cartoon Festival" on Saturday April 1st...yes April 1st. They will be >showing a number of Warner Bothers(tm) cartoons that employ classical music >scores. Over in one corner of the ad appears this note: >"8th and Final Festival!" Many people don't follow the >the vicissitudes of the radio business as we do and may not >be aware that the South Street Snoozer is in the process >of being sold...this blurb therefore may be news to some reading >the ad! Maybe they'll be aware that AOL/Time-Warner is in a >state of turmoil and may conclude that perhaps WCRB lost >the rights to the WB 'toons. But anyway, it is in fact >an early-warning of the day FM channel 273 flips to >reggaeton or something else! > >-- >_______________________________________________ > >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 -- ---- John Francini +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; | | that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress.| | And by God I have had _this_ Congress!" | | -- John Adams | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From bradfordwood@comcast.net Sun Mar 5 06:23:25 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 11:23:25 +0000 Subject: Power 800 powers up Message-ID: <030520061123.3876.440ACA2D000A5CA200000F2422068246930B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> WNNW 800 AM Lawrence flipped the switch on their new 3kw daytime signal late last week which can now be heard pretty well as far south as Plymouth (which, if I recall, was considered almost impossible by some on the list.) Much clearer signal in downtown Boston proper and many of the buildings that could never get Power800 can now hear them loud and clear. Got to listen to them myself personally down to down Rte 24 into Bridgewater. BW From dan.strassberg@att.net Sun Mar 5 07:51:06 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 07:51:06 -0500 Subject: Power 800 powers up References: <030520061123.3876.440ACA2D000A5CA200000F2422068246930B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Message-ID: <002b01c64053$7d54a3c0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Maybe you can receive WNNW in Plymouth on a good radio, but is the signal even CLOSE to 0.5 mV/m, let alone 5 mV/m? The 0.5 mV/m figure is the signal strength that the FCC used to (and may still) define as the limit of an AM's daytime primary service. The 5 mV/m value is the signal strength that HD Radio advocates insist the FCC now requires for an AM signal to be listenable in a community with more than 2500 residents. I think Plymouth's population must now exceed 50,000. As I recall the application for 3 kW, even WNNW didn't claim in the boilerplate that either contour came within 20 miles of Plymouth. Only Mr Costa's overblown rhetoric made that claim. Costa's boast is not quite as egregeous as the bogus coverage maps published about five years ago by the former owners of a certain Providence AM that is highly directional to the southeast. Those maps showed "coverage" all the way to Maine, I believe. Remember that a threefold power increase increases the signal strength at any point by only 1.73 times and moves any given contour outward by a factor that depends on both the fequency and the soil conductivity, but is very roughly proportional to the square root of the signal-strength increase. Hence, we're talking about the contours moving outward by a factor of approximately the fourth root of 3, or about 30%. If the 0.5 mV/m contour used to be 20 miles from the transmitter, the new 0.5 mV/m contour is about 26 miles from the transmitter. The 5 mV/m contour would move from approximately six miles from the transmitter to about eight miles from the transmitter. No doubt, Hispanic listeners north and northwest of Boston and in southern New Hampshire will receive a better signal, but even within Boston proper, the improvement is likely to be important only to Mr Costa, to advertisers who don't try to listen to the station, and to us radio geeks. I have to say this, though. Costa deserves kudos for getting the CP on the air so quickly. This was a simple CP--no tower construction, and no directional array. Presumably, this CP involved only a new transmitter, a new ATU, and new transmission line. But, of late, even simple AM CPs have been known to take longer than the statutory three years to complete. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 6:23 AM Subject: Power 800 powers up > WNNW 800 AM Lawrence flipped the switch on their new 3kw daytime signal late last week which can now be heard pretty well as far south as Plymouth (which, if I recall, was considered almost impossible by some on the list.) Much clearer signal in downtown Boston proper and many of the buildings that could never get Power800 can now hear them loud and clear. Got to listen to them myself personally down to down Rte 24 into Bridgewater. > > BW From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Sun Mar 5 08:42:09 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:42:09 -0500 Subject: Channel Two Sold My House Dot Com Message-ID: <200603050842.AA1329004798@mail.ttlc.net> I heard an ad on AM radio this week (BZ or RKO) extolling the virtues of having WGBH Channel Two help you sell your house. Apparently they've partnered with a Real Estate company that sells your house, gives a donation to Channel Two and (drum roll here) you get "cash back!" Whatta Deal! Is this something new? Or are other Public Television stations doing the same thing? From radiotony@comcast.net Sun Mar 5 08:47:29 2006 From: radiotony@comcast.net (radiotony) Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:47:29 -0500 Subject: Channel Two Sold My House Dot Com In-Reply-To: <200603050842.AA1329004798@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <200603051347.k25Dlfd3004003@rolinin.bostonradio.org> They seem to be short on money - more than they normally are. I received a beg letter from NHPTV this week saying their corporate donations are down $113k over last year. We often think that because things are funded through the CPB, these stations have it easy. But, in actuality, some of the programming is very expensive. I was talking to a guy who used to program NHPR and he said that back in 1999, the Diane Reihm show cost NHPR $15k per year. The show, IMHO, is dreadfully boring. She sounds awful. $15k for one hour of programming, five days a week, is a lot of money. Why not spend that money locally? It makes me wonder why these stations - especially on the radio side - don't just hire radio reporters instead and create more new programming, making themselves more relevant to the listening community. Best, Anthony Schinella CEO/PD/A&E WKXL 1450 AM XL Marketing 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 rogerkirk Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 8:42 AM To: BRI Subject: Channel Two Sold My House Dot Com I heard an ad on AM radio this week (BZ or RKO) extolling the virtues of having WGBH Channel Two help you sell your house. Apparently they've partnered with a Real Estate company that sells your house, gives a donation to Channel Two and (drum roll here) you get "cash back!" Whatta Deal! Is this something new? Or are other Public Television stations doing the same thing? From lglavin@lycos.com Sun Mar 5 13:12:03 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 13:12:03 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More Message-ID: <20060305181203.98AC386B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John J. Francini" > To: "Laurence Glavin" , boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > Subject: Re: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More > Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 01:47:51 -0500 > > Interestingly, the web site page, located at > makes no such > reference to "final".> > We'll see what happens... The FINALITY of this event seems to be the major selling-point of the BSO booklet ad..."you'd better come THIS year if you're coming at all." I don't know why the website doesn't highlight the END; the logo is the same. > As a huge WB cartoon fan, I'll definitely be going... You'd better enjoy the company of hundreds of possibly noisy kids. > John Francini > +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; | > | that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress.| Um, a number of barristers subscribe to this list. -- _______________________________________________ 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 Sun Mar 5 14:03:16 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:03:16 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More In-Reply-To: <20060304193441.C5DC8E5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <440AEFA4.7264.54BCA4@localhost> On 4 Mar 2006 at 14:34, Laurence Glavin wrote: > I went to one of this week's performances by the Boston Symphony > Orchestra, and noticed something interesting in the program > booklet they distribute to patrons. This booklet, like > so many offered to people attending plays and concerts, includes > information about the works being performed, and in the case > of choral works, the text of the music being sung. > (Note: NEVER read the words to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony > if you go to a live performance even though they turn up the lights; > it makes you look like a philistine. It's assumed EVERYBODY knows THAT > text!) It's also replete with ads that are actually a significant > source of revenue for arts organizations. On page eight of this > weekend's BSO booklet, was a full-page ad for WCRB's "Classical > Cartoon Festival" on Saturday April 1st...yes April 1st. They will be > showing a number of Warner Bothers(tm) cartoons that employ classical > music scores. Over in one corner of the ad appears this note: "8th > and Final Festival!" Many people don't follow the the vicissitudes > of the radio business as we do and may not be aware that the South > Street Snoozer is in the process of being sold...this blurb therefore > may be news to some reading the ad! Maybe they'll be aware that > AOL/Time-Warner is in a state of turmoil and may conclude that perhaps > WCRB lost the rights to the WB 'toons. But anyway, it is in fact an > early-warning of the day FM channel 273 flips to reggaeton or > something else! If the symphony-going community knew about the sale of WCRB, they might be up in arms about it and make a lot of protests to the FCC. Not that this FCC would listen, but something this bad really shouldn't get done without some protests. Incidentally, I've been noticing increasing difficulty receiving WCRB in my office downtown. A year or two ago, I brought an older radio into my office and a rabbit-ears antenna, and that seemed to solve the problem for awhile. The older radio seemed less prone to images from some of the downtown FM powerhouses that were making WCRB hard to hear. But lately, I have a different problem: A signal that fades into hash. I move the antenna around, and the signal improves until I take my hand off it. Or until I turn towards the computer. Or until it feels like changing. I finally turned the radio to WHRB, which right now seems to have given up the afternoon hour of Gregorian chants which turned me away last time I tried it a number of years ago. And there are classical stations on the Internet that I have also discovered. Unfortunately, I may not miss WCRB all that much, at least in the office. -- 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 markwats@comcast.net Sun Mar 5 15:42:04 2006 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 15:42:04 -0500 Subject: Worcester Tornadoes Baseball Drops WCRN Message-ID: <003c01c64095$45f385d0$69081f42@Mark> The Can-Am League Worcester Tornadoes baseball team has dropped WCRN (830 Worcester) as their broadcast home after one season. According to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, WCRN is planning to sue the team over the loss of the games and advertising revenue. Team officials state they never signed a contract with the station last year, and the team's CEO says that every Tornadoes game will air on radio this season, with a number of stations taking turns. No doubt having various stations taking turns to broadcast games may cause confusion amongst fans who follow the team on the radio. Out of the stations licensed to Worcester, WTAG (580) is a Red Sox affiliate, it's possible they could carry some games that don't conflict with the Sox. Would WNEB (1230) break into it's religious format to carry baseball? WORC (1310) is Spanish, they most likely won't be carrying Tornadoes games. WVEI (1440) could land some games, as they don't have the Red Sox (surprising they don't, or does WTAG have a long term contract for Sox?). Highly unlikely the Tornadoes will land on WSRS (96.1) or WXLO (104.5), but maybe WORC-FM (98.9) or WWFX (100.1) could end up in the game mix. Mark Watson From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Sun Mar 5 19:34:15 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 19:34:15 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More Message-ID: <200603051934.AA1878327592@mail.ttlc.net> A. Joseph Ross wrote: >But lately, I have a different problem: A signal that fades into >hash. I move the antenna around, and the signal improves until I >take my hand off it. Or until I turn towards the computer. Or until >it feels like changing. Have you changed your computer or added another one? Computers can emanate a ton of hash. From joe@attorneyross.com Mon Mar 6 00:52:08 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:52:08 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More In-Reply-To: <200603051934.AA1878327592@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <440B87B8.21459.2A6E36E@localhost> On 5 Mar 2006 at 19:34, rogerkirk wrote: > Have you changed your computer or added another one? Computers can > emanate a ton of hash. Not since 2002. -- 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 Mon Mar 6 07:27:59 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:27:59 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More References: <440B87B8.21459.2A6E36E@localhost> Message-ID: <003601c64119$7ff6b3e0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> I wonder whether your recent problems with receiving WCRB could be related to its HD Radio transmissions. Didn't 102.5 recently start broadcasting in HD Radio? If so, the station now transmits digital sidebands above and below the main analog sidebands. The digital sidebands are supposed to be considerably lower in amplitude than the analog sidebands, but they might be fooling the receiver's AGC into thinking that the signal is stronger than it is and the AGC might be responding by turning down the RF gain. Also, some percentage of the total modulation has to be devoted to the digital sidebands, which reduces the percentage devoted to the main-channel analog modulation and the analog SCA channels that I believe WCRB still transmits. The effect of FM-band HD radio, as I understand it, is to broaden the spectrum of a station's total modulation. An analog receiver may see no first-order effect from the change in the spectrum shape but a second-order effect of the type you describe is not out of the question. Another possibility could be new construction in the vicinity of your office. That could have a shielding effect. Are any buildings going up near your office--or has space within your building near your office recently been remodeled? And of course, you've said that it's a tube radio. Can't overlook the possibility of tubes slowly dying. Or the AC line voltage in your office might have dropped by a small amount. It wouldn't take much of a change to reduce the radio's sensitivity. Have you moved the wall plug to a different socket? Lots of possibilities, but little possibility of your identifying the real culprit. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Joseph Ross" To: ; "Laurence Glavin" ; "A. Joseph Ross" ; Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 12:52 AM Subject: Re: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More > On 5 Mar 2006 at 19:34, rogerkirk wrote: > > > Have you changed your computer or added another one? Computers can > > emanate a ton of hash. > > Not since 2002. > > -- > 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 rgallison@yahoo.com Mon Mar 6 13:03:35 2006 From: rgallison@yahoo.com (Richard Gallison) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:03:35 -0800 (PST) Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine Message-ID: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> Was doing another FM bandscan today while waiting in a parking lot. Heard an FM stereo station on 88.3 very strong. It was rebroadcasting satellite programming. I drove around to determine station location and was surprised to find that the parking lot I was waiting in was probably within 1/10 mile of transmitting site. The bootlegger has footprint of approx 1/2 mile in radius. I couldnt see any antennas on any of the homes. Area of reception centered near Corinth Family Medical Practice on Rt 15 East Corinth Maine. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From scott@fybush.com Mon Mar 6 13:16:45 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:16:45 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <440C7C8D.3000807@fybush.com> Sounds like it was coming from one of the cars in the parking lot. Most of the inexpensive Sirius and XM receivers come with FM transmitters built in, most of them set to the very low end of the FM dial. It's becoming a real headache for "real" stations on frequencies such as 88.1 and 88.3, who are losing lots of fringe coverage to these transmitters, which may or may not actually meet the FCC's part 15 rules. s Richard Gallison wrote: > Was doing another FM bandscan today while waiting in a > parking lot. Heard an FM stereo station on 88.3 very > strong. It was rebroadcasting satellite programming. I > drove around to determine station location and was > surprised to find that the parking lot I was waiting > in was probably within 1/10 mile of transmitting site. > The bootlegger has footprint of approx 1/2 mile in > radius. I couldnt see any antennas on any of the > homes. Area of reception centered near Corinth Family > Medical Practice on Rt 15 East Corinth Maine. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > From stephanie@gordsven.com Mon Mar 6 13:19:27 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 13:19:27 -0500 (EST) Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <19030.12.37.144.130.1141669167.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Mon, March 6, 2006 13:03, Richard Gallison said: Area of reception centered near Corinth Family > Medical Practice on Rt 15 East Corinth Maine. Maybe someone who works in there set it up for their private use. You know, put the sat receiver and the transmitter near a window. Install an FM receiver at your desk and tune in to your bootleg 88. :) -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From rgallison@yahoo.com Mon Mar 6 13:27:51 2006 From: rgallison@yahoo.com (Richard Gallison) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:27:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine Message-ID: <20060306182751.69196.qmail@web50610.mail.yahoo.com> I didnt know that. What was interesting was that I originally heard a bootleg signal on 88.1 stereo for a few minutes, and it did have a brief announcement IDing as XM channel 24, but then the station disappeared. Also, the 88.3 stereo signal played 3 rock songs in a row, then the format changed a number of times, as if someone was changing the station on their radio. Total time listening to the 88.3 signal was an hour. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From billo@shoreham.net Mon Mar 6 13:53:07 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:53:07 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <20060306182751.69196.qmail@web50610.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060306182751.69196.qmail@web50610.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1141671187.440c85138ded0@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting Richard Gallison : > I didnt know that. What was interesting was that I > originally heard a bootleg signal on 88.1 stereo for a > few minutes, and it did have a brief announcement > IDing as XM channel 24, but then the station > disappeared. Very interesting. All of those Sirius and XM mini-repeaters tooling all over the fruited plain. Are there firm specs on RF for the modulators? I would imagine that in a city with a growing number of vehicles that it could be conceivable that critical mass could be achieved in certain pockets. Unintended consequesces? I am still undecided on a satellite radio subscription in the first place. If I do, I think I'll lean XM. I'll probably give it another year and hear/see what happens.... Bill O'Neill From dan.strassberg@att.net Mon Mar 6 14:00:49 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:00:49 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine References: <20060306182751.69196.qmail@web50610.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <000d01c64150$4cf2af80$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Don't you suppose that the most likely explanation is that the medical practice has an XM receiver near a south-facing window and it's connected to an FM transmitter that sends an 88.3 signal, which is picked up by FM radios in several parts of the facility. The receptionist probably is responsible for selecting the XM channel that the most staff and patients feel comfortable with (or at least don't complain about too loudly). I would think, though, that the most innocuous music would be easy listening. Surely, XM must have an easy-listening channel (or several of them). I don't know whether WJTO is listenable in the part of Maine where you were, but if it is, they could have easy-listening music for free. And no hassle with finding the best channel--WJTO has only one channel. Since WJTO's music is, AFAIK, pretty much like WJIB's, I would think WJTO would be about as good as it gets for a medical practice--especially one that performs painful procedures. Listen to the music for 10 minutes and most people (including the doctors and nurses) will be out like a light. Maybe that's the problem--the doctors and nurses have to stay awake. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Gallison" To: "Bostonradio" Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine > I didnt know that. What was interesting was that I > originally heard a bootleg signal on 88.1 stereo for a > few minutes, and it did have a brief announcement > IDing as XM channel 24, but then the station > disappeared. Also, the 88.3 stereo signal played 3 > rock songs in a row, then the format changed a number > of times, as if someone was changing the station on > their radio. Total time listening to the 88.3 signal > was an hour. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com From nostaticatall@comcast.net Mon Mar 6 14:13:29 2006 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:13:29 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <440C7C8D.3000807@fybush.com> References: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> <440C7C8D.3000807@fybush.com> Message-ID: It's not just satellite radio either. Those "I-Trip" transmitters that are used on I-pods to get the music to FM also operate on those frequencies. The argument is that most areas don't have strong stations on that part of the FM band so these lower powered transmitters should only cause minimal, if any, interference. Yeah, right. The next time you have to drive in morning rush hour, tune your car radio to 88.1 or 88.3 and you'll be surprised how many of these "signals" blow in and out.... Dave Tomm "Mike Thomas" On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:16 PM, Scott Fybush wrote: > Sounds like it was coming from one of the cars in the parking lot. > Most of the inexpensive Sirius and XM receivers come with FM > transmitters built in, most of them set to the very low end of the FM > dial. It's becoming a real headache for "real" stations on frequencies > such as 88.1 and 88.3, who are losing lots of fringe coverage to these > transmitters, which may or may not actually meet the FCC's part 15 > rules. > > s > > Richard Gallison wrote: >> Was doing another FM bandscan today while waiting in a >> parking lot. Heard an FM stereo station on 88.3 very >> strong. It was rebroadcasting satellite programming. I >> drove around to determine station location and was >> surprised to find that the parking lot I was waiting >> in was probably within 1/10 mile of transmitting site. >> The bootlegger has footprint of approx 1/2 mile in >> radius. I couldnt see any antennas on any of the >> homes. Area of reception centered near Corinth Family >> Medical Practice on Rt 15 East Corinth Maine. >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com > From billo@shoreham.net Mon Mar 6 14:25:47 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:25:47 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: References: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> <440C7C8D.3000807@fybush.com> Message-ID: <1141673147.440c8cbba656d@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting David Tomm : > tune your > car radio to 88.1 or 88.3 and you'll be surprised how many of these > "signals" blow in and out.... In fact, 88.1 is the flagship of VPR Classical in the Upper Valley. Although, I can't imagine that rural areas with a paucity of cars and iPods have anything to worry about. Bill O'Neill From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Mon Mar 6 14:27:17 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:27:17 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine Message-ID: <200603061427.AA1423966468@mail.ttlc.net> David Tomm wrote: > Those "I-Trip" transmitters that are used on I-pods to get the music >to FM also operate on those frequencies. Scott Fybush wrote: > Most of the inexpensive Sirius and XM receivers come with FM > transmitters built in, most of them set to the very low end >of the FM dial. So, it appears that even with XM & I-Pods, people still rely on "terrestrial" radio Can one legitimately complain to the Federal Cookie Company about one of these re-transmitters, if it blocks reception of a distant station? From marklaurence@mac.com Mon Mar 6 14:38:55 2006 From: marklaurence@mac.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:38:55 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <200603061427.AA1423966468@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200603061427.AA1423966468@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <0C4948B2-F3ED-42FA-8541-8CC23CC05A4C@mac.com> On Mar 6, 2006, at 2:27 PM, rogerkirk wrote: > So, it appears that even with XM & I-Pods, people still rely on > "terrestrial" radio I've rented a half-dozen cars with satellite radio in the past year, and all but one were tuned into terrestrial radio stations when I turned the key. Mark From lglavin@lycos.com Mon Mar 6 14:47:12 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:47:12 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More Message-ID: <20060306194712.35CBCE5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Strassberg" > To: "A. Joseph Ross" , boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org, "Laurence Glavin" , rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net > Subject: Re: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More > Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:27:59 -0500 > > > Another possibility could be new construction in the vicinity of your > office. That could have a shielding effect. Are any buildings going up near > your office--or has space within your building near your office recently > been remodeled? > Don't forget that the antenna they used from the period immediately after being evicted from the WBZ-TV tower in Needham blew away during one of those wind-blown storms last fall. I don't know what WCRB is actually using as an antenna although I took a special trip out to Chestnut Street with my trusty binoculars (nobody clled Homeland Security). I suspect it's hanging from the actual tower itself, not the "flagpole" that had been its home of late; this would mean a lower altitude, but did they also increase the power commensurately? Maybe they're leaving a final facilities fix to the new owner. -- _______________________________________________ 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 kc1ih@mac.com Mon Mar 6 14:48:35 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:48:35 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <0C4948B2-F3ED-42FA-8541-8CC23CC05A4C@mac.com> References: <200603061427.AA1423966468@mail.ttlc.net> <0C4948B2-F3ED-42FA-8541-8CC23CC05A4C@mac.com> Message-ID: At 2:38 PM -0500 3/6/06, Mark Laurence wrote: > >I've rented a half-dozen cars with satellite radio in the past year, >and all but one were tuned into terrestrial radio stations when I >turned the key. That may be because satellite radio won't work in the car wash that the employees of the rental company put the cars thru as soon as they come back. -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Mar 6 13:57:10 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:57:10 -0800 (PST) Subject: Bootleg FM station In-Reply-To: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20060306185710.82603.qmail@web30706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I have my fire/police scanner attached to one of those micro-powered FM transmitters so I can listen while working out in the yard. Transmission distance is extremely short until you unravel the antenna wire buried inside the audio cable. At that point you can clearly hear my re-transmissions a wopping 5 houses away. My model will do 88.1 to 107.9 in 0.1 MHz increments. It also has an auto on/auto off feature with a 1 minute timeout. Sounds like perhaps somebody might have done some genuine modification to their micro-powered transmitter. The internet lists some modifications with extraordinary claims up to three mile radius coverage area. Even the modest mods claim 1/2 mile coverage. John B Derry --- Richard Gallison wrote: > Was doing another FM bandscan today while waiting in a > parking lot. Heard an FM stereo station on 88.3 very > strong. It was rebroadcasting satellite programming. I > drove around to determine station location and was > surprised to find that the parking lot I was waiting > in was probably within 1/10 mile of transmitting site. > The bootlegger has footprint of approx 1/2 mile in > radius. I couldnt see any antennas on any of the > homes. Area of reception centered near Corinth Family > Medical Practice on Rt 15 East Corinth Maine. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > From sid@wrko.com Mon Mar 6 15:31:09 2006 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:31:09 -0700 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine Message-ID: >>Can one legitimately complain to the Federal Cookie Company about one of these re-transmitters, if it blocks reception of a distant station?<< As long as the device does not violate Part 15, no, there is no legitimate complaint. As the FCC will tell you if you ask, they do not guarantee the reception of ANY station, even within its supposedly interference-free contours. 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 chuckigo@maine.rr.com Mon Mar 6 16:18:52 2006 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (Chuck Igo) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:18:52 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <20060306182751.69196.qmail@web50610.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <003e01c64163$923a4d60$0300a8c0@maine.rr.com> On 06Mar06, Richard wrote: >>I didnt know that. What was interesting was that I originally heard a bootleg signal on 88.1 stereo for a few minutes, and it did have a brief announcement IDing as XM channel 24, but then the station disappeared. Also, the 88.3 stereo signal played 3 rock songs in a row, then the format changed a number of times, as if someone was changing the station on their radio. Total time listening to the 88.3 signal was an hour. << One other thought - is it possible to run an XM signal through a wireless router such as those we use for our home pc's? Or is it possible that a wireless router was running the online XM feed (if there is one available - I wouldn't know) to other computers in the house? And this is a great example of how Arbitron's proposed electronic monitoring/ratings system will more truly reflect radio listening habits. Sounds like the TSL for you listening to the stray signal far outweighed the XM listener's attention span on any one format/channel. Either that, or the XM people are far less patient with formats & desired results vis a vis TSL than conventional radio. Listener: "what's your format now?" PD: "what time is it?" - -Chuck (no subscription needed) Igo From markwats@comcast.net Mon Mar 6 16:40:12 2006 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:40:12 -0500 Subject: Jack Lazare Has Passed Away Message-ID: <001701c64166$8f15d480$69081f42@Mark> I just read on All Access that former Boston radio personality Jack Lazare passed away on Feb. 25th at the age of 83. Lazare worked on the former WHDH radio for several years, he also worked on the former WNEW-AM New York. He was also a station owner, he once owned WMMW Meriden CT, and was the voice of the Sears department store radio commercials for several years. Mark Watson From dan.strassberg@att.net Mon Mar 6 16:57:43 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:57:43 -0500 Subject: Jack Lazare Has Passed Away References: <001701c64166$8f15d480$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <001801c64169$04477040$19eefea9@dstrassberg> For many years, he was also at 1150, which I think was then still WCOP. I doubt that his presence at both WNEW and WCOP had anything to do with the fact that around 1940, both stations were commonly owned--by someone named Arde Bulova. And I have no idea whether Bulova was in any way related to the watch company. I'll bet Donna knows, though. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Watson" To: "Boston Radio" Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 4:40 PM Subject: Jack Lazare Has Passed Away > I just read on All Access that former Boston radio personality Jack Lazare > passed away on Feb. 25th at the age of 83. Lazare worked on the former WHDH > radio for several years, he also worked on the former WNEW-AM New York. He > was also a station owner, he once owned WMMW Meriden CT, and was the voice > of the Sears department store radio commercials for several years. > > Mark Watson > > From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Mon Mar 6 17:23:21 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:23:21 -0500 Subject: Jack Lazare Has Passed Away Message-ID: <200603061723.AA2204238120@mail.ttlc.net> "Dan Strassberg" wrote: >both stations were commonly owned--by someone named Arde Bulova. And I have no idea whether Bulova was in any way related to the watch company. Harvard University lists Arde Bulova as one of the "20th Century Leaders," helmsman of the Bulova Watch Company from 1930-1958, "Pioneer In Radio Advertisement" and progressive in hiring policies: giving preferential hiring treatment to the physically chalenged. From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Mon Mar 6 17:25:32 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:25:32 -0500 Subject: Jack Lazare Has Passed Away Message-ID: <200603061725.AA979370216@mail.ttlc.net> Arde Bulova was also part-owner of WNEW in NY. http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/nycamhistory4.html From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Mon Mar 6 17:29:22 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:29:22 -0500 Subject: Jack Lazare Has Passed Away Message-ID: <200603061729.AA1567293498@mail.ttlc.net> According to www.watch-universe.com/bulova_watches_history.htm 1926 - Bulova produces the nation's first ever radio spot commercial, "At the tone, it's 8 PM, B-U-L-O-V-A Bulova watch time." Busy man. From dan.strassberg@att.net Mon Mar 6 18:13:32 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:13:32 -0500 Subject: Jack Lazare Has Passed Away References: <200603061729.AA1567293498@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <004201c64173$9fbf59c0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> His name also lent itself to bad puns, as in, "Is that a bull of a watch?" Alas, I can't remember any of the snappy, Groucho Marx-style rejoinders. And I think he got into some sort of trouble with the FCC--maybe over unauthorized transfer of control of one or more radio stations. Prior to 1943, when the FCC ruled out duopolies, he actually owned two stations in New York. Besides WNEW (now WBBR), he owned WOV (now WADO). Both stations were formed by combining stations that shared time on the same frequencies, although on 1280, WHBI remained on the air until several years after the end of World War II, making 1130 clearly the more desirable facility for many years. Once the share-timers (except for WHBI) were consolidated, WNEW and WOV swapped frequencies. WADO's famous Blaw-Knox diamond tower in Secaucus (demolished a few years ago when WADO upgraded to 50 kW-D) started life as WNEW's tower. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "rogerkirk" To: "Mark Watson" ; "Boston Radio" ; "Dan Strassberg" ; Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Jack Lazare Has Passed Away > According to www.watch-universe.com/bulova_watches_history.htm > > > 1926 - Bulova produces the nation's first ever radio spot commercial, "At the tone, it's 8 PM, B-U-L-O-V-A Bulova watch time." > > Busy man. From dlh@donnahalper.com Mon Mar 6 19:07:30 2006 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:07:30 -0500 Subject: Jack Lazare Has Passed Away In-Reply-To: <001801c64169$04477040$19eefea9@dstrassberg> References: <001701c64166$8f15d480$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060306190554.0c7bffc8@pop.registeredsite.com> At 04:57 PM 3/6/2006 -0500, Dan Strassberg wrote: >For many years, he was also at 1150, which I think was then still WCOP. I >doubt that his presence at both WNEW and WCOP had anything to do with the >fact that around 1940, both stations were commonly owned--by someone named >Arde Bulova. And I have no idea whether Bulova was in any way related to the >watch company. I'll bet Donna knows, though. Yes, Arde's dad Joseph founded the watch company. Arde and his business partner Harold LaFount lost their licenses (including the old WORL in Boston for billing irregularities and other financial chicanery. From joe@attorneyross.com Tue Mar 7 01:07:06 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:07:06 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <440C7C8D.3000807@fybush.com> References: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <440CDCBA.13173.55CEEB@localhost> On 6 Mar 2006 at 13:16, Scott Fybush wrote: > Sounds like it was coming from one of the cars in the parking lot. > Most of the inexpensive Sirius and XM receivers come with FM > transmitters built in, most of them set to the very low end of the FM > dial. It's becoming a real headache for "real" stations on frequencies > such as 88.1 and 88.3, who are losing lots of fringe coverage to these > transmitters, which may or may not actually meet the FCC's part 15 > rules. Why are satellite receivers built with FM transmitters in them? -- 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 Tue Mar 7 01:07:07 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:07:07 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More In-Reply-To: <20060306194712.35CBCE5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <440CDCBB.27300.55D16B@localhost> On 6 Mar 2006 at 14:47, Laurence Glavin wrote: > Don't forget that the antenna they used from the period immediately > after being evicted from the WBZ-TV tower in Needham blew away during > one of those wind-blown storms last fall. I don't know what WCRB is > actually using as an antenna although I took a special trip out to > Chestnut Street with my trusty binoculars (nobody clled Homeland > Security). I suspect it's hanging from the actual tower itself, not > the "flagpole" that had been its home of late; this would mean a > lower altitude, but did they also increase the power commensurately? > Maybe they're leaving a final facilities fix to the new owner. So far, this is the explanation that sounds most likely to me. -- 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 Tue Mar 7 01:07:07 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:07:07 -0500 Subject: "That Wascally Wabbitt" No More In-Reply-To: <003601c64119$7ff6b3e0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <440CDCBB.11029.55D0D0@localhost> On 6 Mar 2006 at 7:27, Dan Strassberg wrote: > I wonder whether your recent problems with receiving WCRB could be > related to its HD Radio transmissions. Well, I've heard of HD producing hash on AM, but not on FM. But I readily admit that I don't really know much about the technicalities involved. I might add, I've only noticed the problem in my office downtown, not at home in Brookline. > Another possibility could be new construction in the vicinity of your > office. That could have a shielding effect. Are any buildings going up > near your office--or has space within your building near your office > recently been remodeled? Not that I know of. > And of course, you've said that it's a tube radio. Can't overlook the > possibility of tubes slowly dying. No, the one in my office is a solid state radio. I've been using a couple of tube sets at home, which haven't had any problems with WCRB. > Or the AC line voltage in your office might have dropped by a small > amount. It wouldn't take much of a change to reduce the radio's > sensitivity. Have you moved the wall plug to a different socket? I don't know about the line voltage, but the radio has been plugged into the same place for years now. -- 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 hmadjid@gmail.com Tue Mar 7 01:19:29 2006 From: hmadjid@gmail.com (Hakim Madjid) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 01:19:29 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question Message-ID: Seriously, an internet outfit called Kab sells a tunrtable that will play the transcription discs. Be prepared to spend a lot of money though, because with shipping it will cost $500+. Their web site is kabusa.com. I have had good experiences with this outfit in purchasing gear to play back 78 RPM shellac discs (they delivered on-time, as promised, and in working condition). So you might try the above. -- 73, DE Hakim (N1ZFF) >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. >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. From brian_vita@cssinc.com Tue Mar 7 01:58:04 2006 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:58:04 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <440CDCBA.13173.55CEEB@localhost> References: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> <440CDCBA.13173.55CEEB@localhost> Message-ID: <440D2EFC.6070101@cssinc.com> A. Joseph Ross wrote: >On 6 Mar 2006 at 13:16, Scott Fybush wrote: > > > > >Why are satellite receivers built with FM transmitters in them? > > > Some of the early ones were built to go on your dash. Since most car radios don't have "line in" inputs, this was a way of getting a signal into your car stereo. You'd turn the sat radio on then turn your car radio onto 88.1 or thereabouts. -- 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 brian_vita@cssinc.com Tue Mar 7 02:02:02 2006 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 02:02:02 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: References: <200603061427.AA1423966468@mail.ttlc.net> <0C4948B2-F3ED-42FA-8541-8CC23CC05A4C@mac.com> Message-ID: <440D2FEA.4050106@cssinc.com> Larry Weil wrote: > At 2:38 PM -0500 3/6/06, Mark Laurence wrote: > >> >> I've rented a half-dozen cars with satellite radio in the past year, >> and all but one were tuned into terrestrial radio stations when I >> turned the key. > > Must not have been one that I returned. I always ask Avis for the XM option. > That may be because satellite radio won't work in the car wash that > the employees of the rental company put the cars thru as soon as they > come back. > Ever notice that every rental car radio has the bass and treble turned all the way up and is usually on some obnoxious (c)rap station at full volume when you start it up? I will say that as much as I'd never own another American car again, I do like the way that GM cars regulate the volume in proportion to the speed. -- 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 joe@attorneyross.com Tue Mar 7 02:19:14 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 02:19:14 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <440D2EFC.6070101@cssinc.com> References: <440CDCBA.13173.55CEEB@localhost> Message-ID: <440CEDA2.6169.97DCC9@localhost> On 7 Mar 2006 at 1:58, Brian Vita wrote: > Some of the early ones were built to go on your dash. Since most car > radios don't have "line in" inputs, this was a way of getting a signal > into your car stereo. You'd turn the sat radio on then turn your car > radio onto 88.1 or thereabouts. Well, I can understand that, though I'd think that would require only a fairly weak signal. The only experience I've had with such add-ons was an FM tuner that I bought back in the early 1980s for my 1970 Dodge Dart. It didn't have a transmitter, it had a plug that went into the antenna jack on the car radio, and it had another plug into which the car antenna was to be plugged. I gather that is no longer an option with satellite radios? -- 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 Tue Mar 7 04:11:06 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 04:11:06 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <440CEDA2.6169.97DCC9@localhost> References: <440CDCBA.13173.55CEEB@localhost> <440D2EFC.6070101@cssinc.com> <440CEDA2.6169.97DCC9@localhost> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603070111y663d6706tadff16909b686b17@mail.gmail.com> There are some "Mini FM Transmitters" that will broadcast on any FM frequency while others only use 88.1, 88.3, 88.5, and 88.7 In many cases these are powered by a couple AAA batteries, but I just noticed at the Radio Shack site that they have an "iTrip mini" that doesn't need them: "iTrip mini gives you the best possible performance because you can choose any empty station from 87.7 to 107.9....The iTrip mini does not need batteries. It receives a tiny amount of power directly from the iPod Mini", etc. I drove on Rt 128 in Lynnfield recently and heard signals, most likely from these mini transmitters, go in and out on various frequencies--including 87.9! From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Mar 7 04:14:02 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 04:14:02 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060306180335.20733.qmail@web50614.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603070114x6f57bck292f17b3586ecddc@mail.gmail.com> >>rebroadcasting satellite programming It might also be the "Companion Radio" that has been brought up here before. Places like senior living facilities use them--on multiple frequencies. Blueberry Hill in Beverly has been using 98.9, but I also noticed them broadcasting a _different_ program on 89.3. In both cases, the signal reached several blocks...from the intersection of Rt 128 and Brimball Ave. to the intersection of Colon St. and Brimball Ave. http://www.companionradio.com From brian_vita@cssinc.com Tue Mar 7 08:28:26 2006 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:28:26 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <440CEDA2.6169.97DCC9@localhost> References: <440CDCBA.13173.55CEEB@localhost> <440CEDA2.6169.97DCC9@localhost> Message-ID: <440D8A7A.5020006@cssinc.com> A. Joseph Ross wrote: >On 7 Mar 2006 at 1:58, Brian Vita wrote: > > > >>Some of the early ones were built to go on your dash. Since most car >>radios don't have "line in" inputs, this was a way of getting a signal >>into your car stereo. You'd turn the sat radio on then turn your car >>radio onto 88.1 or thereabouts. >> >> > >Well, I can understand that, though I'd think that would require only >a fairly weak signal. The only experience I've had with such add-ons >was an FM tuner that I bought back in the early 1980s for my 1970 >Dodge Dart. It didn't have a transmitter, it had a plug that went >into the antenna jack on the car radio, and it had another plug into >which the car antenna was to be plugged. I gather that is no longer >an option with satellite radios? > > > Ever try to get to the back of one of the new car radios? The new car dash boards are extremely difficult to get into. Most folks wouldn't be bothered and would take a pass on the radio. Brian -- 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 brian_vita@cssinc.com Tue Mar 7 08:32:43 2006 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:32:43 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0603070111y663d6706tadff16909b686b17@mail.gmail.com> References: <440CDCBA.13173.55CEEB@localhost> <440D2EFC.6070101@cssinc.com> <440CEDA2.6169.97DCC9@localhost> <1fbbbced0603070111y663d6706tadff16909b686b17@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <440D8B7B.9090405@cssinc.com> Bob Nelson wrote: >There are some "Mini FM Transmitters" that will broadcast on any FM >frequency while others only use 88.1, 88.3, 88.5, and 88.7 > >In many cases these are powered by a couple AAA batteries, but I just >noticed at the Radio Shack site that they have an "iTrip mini" that >doesn't need them: "iTrip mini gives you the best possible performance >because you can choose any empty station from 87.7 to 107.9....The >iTrip mini does not need batteries. It receives a tiny amount of power >directly from the iPod Mini", etc. > >I drove on Rt 128 in Lynnfield recently and heard signals, most likely >from these >mini transmitters, go in and out on various frequencies--including 87.9! > > My wife has two such animals for her various Ipods. One has a digital tuner that can be set to broadcast from 87.9 to 108.0. The other is programmed by transferring a bunch of "songs", with such great titles as "87.9", "88.1", "88.3" etc., to the Ipod. You select the frequency that you want and play its "song". This is a really BAD feature in that when you put the thing into full shuffle, the "frequency songs" get thrown into the mix and it will change channels between songs. -- 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 brian_vita@cssinc.com Tue Mar 7 08:48:41 2006 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 08:48:41 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <440D8F39.2060802@cssinc.com> >>>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. >>> >>> Here's the device that you want: http://www.elpj.com/ Actually, I've heard bad things about the company but the concept is kind of cool. -- 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 francini@mac.com Tue Mar 7 10:16:22 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John J. Francini) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 10:16:22 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question In-Reply-To: <440D8F39.2060802@cssinc.com> References: <440D8F39.2060802@cssinc.com> Message-ID: But if it really is a 16" transcription record he's trying to play, the laser player won't work. He'll need a transcription turntable, such as the KAB Transcriber II described on the www.kabusa.com site. Equipped with a 16" platter, and also featuring a built-in preamp, it's a bit pricey at $529. However, it might do the job. One thing about the preamp -- if I recall correctly, the RIAA equalization curve was developed for the LP record; there were either different curves (or none at all) for other record types. It's unclear if the included preamp includes switchable equalization curves. john At 8:48 -0500 3/7/06, Brian Vita wrote: >>>>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. >>>> >>>> >Here's the device that you want: > >http://www.elpj.com/ > >Actually, I've heard bad things about the company but the concept is >kind of cool. > >-- >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 -- ---- John Francini +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; | | that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress.| | And by God I have had _this_ Congress!" | | -- John Adams | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From brian_vita@cssinc.com Tue Mar 7 11:02:28 2006 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 11:02:28 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <004f01c64200$8959ba30$6800a8c0@Andrastea> > One thing about the preamp -- if I recall correctly, the RIAA > equalization curve was developed for the LP record; there were either > different curves (or none at all) for other record types. It's > unclear if the included preamp includes switchable equalization > curves. > > john > While I'm not endorsing the product, here's a cut sheet for a phono preamp equalizer that explains the different curves and settings pretty well. http://www.smartdev.com/LT/remaster.html Brian T. Vita, President Cinema Service & Supply, Inc. 77 Walnut St - Ste 4 Peabody, MA 01960-5691 Ofc: +1-978-538-7575 Fax: +1-978-538-7550 From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Tue Mar 7 12:42:58 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:42:58 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question Message-ID: <200603071242.AA1866596410@mail.ttlc.net> "John J. Francini" wrote: >One thing about the preamp -- if I recall correctly, the RIAA >equalization curve was developed for the LP record; there were either >different curves (or none at all) for other record types. It's >unclear if the included preamp includes switchable equalization >curves. Assuming that this project is to extract the sound for listening and/or preservation (not to create a maximum-fidelity, lowest noise master) and ignoring signal to noise ratio issues, playback eq curve inequities should be fixable after transcription using a 32-band equalizer. From francini@mac.com Tue Mar 7 14:27:26 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John Francini) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 14:27:26 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question In-Reply-To: <200603071242.AA1866596410@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200603071242.AA1866596410@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <45EF62FE-20FC-4BAA-AF82-8B52D478FC26@mac.com> On 7 Mar 2006, at 12:42, rogerkirk wrote: > "John J. Francini" wrote: >> One thing about the preamp -- if I recall correctly, the RIAA >> equalization curve was developed for the LP record; there were either >> different curves (or none at all) for other record types. It's >> unclear if the included preamp includes switchable equalization >> curves. > > Assuming that this project is to extract the sound for listening > and/or preservation (not to create a maximum-fidelity, lowest noise > master) and ignoring signal to noise ratio issues, playback eq > curve inequities should be fixable after transcription using a 32- > band equalizer. > But that assumes you know what eq was applied in the first place when putting the signal onto the record. I would argue that, if preservation is the goal, you'd want to create that maximum-fidelity/ lowest noise master. j From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Tue Mar 7 15:46:01 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:46:01 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question Message-ID: <200603071546.AA2289500310@mail.ttlc.net> John Francini wrote: >But that assumes you know what eq was applied in the first place >when putting the signal onto the record. If one did not know what eq was applied, there are a modest number of permuatations (quasi-standards) of variations from NAB that could be tried - whatever sounded best (subjective, I know) would be what I would use. >I would argue that, if preservation is the goal, you'd want to >create that maximum-fidelity/ lowest noise master. In the abstract, true. However, preservation might also be viewed as retrieving the sound from a deteriorating medium where time is of the essence and failure to act might result in loss of the recorded sound forever. Come to think of it, assuming a one used a low-noise, low-distortion phono preamp (with adequate headroom), proper stylus and recorded the playback digitally (with a high-quality sound card,) then applying the eq difference between the NAB curve and another curve after the fact should yield the same result as eq'ing within the pre-amp. N'est ce pas? From hmadjid@gmail.com Tue Mar 7 21:48:13 2006 From: hmadjid@gmail.com (Hakim Madjid) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:48:13 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question In-Reply-To: <200603071546.AA2289500310@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200603071546.AA2289500310@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: > Come to think of it, assuming a one used a low-noise, low-distortion phono preamp (with adequate headroom), proper stylus and recorded the playback digitally (with a high-quality sound card,) then applying the eq difference between the NAB curve and another curve after the fact should yield the same result as eq'ing within the pre-amp. > > N'est ce pas? > > I know of two phono preamps that can compensate for pre-RIAA discs. One is sold by KAB, and it runs around $1K, and the other is made by a Danish firm whose name escapes me at the moment, but the latter, IIRC, runs around $1,600 with shipping to the US. I know only too well, having done audio archiving work in the the past inculding 78 RPM to CD audio remastering, that when it comes to extreme legacy type formats, such as 16-inch transcription, 78 RPM etc. The required gear to do an optimum job can be extremely expensive. I suppose one can surf ebay for this gear and try and get a bragain... And as has been pointed out there are other issues such as the optimum pickup stylus geometry, proper playback of vertically cut discs...etc. -- 73, DE Hakim (N1ZFF) -- 73, DE Hakim (N1ZFF) From hmadjid@gmail.com Tue Mar 7 22:12:24 2006 From: hmadjid@gmail.com (Hakim Madjid) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 22:12:24 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine Message-ID: Counselor Ross wrote: >>Why are satellite receivers built with FM transmitters in them? The reason is to simplify installation for the average person. One does not have to physically wire in the the tuner to the car's audio system. The tuner will transmit on an FM channel to be picked up by the car's FM tuner. In my experience, this (was in one of my client's offices) not a auto, I found the range of the FM transmitter built in to one of the Sirius tuners to be around 15 - 20 ft or so. (NOTE Very un-scientific survey). Keep in mind that though you may inadvertently pick up one of these transmitters in the corporate parking lot, all this stuff has to comply with FCC Part 15, to be legally sold in the US. -- 73, DE Hakim (N1ZFF) From miscon@miscon.net Tue Mar 7 23:14:52 2006 From: miscon@miscon.net (Mission Control) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 23:14:52 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question Message-ID: <200603072314.AA117768442@miscon.net> What it comes down to is this... this 12" transcription is a bit of an "experimental" recording, or rather, a homemade recording. I'm not too sure how much thought or equipment went into the actual process. Without going into (any) detail, I did, in fact, put a needle to the record. On the "A" side are two distinct bands. The outermost band plays from the outside in, at 78rpm. It's a man singing accompanied by a piano. Carl Stalling? Not sure. But just as the song is closing, the band comes abruptly to an end. The second band - like most transcription records of the time - plays from the inside out, but at 33rpm! *This* is the band that has several Mel Blanc voice characterizations. Several stops and starts in the recording process are evidenced throughout. However, I believe that the *real* gem is the "B" side. This side has what seems to be Carl Stalling and his wife taking "noisemaking" items from their house and playing them (metronome, alarm clock, grandfather clock, their dog Budgie(?), etc). This too, plays from the outside in, though I've already forgotten at what speed. (I've got it written down on the cd cover though). Yes, it's on compact disc. Yes, I'm going to give it "the ol' one ? two, three times" (as my grandfather would say). Modern technology is a wonderful thing... when it works! I'll probably also give the disc to a trusted pro to see what he can do with it. Thanks to you all for your suggestions! Mike From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Mar 8 00:51:39 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:51:39 -0500 Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine In-Reply-To: <440D8A7A.5020006@cssinc.com> References: <440CEDA2.6169.97DCC9@localhost> Message-ID: <440E2A9B.29424.5B12CC@localhost> On 7 Mar 2006 at 8:28, Brian Vita wrote: > Ever try to get to the back of one of the new car radios? The new car > dash boards are extremely difficult to get into. Most folks wouldn't > be bothered and would take a pass on the radio. Haven't tried it since my 1970 Dart, nearly 25 years ago. I guess that's why I was wondering about 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 elipolo@earthlink.net Wed Mar 8 04:20:19 2006 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 04:20:19 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: Bootleg FM station East Corinth Maine Message-ID: <30015984.16051141809619015.JavaMail.root@elwamui-sweet.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Because many of these Sirius tranceivers come tuned to 88.1, WMBR has been receiving reports of interference from listeners mainly in cars when driving near another car that's using one. I've heard the phoenomenon a few times myself while driving around in the city. WMBR will briefly get cut out by a Sirius channel while the car with the driver listening to the service goes by. There also appears to be one on 91.7 right around the area of Beacon St. and Park Drive, between Kenmore Square and the Brookline line. It's only audible for a couple of blocks, but I speculate that maybe a B.U. student may have set that one up to entertain some of the dorms near that intersection. I've heard that one there a few times. Eli Polonsky From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Wed Mar 8 08:23:57 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 08:23:57 -0500 Subject: Transcription record question Message-ID: <200603080823.AA2337538388@mail.ttlc.net> Mike, I belive I misunderstood. I was thinking of the old 16" records on which the Army and other organizations distributed long shows. This appears to be a record that was "cut" on a lathe i.e. an "acetate". The material that the grooves were cut into was soft when first cut and tends to harden over the years as the volatiles evaporate - depending on storage conditions. It is thus fragile in nature and can be seriously degraded by playing with the incorrect stylus. To preserve the recorded material without adding significant surface noise, I would highly recommend having it processed by a pro. They have special stylii (IIRC some are made of cactus thorns)that ride in the groove at the correct height to avoid contacting the bottom of the groove (noisy). Just my $0.02. Roger Kirk ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Mission Control" Reply-To: miscon@miscon.net Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 23:14:52 -0500 > >What it comes down to is this... this 12" transcription is a bit of an "experimental" recording, or rather, a homemade recording. I'm not too sure how much thought or equipment went into the actual process. > >Without going into (any) detail, I did, in fact, put a needle to the record. > >On the "A" side are two distinct bands. The outermost band plays from the outside in, at 78rpm. It's a man singing accompanied by a piano. Carl Stalling? Not sure. But just as the song is closing, the band comes abruptly to an end. The second band - like most transcription records of the time - plays from the inside out, but at 33rpm! *This* is the band that has several Mel Blanc voice characterizations. Several stops and starts in the recording process are evidenced throughout. > >However, I believe that the *real* gem is the "B" side. This side has what seems to be Carl Stalling and his wife taking "noisemaking" items from their house and playing them (metronome, alarm clock, grandfather clock, their dog Budgie(?), etc). This too, plays from the outside in, though I've already forgotten at what speed. (I've got it written down on the cd cover though). > >Yes, it's on compact disc. Yes, I'm going to give it "the ol' one ? two, three times" (as my grandfather would say). Modern technology is a wonderful thing... when it works! I'll probably also give the disc to a trusted pro to see what he can do with it. > >Thanks to you all for your suggestions! > >Mike > > > > From chuckigo@maine.rr.com Thu Mar 9 11:50:13 2006 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (chuckigo@maine.rr.com) Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:50:13 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats Message-ID: so, my boss said it was okay to share the following. read. digest. discuss. and yes, rather odd it's written in the past tense. for those within range, you'll be able to hear the change at 1400, local. - -Chuck Igo ---------------------- New FM Radio Station Signs On in Portland, Maine Portland, Maine- There?s a New Coast in Maine! It?s the all- new Coast 93.1 FM radio?#1 for the 80?s, 90?s and Now! On Thursday March 9, 2006 at 2:00PM, after thirty years of broadcasting, WMGX Radio signed off the air and the new Coast 93.1 was launched. Coast 93.1 is a fresh radio station, with an exciting, upbeat sound that will energize Portland listeners. The music mix will feature 80?s icons such as, Madonna, Prince Duran Duran, and from the 90?s Smashmouth, Sugar Ray, Sheryl Crow plus hot, new artists like Kelly Clarkson, Green Day and Fall Out Boy. In order to highlight the music, Maine?s Coast 93.1 will debut without radio personalities. President and General Manager Cary Pahigian explained, ?The Coast 93.1 music mix is very unique. We think showcasing the music as much as possible in the next few weeks is very important. We are also excited to announce that the popular morning show, featuring Tim, Jaime and Eva, will return. This has been a very successful morning show for 10 years running and their personalities are a great fit for Coast 93.1.? Mr. Pahigian continued, ?Coast 93.1 will be targeting listeners who love music from the 80?s, the 90?s and today. We undertook an extensive research study and found there to be a significant void for this type of music in Portland. Coast 93.1 will be an entertaining station that is fresh, high energy and promises wall to wall music.? Portland Radio Group, the largest radio operator in Maine, is Coast 93.1, Newsradio 560 WGAN, Today?s Country 101.9 WPOR, Oldies 100.9 WYNZ, Imus in the Morning 970 WZAN, and Music of Your Life 1400/1490 The Bay. From hykker@grolen.com Thu Mar 9 12:52:46 2006 From: hykker@grolen.com (hykker@grolen.com) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 12:52:46 -0500 (EST) Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <58473.63.115.16.143.1141926766.squirrel@63.115.16.143> Chuck Igo wrote... > > Coast 93.1 is a fresh radio station, with an exciting, upbeat sound > that will energize Portland listeners. The music mix will feature > 80?s icons such as, Madonna, Prince Duran Duran, and from the 90?s > Smashmouth, Sugar Ray, Sheryl Crow plus hot, new artists like Kelly > Clarkson, Green Day and Fall Out Boy. Wasn't this station called "Coast" back in the 80s or am I thinking of 97.9? From francini@mac.com Thu Mar 9 13:05:28 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John Francini) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:05:28 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2E482ADF-C57B-4775-B86E-B58DA58EC30C@mac.com> Sigh. Another fine station that's going to try to 'bury' its call letters for the sake of a stupid marketing-led name. I absolutely hate that. I know and remember radio stations by their legal name--the call letters--not some stupid "Frank", "Mike", "Coast", or other drivel that will last for only a few months or years. Will WMGX-93.1 change its calls to WCST-FM 93.1 or something along those lines, so that their *legal id* matches their pseudonym? (I haven't checked to see if there's already a WCST; just tossing it out there for discussion purposes.) This is also a nascent trend on TV as well, with Boston's channel 4 trying to 'hide' their *legal name*, WBZ-TV Channel 4, under the "CBS 4 Boston" alias. No amount of on-air monkeyshines will change the fact that, unless the FCC decides to drop call letters, their name is WBZ-TV 4. --------------- This doesn't even get into the fact that WMGX's new sound is just another consultant-derived 'me too' format. John On 9 Mar 2006, at 11:50, chuckigo@maine.rr.com wrote: > so, my boss said it was okay to share the following. read. digest. > discuss. > > and yes, rather odd it's written in the past tense. for those within > range, you'll be able to hear the change at 1400, local. > > - -Chuck Igo > > ---------------------- > > New FM Radio Station Signs On in Portland, Maine > > Portland, Maine- There?s a New Coast in Maine! It?s the all- > new Coast 93.1 FM radio?#1 for the 80?s, 90?s and Now! On Thursday > March 9, 2006 at 2:00PM, after thirty years of broadcasting, WMGX > Radio signed off the air and the new Coast 93.1 was launched. > > Coast 93.1 is a fresh radio station, with an exciting, upbeat sound > that will energize Portland listeners. The music mix will feature > 80?s icons such as, Madonna, Prince Duran Duran, and from the 90?s > Smashmouth, Sugar Ray, Sheryl Crow plus hot, new artists like Kelly > Clarkson, Green Day and Fall Out Boy. > > In order to highlight the music, Maine?s Coast 93.1 will debut without > radio personalities. President and General Manager Cary Pahigian > explained, ?The Coast 93.1 music mix is very unique. We think > showcasing the music as much as possible in the next few weeks is very > important. We are also excited to announce that the popular morning > show, featuring Tim, Jaime and Eva, will return. This has been a very > successful morning show for 10 years running and their personalities > are a great fit for Coast 93.1.? > > Mr. Pahigian continued, ?Coast 93.1 will be targeting listeners who > love music from the 80?s, the 90?s and today. We undertook an > extensive research study and found there to be a significant void for > this type of music in Portland. Coast 93.1 will be an entertaining > station that is fresh, high energy and promises wall to wall music.? > > Portland Radio Group, the largest radio operator in Maine, is Coast > 93.1, Newsradio 560 WGAN, Today?s Country 101.9 WPOR, Oldies 100.9 > WYNZ, Imus in the Morning 970 WZAN, and Music of Your Life 1400/1490 > The Bay. > > From rgallison@yahoo.com Thu Mar 9 13:54:09 2006 From: rgallison@yahoo.com (Richard Gallison) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:54:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats Message-ID: <20060309185409.24207.qmail@web50615.mail.yahoo.com> I want to Coast with Frank on I-95 to get to the Top Of Sugarloaf, playing SoftHits on the radio. Call letters? What call letters? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From sandra.lunch@citcomm.com Thu Mar 9 13:38:50 2006 From: sandra.lunch@citcomm.com (Sandra Harris) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:38:50 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: <58473.63.115.16.143.1141926766.squirrel@63.115.16.143> Message-ID: <001801c643a8$b6441640$a1120a0a@ccc.ccc> You are probably thinking of Ocean 98 (97.9) now Q97 dot 9 ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:52 PM Subject: Re: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > Chuck Igo wrote... > > > > Coast 93.1 is a fresh radio station, with an exciting, upbeat sound > > that will energize Portland listeners. The music mix will feature > > 80's icons such as, Madonna, Prince Duran Duran, and from the 90's > > Smashmouth, Sugar Ray, Sheryl Crow plus hot, new artists like Kelly > > Clarkson, Green Day and Fall Out Boy. > > Wasn't this station called "Coast" back in the 80s or am I thinking of 97.9? > From chuckigo@maine.rr.com Thu Mar 9 13:52:18 2006 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (Chuck Igo) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:52:18 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <58473.63.115.16.143.1141926766.squirrel@63.115.16.143> Message-ID: <000601c643aa$98d78400$0300a8c0@maine.rr.com> >>From: hykker@grolen.com [mailto:hykker@grolen.com] Wasn't this station called "Coast" back in the 80s or am I thinking of 97.9?<< (97.9) WJBQ (at times, 98 J... B.... (wait for it)... Q! tried WCSO (Ocean 98) for a while, and somewhere in there was WWGT (Portland's GREAT 98). (93.1) WMGX used to be Magic 93, back in the day. And to be honest, I STILL slip in reference to that moniker. Imo, shoulda stuck with that. - -Chuck Igo From mixer893@yahoo.com Thu Mar 9 15:04:53 2006 From: mixer893@yahoo.com (Jeremy Mixer) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 12:04:53 -0800 (PST) Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <000601c643aa$98d78400$0300a8c0@maine.rr.com> Message-ID: <20060309200453.41649.qmail@web30306.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- Chuck Igo wrote: > (93.1) WMGX used to be Magic 93, back in the day. > And to be honest, I > STILL slip in reference to that moniker. Imo, > shoulda stuck with that. When was it that WMGX dropped the "Magic" moniker? I remember it while growing up in the 80's and maybe the 90's......and then I went to Bangor for a few years and by the time I came back it was gone.... it could have been gone before then.....before I went to Bangor to go to school I didn't know a thing about radio and probably wouldn't have noticed.... Jeremy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Mar 9 16:21:05 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:21:05 -0500 Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603091321n6bf9bc5et9cdeb8d6011e4c2a@mail.gmail.com> http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=129766 "Talk radio may be the final holdout, the last media arena to become populated by women. If you exclude a few syndicated female voices originating in other cities, WTKK-FM (96.9) talker (and Herald columnist) Margery Eagan is it for major Boston stations. Some say it's time for that to change. Julie Kahn, market manager for Boston's Entercom-owned stations including WRKO and WEEI-AM (850), says she was taught somewhere along the line that listeners, including women, want to hear male voices. But Kahn says that's an antiquated idea. Entercom is conducting focus groups and other research on WRKO. While it's early in the process, Kahn says the station ''might find an appetite" for a female voice. ''We absolutely would be open to that kind of thing." From revdoug1@verizon.net Thu Mar 9 15:32:49 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:32:49 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: <2E482ADF-C57B-4775-B86E-B58DA58EC30C@mac.com> Message-ID: <018401c643b8$a273cf60$6401a8c0@pastor2> Boy, am I with you. I couldn't agree more. Some of the radio monikers are inane, and with some TV stations, it's a travesty. The worst is "CBS 6" in Schenectady, which until a year ago had been known to viewers for over six decades as WRGB --- the oldest local television station in the world, with about as rich a history as any broadcasting institution could possibly have. What's more, WRGB has been a CBS affiliate since the early '80s --- so what's the point? Grrr. ----- I doubt WMGX will become WCST. Not with a WCSH-TV in town (unless it decides to become "NBC 6"). -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Francini" To: Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:05 PM Subject: Re: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > Sigh. > > Another fine station that's going to try to 'bury' its call letters for > the sake of a stupid marketing-led name. > > I absolutely hate that. I know and remember radio stations by their > legal > name--the call letters--not some stupid "Frank", "Mike", "Coast", or > other drivel that will last for only a few months or years. > > Will WMGX-93.1 change its calls to WCST-FM 93.1 or something along > those lines, > so that their *legal id* matches their pseudonym? (I haven't checked to > see if there's already a WCST; just tossing it out there for discussion > purposes.) > > This is also a nascent trend on TV as well, with Boston's channel 4 > trying > to 'hide' their *legal name*, WBZ-TV Channel 4, under the "CBS 4 Boston" > alias. No amount of on-air monkeyshines will change the fact that, > unless > the FCC decides to drop call letters, their name is WBZ-TV 4. > > --------------- > > This doesn't even get into the fact that WMGX's new sound is just > another > consultant-derived 'me too' format. > > John > > > > > On 9 Mar 2006, at 11:50, chuckigo@maine.rr.com wrote: > > > so, my boss said it was okay to share the following. read. digest. > > discuss. > > > > and yes, rather odd it's written in the past tense. for those within > > range, you'll be able to hear the change at 1400, local. > > > > - -Chuck Igo > > > > ---------------------- > > > > New FM Radio Station Signs On in Portland, Maine > > > > Portland, Maine- There?s a New Coast in Maine! It?s the all- > > new Coast 93.1 FM radio?#1 for the 80?s, 90?s and Now! On Thursday > > March 9, 2006 at 2:00PM, after thirty years of broadcasting, WMGX > > Radio signed off the air and the new Coast 93.1 was launched. > > > > Coast 93.1 is a fresh radio station, with an exciting, upbeat sound > > that will energize Portland listeners. The music mix will feature > > 80?s icons such as, Madonna, Prince Duran Duran, and from the 90?s > > Smashmouth, Sugar Ray, Sheryl Crow plus hot, new artists like Kelly > > Clarkson, Green Day and Fall Out Boy. > > > > In order to highlight the music, Maine?s Coast 93.1 will debut without > > radio personalities. President and General Manager Cary Pahigian > > explained, ?The Coast 93.1 music mix is very unique. We think > > showcasing the music as much as possible in the next few weeks is very > > important. We are also excited to announce that the popular morning > > show, featuring Tim, Jaime and Eva, will return. This has been a very > > successful morning show for 10 years running and their personalities > > are a great fit for Coast 93.1.? > > > > Mr. Pahigian continued, ?Coast 93.1 will be targeting listeners who > > love music from the 80?s, the 90?s and today. We undertook an > > extensive research study and found there to be a significant void for > > this type of music in Portland. Coast 93.1 will be an entertaining > > station that is fresh, high energy and promises wall to wall music.? > > > > Portland Radio Group, the largest radio operator in Maine, is Coast > > 93.1, Newsradio 560 WGAN, Today?s Country 101.9 WPOR, Oldies 100.9 > > WYNZ, Imus in the Morning 970 WZAN, and Music of Your Life 1400/1490 > > The Bay. > > > > > > > From stephanie@gordsven.com Thu Mar 9 16:25:27 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:25:27 -0500 (EST) Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0603091321n6bf9bc5et9cdeb8d6011e4c2a@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0603091321n6bf9bc5et9cdeb8d6011e4c2a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <26652.12.37.144.130.1141939527.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Thu, March 9, 2006 16:21, Bob Nelson said: > Entercom is conducting focus groups and other research on WRKO. While > it's early in the process, Kahn says the station ''might find an > appetite" for a female voice. ''We absolutely would be open to that > kind of thing." Kinda makes one wish that WHDH-AM 85 were still around, don't it? :-/ It's no fun being a one-talk-station city. :( -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Thu Mar 9 16:38:36 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:38:36 -0500 Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio Message-ID: <200603091638.AA2802516094@mail.ttlc.net> How would listeners react to a Michelle Savage? or a Rhonda Limbaugh? Will audiences accept women doing the same talk shtick offered by today's male talkmeisters? Or would they have to adopt their own brand of talk? Will there be a double standard? I'd really hate to see an unspoken expectation that just because they're women, they have to play the sexy seductress card to be accepted? My $0.02 worth of questions. Comments, retorts, brickbats? ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Bob Nelson" Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:21:05 -0500 >http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=129766 > >"Talk radio may be the final holdout, the last media arena to become >populated by women. If you exclude a few syndicated female voices >originating in other cities, WTKK-FM (96.9) talker (and Herald >columnist) Margery Eagan is it for major Boston stations. Some say >it's time for that to change. > >Julie Kahn, market manager for Boston's Entercom-owned stations >including WRKO and WEEI-AM (850), says she was taught somewhere along >the line that listeners, including women, want to hear male voices. >But Kahn says that's an antiquated idea. >Entercom is conducting focus groups and other research on WRKO. While >it's early in the process, Kahn says the station ''might find an >appetite" for a female voice. ''We absolutely would be open to that >kind of thing." > > From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Thu Mar 9 16:44:47 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:44:47 -0500 Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio Message-ID: <200603091644.AA3370057812@mail.ttlc.net> "Stephanie Weil" opined: >It's no fun being a one-talk-station city. :( With WBZ's Paul Sullivan Show (interrupted occasionally by a "wonderful Hockey Game"), Steve Leveille, Pat Desmarais and Lovell Dyett, I'd place that at more like a one and two-fifths talk station city. From francini@mac.com Thu Mar 9 17:11:33 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John Francini) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 17:11:33 -0500 Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio In-Reply-To: <200603091644.AA3370057812@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200603091644.AA3370057812@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <38842082-AB11-4DFD-9EAF-97F9418570D9@mac.com> Actually, WEEI is full of talkers -- they just talk about different subjects. Sportscaster/writer Wendy Nix has been on WEEI's Big Show several times; she's definitely shown she can hold her own in the testosterone-fuelled environment there. Back before the Boston Glob put its self-imposed ban on its writers appearing on WEEI, we used to be treated to frequent guest-host gigs by Nancy Marrapesse (spelling?) and Jackie MacMullan. So, if the Glob would relent, then we'd hear more female voices on WEEI, I'd think... John On 9 Mar 2006, at 16:44, rogerkirk wrote: > "Stephanie Weil" opined: > >> It's no fun being a one-talk-station city. :( > > With WBZ's Paul Sullivan Show (interrupted occasionally by a > "wonderful Hockey Game"), Steve Leveille, Pat Desmarais and Lovell > Dyett, I'd place that at more like a one and two-fifths talk > station city. From lglavin@lycos.com Thu Mar 9 17:17:19 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:17:19 -0500 Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio Message-ID: <20060309221719.DEF89CA0A8@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: rogerkirk > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org, raccoonradio@gmail.com, "Bob Nelson" > Subject: Re: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio > Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:38:36 -0500 > > > How would listeners react to a Michelle Savage? or a Rhonda Limbaugh? > > Will audiences accept women doing the same talk shtick offered by > today's male talkmeisters? Or would they have to adopt their own > brand of talk? Will there be a double standard? > > I'd really hate to see an unspoken expectation that just because > they're women, they have to play the sexy seductress card to be > accepted? > > My $0.02 worth of questions. > > Comments, retorts, brickbats? > > > I took Monday off to have a little work done on my humble chariot. While it was in the shop, I returned home to catch the second hour of Rachel Madow on Air America and the WHOLE three hours of Stephanie Miller (I even got through the call-in # and the screener to talk to Steph in the flesh) and would gladly have enjoyed listening to Randi Rhodes if she were on WXKS/WKOX. So I'm perfectly comfortable with female voices doing commentary (Rachel) and schtick (Steph). -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From stephanie@gordsven.com Thu Mar 9 16:53:39 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:53:39 -0500 (EST) Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <018401c643b8$a273cf60$6401a8c0@pastor2> References: <2E482ADF-C57B-4775-B86E-B58DA58EC30C@mac.com> <018401c643b8$a273cf60$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <19019.12.37.144.130.1141941219.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Thu, March 9, 2006 15:32, Doug Drown said: > Schenectady, which until a year ago had been known to viewers for over six > decades as WRGB No, I'm sure most people in Schenectady call it "Channel 6" >> This is also a nascent trend on TV as well, with Boston's channel 4 >> trying >> to 'hide' their *legal name*, WBZ-TV Channel 4, under the "CBS 4 Boston" It's easier to remember just the dial position or the network that is on that particular transmitter. Aside from Channel 4, I don't really know many of Boston's TV transmitter's call signs. I just call them Channel 2, 4, 5....etc. Other people call them CBS, NBC, Fox.... What the hell is a WBMX FM? I'm sure most people just know it as 98-5 or Mix 98-5 (or even Mix 98). -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From markwats@comcast.net Thu Mar 9 18:29:28 2006 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:29:28 -0500 Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio References: <200603091644.AA3370057812@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <003501c643d1$521b8940$69081f42@Mark> Roger Kirk wrote: > With WBZ's Paul Sullivan Show (interrupted occasionally by a "wonderful > Hockey Game"), Steve Leveille, Pat Desmarais and Lovell Dyett, I'd place > that at more like a one and two-fifths talk station city. Don't forget weekend overnight host Jordan Rich. Mark Watson From francini@mac.com Thu Mar 9 18:05:29 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John Francini) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:05:29 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <19019.12.37.144.130.1141941219.squirrel@12.37.144.130> References: <2E482ADF-C57B-4775-B86E-B58DA58EC30C@mac.com> <018401c643b8$a273cf60$6401a8c0@pastor2> <19019.12.37.144.130.1141941219.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: Maybe I'm just a pedantic geek. I can recall much of the dial right off the top of my head... 2 - WGBH-TV 4 - WBZ-TV 5 - WCVB-TV (nee WHDH-TV) 7 - WHDH-TV (nee WNEV-TV, nee WNAC-TV) 6 - ???? (New Bedford) 9 - WMUR-TV 10- WJAR-TV (Providence) 11- WENH-TV (Durham, NH) 12- WPRI-TV (Providence) 25- WFXT-TV 27- WUNI-TV (Worcester) 38- WSBK-TV 44- WGBX-TV 50- WNDS-TV (NH); they recently changed calls when they got sold 56- WLVI-TV (b. WKBG-TV) 57- WGBY-TV (Springfield) 66- ???? 68- ???? No, I don't recall Channels 6, 66 and 68 at this time; I know 6 is New Bedford, 68 is PAX network and 66 is shopping. So, 15 of 18... not too bad. But then again, I must be a geek. j On 9 Mar 2006, at 16:53, Stephanie Weil wrote: > > On Thu, March 9, 2006 15:32, Doug Drown said: > >> Schenectady, which until a year ago had been known to viewers for >> over six >> decades as WRGB > > No, I'm sure most people in Schenectady call it "Channel 6" > > >>> This is also a nascent trend on TV as well, with Boston's channel 4 >>> trying >>> to 'hide' their *legal name*, WBZ-TV Channel 4, under the "CBS 4 >>> Boston" > > It's easier to remember just the dial position or the network that > is on > that particular transmitter. > > Aside from Channel 4, I don't really know many of Boston's TV > transmitter's call signs. I just call them Channel 2, 4, > 5....etc. Other > people call them CBS, NBC, Fox.... > > What the hell is a WBMX FM? I'm sure most people just know it as > 98-5 or > Mix 98-5 (or even Mix 98). > > -- > Stephanie Weil > New York City, NY, USA From revdoug1@verizon.net Thu Mar 9 18:50:33 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:50:33 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: <2E482ADF-C57B-4775-B86E-B58DA58EC30C@mac.com> <018401c643b8$a273cf60$6401a8c0@pastor2> <19019.12.37.144.130.1141941219.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: <01dd01c643d4$41cdc550$6401a8c0@pastor2> New Bedford Channel 6 was originally WTEV. It's WLNE now ("ABC 6"). WSBK-TV was born WIHS-TV; it was owned by the Archdiocese of Boston before Storer bought it. WUNI-TV (27 in Worcester) was originally WSMW. If you want to go waaaaay back, WLVI (WKBG) was WTAO-TV in its first incarnation (mid-'50s). It was dark for a few years before Kaiser and the Boston Globe bought and resurrected it. WPRI-TV (Providence 12) was WPRO-TV, owned by the Cherry & Webb department store chain along with the radio station. -Doug (a fellow pedantic geek, who can remember when radio and TV stations wore their call letters proudly) ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Francini" To: "Stephanie Weil" Cc: "Doug Drown" ; ; Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:05 PM Subject: Re: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > Maybe I'm just a pedantic geek. I can recall much of the dial right > off the top of my head... > > 2 - WGBH-TV > 4 - WBZ-TV > 5 - WCVB-TV (nee WHDH-TV) > 7 - WHDH-TV (nee WNEV-TV, nee WNAC-TV) > 6 - ???? (New Bedford) > 9 - WMUR-TV > 10- WJAR-TV (Providence) > 11- WENH-TV (Durham, NH) > 12- WPRI-TV (Providence) > 25- WFXT-TV > 27- WUNI-TV (Worcester) > 38- WSBK-TV > 44- WGBX-TV > 50- WNDS-TV (NH); they recently changed calls when they got sold > 56- WLVI-TV (b. WKBG-TV) > 57- WGBY-TV (Springfield) > 66- ???? > 68- ???? > > No, I don't recall Channels 6, 66 and 68 at this time; I know 6 is > New Bedford, 68 is PAX network and 66 is shopping. > > So, 15 of 18... not too bad. > > But then again, I must be a geek. > > j > > > > On 9 Mar 2006, at 16:53, Stephanie Weil wrote: > > > > > On Thu, March 9, 2006 15:32, Doug Drown said: > > > >> Schenectady, which until a year ago had been known to viewers for > >> over six > >> decades as WRGB > > > > No, I'm sure most people in Schenectady call it "Channel 6" > > > > > >>> This is also a nascent trend on TV as well, with Boston's channel 4 > >>> trying > >>> to 'hide' their *legal name*, WBZ-TV Channel 4, under the "CBS 4 > >>> Boston" > > > > It's easier to remember just the dial position or the network that > > is on > > that particular transmitter. > > > > Aside from Channel 4, I don't really know many of Boston's TV > > transmitter's call signs. I just call them Channel 2, 4, > > 5....etc. Other > > people call them CBS, NBC, Fox.... > > > > What the hell is a WBMX FM? I'm sure most people just know it as > > 98-5 or > > Mix 98-5 (or even Mix 98). > > > > -- > > Stephanie Weil > > New York City, NY, USA > From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Thu Mar 9 21:13:10 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 21:13:10 -0500 Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio Message-ID: <200603092113.AA1780285528@mail.ttlc.net> "Mark Watson" chided: > Don't forget weekend overnight host Jordan Rich. Yikes! How could I forget? Please forgive me Mr. Rich! From xtrovato@yahoo.com Thu Mar 9 21:57:24 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (Rob Trovato) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:57:24 -0800 (PST) Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <2E482ADF-C57B-4775-B86E-B58DA58EC30C@mac.com> Message-ID: <20060310025724.14724.qmail@web35912.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- John Francini wrote: > Another fine station that's going to try to 'bury' > its call letters for > the sake of a stupid marketing-led name. And what's wrong with that? When you pick up laundry detergent in aisle 7, it doesn't say "Amonia nitrate sulfer poweder", does it? It says, "Tide"....or "Whisk"...and thats how people know it. > I absolutely hate that. I know and remember radio > stations by their > legal > name--the call letters Well, in this day and age, you are one of the few. Most people will idenitfy stations by format...i.e.. "I listen to Oldies all the time". I listen to the Country station". Or by dial position "I always have 98.5 on in the car." So...why not just call it by the name people are using for it? >> --not some stupid "Frank", > "Mike", "Coast", or > other drivel that will last for only a few months or > years. Like KOST (Coast) in LA? For 20+ years? Like Oldies 103 in Boston, 20-ish years? Magic 106.7...forever, it seems! > Will WMGX-93.1 change its calls to WCST-FM 93.1 or > something along > those lines, > so that their *legal id* matches their pseudonym? Why not? In a way, I'm playing devil's advocate...I sort of like when call letters aren't changed every 2-3 years. However, on another note, if you took a Rolex and wrote Timex on it...it would still run the same. The "name" of a station *IS* marketing...like Tide, Whisk, Clorox, etc. A station can sound good or bad with whatever name they use...it's incidental....and only important when it comes time for people to recall. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Thu Mar 9 21:18:27 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 21:18:27 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats Message-ID: <200603092118.AA3291873390@mail.ttlc.net> John Francini (a.k.a. Pedantic Geek) noted: >50- WNDS-TV (NH); they recently changed calls when they got sold Although there was a lapse in ownership of the license, the first Channel 50 was WXPO-TV licensed to Manchester NH. With Transmitters and Main (ahem) Studio in Windham, NH and Auxiliary (cough) Studios in Lowell, MA. From billings@suscom-maine.net Thu Mar 9 22:01:39 2006 From: billings@suscom-maine.net (Daniel Billings) Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 22:01:39 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: <000601c643aa$98d78400$0300a8c0@maine.rr.com> Message-ID: <002401c643ee$f4156c80$4ded05cf@yourm3vezyx8af> The station lost its way a long time ago and has paid for it in the ratings. A change was needed. I'm glad my old friend Tim Wright still has a job. -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine former WMGX weekender From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Mar 10 01:36:35 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:36:35 -0500 Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio In-Reply-To: <26652.12.37.144.130.1141939527.squirrel@12.37.144.130> References: <1fbbbced0603091321n6bf9bc5et9cdeb8d6011e4c2a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4410D823.20857.6C462C@localhost> On 9 Mar 2006 at 16:25, Stephanie Weil wrote: > Kinda makes one wish that WHDH-AM 85 were still around, don't it? :-/ > > It's no fun being a one-talk-station city. :( We're not. There's WRKO, WTTT, WTKK, WXKS, and WKOX. -- 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 Fri Mar 10 01:36:35 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:36:35 -0500 Subject: Herald article on lack of women in talk radio In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0603091321n6bf9bc5et9cdeb8d6011e4c2a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4410D823.523.6C4713@localhost> On 9 Mar 2006 at 16:21, Bob Nelson wrote: > "Talk radio may be the final holdout, the last media arena to become > populated by women. If you exclude a few syndicated female voices > originating in other cities, WTKK-FM (96.9) talker (and Herald > columnist) Margery Eagan is it for major Boston stations. Some say > it's time for that to change. Well, Air America has Rachel Maddow and Randi Rhodes, and Janeane Garafalo, and the Jones Network brings us Stephanie Miller. -- 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 francini@mac.com Fri Mar 10 01:48:53 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John J. Francini) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:48:53 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <20060310025724.14724.qmail@web35912.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060310025724.14724.qmail@web35912.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Well, I guess I am one of the few. I also guess it's somewhat weird in these days of Coasting with Frank down to the Shorline Sound(s) to visit with Mike in his Mill that I'd much rather remember the station by its legal ID -- the one used at the top of the hour -- and not by whatever drivel the marketing consultant has dreamt up this season. Somehow, radio and TV stations managed to market themselves just fine before the current epidemic of "burying" the call letters. At 18:57 -0800 3/9/06, Rob Trovato wrote: >When you pick up laundry detergent in aisle 7, it >doesn't say "Amonia nitrate sulfer poweder", does it? > >It says, "Tide"....or "Whisk"...and thats how people >know it. And it also says the magic word "DETERGENT", which is a concise definition of what it is. Truth-in-advertising laws require that it actually says what it is. It's a detergent. The word "detergent" is the call-letters for the product. >Or by dial position "I always have 98.5 on in the >car." Yup. Wasn't always that way. Call-letter bouncing is another stupid fad. 98.5 used to be WROR-FM. When it flipped some years back to a "Mix" moniker, they also flipped the calls to WBMX-FM. The WROR calls were dead, but were later exhumed by someone else who slapped them on 105.7 WVBF, er, WKLB, er, WROR-FM. I'd like to see call letters tied to a specific frequency in a specific market, much the way some states (not in New England) tie a number plate to a particular vehicle for its lifetime, not just while it's held by a particular owner. >So...why not just call it by the name people are using >for it? > >>> --not some stupid "Frank", >> "Mike", "Coast", or >> other drivel that will last for only a few months or >> years. > >Like KOST (Coast) in LA? For 20+ years? Those are real call letters. No problem. >Like Oldies 103 in Boston, 20-ish years? Which I know as WODS-FM, which used to be WEEI-FM 103.3, and probably something else before that. And "KISS-108 FM" (WXKS-FM 107.9), which is probably the oldest non-legal-name moniker out there these days, dating back to the 70s, I think; before that they were WWEL, I believe. > >Magic 106.7...forever, it seems! WMJX. Formerly WBZ-FM, before Westinghouse dumped it. Then there's 94.5 -- originally WHDH-FM, then WCOZ (beatiful music, then rock), now WJMN "Jammin". > >> Will WMGX-93.1 change its calls to WCST-FM 93.1 or >> something along >> those lines, >> so that their *legal id* matches their pseudonym? > >Why not? > >In a way, I'm playing devil's advocate...I sort of >like when call letters aren't changed every 2-3 years. Again, call letters should be like ordinary number plates. They shouldn't change for (at least) the life of a given signal's ownership by a particular entity, no matter what ephemeral format changes may come and go. > >However, on another note, if you took a Rolex and >wrote Timex on it...it would still run the same. No; however, it'd be defaced. Just like some asshat idiot who thinks he's creating "art" when he paints graffiti on what was a perfectly fine white wall. >The "name" of a station *IS* marketing...like Tide, >Whisk, Clorox, etc. > >A station can sound good or bad with whatever name >they use...it's incidental....and only important when >it comes time for people to recall. Probably true. Sigh. -- ---- John Francini +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; | | that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress.| | And by God I have had _this_ Congress!" | | -- John Adams | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From francini@mac.com Fri Mar 10 01:43:51 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John J. Francini) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:43:51 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <4410D823.5530.6C4573@localhost> References: <19019.12.37.144.130.1141941219.squirrel@12.37.144.130> <4410D823.5530.6C4573@localhost> Message-ID: Really! I came to know of Channel 56 in the mid-to-late 60s. When did the frequency first sign on? What were the previous owners? j At 1:36 -0500 3/10/06, A. Joseph Ross wrote: >On 9 Mar 2006 at 18:05, John Francini wrote: > >> 56- WLVI-TV (b. WKBG-TV) > >And previously WXHR-TV and originally WTAO-TV. > >-- >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 -- ---- John Francini +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; | | that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress.| | And by God I have had _this_ Congress!" | | -- John Adams | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From xtrovato@yahoo.com Fri Mar 10 02:20:58 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 02:20:58 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: <20060310025724.14724.qmail@web35912.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1d5501c64413$30183cc0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John J. Francini" To: "Rob Trovato" ; "BRI" Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 1:48 AM Subject: Re: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > Well, I guess I am one of the few. > I also guess it's somewhat weird in these days of Coasting with Frank > down to the Shorline Sound(s) to visit with Mike in his Mill that I'd > much rather remember the station by its legal ID -- the one used at > the top of the hour -- and not by whatever drivel the marketing > consultant has dreamt up this season. Again, it's not just "this season"....WODS has been "Oldies 103.3" for almost 20 years, etc., etc.... I will agree that some of the names just sound dumb. I never "get" the whole idea of giving a station a real person's name, Mike, Frank, Jack, etc. I can't figure out what the average listeners thinks. (Is it owned by this guy Jack? Does he run the station? Is he the only guy on the air?) I also never get names like "The Mill". For someone who's parents worked in some of the mills...the name conjurs up negative thoughts to me. Whenever I hear "The River", I think of the stinky old Merrimack River, with an occaisional tire floating downstream. But for a station that serves the seacoast...I think the "Coast" name can be great. "62 degrees on the Coast (of Maine)." "Coasting thru the Workday". etc., etc. > Somehow, radio and TV stations > managed to market themselves just fine before the current epidemic of > "burying" the call letters. Those were the days I tell my kids about....when there were only THREE channels. (OK, maybe four...) Nowadays, distinguishing yourself from the pack is much more important. From revdoug1@verizon.net Fri Mar 10 07:23:58 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:23:58 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: <19019.12.37.144.130.1141941219.squirrel@12.37.144.130> <4410D823.5530.6C4573@localhost> Message-ID: <01ff01c6443d$82373db0$6401a8c0@pastor2> Harvey Radio Laboratories was the original owner of WTAO-AM (now WJIB), WXHR-FM (now WTKK, I think) and WTAO-TV 56. If my memory is correct, the studios were located at the Cambridge-Arlington line, in the neighborhood of the present Alewife T station. I don't know whether the building is still standing. The TV station went on the air in the mid-'50s as an indie, and was dark by 1960. It was around 1966 that Kaiser Broadcasting and the Globe, in joint partnership, bought it and put it back on the air as WKBG. (I think they bought the radio stations, too, as it sticks in my mind that GE later bought the old WJIB-FM from the Globe.) -Doug --- Original Message ----- From: "John J. Francini" To: "A. Joseph Ross" ; "Stephanie Weil" Cc: Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 1:43 AM Subject: Re: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > Really! I came to know of Channel 56 in the mid-to-late 60s. When > did the frequency first sign on? What were the previous owners? > > j > > > At 1:36 -0500 3/10/06, A. Joseph Ross wrote: > >On 9 Mar 2006 at 18:05, John Francini wrote: > > > >> 56- WLVI-TV (b. WKBG-TV) > > > >And previously WXHR-TV and originally WTAO-TV. > > > >-- > >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 > > -- > ---- > John Francini > +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + > | "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; | > | that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a Congress.| > | And by God I have had _this_ Congress!" | > | -- John Adams | > +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- + > From kwillcox@wnsh.com Fri Mar 10 07:34:52 2006 From: kwillcox@wnsh.com (Keating Willcox) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:34:52 -0500 Subject: Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 10, Issue 68 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060310072924.03b642f0@wnsh.com> At 05:17 PM 3/9/2006, you wrote: >I'd really hate to see an unspoken expectation that just because > > they're women, they have to play the sexy seductress card to be > > accepted? Not only do we enjoy Laura Ingraham, but our weekend shows often have had female hosts. We had Joan Rivers a few years ago, and Blanquita Cullum. Both did a nice job. No question, Marjorie has the sharpest wit on Boston Radio, along with Howie Carr who must be fitting himself with Kevlar after the allegations of his near assassination. I was reminded of the called off assassination in the Al Pacino movie scarface....... Sincerely, Keating Willcox ~/~ WNSH AM 1570 Beverly Hot news-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 n1qgs@yahoo.com Fri Mar 10 08:16:25 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:16:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: Naming Rights for Radio Station Broadcast Studio ?? Message-ID: <20060310131625.46308.qmail@web30710.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I've wasn't paying much attention to WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH the past few weeks when the say something like" Brodcasting from the Manchester Airport Studios. However, a rare time when listening to the 101.1 FM side, I hear the rocker say something like: Broadcasting from the Verizon Broadcast Studios. I'm now saying to myself, their studios are in a building on the west side of the city, not at the locations they're stating. Light bulb clicks on, and I say to myself, ^%$&%$^ They're selling the naming rights to their broadcast studios much like a sports stadium sells its naming rights. Is my theory valid? John B Derry From rgallison@yahoo.com Fri Mar 10 11:49:07 2006 From: rgallison@yahoo.com (Richard Gallison) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:49:07 -0800 (PST) Subject: United States Callsign History Message-ID: <20060310164907.87255.qmail@web50607.mail.yahoo.com> Just an interesting page on U S Callsigns. I especially enjoyed the part on 3 letter calls. Ive always been a callsign freak. http://earlyradiohistory.us/recap.htm Richard WA2CIQ ex WN2CIQ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From dan.strassberg@att.net Fri Mar 10 12:43:28 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:43:28 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: <19019.12.37.144.130.1141941219.squirrel@12.37.144.130><4410D823.5530.6C4573@localhost> <01ff01c6443d$82373db0$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <001e01c6446a$29350300$19eefea9@dstrassberg> AFAIK, WTAO's original studios were right where WJIB's studio is today--except the address has changed slightly. It used to be 439 Concord Ave (a short walk from Fresh Pond Circle and not too long a walk from the Alewife T station, which wasn't there back in the day). This is also the transmitter site. The current address is 443 Concord Ave. Bob Bittner told me that, after he bought what is now WJIB (AM), he picked 443 from a fairly lengthy list of street numbers (including 439) that the building occupies. I suspect that he didn't pick the more historic 439 simply because he didn't know that the station had used the other street number for many years. From the Concord Ave side, the building looks the same, except for a few coats of paint, as it has looked ever since I moved to Boston 50 years ago. Inside, I'm sure it has changed quite a bit. As you say, it used to house Harvey Radio Labs and now it's a self-storage facility. I have a feeling that the transmitters are not located in the exact spot in the building where the original transmitter was located, but if you follow Scott Fybush's tower Site of the Week, you know that there are very few stations that have had the same transmitter site for decades but have not changed the locations of the transmitter within the building--usually when they have installed newer transmitters. Over the years, the 740 station--under several different call signs--has had several different studio locations, all in Cambridge. It isn't at all strange, though, that the studio location the station has occupied more than any other is at the transmitter site. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Drown" To: "John J. Francini" ; "A. Joseph Ross" ; "Stephanie Weil" Cc: Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 7:23 AM Subject: Re: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > Harvey Radio Laboratories was the original owner of WTAO-AM (now WJIB), > WXHR-FM (now WTKK, I think) and WTAO-TV 56. If my memory is correct, the > studios were located at the Cambridge-Arlington line, in the neighborhood of > the present Alewife T station. I don't know whether the building is still > standing. The TV station went on the air in the mid-'50s as an indie, and > was dark by 1960. It was around 1966 that Kaiser Broadcasting and the > Globe, in joint partnership, bought it and put it back on the air as WKBG. > (I think they bought the radio stations, too, as it sticks in my mind that > GE later bought the old WJIB-FM from the Globe.) > > -Doug > > > --- Original Message ----- > From: "John J. Francini" > To: "A. Joseph Ross" ; "Stephanie Weil" > > Cc: > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 1:43 AM > Subject: Re: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > > > > Really! I came to know of Channel 56 in the mid-to-late 60s. When > > did the frequency first sign on? What were the previous owners? > > > > j > > > > > > At 1:36 -0500 3/10/06, A. Joseph Ross wrote: > > >On 9 Mar 2006 at 18:05, John Francini wrote: > > > > > >> 56- WLVI-TV (b. WKBG-TV) > > > > > >And previously WXHR-TV and originally WTAO-TV. > > > > > >-- > > >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 > > > > -- > > ---- > > John Francini > > > +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > + > > | "I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a > disgrace; | > > | that two are called a law firm; and that three or more become a > Congress.| > > | And by God I have had _this_ Congress!" > | > > | -- John Adams > | > > > +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > + > > > From wollman@csail.mit.edu Fri Mar 10 12:55:28 2006 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:55:28 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <001e01c6446a$29350300$19eefea9@dstrassberg> References: <19019.12.37.144.130.1141941219.squirrel@12.37.144.130> <4410D823.5530.6C4573@localhost> <01ff01c6443d$82373db0$6401a8c0@pastor2> <001e01c6446a$29350300$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <17425.48528.63014.352836@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Over the years, the 740 station--under several different call signs--has had > several different studio locations, all in Cambridge. It isn't at all > strange, though, that the studio location the station has occupied more than > any other is at the transmitter site. Of course, for most of that time, the studios *had* to be in Cambridge, since the old old Main Studio Rule required it. The old Main Studio Rule relaxed that to be anywhere within the principal community contour, and the current Main Studio Rule allows it to be anywhere within the principal community contour of any station licensed to the same community. Does the WLVI contour make it up to Rowley? -GAWollman From scott@fybush.com Fri Mar 10 15:27:37 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:27:37 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <17425.48528.63014.352836@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> References: <19019.12.37.144.130.1141941219.squirrel@12.37.144.130> <4410D823.5530.6C4573@localhost> <01ff01c6443d$82373db0$6401a8c0@pastor2> <001e01c6446a$29350300$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <17425.48528.63014.352836@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <4411E139.20007@fybush.com> Garrett Wollman wrote: > Of course, for most of that time, the studios *had* to be in > Cambridge, since the old old Main Studio Rule required it. The old > Main Studio Rule relaxed that to be anywhere within the principal > community contour, and the current Main Studio Rule allows it to be > anywhere within the principal community contour of any station > licensed to the same community. Does the WLVI contour make it up to > Rowley? Depending on where in Rowley Bob's house is, and where the official coordinates for Cambridge are considered to be, it may even work within the 25 mile part of the rule. But in any case, I'm quite certain Rowley's within the contour for WLVI, and absolutely certain it's within the contour for WLVI-DT. s From billo@shoreham.net Fri Mar 10 20:24:06 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:24:06 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <1d5501c64413$30183cc0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <20060310025724.14724.qmail@web35912.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1d5501c64413$30183cc0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <441226B6.5040102@shoreham.net> R Trovato wrote: > I also never get names like "The Mill". For someone who's parents worked in > some of the mills...the name conjurs up negative thoughts to me. That station can really spin a yarn. Should be a talker. > Whenever I > hear "The River", I think of the stinky old Merrimack River, with an > occaisional tire floating downstream. > Flush twice. It's a long way to Lawrence. > "Coasting thru the Workday". Ouch. How that for a career limiter. Nearly as nefarious as referring to snow as "the white stuff." Bill O'Neill From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Sat Mar 11 08:21:49 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:21:49 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats Message-ID: <200603110821.AA319291848@mail.ttlc.net> "Bill O'Neill" noted: >> "Coasting thru the Workday". >Ouch. How that for a career limiter. Nearly as nefarious as referring >to snow as "the white stuff." Or thunderstorms as "thunder boomers!" From hykker@grolen.com Sat Mar 11 08:43:05 2006 From: hykker@grolen.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:43:05 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats In-Reply-To: <200603110821.AA319291848@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200603110821.AA319291848@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20060311084244.019e86f0@pop3.grolen.com> At 08:21 AM 3/11/2006, rogerkirk wrote: >"Bill O'Neill" noted: > > >> "Coasting thru the Workday". > >Ouch. How that for a career limiter. Nearly as nefarious as referring > >to snow as "the white stuff." > >Or thunderstorms as "thunder boomers!" It's cold today, "bundle up". From revdoug1@verizon.net Sat Mar 11 09:25:52 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:25:52 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: <200603110821.AA319291848@mail.ttlc.net> <6.0.3.0.0.20060311084244.019e86f0@pop3.grolen.com> Message-ID: <001101c64517$b44f5460$6401a8c0@pastor2> . . . Which reminds me: When did bad weather become a "situation", as in "snow situation," "high wind situation," "heavy rain situation"? I can't count the number of times I've heard this in recent years. It threatens to become a situation. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "SteveOrdinetz" To: ; "R Trovato" ; "Bill O'Neill" Cc: Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 8:43 AM Subject: Re: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > At 08:21 AM 3/11/2006, rogerkirk wrote: > >"Bill O'Neill" noted: > > > > >> "Coasting thru the Workday". > > >Ouch. How that for a career limiter. Nearly as nefarious as referring > > >to snow as "the white stuff." > > > >Or thunderstorms as "thunder boomers!" > > > It's cold today, "bundle up". > From billo@shoreham.net Sat Mar 11 10:05:39 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 10:05:39 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves (was: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats) In-Reply-To: <200603110821.AA319291848@mail.ttlc.net> References: <200603110821.AA319291848@mail.ttlc.net> Message-ID: <4412E743.2040903@shoreham.net> rogerkirk wrote: > Or thunderstorms as "thunder boomers!" > > ..."It's seven thirty eight, twenty two minutes before eight o'clock...." Bill O'Neill From billo@shoreham.net Sat Mar 11 10:11:10 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 10:11:10 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves Message-ID: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> ....rain event...snow event. Excuse me, it's RAIN, Bunky! And one from the archives, "Don't forget your rubbers!" "Today will be dismal with rain all day. A dismal commute. A dismal ride home." Happy yet? Bill O'Neill From revdoug1@verizon.net Sat Mar 11 10:38:01 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 10:38:01 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <001c01c64521$c83ee440$6401a8c0@pastor2> . . . . rain event . . . snow event. Oooh, yeah. I wonder how one differentiates between a situation and an event? -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill O'Neill" To: "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:11 AM Subject: Pet Peeves > ....rain event...snow event. Excuse me, it's RAIN, Bunky! > > And one from the archives, "Don't forget your rubbers!" > > "Today will be dismal with rain all day. A dismal commute. A dismal > ride home." Happy yet? > > Bill O'Neill > From rogerkola@aol.com Sat Mar 11 11:04:17 2006 From: rogerkola@aol.com (Roger Kolakowski) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:04:17 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> <001c01c64521$c83ee440$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <003401c64525$73b228c0$0200a8c0@Tanguray> > . . . . rain event . . . snow event. Oooh, yeah. I wonder how one > differentiates between a situation and an event? If it actually happens? ;-) Roger WESX 1230 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Drown" To: "Bill O'Neill" ; "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:38 AM Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > . . . . rain event . . . snow event. Oooh, yeah. I wonder how one > differentiates between a situation and an event? > > -Doug > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill O'Neill" > To: "Boston Radio Interest" > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:11 AM > Subject: Pet Peeves > > > > ....rain event...snow event. Excuse me, it's RAIN, Bunky! > > From revdoug1@verizon.net Sat Mar 11 12:28:07 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:28:07 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> <001c01c64521$c83ee440$6401a8c0@pastor2> <003401c64525$73b228c0$0200a8c0@Tanguray> Message-ID: <004901c64531$2a1a7990$6401a8c0@pastor2> And then there's the ubiquitous "nor'easter," a term which, in my fifty-four years as a born-and-bred Yankee, I've never known anyone to use except news anchors, weather forecasters, and print journalists (who appear to have picked it up from the former). Edward Rowe Snow would be mightily offended. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Kolakowski" To: "Doug Drown" ; "Bill O'Neill" ; "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 11:04 AM Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > > . . . . rain event . . . snow event. Oooh, yeah. I wonder how one > > differentiates between a situation and an event? > > If it actually happens? ;-) > > Roger > WESX 1230 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Drown" > To: "Bill O'Neill" ; "Boston Radio Interest" > > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:38 AM > Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > > > > . . . . rain event . . . snow event. Oooh, yeah. I wonder how one > > differentiates between a situation and an event? > > > > -Doug > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill O'Neill" > > To: "Boston Radio Interest" > > > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:11 AM > > Subject: Pet Peeves > > > > > > > ....rain event...snow event. Excuse me, it's RAIN, Bunky! > > > > > From marklaurence@mac.com Sat Mar 11 13:38:23 2006 From: marklaurence@mac.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:38:23 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: <004901c64531$2a1a7990$6401a8c0@pastor2> References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> <001c01c64521$c83ee440$6401a8c0@pastor2> <003401c64525$73b228c0$0200a8c0@Tanguray> <004901c64531$2a1a7990$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: The Boston Globe, to their credit, refuses to go along with the "nor'easter" baloney and printed a column analyzing how wrong it is. Just try saying "nor'easter" and you immediately realize that nobody talks like that. Maybe "no'theaser" would be more appropriate. On Mar 11, 2006, at 12:28 PM, Doug Drown wrote: > And then there's the ubiquitous "nor'easter," a term which, in my > fifty-four > years as a born-and-bred Yankee, I've never known anyone to use > except news > anchors, weather forecasters, and print journalists (who appear to > have > picked it up from the former). > > Edward Rowe Snow would be mightily offended. From xtrovato@yahoo.com Sat Mar 11 13:45:15 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:45:15 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <01b701c6453b$f5dfa6e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> > ....rain event...snow event. Excuse me, it's RAIN, Bunky! > > And one from the archives, "Don't forget your rubbers!" I thought Kiss 108 used that line on Fri & Sat nights....Just befor "Club Kiss"....or "Studio 108". > "Today will be dismal with rain all day. A dismal commute. A dismal > ride home." Happy yet? Wow Bill, it seems like you've got em all! You're HIRED! rt From andysoule@gmail.com Sat Mar 11 00:52:16 2006 From: andysoule@gmail.com (Andy Soule) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 00:52:16 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: Message-ID: <009101c644cf$f42c97c0$03a7a8c0@scooby3> How has Saga become the largest radio operator in Maine? CC and Citadel each have twice as many stations. Is it largest ratings? Highest billing? Widest waistlines? Maybe they should cancel the donut trade. Is Randi Kirshbaum still there, or did she go out with the tide? For those of you upset with all the new branding slogans, remember consulants have families to feed too. They can't bill nearly as much if they can't impose as much gibberish as a college graduate with a new marketing degree. Radio Stations that have to re-invent themselves are guilty of losing touch with their audience. Now they have to pay the piper and find one again. I hope the money they saved in the process of losing that connection was worth the expense now of starting over. This happens way too often, and it's about time the bean counters who are often the cause of it had their noses rubbed in it. Now lets all give Saga a round of applause for at least doing the market study and not bringing in JACK-FM. Andy Soule P.S. I hope those of you in Portland are enjoying Free Beer and Hot Wings. I heard them 5 years ago in Knoxville before they got syndicated, and they were really good then. In fact, the station they left (ironically also called the Bone) flushed almost overnight. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 11:50 AM Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > Portland Radio Group, the largest radio operator in Maine, is Coast > 93.1, Newsradio 560 WGAN, Today?s Country 101.9 WPOR, Oldies 100.9 > WYNZ, Imus in the Morning 970 WZAN, and Music of Your Life 1400/1490 > The Bay. > > > > From revdoug1@verizon.net Sat Mar 11 14:23:42 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 14:23:42 -0500 Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats References: <009101c644cf$f42c97c0$03a7a8c0@scooby3> Message-ID: <006b01c64541$4fa9b2b0$6401a8c0@pastor2> While CC and Citadel own more stations in Maine than Saga, I think Saga may have the largest concentration of stations in a single market. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Soule" To: ; Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:52 AM Subject: Re: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > How has Saga become the largest radio operator in Maine? CC and Citadel > each have twice as many stations. Is it largest ratings? Highest billing? > Widest waistlines? Maybe they should cancel the donut trade. > > > Is Randi Kirshbaum still there, or did she go out with the tide? > > > For those of you upset with all the new branding slogans, remember > consulants have families to feed too. They can't bill nearly as much if > they can't impose as much gibberish as a college graduate with a new > marketing degree. > > Radio Stations that have to re-invent themselves are guilty of losing touch > with their audience. Now they have to pay the piper and find one again. I > hope the money they saved in the process of losing that connection was worth > the expense now of starting over. This happens way too often, and it's > about time the bean counters who are often the cause of it had their noses > rubbed in it. > > Now lets all give Saga a round of applause for at least doing the market > study and not bringing in JACK-FM. > > Andy Soule > > P.S. I hope those of you in Portland are enjoying Free Beer and Hot Wings. > I heard them 5 years ago in Knoxville before they got syndicated, and they > were really good then. In fact, the station they left (ironically also > called the Bone) flushed almost overnight. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 11:50 AM > Subject: WMGX Portland to Flip Formats > > Portland Radio Group, the largest radio operator in Maine, is Coast > > 93.1, Newsradio 560 WGAN, Today?s Country 101.9 WPOR, Oldies 100.9 > > WYNZ, Imus in the Morning 970 WZAN, and Music of Your Life 1400/1490 > > The Bay. > > > > > > > > > > From paulranderson@charter.net Sat Mar 11 16:29:45 2006 From: paulranderson@charter.net (Paul Anderson) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:29:45 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: <01b701c6453b$f5dfa6e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> <01b701c6453b$f5dfa6e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <2F2894E8-E64D-406D-B577-C95145703190@charter.net> Pet peeves? Mine is "here's the forecast for your Thursday". Huh? MY Thursday? I didn't know I owned a day. Why don't they just say "here's the forecast for Thursday"? The "my" is superfluous and annoying. The Weather Channel uses this a lot. Another pet peeve is the abundance of winter weather haters on the air. Sometimes even the weather person gets involved in the "wow this sure has been a terrible winter" or "can't wait till spring" crap. It's especially annoying this year when there hasn't been much of a winter--they're still complaining about it even though January was the warmest on record and the rest of the winter hasn't been much better. Paul From hykker@grolen.com Sat Mar 11 17:36:31 2006 From: hykker@grolen.com (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:36:31 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: <2F2894E8-E64D-406D-B577-C95145703190@charter.net> References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> <01b701c6453b$f5dfa6e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <2F2894E8-E64D-406D-B577-C95145703190@charter.net> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.0.20060311173550.019e4eb0@pop3.grolen.com> At 04:29 PM 3/11/2006, Paul Anderson wrote: >Pet peeves? Mine is "here's the forecast for your Thursday". > >Huh? MY Thursday? I didn't know I owned a day. Why don't they just >say "here's the forecast for Thursday"? The "my" is superfluous and >annoying. What about "partly cloudy skies". How many skies are there & which ones will be cloudy? From rgallison@yahoo.com Sat Mar 11 18:23:16 2006 From: rgallison@yahoo.com (Richard Gallison) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:23:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: Pet Peeves Message-ID: <20060311232316.67372.qmail@web50605.mail.yahoo.com> What's a "garden variety" shower? Sounds like they're describing a salad. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From bradfordwood@comcast.net Sat Mar 11 18:03:32 2006 From: bradfordwood@comcast.net (bradfordwood@comcast.net) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 23:03:32 +0000 Subject: Naming Rights for Radio Station Broadcast Studio ?? Message-ID: <031120062303.12142.44135744000A7E0800002F6E22073000330B0101990B9D01000B0E9D0D@comcast.net> Sort of sounds like what many stations once did... "Joe's jewelers time is now 5:55 on WXYZ" (talk about a traffic/billing nightmare...how the heck do you schedule those??!?!?) Then again - its probably a great way to capitialize on those businesses who want to spend short money on radio... Sponsoring something that really isn't "sponsorable" is a long time tradition in radio...that's what makes us so "special". Has anyone worked at a station that could have been sponsored? Can anyone think of broadcast studios that someone might want to sponsor if they REALLY saw what (most) radio studios REALLY looked like? Nothing better than nicotine stained consoles, burn marks on the edge of counters, and communities of spider webs above the antique studio speakers.. BW -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: John Bolduc > I've wasn't paying much attention to WGIR 610 AM Manchester NH the past > few weeks when the say something like" Brodcasting from the Manchester > Airport Studios. However, a rare time when listening to the 101.1 FM > side, I hear the rocker say something like: Broadcasting from the Verizon > Broadcast Studios. > > I'm now saying to myself, their studios are in a building on the west side > of the city, not at the locations they're stating. > > Light bulb clicks on, and I say to myself, ^%$&%$^ They're selling the > naming rights to their broadcast studios much like a sports stadium sells > its naming rights. > > Is my theory valid? > > John B > Derry From rogerkola@aol.com Sat Mar 11 19:13:16 2006 From: rogerkola@aol.com (Roger Kolakowski) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:13:16 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net><01b701c6453b$f5dfa6e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net><2F2894E8-E64D-406D-B577-C95145703190@charter.net> <6.0.3.0.0.20060311173550.019e4eb0@pop3.grolen.com> Message-ID: <004e01c64569$c301de40$0200a8c0@Tanguray> >What about "partly cloudy skies". How many skies are there & which ones will be cloudy?< What is the difference between partly cloudy skies and partly sunny skies? 50% coverage? Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "SteveOrdinetz" To: Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 5:36 PM Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > At 04:29 PM 3/11/2006, Paul Anderson wrote: > >Pet peeves? Mine is "here's the forecast for your Thursday". > > > >Huh? MY Thursday? I didn't know I owned a day. Why don't they just > >say "here's the forecast for Thursday"? The "my" is superfluous and > >annoying. > > What about "partly cloudy skies". How many skies are there & which ones > will be cloudy? > > From billo@shoreham.net Sat Mar 11 19:51:01 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:51:01 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: <004e01c64569$c301de40$0200a8c0@Tanguray> References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net><01b701c6453b$f5dfa6e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net><2F2894E8-E64D-406D-B577-C95145703190@charter.net> <6.0.3.0.0.20060311173550.019e4eb0@pop3.grolen.com> <004e01c64569$c301de40$0200a8c0@Tanguray> Message-ID: <44137075.6090601@shoreham.net> Roger Kolakowski wrote: > What is the difference between partly cloudy skies and partly sunny skies? > 50% coverage? > Former WBCN afternoon drive job Marc Parenteau: "It's colder than a ba$&%^) out there right now. Tomorrow's going to be better. Friday might s###." As unorthodox as it may have been, I could always remember what was the deal for the next couple of days. And as for projected temperatures, "around 40" always made more sense than "37 to 42 degrees." Give me a break. It's bad enough we didn't make the hop to the more logical and user-friendly Celcius. Zero to 10, really chilly. 10-20 decent. Light jacket or sweater. 20-30 is nice. Over 30 is hot. In the early 80s, we used to give F & C temperatures as it was anticipated that Celcius would take over as the new standard. Seems like we never gave it the shot it deserved. Chilly reception. Bill O'Neill, Fareinheit. That's BON, in Celcius. From wollman@csail.mit.edu Sat Mar 11 21:22:30 2006 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 21:22:30 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: <004e01c64569$c301de40$0200a8c0@Tanguray> References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> <01b701c6453b$f5dfa6e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <2F2894E8-E64D-406D-B577-C95145703190@charter.net> <6.0.3.0.0.20060311173550.019e4eb0@pop3.grolen.com> <004e01c64569$c301de40$0200a8c0@Tanguray> Message-ID: <17427.34278.763993.624741@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > What is the difference between partly cloudy skies and partly sunny skies? > 50% coverage? Too easy. Skies are "partly sunny" during the day and "partly cloudy" at night. The actual observational categories are: CLR or SKC - clear (0/8) FEW - not quite clear (1-2/8) SCT - scattered clouds (3-4/8) BKN - mostly cloudy (5-7/8) OVC - overcast (8/8) I believe SCT observations are reported as "partly cloudy". -GAWollman From revdoug1@verizon.net Sat Mar 11 21:36:31 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 21:36:31 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> <01b701c6453b$f5dfa6e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <2F2894E8-E64D-406D-B577-C95145703190@charter.net> <6.0.3.0.0.20060311173550.019e4eb0@pop3.grolen.com> <004e01c64569$c301de40$0200a8c0@Tanguray> <17427.34278.763993.624741@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <00dd01c6457d$c6341b50$6401a8c0@pastor2> I had no idea such official categories existed, though they make perfect sense. Thanks for sharing them. Assuming they originated with NOAA, are they what pilots and sea navigators use? -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Wollman" To: "Roger Kolakowski" Cc: Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > < said: > > > What is the difference between partly cloudy skies and partly sunny skies? > > 50% coverage? > > Too easy. Skies are "partly sunny" during the day and "partly cloudy" > at night. > > The actual observational categories are: > > CLR or SKC - clear (0/8) > FEW - not quite clear (1-2/8) > SCT - scattered clouds (3-4/8) > BKN - mostly cloudy (5-7/8) > OVC - overcast (8/8) > > I believe SCT observations are reported as "partly cloudy". > > -GAWollman > > From wollman@csail.mit.edu Sat Mar 11 21:56:03 2006 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 21:56:03 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: <00dd01c6457d$c6341b50$6401a8c0@pastor2> References: <4412E88E.3040903@shoreham.net> <01b701c6453b$f5dfa6e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <2F2894E8-E64D-406D-B577-C95145703190@charter.net> <6.0.3.0.0.20060311173550.019e4eb0@pop3.grolen.com> <004e01c64569$c301de40$0200a8c0@Tanguray> <17427.34278.763993.624741@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> <00dd01c6457d$c6341b50$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <17427.36291.725218.109125@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > I had no idea such official categories existed, though they make perfect > sense. Thanks for sharing them. Assuming they originated with NOAA, are > they what pilots and sea navigators use? The METAR standard, used principally by pilots, uses them. Since most official surface weather observations are made for the aviation industry, the system is used by meterologists as well. -GAWollman From joe@attorneyross.com Sun Mar 12 01:46:24 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 01:46:24 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: References: <004901c64531$2a1a7990$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <44137D70.21588.739100@localhost> On 11 Mar 2006 at 13:38, Mark Laurence wrote: > The Boston Globe, to their credit, refuses to go along with the > "nor'easter" baloney and printed a column analyzing how wrong it is. > Just try saying "nor'easter" and you immediately realize that nobody > talks like that. Maybe "no'theaser" would be more appropriate. On the other hand, the World Science Fiction Convention held in Boston in 2004 was called "Noreascon 4." That was because the three previous World Science Fiction Conventions held in Boston were Noreascon 1, 2, and 3. http://www.boston2004.com -- 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 revdoug1@verizon.net Sun Mar 12 07:55:04 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 07:55:04 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves References: <004901c64531$2a1a7990$6401a8c0@pastor2> <44137D70.21588.739100@localhost> Message-ID: <015101c645d4$2f5fd230$6401a8c0@pastor2> While we're on the subject of "nor'easters" that should be "naw-theasters": I'm curious as to how many New England radio and TV personalities still maintain a regional accent. Eddie Andelman comes to mind, Howie Carr (who lets a dropped "r" slip through now and then), and Don Kent. Any others? It used to be common. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Joseph Ross" To: "Doug Drown" ; "Mark Laurence" Cc: "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:46 AM Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > On 11 Mar 2006 at 13:38, Mark Laurence wrote: > > > The Boston Globe, to their credit, refuses to go along with the > > "nor'easter" baloney and printed a column analyzing how wrong it is. > > Just try saying "nor'easter" and you immediately realize that nobody > > talks like that. Maybe "no'theaser" would be more appropriate. > > On the other hand, the World Science Fiction Convention held in > Boston in 2004 was called "Noreascon 4." That was because the three > previous World Science Fiction Conventions held in Boston were > Noreascon 1, 2, and 3. http://www.boston2004.com > > -- > 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 fox893@yahoo.com Sun Mar 12 11:30:32 2006 From: fox893@yahoo.com (Cooper Fox) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 08:30:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: <015101c645d4$2f5fd230$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <20060312163032.90740.qmail@web32912.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > I'm curious as to how many New England radio and TV > personalities still > maintain a regional accent. Eddie Andelman comes to > mind, Howie Carr (who > lets a dropped "r" slip through now and then), and > Don Kent. Any others? It > used to be common. Does Howie Carr really count? He's really a columnist who happens to be on the radio... Plz correct me if I am wrong about this. Even tho he no longer works, everybody's favorite TV star engineer Marty A(or is it E??) has always had that accent. Again, on air work not his primary job. I am pretty certain that there's at least one jock on WBLM who has maintained the accent.... Magic 104 North Conway, NH V: (603)356-8870 F: (603)356-8875 ***Commercial Production Demo at: http://cooperfox.voice123.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From revdoug1@verizon.net Sun Mar 12 12:16:11 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:16:11 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves References: <20060312163032.90740.qmail@web32912.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <015a01c645f8$a95713e0$6401a8c0@pastor2> You're speaking of Marty Engstrom, who did daily weather reports from WMTW Channel 8's transmitter building atop Mount Washington for years and years --- right through the dead of winter. He'd go up the mountain in a big snow vehicle and would, of necessity, stay for days. Marty retired several years ago. Though Scandinavian by ancestry, he has a very think Maine drawl, and during his years on the air he actually had an organized fan club. I miss him. Salty Brine of WPRO in Providence was also unmistakably a Yankee. Never lost his accent. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cooper Fox" To: Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 11:30 AM Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > > > I'm curious as to how many New England radio and TV > > personalities still > > maintain a regional accent. Eddie Andelman comes to > > mind, Howie Carr (who > > lets a dropped "r" slip through now and then), and > > Don Kent. Any others? It > > used to be common. > > Does Howie Carr really count? He's really a columnist > who happens to be on the radio... Plz correct me if I > am wrong about this. > > Even tho he no longer works, everybody's favorite TV > star engineer Marty A(or is it E??) has always had > that accent. Again, on air work not his primary job. > > I am pretty certain that there's at least one jock on > WBLM who has maintained the accent.... > > > > Magic 104 > North Conway, NH > V: (603)356-8870 > F: (603)356-8875 > ***Commercial Production Demo at: > http://cooperfox.voice123.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com From john@minutemancomm.com Sun Mar 12 12:22:30 2006 From: john@minutemancomm.com (John Mullaney) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:22:30 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: <20060312163032.90740.qmail@web32912.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <002e01c645f9$8bd20d10$6400a8c0@mmcomm1> Ed Haaahding on Ch5's EyeOphnaah -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@rolinin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Cooper Fox Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 11:31 AM To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > I'm curious as to how many New England radio and TV personalities > still maintain a regional accent. Eddie Andelman comes to mind, Howie > Carr (who lets a dropped "r" slip through now and then), and Don Kent. > Any others? It used to be common. Does Howie Carr really count? He's really a columnist who happens to be on the radio... Plz correct me if I am wrong about this. Even tho he no longer works, everybody's favorite TV star engineer Marty A(or is it E??) has always had that accent. Again, on air work not his primary job. I am pretty certain that there's at least one jock on WBLM who has maintained the accent.... Magic 104 North Conway, NH V: (603)356-8870 F: (603)356-8875 ***Commercial Production Demo at: http://cooperfox.voice123.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From lglavin@lycos.com Sun Mar 12 13:15:13 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:15:13 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves Message-ID: <20060312181513.78F4786B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Drown" > To: "A. Joseph Ross" , "Mark Laurence" > Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 07:55:04 -0500 > > > While we're on the subject of "nor'easters" that should be "naw-theasters": > I'm curious as to how many New England radio and TV personalities still > maintain a regional accent. Eddie Andelman comes to mind, Howie Carr (who > lets a dropped "r" slip through now and then), and Don Kent. Any others? It > used to be common. > > -Doug > The overnight guy at WGBH-FM (their eqivalent of WBUR's Eli Polonsky) makes Slim Pickens sound like James Bond. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From lglavin@lycos.com Sun Mar 12 13:18:17 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:18:17 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves Message-ID: <20060312181817.C7DEA86B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Mullaney" > To: "'Cooper Fox'" , boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > Subject: RE: Pet Peeves > Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:22:30 -0500 > > > Ed Haaahding on Ch5's EyeOphnaah > Don't forget he also does the 11:00 pm cast. I do not get that... he must work-and-sleep, work-and-sleep all week. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 From lglavin@lycos.com Sun Mar 12 13:38:11 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:38:11 -0500 Subject: WLLH-AM Lawrence Transmitter Off-The-Air Message-ID: <20060312183811.6D63386B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> For newcomers to the Liszt and those otherwise unaware of the WLLH-AM 1400 situation: for many decades, WLLH-AM 1400 has operated as a primarily Lowell, MA station with a theoretically "synchronized" transmitter/antenna atop an office building in downtown(?) Lawrence. Most of the care and attention of the operation was on its Lowell base; the Lawrence outlet very often was an afterthought. Thus over the years, WLLH's Lawrence stick would go down for days, even weeks at a time. And once again the 1400 in Lawrence has been inoperative for the whole weekend so far. WLLH's Lowell tower is a real tower with a typical grounding system and everything so during the day, it covers parts of the Lawrence, Methuen, Andover megalopolis pretty well (sorry North Andover). There's a little back-story about WLLH-AM going back to last summer in its final weeks as a Hispanic station. For a change, WLLH in Lowell went down for several weeks and the programming was only available from Lawrence. That little "flagpole" firing at a bit less than 1,000 watts I believe nonetheless reached out about a dozen miles during daylight hours, more than I would have figured. In fact, during the Lowell outage I drove though Lowell center out to route 3 and the accident-prone rotary and held on to the signal fairly well except under really bad overhead electrical interference (what's happening now in Methuen for WLLH Lowell). What I really wanted was to have WLLH Lawrence go down at least once while Lowell was gone, just to see if I could get even a glimmer of a signal from the 1400s in Fall River, Mass and Biddeford, ME, but it never happened. -- _______________________________________________ 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 radio88@radio88.net Sun Mar 12 14:27:50 2006 From: radio88@radio88.net (Todd Glickman) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 14:27:50 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves - Nor'easter Definition Message-ID: Here's the official definition of a "nor'easter" from the Glossary of Meteorology, Second Edition (American Meteorological Society, 2000), Todd Glickman, Managing Editor (http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/glossary_index.html): nor'easter-Common contraction for 'northeaster.' Then hyperlinking to 'northeaster,' we find: northeaster-(Commonly contracted nor'easter.) A northeast wind, particularly a strong wind or gale. Two well-known examples are the black northeaster of Australia and New Zealand and the 'northeast storm' of the east coast of North America. Further hyperlinking to 'northeast storm,' we find: northeast storm-(Also called northeaster, nor'easter.) A cyclonic storm of the east coast of North America, so called because the winds over the coastal area are from the northeast. They may occur at any time of year but are most frequent and most violent between September and April. Northeast storms usually develop in lower-middle latitudes (30?-40?N) within 100 miles east or west of the coastline. They progress generally northward to northeastward and typically attain maximum intensity near New England and the Maritime Provinces. They nearly always bring precipitation, winds of gale force, rough seas, and, occasionally, coastal flooding to the affected regions. Thanks to Steve O. for bringing up one my pet peeve, "skies." Yes, there's only one. My other favorite is "shower activity." Singing is a great shower activity :-) By the way, did you know there's no such thing as a "thundershower"? Indeed, if either lightning is seen, or thunder is heard, then it's a "thunderstorm," period. It's a popular misconception that a "thundershower" is a less intense "thunderstorm." Even long-term TV/radio meteorologists make this mistake. Don't get me started on "daylight SAVINGS time." Leave off the last 'S' for SAVING. From revdoug1@verizon.net Sun Mar 12 15:26:57 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 15:26:57 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves References: <20060312181513.78F4786B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <016e01c64613$4fb47fb0$6401a8c0@pastor2> I'm reminded of the late William Pearce, the announcer for WGBH who was best known for hosting the BSO and Boston Pops broadcasts. He had a wonderful distinguished Cantabrigian accent, but it was actually derived from his upbringing in Hebron, Maine. His original aspiration was to become a Baptist minister. I would have loved to have heard him preach! -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Glavin" To: "Doug Drown" ; "A. Joseph Ross" ; "Mark Laurence" Cc: "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:15 PM Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Drown" > To: "A. Joseph Ross" , "Mark Laurence" > Subject: Re: Pet Peeves > Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 07:55:04 -0500 > > > While we're on the subject of "nor'easters" that should be "naw-theasters": > I'm curious as to how many New England radio and TV personalities still > maintain a regional accent. Eddie Andelman comes to mind, Howie Carr (who > lets a dropped "r" slip through now and then), and Don Kent. Any others? It > used to be common. > > -Doug > The overnight guy at WGBH-FM (their eqivalent of WBUR's Eli Polonsky) makes Slim Pickens sound like James Bond. -- _______________________________________________ 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 raccoonradio@gmail.com Sun Mar 12 19:51:28 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:51:28 -0500 Subject: Thanks for all at my 25th On-Air Anniversary! Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603121651j6ca42cc4j98ee024ba5227347@mail.gmail.com> Thanks to all who helped out at, or listened to, my 25th Anniversary on WMWM today! It was a marathon 9 hour broadcast with about 5 hours of live music from the Underground, just down the hall from the WMWM studios. An excerpt of the live music can be found (Lisa Marie & All Shook Up) at wmwmsalem.com (for now) Thanks to people who either stopped by or called in, among them: Holly Harris--WBOS Greg Sarni-- WBRS Tai--WFNX, WZLX etc. Various WMWM DJs including Shaun Hayes, Tim Cullinane, Dave from Uncle Henry's, Johnny Jiminez, Henry Bellows, Peter Cahill, Brian Vita (who engineered it) John Hall/NE Blues Society and the bands Tonekat Lisa Marie and All Shook Up The Soul Band Sweet Loretta's Snake Oil Jug Band From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Sun Mar 12 20:19:11 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 20:19:11 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves - Nor'easter Definition Message-ID: <200603122019.AA430244366@mail.ttlc.net> Todd Glickman spaketh: >Thanks to Steve O. for bringing up one my pet >peeve, "skies." Yes, there's only one. Alas, consider the lyrics of that great American classic "Home On The Range": "Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play; Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day." Traditional Cowboy Song ~Author Unknown From rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net Sun Mar 12 20:37:42 2006 From: rogerkirk@mail.ttlc.net (rogerkirk) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 20:37:42 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves Message-ID: <200603122037.AA418119816@mail.ttlc.net> "Doug Drown" reminisced: >I'm reminded of the late William Pearce, the announcer for WGBH who >was best known for hosting the BSO and Boston Pops broadcasts. >He had a wonderful distinguished Cantabrigian accent, but it was >actually derived from his upbringing in Hebron, Maine. I did not know that! (And I come from the neighboring town of Mechanic Falls) >His original aspiration was to become a Baptist minister. I would >have loved to have heard him preach! I was fortunate enough to have worked with William at WGBH while I ran Master Control during the day. Among his many talents he was a talented restorer of frames for paintings. Along with being Booth Announcer for Channel 2, he also kept the official log (back in the day when it was a not-so-trivial legal document) - a duty performed by Master Control during the day, when the 21-Inch Classrom was in session and breaks were slides with background music. I can still recall clearly that day when (at 4:55) he was about to go on duty in the booth and Traffic had not yet sent down the evening log. He inquired as to its whereabouts and was told that it was "coming." His response, half-glasses perched almost at nose's end, his voice un-raised, maintaining his calm demeanor and ever-mellifluous tone, was "So's #$%^ing Christmas!" The log appeared promptly. From fox893@yahoo.com Sun Mar 12 20:39:34 2006 From: fox893@yahoo.com (Cooper Fox) Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:39:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: Pet Peeves In-Reply-To: <015a01c645f8$a95713e0$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <20060313013934.85361.qmail@web32912.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- Doug Drown wrote: > You're speaking of Marty Engstrom, who did daily > weather reports from WMTW > Channel 8's transmitter building atop Mount > Washington for years and > years --- right through the dead of winter. He'd go > up the mountain in a > big snow vehicle and would, of necessity, stay for > days. Marty retired His book, "Marty On The Mountain", was extremely interesting to any radio/tv/weather/New England history geek. And, an easy read, too. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From joe@attorneyross.com Mon Mar 13 00:49:12 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:49:12 -0500 Subject: WLLH-AM Lawrence Transmitter Off-The-Air In-Reply-To: <20060312183811.6D63386B12@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <4414C188.27058.A08FF1@localhost> On 12 Mar 2006 at 13:38, Laurence Glavin wrote: > WLLH's Lowell tower is a real tower with a typical grounding > system and everything so during the day, it covers parts of the > Lawrence, Methuen, Andover megalopolis pretty well (sorry North > Andover). I generally got WLLH fine in Bedford, back in the 1950s and 1960s, at least in the daytime. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From dan.strassberg@att.net Mon Mar 13 09:32:37 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:32:37 -0500 Subject: WLLH-AM Lawrence Transmitter Off-The-Air References: <4414C188.27058.A08FF1@localhost> Message-ID: <001401c646aa$fe82afc0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> In Bedford. even back then, when WLLH had rooftop antenna systems in both Lowell and Lawrence, you would have been listening to the Lowell transmitter. Generally, if you are at points west, northwest, and southwest of Lowell, you receive the Lowell signal and at points east, northeast, and southeast of Lawrence, you receive the Lawrence signal. If you are between Lowell and Lawrence or in the "corridor" described by drawing the perpendicular bisector of the line between Lowell and Lawrence and widening the line more-or-less to the east and west to equal the distance between Lowell and Lawrence, you receive relatively unlistenable hash, because that is the area where the two signals are of relatively equal strength and they "beat" with each other. This explanation is a bit of an oversimplification, but as you can see, it's already kind of complicated. Since the construction of the new Lowell transmitter (and when both transmitters are operating correctly), I receive the Lowell signal in Arlington Heights. When Lowell is off the air, Lawrence is pretty much inaudible at my QTH. In answer to Laurence's question, when Lowell was off, I could receive neither New Bedford nor Biddeford, although I didn't really try to, which means I didn't do simple things like rotating the radio. Before construction of the Lowell transmitter, there was a little bit of the Lawrence signal mixed in. The beat phenomenon was noticeable, albeit not terribly severe. The beat note can "bring up" weak signals that are not normally audible without help. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Joseph Ross" To: ; "Laurence Glavin" Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 12:49 AM Subject: Re: WLLH-AM Lawrence Transmitter Off-The-Air > On 12 Mar 2006 at 13:38, Laurence Glavin wrote: > > > WLLH's Lowell tower is a real tower with a typical grounding > > system and everything so during the day, it covers parts of the > > Lawrence, Methuen, Andover megalopolis pretty well (sorry North > > Andover). > > I generally got WLLH fine in Bedford, back in the 1950s and 1960s, at > least in the daytime. > > -- > 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 Mon Mar 13 10:17:03 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:17:03 -0500 Subject: Salem News article about my 25th Anniversary Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603130717i13dc5ea7o7c327cbf3fdbcd2c@mail.gmail.com> http://wmwm.250free.com/bobnelson.html ""When I was a student I figured maybe I'd stick around for a year or two after college, but I had no idea I would still be here 25 years later," Nelson, now 44, reflected as he sat in front of the microphone in the studio yesterday. Nelson's fellow DJs at the station organized a jam-packed anniversary celebration for him yesterday, surprising Nelson with live bands and singers and enough pizza, barbecue, and other food to feed an army. From rgallison@yahoo.com Mon Mar 13 15:02:06 2006 From: rgallison@yahoo.com (Richard Gallison) Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:02:06 -0800 (PST) Subject: Pet Peeves- Noreaster definition Message-ID: <20060313200206.68206.qmail@web50602.mail.yahoo.com> The city skies are full of flies Deep in the heart of Jersey Floyd "Uncle Floyd" Vivino Channel 68 New Jersey fame __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From paulranderson@charter.net Mon Mar 13 16:22:56 2006 From: paulranderson@charter.net (Paul Anderson) Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:22:56 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves- Noreaster definition In-Reply-To: <20060313200206.68206.qmail@web50602.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060313200206.68206.qmail@web50602.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <063383B3-A1FB-4E65-9B9D-98A2AC902D0F@charter.net> On Mar 13, 2006, at 3:02 PM, Richard Gallison wrote: > The city skies > are full of flies > Deep in the heart of Jersey > > Floyd "Uncle Floyd" Vivino > Channel 68 New Jersey fame The Best of Uncle Floyd is now available on DVD. (!) Those were the days! Uncle Floyd on TV-38. Paul From billo@shoreham.net Mon Mar 13 22:26:17 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:26:17 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves- Noreaster definition In-Reply-To: <063383B3-A1FB-4E65-9B9D-98A2AC902D0F@charter.net> References: <20060313200206.68206.qmail@web50602.mail.yahoo.com> <063383B3-A1FB-4E65-9B9D-98A2AC902D0F@charter.net> Message-ID: <441637D9.80509@shoreham.net> Paul Anderson wrote: > On Mar 13, 2006, at 3:02 PM, Richard Gallison wrote: > >> The city skies >> are full of flies >> Deep in the heart of Jersey >> >> Floyd "Uncle Floyd" Vivino >> Channel 68 New Jersey fame > > The Best of Uncle Floyd is now available on DVD. (!) > > Those were the days! Uncle Floyd on TV-38. > > Paul Who was that weather guy in NY, I think PIX, who used to say, "Hellooooo (Hoboken/Jersey City/etc.)!" I recall him back in the late 70s, early ate ees. Bill O'Neill Bill O'Neill From rgallison@yahoo.com Tue Mar 14 08:52:42 2006 From: rgallison@yahoo.com (Richard Gallison) Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:52:42 -0800 (PST) Subject: Pet Peeves Noreaster definition Message-ID: <20060314135242.64217.qmail@web50610.mail.yahoo.com> WWOR-9 weatherman http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEEDE1039F934A15754C0A963958260 Also, Mugsy of Uncle Floyd fame died this past December. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From kc1ih@mac.com Tue Mar 14 10:59:40 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:59:40 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves- Noreaster definition In-Reply-To: <441637D9.80509@shoreham.net> References: <20060313200206.68206.qmail@web50602.mail.yahoo.com> <063383B3-A1FB-4E65-9B9D-98A2AC902D0F@charter.net> <441637D9.80509@shoreham.net> Message-ID: At 10:26 PM -0500 3/13/06, Bill O'Neill wrote: >Who was that weather guy in NY, I think PIX, who used to say, >"Hellooooo (Hoboken/Jersey City/etc.)!" I recall him back in the >late 70s, early ate ees. Lloyd Lindsey Young? -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From billo@shoreham.net Tue Mar 14 11:11:14 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:11:14 -0500 Subject: Pet Peeves- Noreaster definition In-Reply-To: References: <20060313200206.68206.qmail@web50602.mail.yahoo.com> <063383B3-A1FB-4E65-9B9D-98A2AC902D0F@charter.net> <441637D9.80509@shoreham.net> Message-ID: <1142352674.4416eb227c6fa@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting Larry Weil : > Lloyd Lindsey Young? Yesh! From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Mar 14 13:46:05 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:46:05 -0500 Subject: Herald: Celtics voice Grande on the Sopranos Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603141046u751dbc71rb1eaf9b52a53da4c@mail.gmail.com> http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=130399 Yet another connection between the Mob and Boston radio (you know, all the Whitey Bulger talk lately...). Celts voice Sean Grande can be heard doing play-by-play on a radio as someone is whacked in the HBO series THE SOPRANOS. (Other sports tie in: In A CIVIL ACTION, you can hear Joe and Jerry do some Sox play by play...I think, IIRC, the lawyer for the WR Grace Company--played by Robert Duvall--is pictured as a Sox fan who listens to games as he works.) Cast, from Internet Movie Database A Civil Action (1998) John Travolta .... Jan Schlichtmann Robert Duvall .... Jerome Facher And... Howie Carr .... Radio Talk Show Host From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue Mar 14 13:55:09 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:55:09 -0500 Subject: Mike Wallace retiring Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603141055x796472bbx6777437954c7d16e@mail.gmail.com> (Of interest because he's orig. from Brookline, and the recent Chris Wallace mini- controversy on Howie's show) Word has it Mike Wallace will retire from 60 Minutes at the end of this season. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6315881.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP& There was a bit of a controversy recently when Howie Carr (syndicated in New England) was doing his weekly on-air chat with Mike's son Chris, and Chris started disparaging his father: "The man has lost it," etc. He later apologized but not before NewsMax picked it up... Wallace turns 88 in May according to birthdate info provided by Intenet Movie Database. From raccoonradio@gmail.com Wed Mar 15 15:52:38 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:52:38 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/view.bg?articleid=130535 WEEI hopes the Red Sox will agree to another deal with them, but "WEEI (is) balking at the pricetag". Meantime, an interesting possibility: If/when Greater Media gets the WCRB deal approved, moving country to that freq., they could then turn around and sell WKLB to the 2004 World Champions. (Who could then put the games there and maybe carry ESPN or Sporting News programming to fill the rest of the broadcast day...) WSOX-FM 99.5 anyone? From scott@fybush.com Wed Mar 15 16:10:24 2006 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:10:24 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <441882C0.1090404@fybush.com> > WSOX-FM 99.5 anyone? Not out of the question - but that runs into the same problem that ANY Sox flagship FM that's not a Boston signal (preferably from the Pru) runs into: can you have a plausible Sox flagship that can't be heard on a cheap radio in the stands at Fenway, right in the shadow of all that Pru RF overload? 99.5 is also quite iffy around the Rt. 128 tower farm, so you lose a good chunk of Newton, Waltham, Wellesley and Needham as a result. In an ideal world, the FCC would allow very low power (100 watt?) on-channel boosters at the Pru and on one of the 128 towers to help 99.5 (and 93.7, and 101.7, etc) overcome the overload, but that's not possible under the current rules. From dan.strassberg@att.net Wed Mar 15 16:22:42 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:22:42 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000d01c64876$b495e120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> That kind of speculation will drive you nuts! How's this? The Sox buy 99.5 and then buy JSports (to get ESPN) and make Jessamy Tang presdent of Sox broadcast operations. She sells off WLLH to Costa, who flips it back to Spanish. And the folks south of Boston STLL can't get a decent signal for the Sox games on AM or FM, which leads to the Sox buying WBET. I think this sort of rank conjecture should make Mr Gallant jealous--if he still reads this list, which I don't think he does. Shades of the old WEEI 590 under Celtics ownership. Now if Entercom can't come to terms with the Red Sox, what becomes of WEEI? Do the Celts move there from WRKO? When does the Bruins' contract with Inf--err--CBS run out? -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: ; Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:52 PM Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? > http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/view.bg?articleid=130535 > > WEEI hopes the Red Sox will agree to another deal with them, but "WEEI > (is) balking at the pricetag". Meantime, an interesting possibility: > If/when Greater Media gets the WCRB > deal approved, moving country to that freq., they could then turn > around and sell WKLB > to the 2004 World Champions. (Who could then put the games there and maybe carry > ESPN or Sporting News programming to fill the rest of the broadcast day...) > > WSOX-FM 99.5 anyone? > From xtrovato@yahoo.com Wed Mar 15 16:22:10 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:22:10 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> From: "Bob Nelson" > WEEI hopes the Red Sox will agree to another deal with them, but "WEEI > (is) balking at the pricetag". Meantime, an interesting possibility: > If/when Greater Media gets the WCRB > deal approved, moving country to that freq., they could then turn > around and sell WKLB > to the 2004 World Champions. (Who could then put the games there and maybe carry > ESPN or Sporting News programming to fill the rest of the broadcast day...) > WSOX-FM 99.5 anyone? WKLB and WPLM's signal together would cover the area quite well! http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WPLM&service=FM&status=L&hours=U http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WKLB&service=FM&status=L&hours=U -rt From billo@shoreham.net Wed Mar 15 19:29:01 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:29:01 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? In-Reply-To: <000d01c64876$b495e120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> <000d01c64876$b495e120$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <4418B14D.7080100@shoreham.net> Dan Strassberg wrote: > When does the Bruins' contract with > Inf--err--CBS run out? > Not fast enough. Bill O'Neill From SonnyDaye1@aol.com Wed Mar 15 21:13:13 2006 From: SonnyDaye1@aol.com (SonnyDaye1@aol.com) Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:13:13 -0500 Subject: Joey Reynolds Message-ID: <6A08BE50.2FB2C531.0CE337EB@aol.com> Joey mentioned last week that his syndicated show was now carried by a Boston station. Anyone know what station? ___________________________________________________________ Sent by ePrompter, the premier email notification software. Free download at http://www.ePrompter.com. From xtrovato@yahoo.com Thu Mar 16 12:05:29 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:05:29 -0500 Subject: GM of GM Message-ID: <01f201c6491b$f8dfd0c0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> There is a new General Manager of Greater Media. Apparently he has a lot to say about programming and content. Content is king to Greater Media's new Boston market manager http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2006/03/16/content_is_king_to_greater_medias_new_boston_market_manager?mode=PF From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Mar 16 13:37:21 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:37:21 -0500 Subject: Herald: David Lee Roth Snubs Hub Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603161037q664ec968ie749fae68b2d25d6@mail.gmail.com> http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=130723 "The former Van Halen rocker was scheduled to do his morning show live at Boston's WBCN today and tomorrow but cancelled last minute, citing "scheduling conflicts."... Despite a big billboard and bus marketing blitz, WBCN has lost about 100,000 listeners from December to January when Roth took over. The station's morning ratings dropped to 12th place from first. The ratings for Stern's West Coast replacement, comedian Adam Carolla, were even worse." (Mancow Muller and Opie & Anthony are being rumored as replacements.) From dbroda@nycap.rr.com Thu Mar 16 15:18:25 2006 From: dbroda@nycap.rr.com (Doug Broda) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:18:25 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? In-Reply-To: <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> R Trovato wrote: > WKLB and WPLM's signal together would cover the area quite well! > > http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WPLM&service=FM&status=L&hours=U > > http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WKLB&service=FM&status=L&hours=U > > > Cover the area, yes. Audible at Fenway? I don't think so. From xtrovato@yahoo.com Thu Mar 16 16:25:43 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:25:43 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com><001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> Message-ID: <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> > R Trovato wrote: > > WKLB and WPLM's signal together would cover the area quite well! > > > > http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WPLM&service=FM&status=L&hours=U > > > > http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WKLB&service=FM&status=L&hours=U > > > Cover the area, yes. Audible at Fenway? I don't think so. It is certainly audible at Fenway. I drive by there into the Longwood area every day and can pick up WPLM and WKLB easily. I seem to remember a year(?) when WPLM and carried the Sox. (Jack Campbell was adamant that WPLM was enough to cover Boston. And WKLB has a better downtown signal than WPLM.) When the Bruins were on WPLM...they chose to supplement the coverage with a small Boston AM (1150AM) as their Boston affiliate. I don't know if you've ever been to an arena size conference. Some conferences offer an "inside the forum" rebroadcast on AM radio....for walkmen, etc. This is for hearing impaired and people needing a translation, etc. Do you think Fenway Park could offer the same thing within the stadium? A rebroadcast of the radio call on some low powered AM frequency? From wollman@csail.mit.edu Thu Mar 16 17:08:41 2006 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:08:41 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? In-Reply-To: <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <17433.57833.429026.618418@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > It is certainly audible at Fenway. I drive by there into the Longwood area > every day and can pick up WPLM and WKLB easily. A car radio is far, far better than anything portable, particularly on FM. The RF off the Pru is more than enough to blow away the front end of any Walkman or similar personal radio (and Sony in particular builds "barn door" FM front ends). That was true even before Greater moved four new stations up there -- I remember the first time I went to the Fourth of July concert, about a decade ago, and struggled to find a seating position in which I could hear WCRB. -GAWollman From stephanie@gordsven.com Thu Mar 16 16:24:39 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:24:39 -0500 (EST) Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? In-Reply-To: <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> Message-ID: <11715.12.37.144.130.1142544279.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Thu, March 16, 2006 15:18, Doug Broda said: > Cover the area, yes. Audible at Fenway? I don't think so. Certainly not! I pass by Fenway Park when I'm taking the "wild chicken truck" or "suicide line" bus to Boston from New York City. I can't listen to 99.5 until I'm way out in Lynn on the blue train.... The interference from local stations is way too intense downtown. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From stephanie@gordsven.com Thu Mar 16 17:33:36 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:33:36 -0500 (EST) Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? In-Reply-To: <17433.57833.429026.618418@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <17433.57833.429026.618418@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <52049.12.37.144.130.1142548416.squirrel@12.37.144.130> On Thu, March 16, 2006 17:08, Garrett Wollman said: > The RF off the Pru is more than enough to blow away the front end > of any Walkman or similar personal radio (and Sony in particular > builds "barn door" FM front ends). Amen! You have to be pretty far out of the area to get decent reception at all on ANYTHING that's not a Pru transmitter. Signals from the Pru are so strong that even when you collapse (or remove) the whip on a pocket transistor radio, you get everything - sometimes at more than one place on the dial, depending on the quality of the radio! ;) -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From francini@mac.com Thu Mar 16 17:24:09 2006 From: francini@mac.com (John Francini) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:24:09 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? In-Reply-To: <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <45974EEF-05B9-4BF8-A8F8-97D64E12FD6F@mac.com> > > > It is certainly audible at Fenway. I drive by there into the > Longwood area > every day and can pick up WPLM and WKLB easily. It doesn't matter if it's audible *outside* the park; it only matters if it's audible *inside* the park -- inside the metal-and-concrete partial-Faraday cage of the park superstructure, that is. > > I seem to remember a year(?) when WPLM and carried the Sox. > (Jack Campbell was adamant that WPLM was enough to cover Boston. > And WKLB > has a better downtown signal than WPLM.) And how long did that last? I lived on the South Shore (Randolph) and worked in Quincy when that was going on. Picking up that signal, even there, was a royal pain in the butt. It was much better when they started simulcasting on the old WWEL (now WXKS) 107.9. > > When the Bruins were on WPLM...they chose to supplement the > coverage with a > small Boston AM (1150AM) as their Boston affiliate. The Sox get so many benefits from being on a 50kW station with a large reach, and with a sports-talk format with hosts and guests who really know how to keep the pot stirred, and therefore keep the Sox on everyone's tongues, the whole year long. It's a combination that has enormous real synergy, and provides an enormous amount of free publicity for the team. Frankly, I think the Sox would be utter fools to move from WEEI. > > Do you think Fenway Park could offer the same thing within the > stadium? A > rebroadcast of the radio call on some low powered AM frequency? If they stay where they are, this is an expense they wouldn't need to take on. Memo To Jason Wolfe and Larry Lucchino: GET THE DEAL DONE. BEFORE THE START OF THIS SEASON. (Not that either of them read this list, but you never know...) John Francini Nashua, NH From ssmyth@suscom.net Thu Mar 16 17:10:18 2006 From: ssmyth@suscom.net (Sean Smyth) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:10:18 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? In-Reply-To: <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:25:43 -0500 "R Trovato" wrote: > > >> R Trovato wrote: >> > WKLB and WPLM's signal together would cover the area quite >well! >> > >> > >http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WPLM&service=FM&status=L&hours=U >> > >> > >http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WKLB&service=FM&status=L&hours=U >> > >> Cover the area, yes. Audible at Fenway? I don't think so. > > >It is certainly audible at Fenway. I drive by there into the >Longwood area >every day and can pick up WPLM and WKLB easily. > >I seem to remember a year(?) when WPLM and carried the Sox. >(Jack Campbell was adamant that WPLM was enough to cover >Boston. And WKLB >has a better downtown signal than WPLM.) > >When the Bruins were on WPLM...they chose to supplement the >coverage with a >small Boston AM (1150AM) as their Boston affiliate. > >I don't know if you've ever been to an arena size conference. > Some >conferences offer an "inside the forum" rebroadcast on AM >radio....for >walkmen, etc. This is for hearing impaired and people needing >a >translation, etc. > >Do you think Fenway Park could offer the same thing within the >stadium? A >rebroadcast of the radio call on some low powered AM >frequency? There was such an experimental station operating out of the East Boston Avis a number of years ago. Apparently it was intended to rebroadcast sporting events at arenas. Never heard what happened to that idea, or why the Avis was hosting such a station. Now, the signal quality you get driving is different from the signal quality one's gonna get on a Walkman in Fenway -- or the signal the producers, announcers are getting on the over-the-air feed. I would imagine 99.1 and 99.5 would both be overwhelmed from the hash from the Pru, which is maybe 10 blocks away. From rogerkola@aol.com Thu Mar 16 19:03:54 2006 From: rogerkola@aol.com (Roger Kolakowski) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:03:54 -0500 Subject: WBOQ runs announcements of Red Sox coverage this summer References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com><001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net><4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com><04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net><17433.57833.429026.618418@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> <52049.12.37.144.130.1142548416.squirrel@12.37.144.130> Message-ID: <004201c64956$487cee80$0200a8c0@Tanguray> This evening on the way home I caught a WBOQ spot touting their upcoming coverage of the Red Sox again this year...it stated that they would be relaying the "WEEI Red Sox Network." Maybe Todd knows something we don't? Roger From sid@wrko.com Thu Mar 16 19:11:40 2006 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:11:40 -0700 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? Message-ID: >>Cover the area, yes. Audible at Fenway? I don't think so. It is certainly audible at Fenway. I drive by there into the Longwood area every day and can pick up WPLM and WKLB easily.<< NOT on the sort of cheap radio that baseball fans typically bring to Fenway. Those get swamped by the intermod from the Pru. Car radios are far more selective than nearly any portable. 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 raccoonradio@gmail.com Fri Mar 17 03:51:50 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 03:51:50 -0500 Subject: WBOQ runs announcements of Red Sox coverage this summer In-Reply-To: <004201c64956$487cee80$0200a8c0@Tanguray> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <17433.57833.429026.618418@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> <52049.12.37.144.130.1142548416.squirrel@12.37.144.130> <004201c64956$487cee80$0200a8c0@Tanguray> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603170051v627580eas2a1c372c60a376c2@mail.gmail.com> WBOQ already has run a Grapefruit League game or two. And as I was listening they went into a break and I heard Jim Cutler's voice saying "Red Sox Baseball--WEEI"... yes, stations on the Red Sox Network understand that they'll mention WEEI's calls whenever they mention the name of the network, but I would have thought WBOQ would have cut out the _other_ reference to WEEI... On 3/16/06, Roger Kolakowski wrote: > This evening on the way home I caught a WBOQ spot touting their upcoming > coverage of the Red Sox again this year...it stated that they would be > relaying the "WEEI Red Sox Network." > > Maybe Todd knows something we don't? > Roger > > From radiojunkie3@yahoo.com Fri Mar 17 11:19:06 2006 From: radiojunkie3@yahoo.com (Peter Q. George) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:19:06 -0800 (PST) Subject: Not a wise choice. (Re: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5?) In-Reply-To: <45974EEF-05B9-4BF8-A8F8-97D64E12FD6F@mac.com> Message-ID: <20060317161906.51396.qmail@web50802.mail.yahoo.com> Like John said, the BoSox would be crazy to change the current situation. WEEI/850 has a fantastic signal in the area where it really counts, the Metropolitan Boston area (which INCLUDES Fenway Park!). A good amount of people bring their radios into the park to follow the play-by-play while it's happening. (Yes, I know the AM's pattern is pretty weak in the Metro West, but for the most part, 850 does a great job. What could the Red Sox accomplish by buying a semi-suburban FM'er (99.5) who's signal is (more than likely) awash in intermod from the Pru? And what would they plan to program during the "off hours"? The Boston market is already inudated with sports talk stations up the wazoo. The Red Sox are not exactly filthy rich with dough to buy an FM station to broadcast their games anyway. WEEI (both AM and FM) are a perfect fit and are very successful in what they do. I know that the FM side down in Rhode Island will eventually carry the Red Sox games once the contract says so. IMHO: 99.5 would not be a wise choice for the Red Sox. I could see 99.5 carrying the day and/or night games to fill out the areas of the Metro West and Southern New Hampshire and Southern Maine. Who knows? Peter Q. George (K1XRB) Whitman, Massachusetts --- John Francini wrote: > > > > > > It is certainly audible at Fenway. I drive by > there into the > > Longwood area > > every day and can pick up WPLM and WKLB easily. > > It doesn't matter if it's audible *outside* the > park; it only matters > if it's audible *inside* the park -- inside the > metal-and-concrete > partial-Faraday cage of the park superstructure, > that is. > > > > > I seem to remember a year(?) when WPLM and carried > the Sox. > > (Jack Campbell was adamant that WPLM was enough to > cover Boston. > > And WKLB > > has a better downtown signal than WPLM.) > > And how long did that last? I lived on the South > Shore (Randolph) and > worked in Quincy when that was going on. Picking up > that signal, even > there, was a royal pain in the butt. It was much > better when they > started simulcasting on the old WWEL (now WXKS) > 107.9. > > > > > When the Bruins were on WPLM...they chose to > supplement the > > coverage with a > > small Boston AM (1150AM) as their Boston > affiliate. > > The Sox get so many benefits from being on a 50kW > station with a > large reach, and with a sports-talk format with > hosts and guests who > really know how to keep the pot stirred, and > therefore keep the Sox > on everyone's tongues, the whole year long. It's a > combination that > has enormous real synergy, and provides an enormous > amount of free > publicity for the team. > > Frankly, I think the Sox would be utter fools to > move from WEEI. > > > > > Do you think Fenway Park could offer the same > thing within the > > stadium? A > > rebroadcast of the radio call on some low powered > AM frequency? > > If they stay where they are, this is an expense they > wouldn't need to > take on. > > Memo To Jason Wolfe and Larry Lucchino: GET THE DEAL > DONE. BEFORE THE > START OF THIS SEASON. > > (Not that either of them read this list, but you > never know...) > > John Francini > Nashua, NH > 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 n1qgs@yahoo.com Fri Mar 17 11:44:01 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:44:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: Absolut Broadcasting = WSNH + WSMN and now WKBR? Message-ID: <20060317164401.59713.qmail@web30711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> At this mornings Wild Irish Breakfast in Nashua NH, it was mentioned that the owner of WSNH 900AM and WSMN 1590 AM Nashua NH was buying WKBR 1250 AM Manchester. No other details were offered at the time except that there is (or going to be) a possible article in the Nashua Telegraph about it. John B Derry NH From pete@partnercomm.com Fri Mar 17 13:55:06 2006 From: pete@partnercomm.com (Peter Murray) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:55:06 -0500 Subject: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5? In-Reply-To: <17433.57833.429026.618418@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> References: <1fbbbced0603151252o75069c06xf03729a605e68dde@mail.gmail.com> <001e01c64877$e31d63a0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <4419C811.3000307@nycap.rr.com> <04cc01c64940$69df1500$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <17433.57833.429026.618418@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <441B060A.8000108@partnercomm.com> Garrett Wollman wrote: > A car radio is far, far better than anything portable, particularly on > FM. The RF off the Pru is more than enough to blow away the front end > of any Walkman or similar personal radio (and Sony in particular > builds "barn door" FM front ends). > This past Christmas, I bought my wife a new Sandisk Sansa MP3 player - a device that features not only the ability to expand the capacity via Secure Digital cards, but a built-in FM tuner. I have never used an FM tuner on a little device like that worked as *well* as did this one. From my parents' house on a hill just west of Harrisburg, PA, I could sit inside looking out the southern windows and listen to 91.5 (WBJC - Baltimore), 90.9 (WETA - Washington DC), 88.5 (WAMU - Washington DC) and others with no trouble, despite strong first-adjacent signals. Excellent combination of selectivity and sensitivity. -Peter -- Peter Murray (N3IXY) Vienna, VA From jjlehmann@comcast.net Fri Mar 17 16:27:23 2006 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:27:23 -0500 Subject: Not a wise choice. (Re: Herald Inside Track: Might Sox buy 99.5?) In-Reply-To: <20060317161906.51396.qmail@web50802.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <200603172158.k2HLw9Xm099528@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> >WEEI (both AM and FM) are a perfect fit and are very >successful in what they do. I know that the FM side >down in Rhode Island will eventually carry the Red Sox >games once the contract says so. 103.7 will be airing the Sox games this year. They have already carried all of the spring training games that 850 has. This did not happen last year. The contract with WPRO ran out last year. Jeff Lehmann Hanson, MA From markwats@comcast.net Fri Mar 17 17:49:56 2006 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:49:56 -0500 Subject: Absolut Broadcasting = WSNH + WSMN and now WKBR? References: <20060317164401.59713.qmail@web30711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <002e01c64a15$1f8b2860$69081f42@Mark> John Bolduc wrote: > At this mornings Wild Irish Breakfast in Nashua NH, it was mentioned that > the owner of WSNH 900AM and WSMN 1590 AM Nashua NH was buying WKBR 1250 AM > Manchester. > > No other details were offered at the time except that there is (or going > to be) a possible article in the Nashua Telegraph about it. Here is a link to the article on the Nashua Telegraph's website: http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060317/BUSINESS/103170115/-1/XML08 The article mentions that Absolute Broadcasting will be taking WKBR all sports on Monday March 20 under an LMA agreement. Mark Watson From revdoug1@verizon.net Fri Mar 17 17:45:07 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:45:07 -0500 Subject: Absolut Broadcasting = WSNH + WSMN and now WKBR? References: <20060317164401.59713.qmail@web30711.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <03b101c64a14$712884c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> Living up here in Maine, I've lost touch: what is WKBR's current fornat? -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bolduc" To: Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:44 AM Subject: Absolut Broadcasting = WSNH + WSMN and now WKBR? > At this mornings Wild Irish Breakfast in Nashua NH, it was mentioned that > the owner of WSNH 900AM and WSMN 1590 AM Nashua NH was buying WKBR 1250 AM > Manchester. > > No other details were offered at the time except that there is (or going > to be) a possible article in the Nashua Telegraph about it. > > John B > Derry NH > From n1qgs@yahoo.com Fri Mar 17 21:52:00 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:52:00 -0800 (PST) Subject: Absolut Broadcasting = WSNH + WSMN and now WKBR? In-Reply-To: <03b101c64a14$712884c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <20060318025201.56033.qmail@web30706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --- Doug Drown wrote: > Living up here in Maine, I've lost touch: what is WKBR's current fornat? > -Doug Bird fed Oldies. They switched to oldies when Oldies 96.5 changed format to the MILL (Classic Rock) John B Derry NH From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Mar 18 03:30:34 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:30:34 -0500 Subject: Absolut Broadcasting = WSNH + WSMN and now WKBR? In-Reply-To: <20060318025201.56033.qmail@web30706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <03b101c64a14$712884c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> <20060318025201.56033.qmail@web30706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603180030s25dd7a20mca6c8a261ea45a4e@mail.gmail.com> The website says "watch for our new look". Yup, as in Fox Sports/sports, not oldies...am guessing they will continue to carry the Fisher Cats (minor league team). Last year it was WKBR and WKXL (WKBR as flagship, WKXL with most games) On 3/17/06, John Bolduc wrote: > --- Doug Drown wrote: > > > Living up here in Maine, I've lost touch: what is WKBR's current fornat? > > -Doug > > Bird fed Oldies. They switched to oldies when Oldies 96.5 changed format > to the MILL (Classic Rock) > > John B > Derry NH > From radiotony@comcast.net Sat Mar 18 06:19:12 2006 From: radiotony@comcast.net (radiotony) Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:19:12 -0500 Subject: Absolut Broadcasting = WSNH + WSMN and now WKBR? In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0603180030s25dd7a20mca6c8a261ea45a4e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <200603181119.k2IBJbCf050046@rolinin.bostonradio.org> The Fisher Cats have decided not to do radio this year. The "Watch for our new look" and "Under Construction" labels have been on the site since they first switched to oldies. Although, they remain relevant even with the impending sale. Best, Anthony Schinella CEO/PD/A&E WKXL 1450 AM XL Marketing 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 Bob Nelson Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 3:31 AM To: John Bolduc; boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org; raccoonradio@gmail.com Subject: Re: Absolut Broadcasting = WSNH + WSMN and now WKBR? The website says "watch for our new look". Yup, as in Fox Sports/sports, not oldies...am guessing they will continue to carry the Fisher Cats (minor league team). Last year it was WKBR and WKXL (WKBR as flagship, WKXL with most games) On 3/17/06, John Bolduc wrote: > --- Doug Drown wrote: > > > Living up here in Maine, I've lost touch: what is WKBR's current fornat? > > -Doug > > Bird fed Oldies. They switched to oldies when Oldies 96.5 changed > format to the MILL (Classic Rock) > > John B > Derry NH > From xtrovato@yahoo.com Sat Mar 18 07:03:44 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:03:44 -0500 Subject: Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS Message-ID: <032001c64a84$04d5d960$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Here's your Saturday mornign news! Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS Team in talks to buy 25% stake in station http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2006/03/18/sox_look_to_move_broadcasts_to_wbos?mode=PF From stephanie@gordsven.com Sat Mar 18 07:44:56 2006 From: stephanie@gordsven.com (Stephanie Weil) Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:44:56 -0500 (EST) Subject: Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS In-Reply-To: <032001c64a84$04d5d960$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <032001c64a84$04d5d960$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <1568.66.65.49.10.1142685896.squirrel@66.65.49.10> On Sat, March 18, 2006 7:03, R Trovato said: > Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS > Team in talks to buy 25% stake in station Well that would really suck. WBOS is one of the few Boston FM stations that DON'T suck. WROR 105.7 being a close second. -- Stephanie Weil New York City, NY, USA From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Mar 18 13:56:22 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:56:22 -0500 Subject: Absolut Broadcasting = WSNH + WSMN and now WKBR? In-Reply-To: <200603181119.k2IBJbCf050046@rolinin.bostonradio.org> References: <1fbbbced0603180030s25dd7a20mca6c8a261ea45a4e@mail.gmail.com> <200603181119.k2IBJbCf050046@rolinin.bostonradio.org> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603181056y509ba49an2020b459eb392d4@mail.gmail.com> On 3/18/06, radiotony wrote: > > The Fisher Cats have decided not to do radio this year. No radio? Yikes! I went to a game last year (the first Saturday home game of the year) and listened to it on WKBR as I watched. OK on the "under construction" site--Bob From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Mar 18 13:57:50 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:57:50 -0500 Subject: Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS In-Reply-To: <1568.66.65.49.10.1142685896.squirrel@66.65.49.10> References: <032001c64a84$04d5d960$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <1568.66.65.49.10.1142685896.squirrel@66.65.49.10> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603181057i38e6ca79l5cc90ab3089475b5@mail.gmail.com> If they were to go to a Greater Media station I'd suggest WTKK. Somehow I think it would be a better fit on a talk station. What about Jay Severin (most games start at 7 weeknights)? Note that Jay's deal with GM was one year. If WTKK were to get Sox, Jay could sign with WRKO or WBZ On 3/18/06, Stephanie Weil wrote: > > On Sat, March 18, 2006 7:03, R Trovato said: > > Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS > > Team in talks to buy 25% stake in station > > Well that would really suck. WBOS is one of the few Boston FM stations > that DON'T suck. WROR 105.7 being a close second. > > -- > Stephanie Weil > New York City, NY, USA > From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Mar 20 09:17:25 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:17:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: Oldies WKBR In-Reply-To: <002e01c64a15$1f8b2860$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <20060320141725.91023.qmail@web30708.mail.mud.yahoo.com> As of 7:15am Monday the 20th they are still playing oldies. The switch is scheduled for today. John B Derry NH From mike@blindergroup.com Sat Mar 18 17:24:50 2006 From: mike@blindergroup.com (Mike Blinder) Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 17:24:50 -0500 Subject: Remember me? Mike Lawrence WLAM/WKZS Lewiston Portland (83-95) Message-ID: I was "googling" around the other day and put my old radio stage name: Mike Lawrence in and found an old post on this group (which I did not know existed). My air/professional name back in Maine was: Mike Lawrence (Legal name: Mike Lawrence Blinder I was morning man and station manager of WLAM/KKZS/WJBQ Lewiston-Portland, Maine from 1983 to 1993. I also spent a year as station manager of WCYY for Fuller Jeffrey in 1995. I later went on to the newspaper/ online world where now I live in Florida and own a media sales consultancy firm. I see some old friends on posts here: Dan Billings Bob Perry And others. Just wanted to let you know that I am alive & well and miss the old days of real radio. If any of you wish, drop me a line.. Mike ----------------------------------------- Mike Blinder, President The Blinder Group, Inc. Tampa Offices: 6139 Fjord Way New Port Richey, FL 34652 USA 727.847.2464 727.847.5959(f) http://www.BlinderGroup.com Http://www.MikeBlinder.com From xtrovato@yahoo.com Mon Mar 20 17:39:24 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:39:24 -0500 Subject: Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS References: <032001c64a84$04d5d960$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net><1568.66.65.49.10.1142685896.squirrel@66.65.49.10> <1fbbbced0603181057i38e6ca79l5cc90ab3089475b5@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <047801c64c6f$26cd2fe0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> What season are all MLB games going to satellite? -rt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: "Stephanie Weil" ; ; Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 1:57 PM Subject: Re: Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS > If they were to go to a Greater Media station I'd suggest WTKK. > Somehow I think it would be a better fit on a talk station. What about > Jay Severin (most games start at 7 > weeknights)? Note that Jay's deal with GM was one year. If WTKK were to get Sox, > Jay could sign with WRKO or WBZ > > On 3/18/06, Stephanie Weil wrote: > > > > On Sat, March 18, 2006 7:03, R Trovato said: > > > Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS > > > Team in talks to buy 25% stake in station > > > > Well that would really suck. WBOS is one of the few Boston FM stations > > that DON'T suck. WROR 105.7 being a close second. From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon Mar 20 20:57:14 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:57:14 -0800 (PST) Subject: Rex Trailer Message-ID: <20060321015714.39489.qmail@web30710.mail.mud.yahoo.com> If I heard correctly , Rex Trailer will be on WZMY channel 50 Derry at 9:00pm tonight (that's five minutes from now as I type this) John B Derry From xtrovato@yahoo.com Tue Mar 21 01:17:39 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 01:17:39 -0500 Subject: Rex Trailer References: <20060321015714.39489.qmail@web30710.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <019501c64caf$7e793be0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Any report on his appearance? -rt ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bolduc" Subject: Rex Trailer > If I heard correctly , Rex Trailer will be on WZMY channel 50 Derry at > 9:00pm tonight (that's five minutes from now as I type this) From revdoug1@verizon.net Tue Mar 21 08:47:59 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:47:59 -0500 Subject: Rex Trailer References: <20060321015714.39489.qmail@web30710.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <019501c64caf$7e793be0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <014a01c64cee$11697850$6401a8c0@pastor2> Re Rex: What was the name of the fellow who used to play Pablo? What else did he do professionally? Just curious. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "R Trovato" To: "John Bolduc" ; Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:17 AM Subject: Re: Rex Trailer > Any report on his appearance? > > -rt > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Bolduc" > > Subject: Rex Trailer > > > > If I heard correctly , Rex Trailer will be on WZMY channel 50 Derry at > > 9:00pm tonight (that's five minutes from now as I type this) > > From n1qgs@yahoo.com Tue Mar 21 09:11:33 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:11:33 -0800 (PST) Subject: Rex Trailer In-Reply-To: <019501c64caf$7e793be0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <20060321141133.83511.qmail@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Rex was there. Channel 50's new hostess with the first name of Portland (last name H....) appeared to be too young to appreciate who(m) she was interviewing. A real awkward introduction would have you believing that she was about to interview Fred Rogers. This was to the point that Rex had to interject that he was NOT Fred Rogers. Calls into Rex were very brief and were cut off quickly as callers tried to fondly tell of there childhood memories watching Boomtown. The second half of the segment was spent will a woman who does a childrens show on cable acess (Someone Rex had mentored). At the end, Rex, almost forcefully, got in a pitch for his Boomtown Video. The hostess didn't seem prepared for that. Rex looked good and remained composed throughout the process. I'm wondering if this Portland H. is/was one of Rex's students at one time, but I doubt it. She didn't do him justice. As for Channel 50's website and Miss Portland, she is NOT listed on the website as a host. I was disappointed in the presentation. John B Derry --- R Trovato wrote: > Any report on his appearance? > > -rt > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Bolduc" > > Subject: Rex Trailer > > > > If I heard correctly , Rex Trailer will be on WZMY channel 50 Derry at > > 9:00pm tonight (that's five minutes from now as I type this) > > From billo@shoreham.net Tue Mar 21 10:06:08 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:06:08 -0500 Subject: Rex Trailer In-Reply-To: <014a01c64cee$11697850$6401a8c0@pastor2> References: <20060321015714.39489.qmail@web30710.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <019501c64caf$7e793be0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> <014a01c64cee$11697850$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <1142953568.4420166072308@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting Doug Drown > Re Rex: What was the name of the fellow who used to play Pablo? What else > did he do professionally? Just curious. He was no rodeo star. Just once we hoped that old Pablo would stay on that old mule. Bill O'Neill From revdoug1@verizon.net Tue Mar 21 21:49:26 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:49:26 -0500 Subject: WBZ, WTAG and CBS Message-ID: <020a01c64d5b$3c132c50$6401a8c0@pastor2> I've noticed that while almost all the Clear Channel talkers have been switched to Fox Radio News in recent months, WTAG remains a holdout, continuing its long-time CBS affiliation. Is this because WBZ doesn't carry the hourly CBS newscasts during daylight hours? (I've often wondered why it doesn't.) -Doug From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Mar 22 00:16:10 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:16:10 -0500 Subject: WBZ, WTAG and CBS In-Reply-To: <020a01c64d5b$3c132c50$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <4420974A.5685.5D02DB@localhost> On 21 Mar 2006 at 21:49, Doug Drown wrote: > I've noticed that while almost all the Clear Channel talkers have been > switched to Fox Radio News in recent months, WTAG remains a holdout, > continuing its long-time CBS affiliation. Is this because WBZ doesn't > carry the hourly CBS newscasts during daylight hours? (I've often > wondered why it doesn't.) Some while ago, on a weekend, I noticed a newscast from "Clear Channel News" on WKOX/WXKS, instead of the Air America news they usually have. Fortunately, that was just an isolated incident, and Air America's own news is usually heard on WKOX/WXKS. -- 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 hmglaz@webtv.net Wed Mar 22 01:58:07 2006 From: hmglaz@webtv.net (Howard Glazer) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:58:07 -0500 Subject: Sox look to move broadcasts to WBOS In-Reply-To: boston-radio-interest-request@rolinin.BostonRadio.org's message of Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:00:01 -0500 Message-ID: <2283-4420F57F-22161@storefull-3336.bay.webtv.net> R. Trovato wrote: >What season are all MLB games going to > satellite? Last season. XM carries every regular season game game (home feeds only), selected exhibition games, and the entire postseason. This will be the second year of a 10-year deal, providing satellite radio survives the ongoing high-stakes content war, escalating RIAA fees, HD Radio, and various legal challenges from the NAB. Howard From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Mar 22 00:16:10 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:16:10 -0500 Subject: Rex Trailer In-Reply-To: <20060321141133.83511.qmail@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <019501c64caf$7e793be0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <4420974A.25066.5D021B@localhost> On 21 Mar 2006 at 6:11, John Bolduc wrote: > Rex was there. Channel 50's new hostess with the first name of > Portland (last name H....) appeared to be too young to appreciate > who(m) she was interviewing. Hmm. Could this be a pseudonym? There was a Portland Hoffa, who was Fred Allen's wife and a regular on his radio show in the 1940s. > A real awkward introduction would have you believing that she was > about to interview Fred Rogers. This was to the point that Rex had to > interject that he was NOT Fred Rogers. This doesn't surprise me. Back in October 1989, Buffalo Bob Smith and Clarabell appeared at the Hampshire Mall in Hadley. That weekend, there was some scavenger hunt going on at the University, and some kids turned up at the Mall looking for Rex Trailer. They had been told Rex Trailer would be at the Mall, and they were supposed to get his autograph. Buffalo Bob, who had never heard of Rex Trailer, was nonetheless obliging and gave them his autograph. Obviously, the kids at the University at that time were too young to know of Buffalo Bob Smith, but had somehow heard of Rex Trailer. -- 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 Wed Mar 22 03:28:04 2006 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 03:28:04 -0500 Subject: Alan Douglas? Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060322032645.03005c00@pop.registeredsite.com> Do any of you have a phone or an e-mail for Alan Douglas, the guy who is an expert on engineering history and collects old radios and old equipment? He lives in Pocasset (Cape Cod) and writes a lot of radio history articles from the engineering perspective. From dan.strassberg@att.net Wed Mar 22 07:12:27 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:12:27 -0500 Subject: WBZ, WTAG and CBS References: <4420974A.5685.5D02DB@localhost> Message-ID: <003101c64da9$fd55aca0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> The 3-minute (or so) TOH newscasts on WKOXKS come from AAR. The 60-sec headlines at the bottom of the hour (just barely) carry CCU's own brand. My understanding is that these are produced for CCU by Fox. If that is true, this is one Fox activity that is actually pretty much "fair and balanced." If so, I didn't know that Fox had the wherewithal to produce any sort of news that could meet even the most perfunctory test for objectivity. -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Joseph Ross" To: ; "Doug Drown" Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 12:16 AM Subject: Re: WBZ, WTAG and CBS > On 21 Mar 2006 at 21:49, Doug Drown wrote: > > > I've noticed that while almost all the Clear Channel talkers have been > > switched to Fox Radio News in recent months, WTAG remains a holdout, > > continuing its long-time CBS affiliation. Is this because WBZ doesn't > > carry the hourly CBS newscasts during daylight hours? (I've often > > wondered why it doesn't.) > > Some while ago, on a weekend, I noticed a newscast from "Clear > Channel News" on WKOX/WXKS, instead of the Air America news they > usually have. Fortunately, that was just an isolated incident, and > Air America's own news is usually heard on WKOX/WXKS. > > -- > 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 paulcurrier@adelphia.net Wed Mar 22 07:57:04 2006 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:57:04 -0500 Subject: Alan Douglas? References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060322032645.03005c00@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <000701c64db0$1e7254f0$a7483518@DG07P241> HI Donna, IN our phone book we have Alan S. Douglas, 409 Barlows Landing Road, Pocasset 02559; phone 508-563-6678. I hope he is the one. And, two of our local low power stations that broadcast as one have switched from automated oldies to automated "Frank FM". They are now know as WFRQ & WFQR. The article is in the Cape Cod Times today and may be online at capecod online.com. Scott Fybush has also been quoted in the article saying that they are focusing on 70's & 80's hits. Ho hum (for radio, not Scott). Paul Sandwich Cape Cod ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:28 AM Subject: Alan Douglas? > Do any of you have a phone or an e-mail for Alan Douglas, the guy who is an > expert on engineering history and collects old radios and old > equipment? He lives in Pocasset (Cape Cod) and writes a lot of radio > history articles from the engineering perspective. > > From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Wed Mar 22 10:02:43 2006 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:02:43 -0500 Subject: Alan Douglas? References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060322032645.03005c00@pop.registeredsite.com> Message-ID: <001101c64dc1$abc79b10$a7483518@DG07P241> And here is the link...... Paul http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/biz/radiorenovations22.htm From: "Donna Halper" To: Subject: Alan Douglas? Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:00 AM Do any of you have a phone or an e-mail for Alan Douglas, the guy who is an expert on engineering history and collects old radios and old equipment? He lives in Pocasset (Cape Cod) and writes a lot of radio history articles from the engineering perspective. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:28 AM Subject: Alan Douglas? > Do any of you have a phone or an e-mail for Alan Douglas, the guy who is an > expert on engineering history and collects old radios and old > equipment? He lives in Pocasset (Cape Cod) and writes a lot of radio > history articles from the engineering perspective. > > From kc1ih@mac.com Wed Mar 22 15:58:37 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:58:37 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) In-Reply-To: <000701c64db0$1e7254f0$a7483518@DG07P241> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060322032645.03005c00@pop.registeredsite.com> <000701c64db0$1e7254f0$a7483518@DG07P241> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060322155451.0257bbe8@mac.com> At 07:57 AM 3/22/2006, Paul B. Currier wrote: >And, two of our local low power stations that broadcast as one have switched >from automated oldies to automated "Frank FM". They are now know as WFRQ & >WFQR. The article is in the Cape Cod Times today and may be online at >capecod online.com. Scott Fybush has also been quoted in the article saying >that they are focusing on 70's & 80's hits. Ho hum (for radio, not Scott). There is nothing in the article to indicate that these stations are LPFM's. I believe they are regular commercial stations. Perhaps you meant they are class A stations which are less power than Class B, but still orders of magnitude more than LPFM. Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Wed Mar 22 17:50:42 2006 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:50:42 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060322032645.03005c00@pop.registeredsite.com><000701c64db0$1e7254f0$a7483518@DG07P241> <7.0.1.0.2.20060322155451.0257bbe8@mac.com> Message-ID: <000801c64e03$0c49f640$a7483518@DG07P241> Yes, lower power commercial FM's broadcasting the same programming to cover a decent area. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Weil" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:58 PM Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) > At 07:57 AM 3/22/2006, Paul B. Currier wrote: > > >And, two of our local low power stations that broadcast as one have switched > >from automated oldies to automated "Frank FM". They are now know as WFRQ & > >WFQR. The article is in the Cape Cod Times today and may be online at > >capecod online.com. Scott Fybush has also been quoted in the article saying > >that they are focusing on 70's & 80's hits. Ho hum (for radio, not Scott). > > There is nothing in the article to indicate that these stations are > LPFM's. I believe they are regular commercial stations. Perhaps you > meant they are class A stations which are less power than Class B, > but still orders of magnitude more than LPFM. > > > Larry Weil > Lake Wobegone, NH > > From nostaticatall@comcast.net Wed Mar 22 21:56:33 2006 From: nostaticatall@comcast.net (David Tomm) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:56:33 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) In-Reply-To: <000801c64e03$0c49f640$a7483518@DG07P241> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060322032645.03005c00@pop.registeredsite.com><000701c64db0$1e7254f0$a7483518@DG07P241> <7.0.1.0.2.20060322155451.0257bbe8@mac.com> <000801c64e03$0c49f640$a7483518@DG07P241> Message-ID: <9c6614395eb7ad6039662d3922a6c6a1@comcast.net> The stations that flipped are 93.5 in Harwich Port and 101.1 Mashpee. These are Class A FM's that used to be part of the old Boch Broadcasting cluster. They have simulcasted various formats off and on for many years now. Nassau owns these properties now and the new format is similar to the Frank stations they run in New Hampshire (106.3/Nashua), and Maine (107.5/Lewiston-Portland &105.5/Islesboro) On Mar 22, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Paul B. Currier wrote: > Yes, lower power commercial FM's broadcasting the same programming to > cover > a decent area. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Weil" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:58 PM > Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) > > >> At 07:57 AM 3/22/2006, Paul B. Currier wrote: >> >>> And, two of our local low power stations that broadcast as one have > switched >>> from automated oldies to automated "Frank FM". They are now know as > WFRQ & >>> WFQR. The article is in the Cape Cod Times today and may be online >>> at >>> capecod online.com. Scott Fybush has also been quoted in the article > saying >>> that they are focusing on 70's & 80's hits. Ho hum (for radio, not > Scott). >> >> There is nothing in the article to indicate that these stations are >> LPFM's. I believe they are regular commercial stations. Perhaps you >> meant they are class A stations which are less power than Class B, >> but still orders of magnitude more than LPFM. >> >> >> Larry Weil >> Lake Wobegone, NH >> >> > > From jjlehmann@comcast.net Wed Mar 22 22:39:16 2006 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:39:16 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) In-Reply-To: <9c6614395eb7ad6039662d3922a6c6a1@comcast.net> Message-ID: <200603230415.k2N4F1Lw086126@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> >The stations that flipped are 93.5 in Harwich Port and 101.1 Mashpee. >These are Class A FM's that used to be part of the old Boch >Broadcasting cluster. They have simulcasted various formats off and on >for many years now. Nassau owns these properties now and the new >format is similar to the Frank stations they run in New Hampshire >(106.3/Nashua), and Maine (107.5/Lewiston-Portland &105.5/Islesboro) Actually, I was very surprised, but it's NOT like those other Franks. This one is like 93.7 Mike FM. Lots of disco, Hot AC, just like the stuff Mike plays. They have a different voiceover guy as well. If anyone wants to hear samples, I can record MP3s, and email them. Jeff Lehmann Hanson, MA From joe@attorneyross.com Thu Mar 23 01:05:13 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 01:05:13 -0500 Subject: WBZ, WTAG and CBS In-Reply-To: <003101c64da9$fd55aca0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <4421F449.7624.6CFB23@localhost> On 22 Mar 2006 at 7:12, Dan Strassberg wrote: > The 3-minute (or so) TOH newscasts on WKOXKS come from AAR. The 60-sec > headlines at the bottom of the hour (just barely) carry CCU's own > brand. My understanding is that these are produced for CCU by Fox. If > that is true, this is one Fox activity that is actually pretty much > "fair and balanced." If so, I didn't know that Fox had the wherewithal > to produce any sort of news that could meet even the most perfunctory > test for objectivity. I haven't noticed headlines on the half hour. Most of the time the show seems to go through the half-hour mark. I'll have to pay more attention. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Mar 23 02:46:50 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:46:50 -0500 Subject: WBZ, WTAG and CBS In-Reply-To: <4421F449.7624.6CFB23@localhost> References: <003101c64da9$fd55aca0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <4421F449.7624.6CFB23@localhost> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603222346s6ce1768dm149e2e81ed53c6e6@mail.gmail.com> Is Fox News Radio owned by Fox? I'm pretty sure that Fox Sports is owned by Premiere and they lease the Fox name and Fox News Radio might also be run by someone else... From radiotest@cox.net Thu Mar 23 04:18:18 2006 From: radiotest@cox.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 04:18:18 -0500 Subject: WBZ, WTAG and CBS In-Reply-To: <1fbbbced0603222346s6ce1768dm149e2e81ed53c6e6@mail.gmail.co m> References: <003101c64da9$fd55aca0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <4421F449.7624.6CFB23@localhost> <1fbbbced0603222346s6ce1768dm149e2e81ed53c6e6@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060323041041.0227ebb8@cox.net> At 02:46 AM 3/23/2006, Bob Nelson wrote: >Is Fox News Radio owned by Fox? I'm pretty sure that Fox Sports is >owned by Premiere >and they lease the Fox name and Fox News Radio might also be run by >someone else. Both Fox News Radio and Fox Sports Radio are owned and operated by Fox (i.e., News Corp.) but satellite distribution is handled by Premiere. One of my stations is an FNR and FSR affiliate. Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA - WZZI / WZZU / WLNI / WLEQ http://members.cox.net/dalehcook/starcity.shtml From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu Mar 23 12:00:38 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:00:38 -0500 Subject: WBZ, WTAG and CBS In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20060323041041.0227ebb8@cox.net> References: <003101c64da9$fd55aca0$19eefea9@dstrassberg> <4421F449.7624.6CFB23@localhost> <1fbbbced0603222346s6ce1768dm149e2e81ed53c6e6@mail.gmail.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20060323041041.0227ebb8@cox.net> Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603230900u1d8c4af6naec73d1c0f69c3c0@mail.gmail.com> On 3/23/06, Dale H. Cook wrote: > Both Fox News Radio and Fox Sports Radio are owned and operated by > Fox (i.e., News Corp.) but satellite distribution is handled by > Premiere. One of my stations is an FNR and FSR affiliate. Oh, OK, thanks--had seen Fox Sports listed on Premiere page... From RBello@BelloAssoc.com Thu Mar 23 12:31:18 2006 From: RBello@BelloAssoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:31:18 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) In-Reply-To: <9c6614395eb7ad6039662d3922a6c6a1@comcast.net> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060322032645.03005c00@pop.registeredsite.com> <000701c64db0$1e7254f0$a7483518@DG07P241> <7.0.1.0.2.20060322155451.0257bbe8@mac.com> <000801c64e03$0c49f640$a7483518@DG07P241> <9c6614395eb7ad6039662d3922a6c6a1@comcast.net> Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.0.20060323122037.02e38050@pop.gis.net> Although these 2 stations (but operated as 1) have have several different formats over the past 5 years, they keep of returning to Oldies. They cover the Cape quite well with overlap in the population center of Hyannis. The stations have been jock less for years as the voice tracking was minimal. Listened yesterday and there are more interruptions to the music now than before. In Nassua's quest for a younger audience they are missing one point, the average age on the Cape is old. IIRC, Barnstable County is the oldest in the country. 60-70-80 year olders are not listening to 1980 hits. Both WQRC and WOCN play a lot of old stuff with some that would be at home on a "Music of Your LIfe" format. At 09:56 PM 3/22/2006, David Tomm wrote: >The stations that flipped are 93.5 in Harwich Port and 101.1 Mashpee. >These are Class A FM's that used to be part of the old Boch Broadcasting >cluster. They have simulcasted various formats off and on for many years >now. Nassau owns these properties now and the new format is similar to >the Frank stations they run in New Hampshire (106.3/Nashua), and Maine >(107.5/Lewiston-Portland &105.5/Islesboro) > > >On Mar 22, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Paul B. Currier wrote: > >>Yes, lower power commercial FM's broadcasting the same programming to cover >>a decent area. >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Larry Weil" >>To: >>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:58 PM >>Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) >> >> >>>At 07:57 AM 3/22/2006, Paul B. Currier wrote: >>> >>>>And, two of our local low power stations that broadcast as one have >>switched >>>>from automated oldies to automated "Frank FM". They are now know as >>WFRQ & >>>>WFQR. The article is in the Cape Cod Times today and may be online at >>>>capecod online.com. Scott Fybush has also been quoted in the article >>saying >>>>that they are focusing on 70's & 80's hits. Ho hum (for radio, not >>Scott). >>> >>>There is nothing in the article to indicate that these stations are >>>LPFM's. I believe they are regular commercial stations. Perhaps you >>>meant they are class A stations which are less power than Class B, >>>but still orders of magnitude more than LPFM. >>> >>> >>>Larry Weil >>>Lake Wobegone, NH >>> >> > From jjlehmann@comcast.net Thu Mar 23 15:06:26 2006 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:06:26 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) In-Reply-To: <6.1.2.0.0.20060323122037.02e38050@pop.gis.net> Message-ID: <200603232006.k2NK6UWw000127@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> >In Nassua's quest for a younger audience they are missing one point, the >average age on the Cape is >old. IIRC, Barnstable County is the oldest in the country. 60-70-80 year >olders are not listening to >1980 hits. Both WQRC and WOCN play a lot of old stuff with some that would >be at home on a >"Music of Your LIfe" format. You probably haven't heard these stations lately, because they did used to be like that. WQRC is now almost a Hot AC, playing many of the same songs as WCOD. They are closer to Hot AC than WMJX. WOCN is softer than WQRC, but they no longer play the traditional Soft AC/standards. WPLM is softer/older than WOCN. Just like with 101.1/93.5, if anyone wants to hear an hour or so scoped mp3 of them, just let me know. Jeff Lehmann Hanson, MA From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Thu Mar 23 15:53:24 2006 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:53:24 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) References: <20060323201512.GPDQ12259.edge2.adelphia.net@rwcrmhc14.comcast.net> Message-ID: <001b01c64ebb$d3e52ae0$a7483518@DG07P241> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Lehmann" To: "'Ron Bello'" ; "'David Tomm'" ; "'Paul B. Currier'" Cc: Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 3:06 PM Subject: RE: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) > >In Nassua's quest for a younger audience they are missing one point, the > >average age on the Cape is > >old. IIRC, Barnstable County is the oldest in the country. 60-70-80 year > >olders are not listening to > >1980 hits. Both WQRC and WOCN play a lot of old stuff with some that would > >be at home on a > >"Music of Your LIfe" format. > > You probably haven't heard these stations lately, because they did used to > be like that. WQRC is now almost a Hot AC, playing many of the same songs as > WCOD. They are closer to Hot AC than WMJX. WOCN is softer than WQRC, but > they no longer play the traditional Soft AC/standards. WPLM is softer/older > than WOCN. You hit the nail on the head Jeff. Greg Bone's QRC & OCN are very busy telling us that they play the best music on Cape Cod or some such promo drivel. He's told me that OCN is now in my demographic and they are now playing what I like (since Dick Golden and the older format were dumped). What the stations are playing mostly is stuff that I didn't like the first time around. Am I supposed to like it now???? Paul Sandwich > > Just like with 101.1/93.5, if anyone wants to hear an hour or so scoped mp3 > of them, just let me know. > > Jeff Lehmann > Hanson, MA > > From kc1ih@mac.com Thu Mar 23 16:27:39 2006 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:27:39 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) In-Reply-To: <001b01c64ebb$d3e52ae0$a7483518@DG07P241> References: <20060323201512.GPDQ12259.edge2.adelphia.net@rwcrmhc14.comcast.net> <001b01c64ebb$d3e52ae0$a7483518@DG07P241> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060323162521.0258c9a0@mac.com> At 03:53 PM 3/23/2006, Paul B. Currier wrote: >(since Dick Golden and the older format were dumped). Dick Golden now does a show on XM satellite radio. I'm not sure if he's actually an employee of XM or doing this on a free-lance basis. Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Mar 24 01:03:40 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:03:40 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) In-Reply-To: <6.1.2.0.0.20060323122037.02e38050@pop.gis.net> References: <9c6614395eb7ad6039662d3922a6c6a1@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4423456C.529.75A538@localhost> On the subject of Cape Cod stations, what is happening with WCRB's sister station, WFCC. Or has it happened already? -- 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 paulcurrier@adelphia.net Fri Mar 24 07:26:26 2006 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:26:26 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) References: <20060323201512.GPDQ12259.edge2.adelphia.net@rwcrmhc14.comcast.net><001b01c64ebb$d3e52ae0$a7483518@DG07P241> <7.0.1.0.2.20060323162521.0258c9a0@mac.com> Message-ID: <001501c64f3e$2bcdebc0$a7483518@DG07P241> Dick is working for one of the universities (Washington U?) in WDC and doing a couple of shows also. His musical taste and professionalism is sorely missed. He had a great audience - I used to listen to him on QRC when I lived in Braintree; my cohort in Norwood did also although not as easily as I did; another cohort in Newton could sometimes catch him in his driveway. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Weil" To: Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:27 PM Subject: Re: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) > At 03:53 PM 3/23/2006, Paul B. Currier wrote: > > >(since Dick Golden and the older format were dumped). > > Dick Golden now does a show on XM satellite radio. I'm not sure if > he's actually an employee of XM or doing this on a free-lance basis. > > > Larry Weil > Lake Wobegone, NH > > From paulcurrier@adelphia.net Fri Mar 24 07:29:41 2006 From: paulcurrier@adelphia.net (Paul B. Currier) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:29:41 -0500 Subject: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) References: <9c6614395eb7ad6039662d3922a6c6a1@comcast.net> <4423456C.529.75A538@localhost> Message-ID: <001b01c64f3e$a0088f40$a7483518@DG07P241> 'FCC is still classical. I'm not a very good classical fan but it will be a loss to see it join the demographics pit. It and WOMR are the only listenable stations left here on the cape which used to be a mecca for a variety of music. ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Joseph Ross" To: "David Tomm" ; "Paul B. Currier" ; "Ron Bello" Cc: Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 1:03 AM Subject: Re: Cape Cod Stations (was:Re: Alan Douglas?) > On the subject of Cape Cod stations, what is happening with WCRB's > sister station, WFCC. Or has it happened already? > > -- > 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 revdoug1@verizon.net Fri Mar 24 08:03:37 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:03:37 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations Message-ID: <014301c64f43$5de268c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> If WCRB and WFCC's new owners drop their classical formats, will that leave Nassau's "Maine Classical Network" stations as the only commercial stations in New England to continue that format? -Doug From billo@shoreham.net Fri Mar 24 10:14:08 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:14:08 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations In-Reply-To: <014301c64f43$5de268c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> References: <014301c64f43$5de268c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <1143213248.44240cc0b19db@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting Doug Drown : > If WCRB and WFCC's new owners drop their classical formats, will that leave > Nassau's "Maine Classical Network" stations as the only commercial stations > in New England to continue that format? > -Doug Yes. http://www.wcvtradio.com/ http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/vpr-classical/guide.guidemain And VPR Classical is just getting rolling. Bill O'Neill From revdoug1@verizon.net Fri Mar 24 12:18:16 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:18:16 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations References: <014301c64f43$5de268c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> <1143213248.44240cc0b19db@webmail.shoreham.net> Message-ID: <01be01c64f66$f14112b0$6401a8c0@pastor2> I an amazed --- and envious --- of what the RVT Group is doing to bring quality radio to Vermont.. (A locally-owned company, I might add.) This is what radio USED to aspire to be. -Doug -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill O'Neill" To: "Doug Drown" Cc: Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:14 AM Subject: Re: New England classical stations > Quoting Doug Drown : > > > If WCRB and WFCC's new owners drop their classical formats, will that leave > > Nassau's "Maine Classical Network" stations as the only commercial stations > > in New England to continue that format? > > -Doug > > Yes. http://www.wcvtradio.com/ > > http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/vpr-classical/guide.guidemain And VPR > Classical is just getting rolling. > > Bill O'Neill > From joe@attorneyross.com Sat Mar 25 00:14:00 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:14:00 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations In-Reply-To: <014301c64f43$5de268c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <44248B48.7947.316148@localhost> On 24 Mar 2006 at 8:03, Doug Drown wrote: > If WCRB and WFCC's new owners drop their classical formats, will that > leave Nassau's "Maine Classical Network" stations as the only > commercial stations in New England to continue that format? -Doug Speaking of which, WCRB now says that they're broadcasting in HD radio. Their Website has a link to http://www.hdradio.com/ . On the page of "HD2 Radio Formats Now on the Air or Coming Son" it lists classical for WTKK 96.9-2. Does anyone know anything about this? Perhaps this is where Greater Media plans to put the WCRB format when they take over. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 15 Court Square, Suite 210 Fax 617.742.7581 Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross.com From xtrovato@yahoo.com Sat Mar 25 03:56:47 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (R Trovato) Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:56:47 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations References: <44248B48.7947.316148@localhost> Message-ID: <010e01c64fea$c0d405e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> From: "A. Joseph Ross" > On the > page of "HD2 Radio Formats Now on the Air or Coming Son" it lists > classical for WTKK 96.9-2. Does anyone know anything about this? I can verify that WTKK is indeed running classical on it's HD-2 channel! And Magic 106.7's HD-2 channel is playing Jazz. Is the councilor going to purchase an HD radio for the office? From lglavin@lycos.com Sat Mar 25 15:00:19 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:00:19 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations Message-ID: <20060325200019.378D186B13@ws7-1.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill O'Neill" > To: "Doug Drown" > Subject: Re: New England classical stations > Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:14:08 -0500 > > > Quoting Doug Drown : > > > If WCRB and WFCC's new owners drop their classical formats, will that leave > > Nassau's "Maine Classical Network" stations as the only commercial stations > > in New England to continue that format? > > -Doug > > Yes. http://www.wcvtradio.com/ > > > Bill O'Neill It's interesting that one of the radio stations on this website has the call letters WLVB. When I see 'LVB' I think of Ludwig Van Beethoven. I don't know if you're aware that corporations on the New York Stock Exchange occasionally use 3-letter stock symbols that DO NOT reflect their listing name. One of these is Steinway Piano. Their stock symbol is not something like 'SPO', but instead is 'LVB'. That's because the greatest body of music for that instrument is not by Bach, Mozart or Chopin...it's the 32 Sonatas and the "Diabelli Variations" by Beethoven (ok not all of the 32 sonatas are up there, but the last grouping 28 thru 32 are in a universe of their own.) The classical station in Los Angeles uses the calls KMZT (Mozart); and the FM's in Southern Maine use call letters that cryptically mention Bach. If WLVB ever drops those calls, a classical station, commercial or non-commercial should snap them up. -- _______________________________________________ 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 Mar 25 14:48:11 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:48:11 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations Message-ID: <20060325194826.3EFCEE5BC8@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "R Trovato" > To: "A. Joseph Ross" , revdoug1@verizon.net, bri@bostonradio.org > Subject: Re: New England classical stations > Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:56:47 -0500 > > > > From: "A. Joseph Ross" > > > On the page of "HD2 Radio Formats Now on the Air or Coming Son" > > it lists classical for WTKK 96.9-2. Does anyone know anything > > about this? > > > I can verify that WTKK is indeed running classical on it's HD-2 channel! > > And Magic 106.7's HD-2 channel is playing Jazz. > > Is the councilor going to purchase an HD radio for the office? After a perusal of 96.9 FM's website, I don't see a programming page for WTKK-2. If I had an HD radio/tuner, I'd want to know what the "classical" channel was broadcasting in the future... WCRB used to do this but it was of no value because the fare was so banal and predictable, it didn't matter what was scheduled. By the way, my WGBH-TV/WGBX-TV/WGBH-FM and repeaters Program Guide came in the mail today, and the cover story is about April being "Classical Music Month" on WGBH-FM. If this was true a year ago, it was only a few weeks later that WGBH-FM cancelled 9 hours of classical music programming every week. If and when the severely watered-down, dumbed-down "classical music" programming disappears from the 102.5 dial spot, WGBH-FM may be under some pressure to restore at least this programming and add the Saturday night live broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. They will proably retain the weeknight jazz programming, but the stuff they air after "Prairie Home Companion" on Saturdays doesn't have much of a constituency and could easily be discarded. There was a footnote to the article in the 'GBH Program Guide about "Classical Music Month"...they too will add a classical HD chanel to 89.7, so we could wind up having classical music of some sort on WGBH-HD2, WTKK-HD2 and the second HD channel of 102.5. This could be like the 1960's when classical music, almost all of it programmed tastefully and intelligently, was available on WGBH-FM, WXHR-FM (96.9), WCRB AM&FM,and WBCN; (WBZ-FM 106.7 was weird...murky-sounding classical pragramming on reel-to-reel tapeswith no annoumcers and no way of identifying what was being played). -- _______________________________________________ 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 markwats@comcast.net Sat Mar 25 19:34:46 2006 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:34:46 -0500 Subject: Worcester Tornadoes Radio Network Message-ID: <004d01c6506d$17d748c0$69081f42@Mark> According to an article in the 3/23 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, the Worcester Tornadoes (Can-Am Baseball League) has a new radio network in place for the 2006 season. The stations on the network are: WCUW (91.3 Worcester-65 games) and WTAG (580 Worcester-27 games). WTAG is the Red Sox affiliate in Worcester and the 27 Tornadoes games they will carry are on dates that won't conflict with the Sox. All 92 Tornadoes games will air on WESO (970 Southbridge) WGAW (1340 Gardner) and WBNW (1120 Concord). The Tornadoes are buying the airtime on all the stations and will control the majority of the advertising inventory & revenue. The article also mentions that WCUW will air PSA's in lieu of the commercials airing on the other stations. The article also states that Tornadoes are accepting "tapes & resumes" in their search for a new broadcast team for this season. last season the Tornadoes games aired on WCRN (830 Worcester) but the team did not return to WCRN this season, claiming they were "less than pleased" with how WCRN handled game broadcasts. Mark Watson From revdoug1@verizon.net Sat Mar 25 21:05:25 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:05:25 -0500 Subject: Worcester Tornadoes Radio Network References: <004d01c6506d$17d748c0$69081f42@Mark> Message-ID: <00d201c65079$bf7e53f0$6401a8c0@pastor2> While we're on this subject: I noted in your post, Mark, that WTAG is the Red Sox affiliate in Worcester. I moved from the area 30 years ago and it was the Sox station for central Massachusetts not only way back then, but long before --- since the early '60s. I'm wondering two things: has that affiliation been consistent since I've been gone, and if so, is this a record, or are there other stations that have been Sox affiliates for that many years or even longer? Anyone know? -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Watson" To: "Boston Radio" Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:34 PM Subject: Worcester Tornadoes Radio Network > According to an article in the 3/23 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, the > Worcester Tornadoes (Can-Am Baseball League) has a new radio network in > place for the 2006 season. The stations on the network are: WCUW (91.3 > Worcester-65 games) and WTAG (580 Worcester-27 games). WTAG is the Red Sox > affiliate in Worcester and the 27 Tornadoes games they will carry are on > dates that won't conflict with the Sox. All 92 Tornadoes games will air on > WESO (970 Southbridge) WGAW (1340 Gardner) and WBNW (1120 Concord). The > Tornadoes are buying the airtime on all the stations and will control the > majority of the advertising inventory & revenue. The article also mentions > that WCUW will air PSA's in lieu of the commercials airing on the other > stations. > > The article also states that Tornadoes are accepting "tapes & resumes" in > their search for a new broadcast team for this season. last season the > Tornadoes games aired on WCRN (830 Worcester) but the team did not return to > WCRN this season, claiming they were "less than pleased" with how WCRN > handled game broadcasts. > > Mark Watson > > > From joe@attorneyross.com Sun Mar 26 00:10:49 2006 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:10:49 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations In-Reply-To: <010e01c64fea$c0d405e0$767ffea9@hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: <4425DC09.17406.72D854@localhost> On 25 Mar 2006 at 3:56, R Trovato wrote: > Is the councilor going to purchase an HD radio for the office? Probably not. I can get a number of classical channels on the Internet. -- 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 Mon Mar 27 11:45:01 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:45:01 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations In-Reply-To: <4425DC09.17406.72D854@localhost> References: <4425DC09.17406.72D854@localhost> Message-ID: <1143477901.4428168dabcf8@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting "A. Joseph Ross" : > On 25 Mar 2006 at 3:56, R Trovato wrote: > > > Is the councilor going to purchase an HD radio for the office? > > Probably not. I can get a number of classical channels on the > Internet. Perhaps the counselor will. Couldn't resist. Bill O'Neill From paulconnors@earthlink.net Mon Mar 27 15:57:56 2006 From: paulconnors@earthlink.net (Paul Connors) Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:57:56 -0500 Subject: Worcester Tornadoes Radio Network Message-ID: <380-220063127205756646@earthlink.net> WTAG has been the Worcester Red Sox station since 1967, the Impossible Dream season, and to the best of my knowledge this has been without interruption. Paul > [Original Message] > From: Doug Drown > To: Mark Watson ; Boston Radio > Date: 3/25/2006 9:07:03 PM > Subject: Re: Worcester Tornadoes Radio Network > > While we're on this subject: I noted in your post, Mark, that WTAG is the > Red Sox affiliate in Worcester. I moved from the area 30 years ago and it > was the Sox station for central Massachusetts not only way back then, but > long before --- since the early '60s. I'm wondering two things: has that > affiliation been consistent since I've been gone, and if so, is this a > record, or are there other stations that have been Sox affiliates for that > many years or even longer? Anyone know? > > -Doug From revdoug1@verizon.net Mon Mar 27 21:42:59 2006 From: revdoug1@verizon.net (Doug Drown) Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:42:59 -0500 Subject: Worcester Tornadoes Radio Network References: <380-220063127205756646@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <002301c65211$53e81c40$6401a8c0@pastor2> I listened to one of those 1967 games on WTAG while climbing Mount Monadnock, my GE portable radio firmly clasped in one hand. I was sixteen. I still have the radio. :-) -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Connors" To: "Doug Drown" ; "Mark Watson" ; "Boston Radio" Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:57 PM Subject: Re: Worcester Tornadoes Radio Network > WTAG has been the Worcester Red Sox station since 1967, the Impossible > Dream season, and to the best of my knowledge this has been without > interruption. > > Paul > > > [Original Message] > > From: Doug Drown > > To: Mark Watson ; Boston Radio > > > Date: 3/25/2006 9:07:03 PM > > Subject: Re: Worcester Tornadoes Radio Network > > > > While we're on this subject: I noted in your post, Mark, that WTAG is the > > Red Sox affiliate in Worcester. I moved from the area 30 years ago and it > > was the Sox station for central Massachusetts not only way back then, but > > long before --- since the early '60s. I'm wondering two things: has that > > affiliation been consistent since I've been gone, and if so, is this a > > record, or are there other stations that have been Sox affiliates for that > > many years or even longer? Anyone know? > > > > -Doug > > > From wollman@csail.mit.edu Tue Mar 28 11:33:58 2006 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:33:58 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations In-Reply-To: <20060325194826.3EFCEE5BC8@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20060325194826.3EFCEE5BC8@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <17449.25974.617225.755956@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > They will proably retain the weeknight jazz programming, but the > stuff they air after "Prairie Home Companion" on Saturdays doesn't > have much of a constituency and could easily be discarded. Have you ever attended a Says You! taping? I'd say the constituency is both fairly substantial and underserved, considering how quickly the tapings sell out at $21 a pop. -GAWollman From dan.strassberg@att.net Tue Mar 28 12:42:56 2006 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan Strassberg) Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:42:56 -0500 Subject: Translator on 96.1 in PLYMOUTH??? Message-ID: <000a01c6528f$115c4b20$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Was that a misprint in today's FCC actions? A Christian group in selling three translators in eastern Mass to another Christian group. According to the FCC actions, one of the translators is on 96.1 in Plymouth MA. That's just a hop, skip and jump from first-adjacent WATD and seems awfully close to, if not within, the 60 dBu contour of co-channel WSRS. Did I misread? Is it Plymouth NH? Or did the FCC mean 106.1? -- Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net eFax 707-215-6367 From radiotest@cox.net Tue Mar 28 13:08:17 2006 From: radiotest@cox.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:08:17 -0500 Subject: Translator on 96.1 in PLYMOUTH??? In-Reply-To: <000a01c6528f$115c4b20$19eefea9@dstrassberg> References: <000a01c6528f$115c4b20$19eefea9@dstrassberg> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060328125813.021e31f8@cox.net> At 12:42 PM 3/28/2006, Dan Strassberg wrote: >Was that a misprint in today's FCC actions? A Christian group in selling >three translators in eastern Mass to another Christian group. According to >the FCC actions, one of the translators is on 96.1 in Plymouth MA. That's >just a hop, skip and jump from first-adjacent WATD and seems awfully close >to, if not within, the 60 dBu contour of co-channel WSRS. Did I misread? Is >it Plymouth NH? Or did the FCC mean 106.1? It is a construction permit for translator W241AU, on 96.1 with an effective radiated power of 3 watts at 70 m. AMSL. The licensee is Horizon Christian Fellowship, and the specified transmitter location is on the east side of Route 3 across from the southern part of Bloody Pond. Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA - WZZI / WZZU / WLNI / WLEQ http://members.cox.net/dalehcook/starcity.shtml From wollman@csail.mit.edu Tue Mar 28 14:11:40 2006 From: wollman@csail.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:11:40 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations In-Reply-To: <014301c64f43$5de268c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> References: <014301c64f43$5de268c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <17449.35436.132391.87354@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> < said: > If WCRB and WFCC's new owners drop their classical formats, There isn't yet a deal for WFCC, so nobody knows what's going to happen to it. Nassau would be an obvious buyer, although I think they'd have to spin one of the "Frank"s if they wanted both Charles River stations. People are starting to wonder about the delay in closing the deal for WCRB. Normally a deal like this would be done by now, but they haven't even filed with the FCC yet, which suggests that Charles River and Greater Media are still haggling (over the price, I would bet). I should have photos of the WCRB/WFCC/WCN studios up on the site some time this week. In that same vein, there are now pictures up of WESX and WJDA. -GAWollman From billo@shoreham.net Tue Mar 28 15:08:05 2006 From: billo@shoreham.net (Bill O'Neill) Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:08:05 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations In-Reply-To: <17449.25974.617225.755956@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> References: <20060325194826.3EFCEE5BC8@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> <17449.25974.617225.755956@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <1143576485.442997a58e2be@webmail.shoreham.net> Quoting Garrett Wollman: > Have you ever attended a Says You! taping? > > I'd say the constituency is both fairly substantial and underserved, > considering how quickly the tapings sell out at $21 a pop. Good point. There is a lot of untapped revenue among people who are, essentially, public radio listeners. Commercial broadcasters would need to spend time studying the concept and less time coming up with and service marking a pithy format title and slogan. Bill O'Neill From lglavin@lycos.com Tue Mar 28 18:08:51 2006 From: lglavin@lycos.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:08:51 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations Message-ID: <20060328230851.CB46BE5BC7@ws7-2.us4.outblaze.com> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Garrett Wollman" > To: "Laurence Glavin" > Subject: Re: New England classical stations > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:33:58 -0500 > > > < said: > > > They will proably retain the weeknight jazz programming, but the > > stuff they air after "Prairie Home Companion" on Saturdays doesn't > > have much of a constituency and could easily be discarded. > > Have you ever attended a Says You! taping? > > I'd say the constituency is both fairly substantial and underserved, > considering how quickly the tapings sell out at $21 a pop. > > -GAWollman I've only heard snippets of this show and didn't find it compelling. I checked out the show's link at wgbh.org and noted that it's an hour-long show that could easily be ported to some other time period, let's say Sunday at 10:00 pm. That period has been turned over to non-jazz/blues programming already. If September comes, and it appears no station is offering the traditional BSO Saturday night broadcast, I think the partisans of Beethoven et al. will outnumber the wordplay aficionados. -- _______________________________________________ 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 Tue Mar 28 18:25:03 2006 From: Joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:25:03 -0500 Subject: New England classical stations In-Reply-To: <17449.35436.132391.87354@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> References: <014301c64f43$5de268c0$6401a8c0@pastor2> Message-ID: <44297F7F.19221.1489178@localhost> On 28 Mar 2006 Garrett Wollman wrote: > People are starting to wonder about the delay in closing the deal for > WCRB. Normally a deal like this would be done by now, but they > haven't even filed with the FCC yet, which suggests that Charles River > and Greater Media are still haggling (over the price, I would bet). I wonder whether someone took a good look at Theodore Jones's trust and decided there's a legal impediment there after all. Jones said he had set up a trust that would keep WCRB classical, and I've always suspected that they were dismissing it much too easily. > I should have photos of the WCRB/WFCC/WCN studios up on the site some > time this week. WCN? -- 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 ehennessy@verizon.net Tue Mar 28 18:41:59 2006 From: ehennessy@verizon.net (Ed Hennessy) Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:41:59 -0500 Subject: WILD Tower Down Message-ID: <005a01c652c1$356f9a30$2e01a8c0@D7X21231> I went down Commercial Street in Medford the other day and remembered to look off to one side. I missed when it happened, but the WILD stick is gone. I assume they've been diplexed at WXKS-AM for a while now, but the last I knew, the tower was still standing. Ed Hennessy From xtrovato@yahoo.com Tue Mar 28 21:33:07 2006 From: xtrovato@yahoo.com (Rob Trovato) Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:33:07 -0800 (PST) Subject: New England classical stations In-Reply-To: <17449.35436.132391.87354@khavrinen.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <20060329023307.60118.qmail@web35906.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > In that same vein, there are now > pictures up of WESX > and WJDA. Looking at the pictures....I am amazed at what passes for a 1kw transmitter these days! http://gallery.bostonradio.org/2006-03/boston/229-2902-med.html I remember them being at least a full rack~! They have certainly gotten much smaller over the years! I guess that the smallness is because they are all solid state (and digital)? -rt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From raccoonradio@gmail.com Wed Mar 29 02:14:02 2006 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:14:02 -0500 Subject: WBRU being sold Message-ID: <1fbbbced0603282314k5e5a511cnf74d572fd34b76ed@mail.gmail.com> http://www.motifmagazine.net/article/view/72 "Motif Magazine has confirmed rumors that Brown Broadcasting is in the process of selling modern Alt-Rock station 95.5 WBRU-FM. While phone calls to WBRU management have gone unanswered, several people close to the station have verified that the station's Board of Directors has authorized the sale. However, they report that the station is not being sold to a major broadcasting company but rather to a local privately-owned media company. There is rampant speculation about whether or not the new owners will keep WBRU's modern rock format. "WBRU celebrated it's 36th year last year, though in fact the station was started by two Brown University students in the 1936. While affiliated with Brown, WBRU is not directly owned by the university." From fox893@yahoo.com Wed Mar 29 04:26:08 2006 From: fox893@yahoo.com (Cooper Fox) Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:26:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: WMGX/Coast Spots Message-ID: <20060329092608.50617.qmail@web32913.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I saw the first TV spots for the Coast this morning. Well produced, but nothing too spectacular, especially since they're trying to push the fact that Maine has a "new" radio station. Just your standard announcer talking about the moniker and freq w/video clips of what they play in the background. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From n1qgs@yahoo.com Wed Mar 29 20:13:38 2006 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:13:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: ESPN 900 Nashua now ID'ing at top of hour as WGAM the Game Message-ID: <20060330011338.22658.qmail@web30709.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Heard today at 3pm. I thought I had the radio on 1590 Nashua, but it must have been 900 Nashua. WGAM, ESPN Sports Radio, the Game. WKBR 1250 Manchester also uses "the Game". I suspect they might be changing calls signs?? I sure hope it wasn't WSMN 1590 I was on, I would hate for them to change those calls signs! John B Derry NH