From dlh@donnahalper.com Fri May 1 13:55:27 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 13:55:27 -0400 Subject: a ratings question Message-ID: <20090501175538.CEC4444C03C@relay1.r1.iad.emailsrvr.com> I was talking to a friend of mine who works at a local TV station, and we were discussing how people are working longer hours and staying up later-- he noticed, for example, that his station's 11 pm newscast gets much stronger ratings now than, let's say, ten years ago. And then we were talking about how changing patterns in the economy and in what time people go to work have affected radio -- especially stations that are known for news and information. I know that some list-members are PDs or GSMs, so I was curious to know if morning drive is still the most highly rated daypart on your radio station, or has afternoon drive become equally important? From rac@gabrielmass.com Fri May 1 15:42:01 2009 From: rac@gabrielmass.com (Richard Chonak) Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 15:42:01 -0400 Subject: WTKK's Jay Severin Suspended Indefinitely In-Reply-To: <49FA3F3F.3000900@gabrielmass.com> References: <98417F5BA3B94D2CA590E77C6BCA1499@Mark> <49FA3F3F.3000900@gabrielmass.com> Message-ID: <49FB5089.2060604@gabrielmass.com> Yesterday, I listened to an audio clip on the Globe site, and figured the insult wasn't an ethnic slur, just a bit of name-calling against illegal immigrants. But the quotes in this Herald piece include some pretty ugly talk: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2009_05_01_%E2%80%98Hateful%E2%80%99_tone_keeps_Jay_Severin_on_WTKK_sidelines/ > Severin also called Mexican immigrants the ?lowest of primitives,? called one of Mexico?s biggest ?exports? ?women with mustaches and VD,? said Mexicans don?t practice hygiene, called Mexicans ?leeches? and said their kids aren?t vaccinated, don?t speak English and ?retard? U.S. Schools. [sic] However, his agent has a pretty good defense: WTTK has suspended Severin for outrageous comments -- which, he says, the station used in promos! Is there a chance that this kerfuffle is really just a publicity gimmick or a contract negotiation ploy? --RC From atolz@comcast.net Fri May 1 16:00:48 2009 From: atolz@comcast.net (Alan Tolz) Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 16:00:48 -0400 Subject: a ratings question References: <20090501175538.CEC4444C03C@relay1.r1.iad.emailsrvr.com> Message-ID: Not an information station, but the two highest rated hours (cume And TSL) for our Hartford, CT FM station are 3-4 PM and 4-5 PM. 7-8 AM is third. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 1:55 PM Subject: a ratings question >I was talking to a friend of mine who works at a local TV station, and we >were discussing how people are working longer hours and staying up later-- >he noticed, for example, that his station's 11 pm newscast gets much >stronger ratings now than, let's say, ten years ago. And then we were >talking about how changing patterns in the economy and in what time people >go to work have affected radio -- > especially stations that are known for news and information. I know that > some list-members are PDs or GSMs, so I was curious to know if morning > drive is still the most highly rated daypart on your radio station, or has > afternoon drive become equally important? > From marklaurence@mac.com Fri May 1 16:10:36 2009 From: marklaurence@mac.com (Mark Laurence) Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 16:10:36 -0400 Subject: a ratings question Message-ID: <0KIZ00FOLEPLCK90@asmtp016.mac.com> PPM's are showing afternoon drive to be as big or as even bigger than morning drive. Some Saturday numbers are also approaching weekday drivetime ratings. -----Original Message----- From: Donna Halper Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 1:55 PM To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org Subject: a ratings question I was talking to a friend of mine who works at a local TV station, and we were discussing how people are working longer hours and staying up later-- he noticed, for example, that his station's 11 pm newscast gets much stronger ratings now than, let's say, ten years ago. And then we were talking about how changing patterns in the economy and in what time people go to work have affected radio -- especially stations that are known for news and information. I know that some list-members are PDs or GSMs, so I was curious to know if morning drive is still the most highly rated daypart on your radio station, or has afternoon drive become equally important? From m_carney@yahoo.com Fri May 1 17:16:07 2009 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 14:16:07 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Sunbeam sues Nielsen Message-ID: <527694.87995.qm@web53307.mail.re2.yahoo.com> >From the WSVN website: http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI119585/ Now that he's settled with NBC (for now), Ed Ansin is going after Nielsen and the people meters. The ratings in the younger demos went down with the people meters, and Sunbeam is accusing Nielsen of monopolistic practices. From nostaticatall@charter.net Fri May 1 17:31:59 2009 From: nostaticatall@charter.net (Dave Tomm) Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 17:31:59 -0400 Subject: WTKK's Jay Severin Suspended Indefinitely In-Reply-To: <49FB5089.2060604@gabrielmass.com> References: <98417F5BA3B94D2CA590E77C6BCA1499@Mark> <49FA3F3F.3000900@gabrielmass.com> <49FB5089.2060604@gabrielmass.com> Message-ID: <4089172B-73DB-4E05-B938-05D692CCD876@charter.net> It might be. If this was just listeners or special interest groups complaining, I don't think there would be much of a problem. However, it's entirely possible that WTKK may have lost a few advertisers because of it, and that may be driving this move. With the changes going on at the FCC concerning possible changes to localism standards, Greater Media may be afraid that the station's license could be in jeopardy if they don't appear to be addressing the issue. This seems to be a little more to this than just a promotional stunt. -D On May 1, 2009, at 3:42 PM, Richard Chonak wrote: > Yesterday, I listened to an audio clip on the Globe site, and > figured the insult wasn't an ethnic slur, just a bit of name-calling > against illegal immigrants. > > But the quotes in this Herald piece include some pretty ugly talk: > http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2009_05_01_%E2%80%98Hateful%E2%80%99_tone_keeps_Jay_Severin_on_WTKK_sidelines/ > >> Severin also called Mexican immigrants the ?lowest of primitives,? >> called one of Mexico?s biggest ?exports? ?women with mustaches and >> VD,? said Mexicans don?t practice hygiene, called Mexicans >> ?leeches? and said their kids aren?t vaccinated, don?t speak >> English and ?retard? U.S. Schools. [sic] > > However, his agent has a pretty good defense: WTTK has suspended > Severin for outrageous comments -- which, he says, the station used > in promos! > > Is there a chance that this kerfuffle is really just a publicity > gimmick or a contract negotiation ploy? > > --RC From raccoonradio@mail.com Sat May 2 03:01:28 2009 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 02:01:28 -0500 Subject: Herald: Severin, agent to meet with WTKK on Monday Message-ID: <20090502070128.7D136AB8059@ws1-4a.us4.outblaze.com> Today's Herald says Jay Severin and his agent will meet with WTKK on Monday to discuss his future with the station. Is he coming back or not, and if so, would Greater try to re-negotiate his contract? If not, I could poss. see them putting McPhee in Graham's slot, Graham in pm drive, and a syndie host (Hannity?) or lower-paid local host at 7 pm...But we'll see. http://bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/2009_05_02_Jay_Severin__agent_to_discuss_future_with_WTKK/srvc=home&position=6 From irw@well.com Sun May 3 18:40:49 2009 From: irw@well.com (Blaine Thompson) Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 15:40:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Globe/Carr/CBS News Message-ID: The potential demise of the Boston Globe was a story on tonight's CBS Sunday Evening News. They interviewed Howie Carr, too. The story said that the Globe had to cut $10 million from the Boston Newspaper Guild or potentially face extinction. - Blaine --------------------------------------------------------------------- Blaine Thompson Indiana RadioWatch irw@well.com http://www.indianaradio.net AOL Instant Messenger: indianaradio5 From raccoonradio@mail.com Sun May 3 21:01:55 2009 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 20:01:55 -0500 Subject: Globe/Carr/CBS News Message-ID: <20090504010155.8BA0D83985@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> Thanks--here it is: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4988077n Howie calls the Globe out of touch and says of his own paper, "if we outlast the Globe by one day...we win." From raccoonradio@mail.com Mon May 4 06:55:37 2009 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 05:55:37 -0500 Subject: Globe interviews TALKERS' Harrison about talk radio Message-ID: <20090504105538.15CC083985@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> In an interview with the Globe, Michael Harrison of TALKERS says talk radio on AM and FM radio has about 4-5 yrs left --the Internet will be its future(he also says liberal talk radio is doing great--if you count NPR and shock jocks). He praises the "old" WRKO (and also has nice words about both Hannity and Colmes) http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/04/the_future_of_talk_radio/ He does point out that many of today's kids don't own radios, or at least don't consider radio an essential part of life. That's not encouraging. From sid@wrko.com Mon May 4 07:19:11 2009 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 07:19:11 -0400 Subject: Globe interviews TALKERS' Harrison about talk radio In-Reply-To: <20090504105538.15CC083985@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20090504105538.15CC083985@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <09109FACA2581A42BBA0C485CE660EE8441AD4A4A1@ENTCORMB1.etmcorad.com> >>many of today's kids don't own radios, or at least don't consider radio an essential part of life. That's not encouraging.<< All it takes is a walk through a college campus to see what the radio business is facing all too soon. Today's college students simply don't use radio the way previous generations did. They have far more choices and they use them to a far greater extent than they use radio. The campus station I engineer for used to have too many applicants for too few on-air slots. Now they can't even fill the ones they have, and those who do work at the station bring their PCs and use their personal music libraries instead of the music stocked by the station. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom New England 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Brighton MA 02135-2040 From raccoonradio@mail.com Tue May 5 03:07:19 2009 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 02:07:19 -0500 Subject: Severin still in limbo Message-ID: <20090505070720.5632783986@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> Jay Severin remained off the air again yesterday (VB filled in), as he and his agent met with Greater Media. Greater issued a statement saying that Jay will remain off the air till further notice. Herald: http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1170132 Meanwhile, Air America's Young Turks show is launching a drive to have those who were outraged by Severin's comments contact his advertisers and let them know they feel he was offensive and should be fired. From dave@skywaves.net Wed May 6 15:13:51 2009 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 15:13:51 -0400 Subject: Rehr Resigns from NAB References: <20090505070720.5632783986@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <3C3D41F41C874B7E80ABCB175053F1F7@skywaves.com> Radio Ink is reporting that David Rehr, the realtively new (3 1/2 years) president of NAB has resigned. From markwats@comcast.net Sun May 10 17:16:31 2009 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 17:16:31 -0400 Subject: WCAP Adds 5th Hour To Morning Show Message-ID: <500D9F5792AA49A6BCCD0AC9207E9241@Mark> Starting Monday, WCAP will add a fifth hour to it's "Merrimack Valley Radio In The Morning" show. The show will run from 6 to 11 AM Monday-Friday. Also, WCAP will be taking to the road for weekly lunchtime remotes from 12 Noon to 1PM with Ray Shackett Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting this week. Tuesdays will be at the Tewksbury Country Club and Wednesdays at the Pentucket Bank in downtown Haverhill in addition to continuing the Thursday lunch show from Salvatore's in Lawrence which has been airing for the past several months. Good to see more local programming being added on a radio station when many stations are cutting back on "live & local". Mark Watson From kc1ih@mac.com Sun May 10 17:42:35 2009 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 17:42:35 -0400 Subject: Jazz Brunch, R.I.P. Message-ID: <0KJG000AP6WOXX00@asmtp017.mac.com> Today was the last show of The Jazz Brunch on WFNX, after a 26 year run. Host Jeff Turton said he would read a statement in the last hour, but I was unable to listen at that time. Did anyone hear the statement who could summarize what was said, or have any further info as to why the show was cancelled? Thanks for your help. Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From markwats@comcast.net Mon May 11 18:15:14 2009 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 18:15:14 -0400 Subject: Ralphie Marino Loses Job At WERZ Just As He Adopts A Son Message-ID: Ralphie Marino was let go from WERZ Exeter NH recently as part of the second wave of Clear Channel cutbacks. Marino & his wife have 5 children, 2 who were adopted over the past month and the oldest daughter is heading off to college in the Fall. Marino tells Foster's Daily Democrat that his family loves the city of Portsmouth where they reside, and the loss of his job may require them to leave the city if he can't find another radio job in the area. Link to what I found to be an interesting article: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090511/GJNEWS_01/705119910/-1/FOSNEWS Mark Watson From elipolo@earthlink.net Tue May 12 18:03:35 2009 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 18:03:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Jazz Brunch, R.I.P. Message-ID: <32483294.1242165815431.JavaMail.root@elwamui-milano.atl.sa.earthlink.net> > From: "Larry Weil" > Sunday, May 10, 2009 5:42 PM > > Today was the last show of The Jazz Brunch on > WFNX, after a 26 year run. Host Jeff Turton > said he would read a statement in the last hour, > but I was unable to listen at that time. Did > anyone hear the statement who could summarize > what was said, or have any further info as to > why the show was cancelled? Jazz publicist Sue Auclair sent this out as part of an email. Sorry about the paste, but it was in an email, so there is no direct link: Boston-MA--May 11, 2009--Jazz host Jeff Turton announced today that WFNX FM has cancelled his show, The Sunday Jazz Brunch, as of his show yesterday after 26 years on the air. ?I got a call late last week informing me that this past Sunday would be my last show. The reason being given is budget cuts related to diminished revenues at both ?FNX and at the Boston Phoenix. While I wasn't surprised, given the nature of the newspaper business and radio in general, I am incredibly disappointed. I?m not sure where to go next but I guess I'll sleep in for a couple of weekends and then figure it out. I still plan on being active in some way but everything happened pretty quickly so I really haven't had much of an opportunity to figure out what's next,? noted Turton on Monday morning. EP From dlh@donnahalper.com Wed May 13 17:35:29 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 17:35:29 -0400 Subject: Ken Malden dies Message-ID: <20090513213614.411751D9F29@relay7.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> I've been out of town, but was informed that Ken Malden had died at age 83. Do any of you remember his career in Boston in the mid 1950s? He was on WBMS, if I recall correctly, but I think he was on at least one other station here too. His obit is here: http://www.miamiherald.com/459/story/1037783.html From pbencurrier@hotmail.com Wed May 13 19:34:04 2009 From: pbencurrier@hotmail.com (Paul Currier) Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 19:34:04 -0400 Subject: Ken Malden dies In-Reply-To: <20090513213614.411751D9F29@relay7.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> References: <20090513213614.411751D9F29@relay7.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> Message-ID: I remember enjoying Ken's music and his knowledge of the music he played. Good voice; good taste in music. I believe he went to Fla. after Boston. I think recall him being on after Symphony Sid for a while when Sid was here on WBMS. Paul C Cape Cod > Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 17:35:29 -0400 > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > From: dlh@donnahalper.com > Subject: Ken Malden dies > > I've been out of town, but was informed that Ken Malden had died at > age 83. Do any of you remember his career in Boston in the mid > 1950s? He was on WBMS, if I recall correctly, but I think he was on > at least one other station here too. > > His obit is here: http://www.miamiherald.com/459/story/1037783.html > From kvahey@comcast.net Wed May 13 18:06:32 2009 From: kvahey@comcast.net (Kevin Vahey) Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 17:06:32 -0500 Subject: Boston TV market getting hammered Message-ID: <4fc429770905131506w7b54e30co887d8a9e341c7a29@mail.gmail.com> This Globe story simply confirms what we already know. I am told a similar report exists for Boston radio but I have yet to see it. http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/05/13/tv_ad_revenues_tumble_in_boston/ We almost lost the Globe and you have to wonder what is coming next From dan.strassberg@att.net Thu May 14 07:40:03 2009 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 07:40:03 -0400 Subject: Ken Malden dies References: <20090513213614.411751D9F29@relay7.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> Message-ID: I remember him on stations besides WBMS (and, I think WILD, which WBMS became not long after I arrived in Boston (May '56)). What I can't remember are WHICH stations. I think there were quite a few. WHDH may have been one. WORL might have been another (try Len Zola). Another possibility is WLYN (good luck researching THAT!). ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 5:35 PM Subject: Ken Malden dies > I've been out of town, but was informed that Ken Malden had died at > age 83. Do any of you remember his career in Boston in the mid > 1950s? He was on WBMS, if I recall correctly, but I think he was on > at least one other station here too. > > His obit is here: http://www.miamiherald.com/459/story/1037783.html > From cdsull502@aol.com Thu May 14 08:27:29 2009 From: cdsull502@aol.com (cdsull502@aol.com) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 08:27:29 -0400 Subject: Ken Malden Message-ID: <8CBA2A67B339F15-CEC-466@MBLK-M05.sysops.aol.com> The obit for Ken Malden published in the Maimi Herald last?week?contains a photo of him seated at a WHEE microphone, if that helps at all.?? Mr. Malden worked as a sports?reporter doing updates at WQAM up until last year. Judging from the comments in?article, he was very well regarded by his peers down here?as a talented writer and broadcaster, in addition to being a very nice man. Chris Sullivan From dan.strassberg@att.net Thu May 14 10:47:49 2009 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 10:47:49 -0400 Subject: Ken Malden References: <8CBA2A67B339F15-CEC-466@MBLK-M05.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: I'm pretty sure that WBMS 1090 took--and then abandoned--the WHEE calls shortly before I arrived on Boston (May '56). WBMS was at one point a classical music station, but it could not always have been so because it was the legendary Boston home of Symphony Sid Torin, who definitely didn't play symphonic music (at least when he identified himself as Symphony Sid). I'm sure that Donna can answer this: Did WBMS have an ecelctic format in which they played classical music in some day parts and jazz in others? If so, did Sid Torin work both formats? If so, did he derive the Symphony Sid nickname from the fact that, in some parts of the same days in which he played jazz, he also announced symphonies? As for 1090's format when it had the WHEE calls, I can't help there, but I think it's a pretty good bet that classical music had disappeared from the station when it was known as WHEE. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:27 AM Subject: Ken Malden > The obit for Ken Malden published in the Maimi Herald > last?week?contains a photo of him seated at a WHEE microphone, if > that helps at all.?? Mr. Malden worked as a sports?reporter doing > updates at WQAM up until last year. Judging from the comments > in?article, he was very well regarded by his peers down here?as a > talented writer and broadcaster, in addition to being a very nice > man. > > Chris Sullivan From dlh@donnahalper.com Fri May 15 03:21:56 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 03:21:56 -0400 Subject: Ken Malden In-Reply-To: References: <8CBA2A67B339F15-CEC-466@MBLK-M05.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <20090515072244.BC0441B406A@relay29.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> At 10:47 AM 5/14/2009, Dan.Strassberg wrote: >I'm pretty sure that WBMS 1090 took--and then abandoned--the WHEE >calls shortly before I arrived on Boston (May '56). WBMS was at one >point a classical music station, but it could not always have been so >because it was the legendary Boston home of Symphony Sid Torin, who >definitely didn't play symphonic music (at least when he identified >himself as Symphony Sid). I'm sure that Donna can answer this: Did >WBMS have an ecelctic format in which they played classical music in >some day parts and jazz in others? If so, did Sid Torin work both >formats? If so, did he derive the Symphony Sid nickname from the fact >that, in some parts of the same days in which he played jazz, he also >announced symphonies? Well, let's take this a few questions at a time. First, I doubt that Symphony Sid Torin's nickname had anything to do with his work in Boston, since the newspapers in New York referrred to him as "Symphony Sid, the jiving kid" as far back as 1940 (!) when he was on the air in the Bronx, NY as a fast-talking d.j. who did rhyming slang and played lots of black music on WBNX. Sid managed to work in Boston for WBMS (around 1955) and before that, for WCOP (circa 1952-53) and also for WMEX at some point in the mid-50s, if I recall. WBMS had a variety of musical formats-- at one time, in early 1954, it was the Boston affiliate of the short-lived National Negro Network, and it had played some black programming prior to that affiliation, including a jazz show with bandleader and jazz pianist Sabby Lewis... At its inception, WBMS went on the air (in late November 1946) as a Beautiful Music station, but switched away from that in the spring of 1951. And speaking of the spring of 1951, that was when WBMS gave up the beautiful music calls and picked up WHEE for their foray into popular music-- but by July of 1952, the station had resumed using the WBMS call letters. From dlh@donnahalper.com Fri May 15 03:36:30 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 03:36:30 -0400 Subject: Ken Malden dies In-Reply-To: References: <20090513213614.411751D9F29@relay7.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> Message-ID: <20090515073718.BF6221B402F@relay29.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> At 07:40 AM 5/14/2009, Dan.Strassberg wrote: >I remember him on stations besides WBMS (and, I think WILD, which WBMS >became not long after I arrived in Boston (May '56)). Ken was also on the old WVDA for a while, circa 1955. From dlh@donnahalper.com Fri May 15 09:48:25 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:48:25 -0400 Subject: Ken Malden dies In-Reply-To: <20090515102755.C75C61BF28D@ws1-10.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20090515102755.C75C61BF28D@ws1-10.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <20090515134916.D5A4D1B4086@relay16.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> At 06:27 AM 5/15/2009, Bud Torchia wrote: >Donna .... was WVDA original calls?? Where did the station go from VDA? WVDA stood for the new owner, Vic Diehm Associates; Vic was a Pennsylvania station owner who bought it circa 1953 -- he later became president of Mutual Broadcasting. More about the station's history and short life later-- I'm off to a meeting! From revdoug1@myfairpoint.net Fri May 15 11:12:20 2009 From: revdoug1@myfairpoint.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 11:12:20 -0400 Subject: Ken Malden dies References: <20090515102755.C75C61BF28D@ws1-10.us4.outblaze.com> <20090515134916.D5A4D1B4086@relay16.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> Message-ID: <616AE38B6D9D4C3B93CEEBED18418E0A@DougDrown> I'm not Donna, and as a radio historian I'm a mighty poor substitute, but for now . . . the 1260 spot occupied by WVDA was originally that of WNAC, which moved to 680 (which in turn was originally WLAW in Lawrence). WVDA later became WEZE, around 1957. Donna can, and I'm sure will, tell us more. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: "Bud Torchia" Cc: Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 9:48 AM Subject: Re: Ken Malden dies > At 06:27 AM 5/15/2009, Bud Torchia wrote: > > >>Donna .... was WVDA original calls?? Where did the station go from VDA? > > WVDA stood for the new owner, Vic Diehm Associates; Vic was a Pennsylvania > station owner who bought it circa 1953 -- he later became president of > Mutual Broadcasting. More about the station's history and short life > later-- I'm off to a meeting! From songbook24@gmail.com Thu May 14 23:49:55 2009 From: songbook24@gmail.com (Russ Butler) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 20:49:55 -0700 Subject: Symphony Sid on WHEE and Ken Malden Message-ID: <4A0CE663.7020103@gmail.com> Dan is right, Sid was on WHEE as a jazz deejay from a hotel on Commonwealth Avenue studios (bay windows with long drapes [for soundproofing from traffic?] that overlooked Com Ave on the second floor) a bit ostentatious for a radio studio. The hotel was just down from Kenmore Square (forgot the name). The WHEE turntables and console were in the corner of the large hotel room with high ceilings, a bay window was behind the deejay's chair. I can still picture the setting of my visit in the 1950's. It almost exactly resembled the WRUL studios in the red brickstone building on Com Ave near the Boston Gardens (with the Swan Boats). Sid used to ID the station as "We are - - -W-H-E-E-E-E-E in Boston" just for fun, of course. He was a clerk at a symphony music record store in NYC where he introduced rock and roll records to customers - hence, the "Symphony Sid, Classy Kid" moniker for Sid Torin. Wikipedia has this posted about Sid Torin (he didn't announce symphony broadcasts): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_Sid Ken Malden did follow Sid's shift on WHEE, as I remember, playing a popular music format on the daytime station. WBMS dropped classical music on April 27, 1950. WHEE did not play classical music at 1090AM in the early-50's, that was the format exclusively for WCRB 1330AM ("The Charles River Broadcasting Company") WBCN-FM (Boston's Classical Network) until WGBH went on the air and WXHR-FM on Mt. Zion were added classical music to the dial. Thanks for some great shows, Ken, our prayers are with you on your voyage. =Russ Butler From dan.strassberg@att.net Sat May 16 06:35:55 2009 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 06:35:55 -0400 Subject: Symphony Sid on WHEE and Ken Malden References: <4A0CE663.7020103@gmail.com> Message-ID: I remember visiting what, by then, had become WILD's studios in that hotel, which I think was called The Somerset. It was on the tiver side of Comm Ave a block or so west of Mass Ave. The building may stand to this day, though probably under a different name. On both sides of Comm Ave in that area, there were other buildings that, from the street, resembled the Somerset (ornate scroll-work; maybe even gargoyles). The visit would have taken place while I was a grad student across the river at MIT. (That would make it sometime between May '56 and May '58). It was after Bartell Media's (WOKY, KCBQ) brief fling at operating WILD. When I visited, WILD was under the ownership of (or was being LMAed from Bartell by) a guy named Nelson Noble, who brought in Bill Marlowe, Stan Richards, and Joe Smith as the air staff. Ken Malden may still have been with the station, doing news in AM drive, some weekend shifts, and maybe also the short shift between the end of Smith's show at 6:00PM and sunset in the summer. I walked in in the late morning when Richards was on duty, apparently alone, at the station. He had left WORL (950) on the other side of Kenmore Sq to join WILD's, umm, Noble (and short-lived) experiment. The expeiment was a commercial flop but the station sounded great to these ears. In any event, WHEE/WBMS/WILD had apparently moved within the Somerset building from the studios Russ described to a penthouse on the roof. The Somerset was a low building--only four or five stories, plus the penthouse, as I recall. Also, as I recall, the elevator did not drop me off inside the penthouse, but rather in a small structure on the roof near the penthouse. I had to go outside, on the roof and walk maybe 50' to the penthouse. I do recall, however, that it was a sunny day and Richard's studio was filled with sunlight, so the penthouse, which was not visible from the street, probably did have good-sized windows. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Butler" To: ; "Dan Strassberg" Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:49 PM Subject: Symphony Sid on WHEE and Ken Malden > Dan is right, Sid was on WHEE as a jazz deejay from a hotel on > Commonwealth Avenue studios (bay windows with long drapes [for > soundproofing from traffic?] that overlooked Com Ave on the second > floor) a bit ostentatious for a radio studio. > The hotel was just down from Kenmore Square (forgot the name). The > WHEE turntables and console were in the corner of the large hotel > room with high ceilings, a bay window was behind the deejay's chair. > I can still picture the setting of my visit in the 1950's. It > almost exactly resembled the WRUL studios in the red brickstone > building on Com Ave near the Boston Gardens (with the Swan Boats). > > Sid used to ID the station as "We are - - -W-H-E-E-E-E-E in Boston" > just for fun, of course. He was a clerk at a symphony music record > store in NYC where he introduced rock and roll records to > customers - hence, the "Symphony Sid, Classy Kid" moniker for Sid > Torin. Wikipedia has this posted about Sid Torin (he didn't > announce symphony broadcasts): > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_Sid > > Ken Malden did follow Sid's shift on WHEE, as I remember, playing a > popular music format on the daytime station. WBMS dropped classical > music on April 27, 1950. WHEE did not play classical music at > 1090AM in the early-50's, that was the format exclusively for WCRB > 1330AM ("The Charles River Broadcasting Company") WBCN-FM (Boston's > Classical Network) until WGBH went on the air and WXHR-FM on Mt. > Zion were added classical music to the dial. > > Thanks for some great shows, Ken, our prayers are with you on your > voyage. =Russ Butler > > > From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat May 16 14:31:15 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 14:31:15 -0400 Subject: Symphony Sid on WHEE and Ken Malden In-Reply-To: References: <4A0CE663.7020103@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20090516183207.8B7301B4003@relay16.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> At 06:35 AM 5/16/2009, Dan.Strassberg wrote: >I remember visiting what, by then, had become WILD's studios in that >hotel, which I think was called The Somerset. It was on the tiver side >of Comm Ave a block or so west of Mass Ave. Well, let's go back a few years, since we originally began discussing Ken Malden and Symphony Sid. In mid 1953, Sid was doing a late night shift on WCOP (1150 AM), while Malden was doing afternoon drive on WVDA (1260 AM). At that time, WCOP (which had originally been at the Hotel Copley), was at 485 Boylston, and I believe that WVDA was still at 275 Tremont (Hotel Bradford). I found this out years later, of course, but at the time it was happening, I didn't know any of it-- I was very young, and my folks only listened to WHDH-- they were big fans of Ken and Bill ("Ken Wilson at the organ, Bill Green at the piano!"), Bob Clayton's Boston Ballroom, Fred B. Cole, Ray Dorey; and over on WBZ, they liked Bob and Ray. So, those were the personalities I remember from my earliest childhood. I don't think I ever heard Symphony Sid at that time, even though he had long since established quite a name for himself... By 1956, WBMS had moved from the Hotel Shelton, which was near Boston University, I believe, over to the Hotel Somerset, as Dan accurately recalls. The station remained at the Somerset for years-- I visited it (as WILD) in the early 1980s and it was still there, prior to when then-owner Ken Nash moved the studios to Roxbury. Anyway, WBMS was sold to Bartell Broadcasting and then re-named WILD in early September 1957, according to the Trades and local newspaper reports. Ken Malden ended up working at WILD, in fact, doing airwork and promotion. And Vice Diehm exited the Boston scene in late 1957. WVDA was sold to Air Trails Broadcasting, which then changed the call letters to WEZE in early December of that year. As for the many versions of how Symphony Sid got his name, one version told by the black newspapers in 1940 was that he was a sharp dresser, and one of his first sponsors was a clothing store which did call him "Symphony Sid, the Classy Kid"-- why the "Symphony" name? Well, Russ is correct that Sid never was on a classical station, nor did he sell classical records at that time, so perhaps it just sounded alliterative (two words beginning with S) or perhaps "symphony" was a word that was meant to evoke "class" or being "upscale", given that he was called the "classy kid" on the air (in addition to the "jiving kid" and the "swinging kid")... From heritageradio@msn.com Sun May 17 01:14:56 2009 From: heritageradio@msn.com (thomas heathwood) Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 01:14:56 -0400 Subject: Possible WHEE Locations Message-ID: Seems to me that the possibilities for the WHEE studio in the described area of Knemore Square would have been: The Kenmore, The Somerset, The Braemore and the Myles Standish. Of course the Buckminster was directly in Kenmore Square and was adjacent to WNAC/The Yankee Network at 21 Brookline Avenue. Tom Heathwood From dlh@donnahalper.com Sun May 17 01:50:57 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 01:50:57 -0400 Subject: Possible WHEE Locations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20090517055151.5918D1FE19C@relay12.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> At 01:14 AM 5/17/2009, thomas heathwood wrote: >Seems to me that the possibilities for the WHEE studio in the >described area of Knemore Square would have been: >The Kenmore, The Somerset, The Braemore and the Myles Standish. Actually, based on looking at old issues of Radio Annual and Broadcasting Yearbooks, it seems that WBMS moved only for a brief period of time -- when they changed format away from beautiful music to pop and took the call letters of WHEE in May 1951; at that time, they listed an address of 35 Court Street. However, by the summer of 1952, the WHEE experiment ended, WBMS returned, and so did the studio location at the Hotel Shelton, which was not far from the Myles Standish, in the area near Boston University. That location did not change till 1956. From m_carney@yahoo.com Mon May 18 16:18:47 2009 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 13:18:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: RTN on WMFP Message-ID: <964238.2202.qm@web53312.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Scott had a mention of Retro Television Network (RTN) coming to WMFP. I just flipped them on in the office - the Comcast on-screen listing had RTN programming ("Kojack" @ 3p, "Emergency" @ 4p) but they're still running infomercials. Anyone have any idea when they're switching? I've been watching RTN over the air on WJAR 10.2 and have been thoroughly enjoying it! It would be nice to watch without the occasional dropouts whenever I move about. From friedbagels@gmail.com Tue May 19 12:10:44 2009 From: friedbagels@gmail.com (Aaron Read) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 12:10:44 -0400 Subject: Possible WHEE Locations Message-ID: <4A12DA04.6010902@gmail.com> For reference, the former Hotel Shelton is the current Shelton Hall dormitory for Boston University, located at 91 Bay State Road. (and where yours truly lived for three years!) It is quite literally one block away from Myles Standish Hall, also a BU dorm and, for many years, was the home of WTBU, the campus-only student radio station. That one block can seem mighty long depending on the time of year, depth of the snow and how much vinyl/CD's you're carrying...lemme tell ya! -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Read | Finger Lakes Public Radio friedbagels@gmail.com | General Manager (WEOS & WHWS-LP) Geneva, NY 14456 | www.weos.org / www.whws.fm Actually, based on looking at old issues of Radio Annual and Broadcasting Yearbooks, it seems that WBMS moved only for a brief period of time -- when they changed format away from beautiful music to pop and took the call letters of WHEE in May 1951; at that time, they listed an address of 35 Court Street. However, by the summer of 1952, the WHEE experiment ended, WBMS returned, and so did the studio location at the Hotel Shelton, which was not far from the Myles Standish, in the area near Boston University. That location did not change till 1956. From markwats@comcast.net Tue May 19 18:22:40 2009 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 18:22:40 -0400 Subject: WBZ-TV & WFXT To Share Helicopter Message-ID: The Boston Globe reports as of June 1st, WBZ-TV & WFXT will begin sharing a helicopter for news coverage. The lease on WBZ's copter was coming to an end soon, and WFXT's current chopper will be repainted in neutral colors, no logos. The stations are also discussing possibly sharing video on the ground for news conferences and other events. http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/05/two_local_tv_st.html Mark Watson From dlh@donnahalper.com Tue May 19 21:39:01 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 21:39:01 -0400 Subject: student of mine needs a job Message-ID: <20090520013931.4D4471B4003@relay20.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> If any of you from anywhere in Massachusetts or Southern NH can help me out on this, I'd be grateful. A student of mine (actually, former student-- she just graduated with honors) is seeking an entry-level job that's involved with sports. She's a championship athlete (softball) and has done some coaching. She ultimately wants to work in sports management or promotion/ event planning. She's a working class kid with a can-do attitude, and she really really needs a job. As I said, her hope is that the job would put her in contact with sports in some way (any sport, pro or amateur, major or minor league, men's or women's-- she just loves sports). She isn't seeking on-air, and is very happy to work behind the scenes to get experience. Full or part-time, just to get that first break. Anyone with a suggestion, contact me off-list and I'll send you her resum?. From jjlehmann@comcast.net Tue May 19 22:24:42 2009 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 22:24:42 -0400 Subject: RTN on WMFP In-Reply-To: <964238.2202.qm@web53312.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <964238.2202.qm@web53312.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <001b01c9d8f2$22835f50$678a1df0$@net> > Scott had a mention of Retro Television Network (RTN) coming to WMFP. I > just flipped them on in the office - the Comcast on-screen listing had > RTN programming ("Kojack" @ 3p, "Emergency" @ 4p) but they're still > running infomercials. Anyone have any idea when they're switching? I've > been watching RTN over the air on WJAR 10.2 and have been thoroughly > enjoying it! It would be nice to watch without the occasional dropouts > whenever I move about. It looks like the reports were incorrect, unfortunately. RTN is now on the air, but only on 62.2, not 62.1, the main signal that gets all the cable coverage. Jeff Lehmann Hanson, MA From m_carney@yahoo.com Wed May 20 06:24:55 2009 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 03:24:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: RTN on WMFP In-Reply-To: <001b01c9d8f2$22835f50$678a1df0$@net> References: <964238.2202.qm@web53312.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <001b01c9d8f2$22835f50$678a1df0$@net> Message-ID: <3425.45675.qm@web53307.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Too bad - that's one of the OTA signals I have problems with. I know that the rate for infomercials has hit rock bottom, but it's still easier than selling individual spots. At least WJAR and WHDH had a list of local advertisers to work with for selling time on their digital subchannels. It could also be a case of having to contractually carry the infomercials until the end of the month (or another future date.) From m_carney@yahoo.com Wed May 20 06:51:53 2009 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 03:51:53 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Randy Price to WCVB? Message-ID: <645854.82527.qm@web53311.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Take it for what it's worth, there is a report in the Herald's Inside Track that Randy Price may be doing mornings for WCVB soon: http://bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/2009_05_20_Randy_Price_s_return_/srvc=home&position=also From m_carney@yahoo.com Thu May 21 12:15:46 2009 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 09:15:46 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WMFP legal ID Message-ID: <583356.29367.qm@web53308.mail.re2.yahoo.com> I was finally able to get WMFP in OTA last night (had to put the antenna flat on the bed!) On 62.1 the legal ID says WMFP channel 62 and WMFP-DT channel 18. The legal on 62.2 is WMFP 18.1 (with the RTN logo on the bottom left of the screen). I'm suprised that they use their actual and not virtual channel, and have the wrong subchannel # listed. From scott@fybush.com Thu May 21 12:28:57 2009 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 12:28:57 -0400 Subject: WMFP legal ID In-Reply-To: <583356.29367.qm@web53308.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <583356.29367.qm@web53308.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4A158149.8020102@fybush.com> Maureen Carney wrote: > I was finally able to get WMFP in OTA last night (had to put the > antenna flat on the bed!) On 62.1 the legal ID says WMFP channel 62 > and WMFP-DT channel 18. The legal on 62.2 is WMFP 18.1 (with the RTN > logo on the bottom left of the screen). I'm suprised that they use > their actual and not virtual channel, and have the wrong subchannel # > listed. I'm pretty sure that the IDs for all the RTN stations are generated by RTN itself and not done by the individual affiliates. Someone probably sent RTN bad information. (In Fort Wayne, where my in-laws live, there's a CW subchannel on one of the local stations, WPTA-DT 21.1. Its ID proudly proclaims it to be "CW 19/7." 19 is the channel number on the local Comcast system, which makes sense...7 is the cable channel it occupies on one random system out in the boonies 35 miles away, which makes no sense at all! I asked once about it and was told, "They just send us that ID. We had nothing to do with it.") s From rogerkirk@ttlc.net Thu May 21 14:22:10 2009 From: rogerkirk@ttlc.net (Roger Kirk) Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 14:22:10 -0400 Subject: Playback Question Message-ID: <4A159BD2.5010602@ttlc.net> Walt Perkins does sports live in the morning, but appears to record a couple for after his air shift is done. 1. Does he get paid only to record these sportscasts? or 2. Does he get paid to record them and paid again when they are played on-air? or 3. Does he only get paid when they air? I'm asking, because I don't understand why they don't continue to use his recorded sportscasts later in the day instead of having the air announcer do it. From lglavin@mail.com Thu May 21 17:23:21 2009 From: lglavin@mail.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 16:23:21 -0500 Subject: Boston PPMs Message-ID: <20090521212322.961CB1BF287@ws1-10.us4.outblaze.com> The latest Portabello People Meter Readings for the Boston ADI are in; not looking good for WTKK, formerly known as "Boston's fastest growing radio station": http://www.radio-info.com/site/markets/grid/boston ERRATUM: WSHK-FM 105.3 in the Seacoast Region of NH is listed as WSHK-AM -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com From Kaimbridge@gmail.com Thu May 21 17:51:24 2009 From: Kaimbridge@gmail.com (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild) Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 21:51:24 +0000 Subject: [B-R-I] Re: RTN on WMFP Message-ID: <4A15CCDC.1000007@Gmail.com> Jeff Lehmann wrote, >> Scott had a mention of Retro Television Network (RTN) >> coming to WMFP. I just flipped them on in the office - >> the Comcast on-screen listing had RTN programming >> ("Kojack" @ 3p, "Emergency" @ 4p) but they're still >> running infomercials. > It looks like the reports were incorrect, unfortunately. > RTN is now on the air, but only on 62.2, not 62.1, the > main signal that gets all the cable coverage. Well, now they are on both 18.1/62.1 and 18.2/62.2, though .2 is about a half a second ahead of .1! ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From radio88@radio88.net Thu May 21 21:23:11 2009 From: radio88@radio88.net (Todd Glickman) Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 21:23:11 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Tom Cuddy Message-ID: <1321.24.61.78.240.1242955391.squirrel@webmail.nii.net> I've been out of town for a few days. Did I hear Tom Cuddy back doing sports on WBZ this afternoon? Todd Glickman MIT Office of Corporate Relations WMBR 88.1 FM -and- WCBS 880 AM radio88@radio88.net From dlh@donnahalper.com Thu May 21 21:31:54 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 21:31:54 -0400 Subject: Tom Cuddy In-Reply-To: <1321.24.61.78.240.1242955391.squirrel@webmail.nii.net> References: <1321.24.61.78.240.1242955391.squirrel@webmail.nii.net> Message-ID: <20090522013229.A792B1B4005@relay29.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> At 09:23 PM 5/21/2009, Todd Glickman wrote: >I've been out of town for a few days. Did I hear Tom Cuddy back doing >sports on WBZ this afternoon? I've been out of town too, but I hope that's the case-- the news reporters don't sound good reading sports. Btw, did I hear Mike Macklin on WBZ doing news this past Sunday, or did I imagine it? From paul@derrynh.net Thu May 21 23:56:59 2009 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 23:56:59 -0400 Subject: Boston PPMs In-Reply-To: <20090521212322.961CB1BF287@ws1-10.us4.outblaze.com> References: <20090521212322.961CB1BF287@ws1-10.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: Does this mean perennial loser WBOS guessed RIGHT when it switched formats in advance of PPMs? (3.6 is pretty high for them, and they lead BCN, AAF & FNX for the "Alternative" format, though AAF is not 'technically' in the format due to their greater mix of classic Rock in the mix) -Paul H -Derry NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Glavin" To: Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 5:23 PM Subject: Boston PPMs The latest Portabello People Meter Readings for the Boston ADI are in; not looking good for WTKK, formerly known as "Boston's fastest growing radio station": http://www.radio-info.com/site/markets/grid/boston ERRATUM: WSHK-FM 105.3 in the Seacoast Region of NH is listed as WSHK-AM -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com From kvahey@comcast.net Fri May 22 16:51:15 2009 From: kvahey@comcast.net (Kevin Vahey) Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 15:51:15 -0500 Subject: Boston PPMs In-Reply-To: References: <20090521212322.961CB1BF287@ws1-10.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <4fc429770905221351q5757cb9em603910bb96ab89dd@mail.gmail.com> WJIB fell off the face of the earth in that book WBCN could be at the end of the road now WBUR did very well however This chart seems easier to read http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite20/Members/Ratings.aspx and Jessica in the Herald tries to sort out what it all means From dan.strassberg@att.net Fri May 22 17:25:20 2009 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 17:25:20 -0400 Subject: Boston PPMs References: <20090521212322.961CB1BF287@ws1-10.us4.outblaze.com> <4fc429770905221351q5757cb9em603910bb96ab89dd@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <024B0DD153504B2EAB3D566674C0F7A0@SatU205S5044> Bob Bittner reported at Radio-Info.com that he, quite intentionally, did not install the PPM emcoding equipment. So, as I understand it, WJIB will no longer appear in the Arbitron reports at all. Not only does Bob not need the ratings because he sells no advertising but it seems as though he could shoot himself in the foot big-time if he installed the equipment. Since the new scheme that has been proposed for determining performance royalties is likely to be based on how many people listen to the station (as reported by Arbitron), he could get whacked with very high performance royalty fees if WJIB were rated and continued to garner larger and larger audiences, as it has been doing for several years. Without the encoding equipment, though, it seems as though he can't suffer that fate. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Vahey" To: "Paul Hopfgarten" Cc: Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 4:51 PM Subject: Re: Boston PPMs > WJIB fell off the face of the earth in that book > > WBCN could be at the end of the road now > > WBUR did very well however > > This chart seems easier to read > > http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite20/Members/Ratings.aspx > > > and Jessica in the Herald tries to sort out what it all means From rogerkirk@ttlc.net Fri May 22 23:59:53 2009 From: rogerkirk@ttlc.net (Roger Kirk) Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 23:59:53 -0400 Subject: Tom Cuddy In-Reply-To: <20090522013229.A792B1B4005@relay29.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> References: <1321.24.61.78.240.1242955391.squirrel@webmail.nii.net> <20090522013229.A792B1B4005@relay29.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> Message-ID: <4A1774B9.7010605@ttlc.net> Yes, it IS Tom Cuddy. The afternoon female anchor referred to him today as "The New Kid On The Block!" Donna Halper wrote: > At 09:23 PM 5/21/2009, Todd Glickman wrote: >> I've been out of town for a few days. Did I hear Tom Cuddy back doing >> sports on WBZ this afternoon? > > I've been out of town too, but I hope that's the case-- the news > reporters don't sound good reading sports. Btw, did I hear Mike > Macklin on WBZ doing news this past Sunday, or did I imagine it? > > > From revdoug1@myfairpoint.net Sat May 23 10:16:24 2009 From: revdoug1@myfairpoint.net (Doug Drown) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 10:16:24 -0400 Subject: Radio's 100th Message-ID: <4EF7A64091D14D4BA04B3AD9DCD46258@DougDrown> For What It's Worth Dep't --- I was listening to WBZ online this morning and they were touting KCBS' 100th anniversary, inviting listeners to check out the San Francisco sister station's website (kcbs.com). KCBS began as an experimental station under "Doc" Herrold in 1909, later becoming KQW. Interesting that CBS (Westinghouse) should own three stations that compete for the title of Oldest Radio Station in America (KDKA, KCBS and WWJ). And wasn't WBZ the first commercial station? -Doug From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat May 23 11:34:13 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 11:34:13 -0400 Subject: Radio's 100th In-Reply-To: <4EF7A64091D14D4BA04B3AD9DCD46258@DougDrown> References: <4EF7A64091D14D4BA04B3AD9DCD46258@DougDrown> Message-ID: <20090523153454.A20AA202E2E@relay8.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> At 10:16 AM 5/23/2009, Doug Drown wrote: >For What It's Worth Dep't --- I was listening to WBZ online this >morning and they were touting KCBS' 100th anniversary, inviting >listeners to check out the San Francisco sister station's website >(kcbs.com). KCBS began as an experimental station under "Doc" >Herrold in 1909, later becoming KQW. Actually, ALL radio was experimental till sometime in 1920 when corporations (the Detroit News, AMRAD, Westinghouse) started getting behind the idea of putting radio stations on the air. >Doug also wrote-- >Interesting that CBS (Westinghouse) should own three stations that >compete for the title of Oldest Radio Station in America (KDKA, KCBS >and WWJ). And wasn't WBZ the first commercial station? WBZ was the first station to receive a so-called "commercial license" in mid September 1921. No such license existed until Westinghouse pushed for it to be created, so that they could distinguish their stations from amateur stations-- in 1920-21, many ham stations were interchangeable with the so-called commercial stations, but that was changed too-- by February of 1922, ham stations were forbidden from doing mass communication broadcasting or from filling in for commercial stations when their equipment failed (which it often did in those early days). That is why little 1XE (greater Boston's first radio station) had to get commercial call letters and became WGI. From raccoonradio@mail.com Sat May 23 11:59:57 2009 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 10:59:57 -0500 Subject: Beat the Press re: Severin Message-ID: <20090523155957.4BCD283985@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> http://www.beatthepress.org/episode/segment/239 A six minute segment from Ch 2's Beat the Press talking about Jay Severin. The panelists suspect re-negotiations are going on and WTKK may try to reduce his salary and at the very least his perks (perhaps having him broadcast from their studios rather than his home) and toning him down, but he could be back. Having Jay in their studios with executives nearby monitoring it to make sure he doesn't cross the line...? Sponsor boycotts have worked in the past; it got Imus off WFAN (only to land on WABC) There is talk on the segment of re-examining talk hosts and their shows, etc. People like Jay have been called shock jocks. But there's a slippery slope here; what if someone who lives close to the line actually crosses over it? (One comment on the WGBH site says they have an effort to boycott WTKK if Severin is brought back. Actually the PPMs may be showing people are boycotting WTKK in another way: simply not listening (dwindling ratings) From tlmedia@triad.rr.com Sat May 23 12:25:40 2009 From: tlmedia@triad.rr.com (Ted Larsen) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 12:25:40 -0400 Subject: Tom Cuddy References: <1321.24.61.78.240.1242955391.squirrel@webmail.nii.net><20090522013229.A792B1B4005@relay29.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> <4A1774B9.7010605@ttlc.net> Message-ID: <2AE87B2EAAD24F89962AAB0469723454@teddesktop> Hi Donna: Tom is on the 'BZ site http://www.wbz.com/pages/4426208.php?contentType=4&contentId=4025088 Regards, Ted Larsen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Kirk" To: "Donna Halper" Cc: ; Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 11:59 PM Subject: Re: Tom Cuddy > Yes, it IS Tom Cuddy. The afternoon female anchor referred to him today > as "The New Kid On The Block!" > > Donna Halper wrote: >> At 09:23 PM 5/21/2009, Todd Glickman wrote: >>> I've been out of town for a few days. Did I hear Tom Cuddy back doing >>> sports on WBZ this afternoon? >> >> I've been out of town too, but I hope that's the case-- the news >> reporters don't sound good reading sports. Btw, did I hear Mike Macklin >> on WBZ doing news this past Sunday, or did I imagine it? >> >> >> > > From donald_astelle@yahoo.com Sat May 23 12:58:52 2009 From: donald_astelle@yahoo.com (Don A) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 12:58:52 -0400 Subject: Beat the Press re: Severin References: <20090523155957.4BCD283985@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: >> Having Jay in their studios with executives nearby monitoring it to make >> sure he doesn't cross the line...? I think the further you are removed from the station, the easier it is to be disconnected as to what is appropriate, and what is not. If you spend your life in a gated compound.....in toney Manchester-by-the-sea....it's easy to be in your own little world. Being at the studio...and in Boston, forces some interaction...not just with the station, but with people on the street....and, say, the very nice mexican cleaning lady. You might just find out that she's not a leach, but a hard working woman trying to do the best for her family. From iraapple@comcast.net Sat May 23 13:03:56 2009 From: iraapple@comcast.net ('iraapple') Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 13:03:56 -0400 Subject: Radio's 100th In-Reply-To: <20090523153454.A20AA202E2E@relay8.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> References: <4EF7A64091D14D4BA04B3AD9DCD46258@DougDrown> <20090523153454.A20AA202E2E@relay8.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> Message-ID: <973507C5A4704CC2BDCFAD2BAD427BDF@IraApple> My understanding is and has always been that KDKA was the first COMMERCIAL station, that is, the first station to broadcast commercials. The arguments over whether KQV - also in Pittsburgh - or some other station was the first to broadcast continues. But as in most "branding" situations KDKA wins by better and more consistent promotion. Ira -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Donna Halper Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:34 AM To: Doug Drown; Boston Radio Interest Board Subject: Re: Radio's 100th At 10:16 AM 5/23/2009, Doug Drown wrote: >For What It's Worth Dep't --- I was listening to WBZ online this >morning and they were touting KCBS' 100th anniversary, inviting >listeners to check out the San Francisco sister station's website >(kcbs.com). KCBS began as an experimental station under "Doc" >Herrold in 1909, later becoming KQW. Actually, ALL radio was experimental till sometime in 1920 when corporations (the Detroit News, AMRAD, Westinghouse) started getting behind the idea of putting radio stations on the air. >Doug also wrote-- >Interesting that CBS (Westinghouse) should own three stations that >compete for the title of Oldest Radio Station in America (KDKA, KCBS >and WWJ). And wasn't WBZ the first commercial station? WBZ was the first station to receive a so-called "commercial license" in mid September 1921. No such license existed until Westinghouse pushed for it to be created, so that they could distinguish their stations from amateur stations-- in 1920-21, many ham stations were interchangeable with the so-called commercial stations, but that was changed too-- by February of 1922, ham stations were forbidden from doing mass communication broadcasting or from filling in for commercial stations when their equipment failed (which it often did in those early days). That is why little 1XE (greater Boston's first radio station) had to get commercial call letters and became WGI. From kvahey@comcast.net Sat May 23 13:08:29 2009 From: kvahey@comcast.net (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 12:08:29 -0500 Subject: Beat the Press re: Severin In-Reply-To: References: <20090523155957.4BCD283985@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: <4fc429770905231008j24f5c7acie70f40a871916693@mail.gmail.com> Jay has no connection to the real world From kvahey@comcast.net Sat May 23 13:33:51 2009 From: kvahey@comcast.net (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 12:33:51 -0500 Subject: Radio's 100th In-Reply-To: <973507C5A4704CC2BDCFAD2BAD427BDF@IraApple> References: <4EF7A64091D14D4BA04B3AD9DCD46258@DougDrown> <20090523153454.A20AA202E2E@relay8.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> <973507C5A4704CC2BDCFAD2BAD427BDF@IraApple> Message-ID: <4fc429770905231033n6f399db1o968d1635d805ad6b@mail.gmail.com> Some claim WBZ Springfield was the first to air paid ads. My Dad grew up in Newton and was born in 1908 and he told me his first memory of radio was hearing the great war in Europe was over which was in 1918. What he remembered about it was the magic box was saying this news came from the Boston Post newsroom. The radio was at the local barber shop.He also recalled the excitement a few weeks earlier when the barber shop knew the Red Sox had won the World Series before the papers came out. I would surmise the station was the one in Medford but who knows for sure. On 5/23/09, iraapple wrote: > My understanding is and has always been that KDKA was the first COMMERCIAL > station, that is, the first station to broadcast commercials. > > The arguments over whether KQV - also in Pittsburgh - or some other station > was the first to broadcast continues. But as in most "branding" situations > KDKA wins by better and more consistent promotion. > > Ira > > -----Original Message----- > From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org > [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of > Donna Halper > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:34 AM > To: Doug Drown; Boston Radio Interest Board > Subject: Re: Radio's 100th > > At 10:16 AM 5/23/2009, Doug Drown wrote: >>For What It's Worth Dep't --- I was listening to WBZ online this >>morning and they were touting KCBS' 100th anniversary, inviting >>listeners to check out the San Francisco sister station's website >>(kcbs.com). KCBS began as an experimental station under "Doc" >>Herrold in 1909, later becoming KQW. > > Actually, ALL radio was experimental till sometime in 1920 when > corporations (the Detroit News, AMRAD, Westinghouse) started getting > behind the idea of putting radio stations on the air. > >>Doug also wrote-- >>Interesting that CBS (Westinghouse) should own three stations that >>compete for the title of Oldest Radio Station in America (KDKA, KCBS >>and WWJ). And wasn't WBZ the first commercial station? > > WBZ was the first station to receive a so-called "commercial license" > in mid September 1921. No such license existed until Westinghouse > pushed for it to be created, so that they could distinguish their > stations from amateur stations-- in 1920-21, many ham stations were > interchangeable with the so-called commercial stations, but that was > changed too-- by February of 1922, ham stations were forbidden from > doing mass communication broadcasting or from filling in for > commercial stations when their equipment failed (which it often did > in those early days). That is why little 1XE (greater Boston's first > radio station) had to get commercial call letters and became WGI. > > From kvahey@comcast.net Sat May 23 17:28:04 2009 From: kvahey@comcast.net (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 16:28:04 -0500 Subject: Interesting Clear Channel move in Chicago Message-ID: <4fc429770905231428y62c6725fs144a0e403a0b980d@mail.gmail.com> Interesting as CC drops smooth jazz on WNUA but then sells the format to another station http://networkedblogs.com/p5310730 From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat May 23 18:29:34 2009 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 18:29:34 -0400 Subject: Radio's 100th In-Reply-To: <973507C5A4704CC2BDCFAD2BAD427BDF@IraApple> References: <4EF7A64091D14D4BA04B3AD9DCD46258@DougDrown> <20090523153454.A20AA202E2E@relay8.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> <973507C5A4704CC2BDCFAD2BAD427BDF@IraApple> Message-ID: <20090523223014.B18941B4002@relay23.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com> At 01:03 PM 5/23/2009, 'iraapple' wrote: >My understanding is and has always been that KDKA was the first COMMERCIAL >station, that is, the first station to broadcast commercials. Not true. A "commercial station" back then was still NOT allowed to broadcast what was called "direct advertising." Herbert Hoover, then head of the Dept. of Commerce, forbade such advertising. He wanted radio to be public service and educational. The word "commercial" was merely a word to differentiate between that sort of station and a ham radio station. Regarding paid commercials though... by 1922, many stations were in need of ways to pay the bills to keep the lights on, phone service active, etc., and they disagreed with Hoover and the DOC. Some stations quietly began airing paid advertisements (1XE/WGI among them) -- and they got in trouble for doing so. The experiment with "toll broadcasting" in August 1922 in New York was not the first, but it was the first to be permitted... From m_carney@yahoo.com Sat May 23 20:51:40 2009 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 17:51:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WCVB - new source of revenue Message-ID: <969653.62021.qm@web53302.mail.re2.yahoo.com> This was in the Boston Herald today: http://bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1174220&srvc=business&position=4 Simply put, WCVB would sell discount time (during the morning Eye Opener news) to local cities and towns to have have a town/city official (police officer, school administrator, etc.) read a promotion for Partnership for A Drug Free America. Personally I have a hard time justifying this spending of public funds in the best of times, and we're definitely not there. In the past such spots would come out of PSA time and be considered a plus during license renewal. Does the FCC still have a public service requirement? From joe@attorneyross.com Sat May 23 21:38:07 2009 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 21:38:07 -0400 Subject: WCVB - new source of revenue In-Reply-To: <969653.62021.qm@web53302.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <969653.62021.qm@web53302.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4A186CBF.9109.3F288F@joe.attorneyross.com> On 23 May 2009 at 17:51, Maureen Carney wrote: > This was in the Boston Herald today: > > http://bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1174220&srvc= > business&position=4 > > Simply put, WCVB would sell discount time (during the morning Eye > Opener news) to local cities and towns to have have a town/city > official (police officer, school administrator, etc.) read a promotion > for Partnership for A Drug Free America. Personally I have a hard time > justifying this spending of public funds in the best of times, and > we're definitely not there. In the past such spots would come out of > PSA time and be considered a plus during license renewal. Does the FCC > still have a public service requirement? Is Partnership for a Drug Free America the only kind of announcement they will allow? I can think of a lot of useful things that local government might want to buy time for, if the price was right, that might be a lot easier to justify in these tight times. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468 92 State Street, Suite 700 Fax 617.507.7856 Boston, MA 02109-2004 http://www.attorneyross.com From ewerme@comcast.net Sun May 24 13:07:41 2009 From: ewerme@comcast.net (Ric Werme) Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 13:07:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: WCVB - new source of revenue Message-ID: <20090524170741.1C4305F7D3@c-24-128-108-153.hsd1.nh.comcast.net> > http://bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1174220&srvc=business&position=4 > Simply put, WCVB would sell discount time (during the morning Eye Opener > news) to local cities and towns to have have a town/city official (police > officer, school administrator, etc.) read a promotion for Partnership for A > Drug Free America. This smells to me of a federal grant to towns for doing something about discouraging drug use, a non-profit seeing a source of funds, and a plan to assist (for a fee) towns to put on such spots. Town wins, non-profit wins, TV station wins, kids ignore the spot, federal taxpayer foots the bill. Typical SNAFU? From TVNETDUDE@aol.com Tue May 26 06:55:35 2009 From: TVNETDUDE@aol.com (TVNETDUDE@aol.com) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 06:55:35 EDT Subject: WCVB - new source of revenue Message-ID: In a message dated 5/24/2009 12:03:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, boston-radio-interest-request@tsornin.BostonRadio.org writes: ...Is Partnership for a Drug Free America the only kind of announcement they will allow? I can think of a lot of useful things that local government might want to buy time for, if the price was right, that might be a lot easier to justify in these tight times..... Didn't they just sort of legalize Marijuana in Massachusetts? Mike **************We found the real ?Hotel California? and the ?Seinfeld? diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. (http://www.whereitsat.com/?ncid=emlwenew00000004) From attychase@comcast.net Tue May 26 13:01:04 2009 From: attychase@comcast.net (Robert S Chase) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:01:04 -0400 Subject: WCVB - new source of revenue References: Message-ID: <423414F2CA7D43E3955C9F52E3392655@HomeOffice> Back in the day radio and TV stations did these types of spots for free. They were called PSAs. I guess now that it is a political issue it goes into the category of revenue streaming. I suppose the government has an interest in enforcing existing laws by notification and education but should it also be allowed to take sides in proselytizing for new law or changes in the law to the public? Should government agencies be allowed to buy time to advocate a point of view? Should the people who are holding office be allowed to buy time using government funds on radio and television to advocate a point of view? > ...Is Partnership for a Drug Free America the only kind of announcement > they will allow? I can think of a lot of useful things that local > government might want to buy time for, if the price was right, that > might be a lot easier to justify in these tight times..... > From iraapple@comcast.net Tue May 26 13:43:29 2009 From: iraapple@comcast.net ('iraapple') Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:43:29 -0400 Subject: WCVB - new source of revenue In-Reply-To: <423414F2CA7D43E3955C9F52E3392655@HomeOffice> References: <423414F2CA7D43E3955C9F52E3392655@HomeOffice> Message-ID: <85CFAAC24449467492FBDCBF12CF98A0@IraApple> This appears to be what is called an NCSA meaning Non-Commercial Sustaining Announcement. No nefarious government plot here. If I am correct it comes through the State Association of Broadcasters the same as spots for National Guard, the Coast Guard and a number of other non-commercial associations. FROM the TDGA (Traffic Directors Guild of America) Radio-Television Terms & Definitions: "NCSA's are used when Radio/TV broadcast commercials or other announcements on behalf of a third party. The most common NCSA procedure is for State Broadcaster Associations. Advertisers arrange for coverage through State Associations to receive statewide coverage for their campaigns by "advertising" on State Association member stations. The Advertiser pays the State Association and the Association uses the proceeds for broadcaster projects such a s scholarship programs, internships, etc. Stations may elect to participate or decline NCSA campaigns. -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Robert S Chase Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:01 PM To: boston-radio-interest@tsornin.bostonradio.org Subject: Re: WCVB - new source of revenue Back in the day radio and TV stations did these types of spots for free. They were called PSAs. I guess now that it is a political issue it goes into the category of revenue streaming. I suppose the government has an interest in enforcing existing laws by notification and education but should it also be allowed to take sides in proselytizing for new law or changes in the law to the public? Should government agencies be allowed to buy time to advocate a point of view? Should the people who are holding office be allowed to buy time using government funds on radio and television to advocate a point of view? > ...Is Partnership for a Drug Free America the only kind of announcement > they will allow? I can think of a lot of useful things that local > government might want to buy time for, if the price was right, that > might be a lot easier to justify in these tight times..... > From gordonm@gmail.com Tue May 26 02:18:10 2009 From: gordonm@gmail.com (Gordon Mangum) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:18:10 +0300 Subject: Guy wire distances - how much can you cheat? Message-ID: <58ab44050905252318w20b35143u89328d93ee19369a@mail.gmail.com> Great list all, I much appreciate browsing through here from time to time. I've got a question about guy wires placement. I'm putting up a 60 meter mast for a 250 Watt FM community radio station in Sudan (not Boston I'm afraid, but I used to work there), so the guy wire anchor points are supposed be 30 meters away. My problem is the [bleeping] non-government organization who'se compound we have to build this mast in didn't request enough land from the government to allow that kind of spacing. So, I was hoping some of you might have an opinion on how much can I fudge the distance of the anchor points while still having a safe, durable mast? Many Thanks! From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Thu May 28 11:31:51 2009 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:31:51 -0600 Subject: 102.3 The WAVE WVVE Stonington, CT Message-ID: <8bce0fe80905280831y1f1fb17ep5c09f7432c8decb5@mail.gmail.com> A friend and i were discussing this station today. Does ANYONE out there happen to have any old airchecks, bumper stickers, etc of the station when they were still on the highway in Stonington and locally owned before Citadel sucked them up and moved it to Governor Winthrop Boulevard in New London? I discovered them in high school when in Colchester and always had to fight for a listenable signal with them from 102.1 WAQY, they weren't around for too much longer as an oldies station. You may email me offlist, walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com if you wish. -- Sincerely, Paul B. Walker, Jr. www.onairdj.com walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Thu May 28 11:31:51 2009 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:31:51 -0600 Subject: 102.3 The WAVE WVVE Stonington, CT Message-ID: <8bce0fe80905280831y1f1fb17ep5c09f7432c8decb5@mail.gmail.com> A friend and i were discussing this station today. Does ANYONE out there happen to have any old airchecks, bumper stickers, etc of the station when they were still on the highway in Stonington and locally owned before Citadel sucked them up and moved it to Governor Winthrop Boulevard in New London? I discovered them in high school when in Colchester and always had to fight for a listenable signal with them from 102.1 WAQY, they weren't around for too much longer as an oldies station. You may email me offlist, walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com if you wish. -- Sincerely, Paul B. Walker, Jr. www.onairdj.com walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com From m_carney@yahoo.com Fri May 29 15:41:15 2009 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 12:41:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Al Kaprlien ringtones Message-ID: <632176.3993.qm@web53312.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Yes, the one and only Al Kaprlien from WZMY My TV in Derry NH?has free ringtones on their website. No, I haven't put them on my phone. Maureen http://www.mytvstation.tv/ring_tones.html From rlevy@broadcastsignallab.com Sat May 30 00:32:04 2009 From: rlevy@broadcastsignallab.com (Rick Levy) Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 00:32:04 -0400 Subject: Fund for Brian Edgerton Message-ID: <3F69CC9F1EF84B85A19658E564FE3A77@Titan> Brian Edgerton has been a Boston area broadcast engineer in both radio and television, for nearly 40 years. Please help if you can. --- Forwarded message--- One of our members - Brian Edgerton, of WHDH-TV, had a mild stroke recently and is now recuperating from an operation. As a temporary Employee he has no medical coverage from the company, nor will he be receiving his salary during his absence from work. If you are in a position to be of assistance, please send a donation to the union with Brian's name in the memo line. We will collect any money sent in and make sure that he gets it. Thank you Send to: IBEW Local 1228 Brian Edgerton fund 77 Access Rd. Norwood, MA 02062 -- Andy Dubrovsky Business Manager - Financial Secretary I.B.E.W. local 1228 781-440-0022 From radio88@radio88.net Sat May 30 12:13:23 2009 From: radio88@radio88.net (Todd Glickman) Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 12:13:23 -0400 Subject: More subtle changes on WBZ programming In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A few weeks ago, the lockout for the weather changed from, "Next weather in just 10 minutes..." to, "..on WBZ 1030 and WBZ.com." This past week, WBZ stopped running The Osgood Files live from the 'net at :25 past. In its place is New England Business, and the anchor has been announcing that The Osgood Files are now available only through WBZ.com. To find it, you have to go to "On the Air," and one of the options is a link that takes you to westwoodone.com/osgood. ========================== Todd Glickman Certified Broadcast Meteorologist WCBS Newsradio-880 New York City, NY Email: radio88@radio88.net http://www.radioweather.net Todd Glickman '77 Associate Director, Office of Corporate Relations Massachusetts Institute of Technology, W98-400 600 Memorial Drive, 4th Floor Cambridge, MA 02139 Email: glickman@mit.edu Phone: (617) 452-2457 From raccoonradio@mail.com Sat May 30 15:23:43 2009 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 14:23:43 -0500 Subject: Herald: Severin to return Tuesday Message-ID: <20090530192343.C70C783985@ws1-2a.us4.outblaze.com> http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1175762 According to the Herald, WTKK has announced the return of Jay Severin on Tuesday. They're saying that while "open and spirited debate" will occur, he also understands that the station will not accept the type of comments he had made, in the future. From kvahey@comcast.net Sun May 31 20:03:23 2009 From: kvahey@comcast.net (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 19:03:23 -0500 Subject: CORRECTION Twins Cities photo link Message-ID: <4fc429770905311703u218ddd5ap26c62e703236247@mail.gmail.com> The correct link to see the photos is http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2024300&id=1014362077&l=a814685ef3 the other link I posted is only for Facebook members Enjoy From kvahey@comcast.net Sun May 31 19:57:18 2009 From: kvahey@comcast.net (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 18:57:18 -0500 Subject: A wonderful broadcast museum in the Twin Cities Message-ID: <4fc429770905311657l4fbd9258x684a1747fae9e117@mail.gmail.com> To say I was like a kid in a candy store would be an understatement I posted photos here http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1014362077&ref=profile#/album.php?page=2&aid=2024300&id=1014362077 They all knew Donna :) Their website is www.museumofbroadcasting.org and was thrilled to know I can still load a TP-66 in 12 seconds which is about what I did it in at channels 9 and 27 :) Those on facebook comment there others please here From scott@fybush.com Sun May 31 23:29:46 2009 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 23:29:46 -0400 Subject: A wonderful broadcast museum in the Twin Cities In-Reply-To: <4fc429770905311657l4fbd9258x684a1747fae9e117@mail.gmail.com> References: <4fc429770905311657l4fbd9258x684a1747fae9e117@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4A234B2A.8040904@fybush.com> Garrett and I visited the Pavek in 2005 as part of our upper Midwest "Big Trip," and we were similarly blown away by the collection there. I'm looking forward to a return trip in August, if all goes well...and recommend it VERY highly to anyone who's in the Twin Cities area. s From torchia@technologist.com Sun May 31 17:04:06 2009 From: torchia@technologist.com (Bud Torchia) Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 16:04:06 -0500 Subject: 96.3 IN CENTRAL MAINE Message-ID: <20090531210406.B7E68BE407F@ws1-9.us4.outblaze.com> I listen to the Red Sox games on 96.3, WJAB-FM.? But there are many times the signal goes from normal? to where you can? hardly hear it, up and down.? Any engineers out there have any ideas why? Bud Torchia -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com