From kvahey@gmail.com Thu Feb 3 13:13:37 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:13:37 -0500 Subject: New Fenway Park scoreboard control room takes shape Message-ID: http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13103445&topic_id=8067844&c_id=bos I know a few TV stations that would like to have the new switcher for the scoreboard. From tlmedia@triad.rr.com Fri Feb 4 07:50:32 2011 From: tlmedia@triad.rr.com (Ted Larsen) Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 07:50:32 -0500 Subject: WCAP partners take station battle to court Message-ID: >From today's Lowell Sun Link: http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_17292321 A clash over who runs WCAP radio has its primary partners heading to court. The station's general manager and majority owner, Clark Smidt, has filed a lawsuit in Lowell Superior Court against shareholder Sam Poulten, alleging that Poulten has placed the station in financial peril. From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Fri Feb 4 13:14:22 2011 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 13:14:22 -0500 Subject: WCAP partners take station battle to court References: Message-ID: After reading this story..... My observation is that if Clark is the majority owner, then maybe the purpose for Colonel Sam Poulten's role is as a public/community liason, and brought on board for his local contacts/connections and to enhance the sakes appeal of the station? Clark is a business/programming guy. Sam Pulton would have some local notariety as a "local boy" from lowell who became a celebrated serviceman (The Colonel!), and as a real estate broker, he probably knows the city like the back of his hand, and has lots of local contacts. "The Colonel" could get anyone on the phone, from bank presidents to other notables. I could see why this would get other owners upset if he is refusing to take part in the day to day operations (and getting a salary?) All pure speculation on my part. ----- Original Message ----- >From today's Lowell Sun Link: http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_17292321 A clash over who runs WCAP radio has its primary partners heading to court. The station's general manager and majority owner, Clark Smidt, has filed a lawsuit in Lowell Superior Court against shareholder Sam Poulten, alleging that Poulten has placed the station in financial peril. From billohno@gmail.com Fri Feb 4 14:12:30 2011 From: billohno@gmail.com (billohno@gmail.com) Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:12:30 -0500 Subject: WCAP partners take station battle to court In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4D4C4F9E.2010204@gmail.com> On 2/4/2011 1:14 PM, Don A wrote: > I could see why this would get other owners upset if he is refusing to > take part in the day to day operations (and getting a salary?) I've not been involved with the station for nearly a decade but despite that it pains me to see this happening. It does go on to reinforce one thing: the Cohens, who founded and owned WCAP until this current configuration, managed to work things out privately. Radio is an advertising business and sales are predicated upon positive results for the payor. If WCAP's financial inflows are not at least meeting the outflows and a financial crisis is fomenting this, then the sales guy's job just got a little tougher. I all seems counterintuitive unless this is all a dance rehearsal for a date with the bank. Bill O'Neill From lglavin@mail.com Sat Feb 5 13:38:37 2011 From: lglavin@mail.com (lglavin@mail.com) Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:38:37 -0500 Subject: WSEW On-The-Air From ? Message-ID: <8CD937B097CBA47-1184-985E@web-mmc-m04.sysops.aol.com> This morning (Saturday, 02/05) I observed a new station on my FM dial: WSEW, 88.7, now testing it appears. The announcer said they're currently running a bit below their authorized 10KW signal. According to the FCC records, it's supposed to be located in Sanford, ME. But they kept referring to New Durham, NH as their location. (There's a lower wattage FM there with the calls WWPC). Slightly confusing. From jjlehmann@comcast.net Sat Feb 5 16:44:32 2011 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 16:44:32 -0500 Subject: WSEW On-The-Air From ? In-Reply-To: <8CD937B097CBA47-1184-985E@web-mmc-m04.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CD937B097CBA47-1184-985E@web-mmc-m04.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <000f01cbc57d$e0582cd0$a1088670$@net> > This morning (Saturday, 02/05) I observed a new station on my FM dial: > WSEW, 88.7, now testing it appears. > The announcer said they're currently running a bit below their > authorized 10KW signal. According to the FCC records, > it's supposed to be located in Sanford, ME. But they kept referring to > New Durham, NH as their location. > (There's a lower wattage FM there with the calls WWPC). Slightly > confusing. 91.7 WWPC is a 100% simulcast of 88.7 WSEW. Jeff Lehmann Hanson, MA From rogerkirk@ttlc.net Sat Feb 5 20:35:13 2011 From: rogerkirk@ttlc.net (Roger Kirk) Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:35:13 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub Proliferation Message-ID: <4D4DFAD1.7070303@ttlc.net> According to an article by Corey Dietz (radio.about.com) KMOX NewsRadio 1120 is launching an evening sports talk show (9:00pm to Midnight) called the Sports Hub. Has CBS trademarked the name? http://radio.about.com/od/listeningtipstrivia/p/A-Profile-Of-Sports-Hub-on-KMOX-1120-AM-in-St-Louis.htm From kc1ih@mac.com Sat Feb 5 21:16:11 2011 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:16:11 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub Proliferation In-Reply-To: <4D4DFAD1.7070303@ttlc.net> References: <4D4DFAD1.7070303@ttlc.net> Message-ID: <000301cbc5a3$d8270c90$887525b0$@com> > -----Original Message----- > From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org > [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On > Behalf Of Roger Kirk > Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:35 PM > To: bri@bostonradio.org > Subject: CBS Sports Hub Proliferation > > According to an article by Corey Dietz (radio.about.com) KMOX NewsRadio > 1120 is launching an evening > sports talk show (9:00pm to Midnight) called the Sports Hub. > > Has CBS trademarked the name? > > http://radio.about.com/od/listeningtipstrivia/p/A-Profile-Of-Sports- > Hub-on-KMOX-1120-AM-in-St-Louis.htm Any idea what (or who) got bumped to put this on? Larry Weil From rogerkirk@ttlc.net Sat Feb 5 22:38:09 2011 From: rogerkirk@ttlc.net (Roger Kirk) Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:38:09 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub Proliferation In-Reply-To: <000301cbc5a3$d8270c90$887525b0$@com> References: <4D4DFAD1.7070303@ttlc.net> <000301cbc5a3$d8270c90$887525b0$@com> Message-ID: <4D4E17A1.7020607@ttlc.net> According to STL Today: "Sports Hub'' replaces John Carney's entertainment-oriented show. Carney has moved to morning-drive at KEZK (102.5 FM). http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/dan-caesar/article_ce0f0bf4-f066-588c-9d1d-a3d43d1b31d7.html Apparently this happened on 1/31/11. On 2/5/2011 9:16 PM, Larry Weil wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org >> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On >> Behalf Of Roger Kirk >> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:35 PM >> To: bri@bostonradio.org >> Subject: CBS Sports Hub Proliferation >> >> According to an article by Corey Dietz (radio.about.com) KMOX NewsRadio >> 1120 is launching an evening >> sports talk show (9:00pm to Midnight) called the Sports Hub. >> >> Has CBS trademarked the name? >> >> http://radio.about.com/od/listeningtipstrivia/p/A-Profile-Of-Sports- >> Hub-on-KMOX-1120-AM-in-St-Louis.htm > Any idea what (or who) got bumped to put this on? > > Larry Weil > > > > From tlmedia@triad.rr.com Sun Feb 6 12:37:40 2011 From: tlmedia@triad.rr.com (Ted Larsen) Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 12:37:40 -0500 Subject: WSEW On-The-Air From ? References: <8CD937B097CBA47-1184-985E@web-mmc-m04.sysops.aol.com> <000f01cbc57d$e0582cd0$a1088670$@net> Message-ID: They have a website with an odd fundraising campaign. http://www.wsew.org/ It appears to be Christian programming. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Lehmann" To: ; Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 4:44 PM Subject: RE: WSEW On-The-Air From ? >> This morning (Saturday, 02/05) I observed a new station on my FM dial: >> WSEW, 88.7, now testing it appears. >> The announcer said they're currently running a bit below their >> authorized 10KW signal. According to the FCC records, >> it's supposed to be located in Sanford, ME. But they kept referring to >> New Durham, NH as their location. >> (There's a lower wattage FM there with the calls WWPC). Slightly >> confusing. > > 91.7 WWPC is a 100% simulcast of 88.7 WSEW. > > Jeff Lehmann > Hanson, MA > > > From hmglaz@att.net Sun Feb 6 13:46:20 2011 From: hmglaz@att.net (Howard Glazer) Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 10:46:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Roger Kirk wrote: > ??According to an article by Corey Dietz (radio.about.com) KMOX >NewsRadio 1120 is launching an evening >sports talk show (9:00pm to Midnight) called the Sports Hub. >Has CBS trademarked the name? This makes me wonder how far afield the association of "Hub" with Boston goes. Here in Connecticut, I neither hear nor see it. If Boston is referred to by nickname at all, the nickname used is "Beantown," which, of course, is never used by Bostonians or the Boston media. Down South, where I spent three years a few decades back, "Beantown" was apparently the only nickname they knew. Curious, though, that CBS Radio, which must have known of the association when it branded 98.5 that way, now is using it to describe general sports programming. Although who knows, WBZ-FM's name might have been thought up by someone in New York who only knows Boston as Beantown. Howard From billohno@gmail.com Sun Feb 6 14:54:16 2011 From: billohno@gmail.com (billohno@gmail.com) Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:54:16 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4D4EFC68.3050803@gmail.com> On 2/6/2011 1:46 PM, Howard Glazer wrote: > Curious, though, that CBS Radio, which must have known of the association when it branded 98.5 that way, now is using it to describe general sports programming. Although who knows, WBZ-FM's name might have been thought up by someone in New York who only knows Boston as Beantown. > Call me goofy (go ahead, it's okay) but what is wrong with "WBZ-FM"? The only problem that I can see is the calls are not heritage enough. A few more decades in the market and perhaps they'll have enough legs. Oh wait, there will be those who will say that listeners are so stupid that if they hear the 'BZ calls they'll attribute to the AM side and then those same listeners will get help with the oatmeal on their chins and then there's that nasty zipper to deal with, etc. Bill O'Neill From TVNETDUDE@aol.com Sun Feb 6 14:20:31 2011 From: TVNETDUDE@aol.com (TVNETDUDE@aol.com) Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 14:20:31 -0500 (EST) Subject: WSEW On-The-Air From ? Message-ID: <7cc45.79ee1875.3a804e7f@aol.com> Always thought that under a CP you can only run half power until you apply for and are approved for the license. Mike In a message dated 2/6/2011 12:01:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, boston-radio-interest-request@tsornin.BostonRadio.org writes: >>>This morning (Saturday, 02/05) I observed a new station on my FM dial: WSEW, 88.7, now testing it appears. The announcer said they're currently running a bit below their authorized 10KW signal. According to the FCC records, it's supposed to be located in Sanford, ME. But they kept referring to New Durham, NH as their location. (There's a lower wattage FM there with the calls WWPC). Slightly confusing. <<< From dave@skywaves.net Sun Feb 6 17:43:46 2011 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 17:43:46 -0500 Subject: WSEW On-The-Air From ? In-Reply-To: <7cc45.79ee1875.3a804e7f@aol.com> References: <7cc45.79ee1875.3a804e7f@aol.com> Message-ID: <8CEDA99DA9404B9DBD85CECC173767F4@dave> WSEW has a license for 3.2 kW @ 172 meters above average terrain, a Construction Permit for 6.5 kW at 219 m, and has applied for 10 kW at 172 m, all on the same tower, each with a different directional antenna pattern. That's what the FCC paperwork says, at any rate. "Non-directional" antennas (omni-directional, actually) are granted automatic program test authority ("PTA") unless the authorization specifies otherwise. Often, this condition is placed on the authorization because of concerns about RF exposure, but there are other reasons why the FCC would want to see some paperwork or results of a study of some kind before issuing the PTA or license. Directional antennas are not granted automatic PTA. They can go on air at 50% power while the FCC reviews the required paperwork submitted by the antenna manufacturer, the surveyor, and the engineer in charge of the installation. They may be granted a station license directly, or they may be granted PTA, depending on the circumstances. -Dave Doherty Skywaves Consulting LLC From: Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 2:20 PM To: ; Subject: Re: WSEW On-The-Air From ? > > Always thought that under a CP you can only run half power until you > apply > for and are approved for the license. > > Mike > > > In a message dated 2/6/2011 12:01:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > boston-radio-interest-request@tsornin.BostonRadio.org writes: > >>>>This morning (Saturday, 02/05) I observed a new station on my FM dial: > WSEW, 88.7, now testing it appears. > The announcer said they're currently running a bit below their authorized > 10KW signal. According to the FCC records, > it's supposed to be located in Sanford, ME. But they kept referring to > New Durham, NH as their location. > (There's a lower wattage FM there with the calls WWPC). Slightly > confusing. <<< > > > > From revdoug1@myfairpoint.net Sun Feb 6 22:21:10 2011 From: revdoug1@myfairpoint.net (=?utf-8?b?RG91ZyBEcm93bg==?=) Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:21:10 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation Message-ID: <20110206222110.k4tbzfyj689www4c@webmail.myfairpoint.net> Yeah, but when you think about it, how many cities would have the hubris to call themselves "The Hub of the Universe"? (Personally, as a native Bay Stater, I love it.) -Doug Quoting Howard Glazer : > Roger Kirk wrote: > > > > ??According to an article by Corey Dietz (radio.about.com) KMOX > >NewsRadio > 1120 is launching an evening > >sports talk show (9:00pm to Midnight) called the Sports Hub. > > >Has CBS trademarked the name? > > This makes me wonder how far afield the association of "Hub" with > Boston goes. > Here in Connecticut, I neither hear nor see it. If Boston is referred to by > nickname at all, the nickname used is "Beantown," which, of course, is never > used by Bostonians or the Boston media. Down South, where I spent > three years a > few decades back, "Beantown" was apparently the only nickname they knew. > > Curious, though, that CBS Radio, which must have known of the > association when > it branded 98.5 that way, now is using it to describe general sports > programming. Although who knows, WBZ-FM's name might have been thought up by > someone in New York who only knows Boston as Beantown. > > Howard > > From paul@derrynh.net Sun Feb 6 23:33:53 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 23:33:53 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: <20110206222110.k4tbzfyj689www4c@webmail.myfairpoint.net> References: <20110206222110.k4tbzfyj689www4c@webmail.myfairpoint.net> Message-ID: <3D26C473251D448EBFCDE53CE20A6264@PaulPC> Didn't Ch 5 (WCVB) once have an ad campaign that included "After Boston there's only Heavan"? -Paul Hopfgarten Concord NH -------------------------------------------------- From: "Doug Drown" Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 10:21 PM To: "Boston Radio" ; "Howard Glazer" Subject: Re: CBS Sports Hub proliferation > Yeah, but when you think about it, how many cities would have the hubris > to call themselves "The Hub of the Universe"? (Personally, as a native > Bay Stater, I love it.) -Doug > > > > Quoting Howard Glazer : >> Roger Kirk wrote: >> >> >> > According to an article by Corey Dietz (radio.about.com) KMOX >> > NewsRadio >> 1120 is launching an evening >> >sports talk show (9:00pm to Midnight) called the Sports Hub. >> >> >Has CBS trademarked the name? >> >> This makes me wonder how far afield the association of "Hub" with Boston >> goes. Here in Connecticut, I neither hear nor see it. If Boston is >> referred to by >> nickname at all, the nickname used is "Beantown," which, of course, is >> never >> used by Bostonians or the Boston media. Down South, where I spent three >> years a >> few decades back, "Beantown" was apparently the only nickname they knew. >> Curious, though, that CBS Radio, which must have known of the association >> when >> it branded 98.5 that way, now is using it to describe general sports >> programming. Although who knows, WBZ-FM's name might have been thought up >> by >> someone in New York who only knows Boston as Beantown. >> Howard >> >> > > > > From joe@attorneyross.com Sun Feb 6 23:56:07 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:56:07 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4D4F7B67.8010405@attorneyross.com> On 2/6/2011 1:46 PM, Howard Glazer wrote: > This makes me wonder how far afield the association of "Hub" with > Boston goes. Here in Connecticut, I neither hear nor see it. If Boston > is referred to by nickname at all, the nickname used is "Beantown," > which, of course, is never used by Bostonians or the Boston media. > Down South, where I spent three years a few decades back, "Beantown" > was apparently the only nickname they knew. I've heard "Beantown" on Boston media. In fact, that's the only place I've ever heard it. -- 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 joe@attorneyross.com Mon Feb 7 00:01:51 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:01:51 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: <20110206222110.k4tbzfyj689www4c@webmail.myfairpoint.net> References: <20110206222110.k4tbzfyj689www4c@webmail.myfairpoint.net> Message-ID: <4D4F7CBF.3050109@attorneyross.com> On 2/6/2011 10:21 PM, Doug Drown wrote: > Yeah, but when you think about it, how many cities would have the > hubris to call themselves "The Hub of the Universe"? (Personally, as > a native Bay Stater, I love it.) -Doug This was originated by the writer and philosopher Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior. In a novel he wrote in 1858, he described the Massachusetts State House as the ?Hub of the Solar System.? -- 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 rac@gabrielmass.com Mon Feb 7 00:47:08 2011 From: rac@gabrielmass.com (Richard Chonak) Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:47:08 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: <3D26C473251D448EBFCDE53CE20A6264@PaulPC> References: <20110206222110.k4tbzfyj689www4c@webmail.myfairpoint.net> <3D26C473251D448EBFCDE53CE20A6264@PaulPC> Message-ID: <4D4F875C.3060900@server4.gabrielmass.com> On 02/06/2011 11:33 PM, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: > Didn't Ch 5 (WCVB) once have an ad campaign that included "After Boston > there's only Heaven"? Ah, that was in 1984. The popular new Archbishop installed that spring was asked by a reporter whether his career might take him elsewhere eventually. He gave those words in response, and 'CVB posted them on a promo slide as a welcoming gesture. --RC From sid@wrko.com Sun Feb 6 22:52:32 2011 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 03:52:32 +0000 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: <4D4EFC68.3050803@gmail.com> References: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <4D4EFC68.3050803@gmail.com> Message-ID: <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA0FDCF2@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> "Oh wait, there will be those who will say that listeners are so stupid that if they hear the 'BZ calls they'll attribute to the AM side..." Irrelevant in the PPM world. And yes, there are listeners who *are* that stupid. If you've ever seen a filled-out diary, you'd know what I mean. It's a wonder Arbitron can make any sense at all from some of them. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom New England 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Brighton MA 02135-2040 From wollman@bimajority.org Mon Feb 7 16:11:38 2011 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 16:11:38 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA0FDCF2@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> References: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <4D4EFC68.3050803@gmail.com> <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA0FDCF2@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> Message-ID: <19792.24586.104473.428207@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > And yes, there are listeners who *are* that stupid. If you've ever > seen a filled-out diary, you'd know what I mean. It's a wonder > Arbitron can make any sense at all from some of them. I believe one of the unstated rationales for WBZ's old "FIFTY THOUSANDS WATTS OF POWER!" stagers was to drive home brand recall to such an extent that diary households would record WBZ even if they only listened to the first three minutes of the hour then switched to another station. -GAWollman From dan.strassberg@att.net Mon Feb 7 16:41:16 2011 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 16:41:16 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation References: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com><4D4EFC68.3050803@gmail.com><6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA0FDCF2@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> <19792.24586.104473.428207@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <3F6E0E66B64342DABD54B3E64F42C80E@SatU205S5044> Did diaries ask anything about the power of the stations the listeners wrote down? I once completed an Arbitron diary and I don't recall seeing any such question. Besides, for the last 30 years, Boston has had at least four AMs that ran 50 kW-U. Now there are five plus a sixth station that runs 50 kW by day. I'm not sure how many of those stations currently promote their power over the air. I guess WBZ still does. WXKS (AM) does. Not sure about WRKO. WEEI and WWZN do not, AFAIK. WQOM did for a short while but, AFAIK, no longer does so; they apologize for having to "soften" their signal at night. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Wollman" To: "Sid Schweiger" Cc: Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 4:11 PM Subject: RE: CBS Sports Hub proliferation > < > said: > >> And yes, there are listeners who *are* that stupid. If you've ever >> seen a filled-out diary, you'd know what I mean. It's a wonder >> Arbitron can make any sense at all from some of them. > > I believe one of the unstated rationales for WBZ's old "FIFTY > THOUSANDS WATTS OF POWER!" stagers was to drive home brand recall to > such an extent that diary households would record WBZ even if they > only listened to the first three minutes of the hour then switched > to > another station. > > -GAWollman > From wollman@bimajority.org Mon Feb 7 17:32:51 2011 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 17:32:51 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: <3F6E0E66B64342DABD54B3E64F42C80E@SatU205S5044> References: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <4D4EFC68.3050803@gmail.com> <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA0FDCF2@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> <19792.24586.104473.428207@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <3F6E0E66B64342DABD54B3E64F42C80E@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <19792.29459.456305.922265@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Did diaries ask anything about the power of the stations the listeners > wrote down? No, and I never claimed otherwise. It was WBZ's promotional effort that got them more diary credit than they should have had, not the nominal power. Surely you remember those stagers? WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR CAR, WE'RE DRIVING FIFTY THOUSAND WATTS OF POWER! There were two or three others in the rotation. -GAWollman From dan.strassberg@att.net Mon Feb 7 20:48:06 2011 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 20:48:06 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation References: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com><4D4EFC68.3050803@gmail.com><6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA0FDCF2@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com><19792.24586.104473.428207@hergotha.csail.mit.edu><3F6E0E66B64342DABD54B3E64F42C80E@SatU205S5044> <19792.29459.456305.922265@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <78ABC6BFEC984A16AA2A337A099BBBFC@SatU205S5044> Sure I remember them, but I don't think they were a better device for getting me to remember WBZ than if they had not mentioned driving 50,000 watts. The important parts were WBZ, 1030, and NewsRadio. I can't recall whether AM was mentioned, but that could also have been important. 50,000 watts was, I think, irrelevant. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Wollman" To: "Dan.Strassberg" Cc: "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: Re: CBS Sports Hub proliferation > < said: > >> Did diaries ask anything about the power of the stations the >> listeners >> wrote down? > > No, and I never claimed otherwise. It was WBZ's promotional effort > that got them more diary credit than they should have had, not the > nominal power. Surely you remember those stagers? > > WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING YOUR CAR, WE'RE DRIVING FIFTY THOUSAND WATTS OF > POWER! > > There were two or three others in the rotation. > > -GAWollman > From wollman@bimajority.org Mon Feb 7 22:34:07 2011 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 22:34:07 -0500 Subject: CBS Sports Hub proliferation In-Reply-To: <78ABC6BFEC984A16AA2A337A099BBBFC@SatU205S5044> References: <226199.82204.qm@web180312.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <4D4EFC68.3050803@gmail.com> <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA0FDCF2@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> <19792.24586.104473.428207@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <3F6E0E66B64342DABD54B3E64F42C80E@SatU205S5044> <19792.29459.456305.922265@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <78ABC6BFEC984A16AA2A337A099BBBFC@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <19792.47535.943100.731055@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Sure I remember them, but I don't think they were a better device for > getting me to remember WBZ than if they had not mentioned driving > 50,000 watts. The important parts were WBZ, 1030, and NewsRadio. I > can't recall whether AM was mentioned, but that could also have been > important. 50,000 watts was, I think, irrelevant. It was a particularly memorable EXAMPLE. That's *all*. -GAWollman From markwats@comcast.net Tue Feb 8 17:19:06 2011 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 17:19:06 -0500 Subject: WCAP partners take station battle to court References: Message-ID: <7E1AB373B460418E84373E05AD5B1132@Mark> Ted Larsen wrote: >A clash over who runs WCAP radio has its primary partners >heading to >court. >The station's general manager and majority owner, Clark >Smidt, has filed a >lawsuit in Lowell Superior Court against >shareholder Sam Poulten, alleging >that Poulten has placed >the station in financial peril. This afternoon the Lowell Sun reporting on it's website that Sam Poluten has filed suit against Clark Smidt, alleging he put the station in financial peril: http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_17330200 Echoing Bill O' Neill opinion it also pains me to see this dispute ending up in the public eye. I hope that it can be settled out of court and when all is resolved WCAP remains locally owned, programmed and focussed. I also hope news of this dispute doesn't steer advertisers away from the station. Disclaimer: I had done some work for WCAP under Maurice Cohen's ownership, and I have met Clark & Sam in passing a few times since they took over ownership of WCAP, most recently when I made a brief appearance in studio during the Salvation Army radiothon back in December. Mark Watson From paul@derrynh.net Wed Feb 9 18:24:39 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:24:39 -0500 Subject: "King of Queens" set giveaway Message-ID: Watching the King of Queens on TBS tonight, and this is the episode where Arthur buys Doug and Carrie a "Duchenburg".... Anyway, at the beginning of the episode, Doug and Carrie are in a dealership (Looking at a Toyota Solara) and outside the dealership (supposed to be in Queens NY) is a billboard for KNX Newsradio 1070! Talk about a skywave! Only Audiophiles would pick this up.....I suppose this goes more properly in the TV Show error section..... -Paul H From paul@derrynh.net Wed Feb 9 20:58:51 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 20:58:51 -0500 Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH Message-ID: <07983B944E1B41B884C55DBA517E6512@PaulPC> The Pirates don't really care anymore, do they? Heard this station last Friday while driving through Nashua, and the have a bold web site www.879thebeat.com and even happily give you their address.... (Funny that the Phone # is a Portland Oregon OVERLAY Area Code....obviously someone's cell phone.....remember the good old days when you could tell where someone lived/located by area code?) -Paul Hopfgarten -Concord NH Media 57 LLC / 879TheBeat.com 115 Main St Nashua, NH 03064 Phone: 971-225-5879 From paul@derrynh.net Wed Feb 9 21:13:50 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 21:13:50 -0500 Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH In-Reply-To: <07983B944E1B41B884C55DBA517E6512@PaulPC> References: <07983B944E1B41B884C55DBA517E6512@PaulPC> Message-ID: <15498321A3D547CC8BA2F478D7CCA470@PaulPC> One small follow up on the Tel#.....I'm guessing they went through a number of area codes to find BEAT (2255) 879..... I don't think the 20 somethings have the area code/location mindset of us Baby Boomers (I'm still getting use to 774, 339, 859 overlays in gtr Boston...heck I still think of the eastern 2/3s of MA as all 617....I had the 617 AC my entire life until I moved to the 603 in 1990...) -Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hopfgarten" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 8:58 PM Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH The Pirates don't really care anymore, do they? Heard this station last Friday while driving through Nashua, and the have a bold web site www.879thebeat.com and even happily give you their address.... (Funny that the Phone # is a Portland Oregon OVERLAY Area Code....obviously someone's cell phone.....remember the good old days when you could tell where someone lived/located by area code?) -Paul Hopfgarten -Concord NH Media 57 LLC / 879TheBeat.com 115 Main St Nashua, NH 03064 Phone: 971-225-5879 From paul@derrynh.net Wed Feb 9 21:19:44 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 21:19:44 -0500 Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH Message-ID: Make that 971-CALL-879.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hopfgarten" To: "Paul Hopfgarten" ; Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:13 PM Subject: Re: 87.9 in Nashua NH > One small follow up on the Tel#.....I'm guessing they went through a > number of area codes to find BEAT (2255) 879..... > > I don't think the 20 somethings have the area code/location mindset of us > Baby Boomers (I'm still getting use to 774, 339, 859 overlays in gtr > Boston...heck I still think of the eastern 2/3s of MA as all 617....I had > the 617 AC my entire life until I moved to the 603 in 1990...) > > -Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Hopfgarten" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 8:58 PM > Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH > > > The Pirates don't really care anymore, do they? Heard this station last > Friday while driving through Nashua, and the have a bold web site > www.879thebeat.com and even happily give you their address.... > > (Funny that the Phone # is a Portland Oregon OVERLAY Area > Code....obviously someone's cell phone.....remember the good old days when > you could tell where someone lived/located by area code?) > > -Paul Hopfgarten > -Concord NH > > Media 57 LLC / 879TheBeat.com > > 115 Main St > Nashua, NH > 03064 Phone: 971-225-5879 From paul@derrynh.net Wed Feb 9 22:24:37 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 22:24:37 -0500 Subject: Fw: 87.9 in Nashua NH Message-ID: <82E5A04913F54DBC905A11752D39E7A5@PaulPC> > Back in 1978, I was working in Taunton MA and they still had FIVE DIGIT in > city Telephone Calls (822, 823, 824 were the exchanges for Taunton at that > time....so to call say 823-9647 within Taunton...you could simply dial > 3-9647!) > > Of course, many people still had rotary dial phones back then....... > > -Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean Smyth" > To: "Paul Hopfgarten" ; > > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:41 PM > Subject: Re: 87.9 in Nashua NH > > >> On Wed, 2/9/11, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: >>> I don't think the 20 somethings have the area code/location >>> mindset of us Baby Boomers (I'm still getting use to 774, >>> 339, 859 overlays in gtr Boston...heck I still think of the >>> eastern 2/3s of MA as all 617....I had the 617 AC my entire >>> life until I moved to the 603 in 1990...) >> >> Absolutely not, especially since the idea of long distance is pretty much >> a thing of the past. Ten-digit dialing seems pretty mandatory in the U.S. >> >> As an aside, I'm 32, and I can't remember making more than a handful of >> calls on a traditional land line in the past year -- never mind using a >> pay phone ... >> >> >> > From sean.smyth@yahoo.com Wed Feb 9 21:41:04 2011 From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com (Sean Smyth) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:41:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH In-Reply-To: <15498321A3D547CC8BA2F478D7CCA470@PaulPC> Message-ID: <324367.80752.qm@web110502.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> On Wed, 2/9/11, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: > I don't think the 20 somethings have the area code/location > mindset of us Baby Boomers (I'm still getting use to 774, > 339, 859 overlays in gtr Boston...heck I still think of the > eastern 2/3s of MA as all 617....I had the 617 AC my entire > life until I moved to the 603 in 1990...) Absolutely not, especially since the idea of long distance is pretty much a thing of the past. Ten-digit dialing seems pretty mandatory in the U.S. As an aside, I'm 32, and I can't remember making more than a handful of calls on a traditional land line in the past year -- never mind using a pay phone ... From francini@mac.com Thu Feb 10 11:26:31 2011 From: francini@mac.com (John Francini) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:26:31 -0500 Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH In-Reply-To: <324367.80752.qm@web110502.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <324367.80752.qm@web110502.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <535C0337-66A0-401C-A535-EC002DF252B0@mac.com> In New Hampshire, you can still dial 7-digits within the 603 area code. In towns and cities like Taunton (with 5-digit dialing pre-AT&T breakup) it meant they were still using Strowger switch trains to do the actual call switching. It turned out that arrangements like that were both cheaper for Ma Bell and much easier for the customers. A rare example of a win-win in the pre-transistorized-electronics age. Strowger switches were fascinating to watch: the make-and-break impulses from the user's dial directly drove the switch train as the call connection was built up. john On 9 Feb 2011, at 21:41, Sean Smyth wrote: > On Wed, 2/9/11, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: >> I don't think the 20 somethings have the area code/location >> mindset of us Baby Boomers (I'm still getting use to 774, >> 339, 859 overlays in gtr Boston...heck I still think of the >> eastern 2/3s of MA as all 617....I had the 617 AC my entire >> life until I moved to the 603 in 1990...) > > Absolutely not, especially since the idea of long distance is pretty much a thing of the past. Ten-digit dialing seems pretty mandatory in the U.S. > > As an aside, I'm 32, and I can't remember making more than a handful of calls on a traditional land line in the past year -- never mind using a pay phone ... > > > From scott@fybush.com Thu Feb 10 12:21:55 2011 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:21:55 -0500 Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH In-Reply-To: <535C0337-66A0-401C-A535-EC002DF252B0@mac.com> References: <324367.80752.qm@web110502.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <535C0337-66A0-401C-A535-EC002DF252B0@mac.com> Message-ID: <4D541EB3.7050100@fybush.com> John Francini wrote: > In New Hampshire, you can still dial 7-digits within the 603 area code. And in all of New York State outside of NY City, too. s From paul@derrynh.net Thu Feb 10 12:29:32 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:29:32 -0500 Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH In-Reply-To: <4D541EB3.7050100@fybush.com> References: <324367.80752.qm@web110502.mail.gq1.yahoo.com><535C0337-66A0-401C-A535-EC002DF252B0@mac.com> <4D541EB3.7050100@fybush.com> Message-ID: <700057280689469390BBD6A086871B3E@PaulPC> And anywhere without an overlay AC, I would suspect... -Paul H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fybush" To: "John Francini" Cc: Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 12:21 PM Subject: Re: 87.9 in Nashua NH > John Francini wrote: >> In New Hampshire, you can still dial 7-digits within the 603 area code. > > And in all of New York State outside of NY City, too. > > s From ncn86@hotmail.com Mon Feb 7 09:24:33 2011 From: ncn86@hotmail.com (Nickolas Noseworthy) Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 09:24:33 -0500 Subject: WFEX issues? Message-ID: I turned on my radio at a little after 9 this morning to listen to WFEX 92.1, the simulcast of WFNX here in NH, only to get a carrier wave with no broadcast. And a weak carrier at that. Usually WFEX comes in very strong here, but there is much static. Are they doing maintnence on the transmitter, or are they having problems at the source in Boston? 101.7 is not strong enougth to come in on any radio here, so unfortunatly im out of luck for now. Hopefully a quick fix on their end. From ronycamille@hotmail.com Wed Feb 9 23:43:33 2011 From: ronycamille@hotmail.com (Rony Camille) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 23:43:33 -0500 Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH In-Reply-To: <07983B944E1B41B884C55DBA517E6512@PaulPC> References: <07983B944E1B41B884C55DBA517E6512@PaulPC> Message-ID: I was waiting to see when this station was going to be brought up on the serv. It could well be that the phone number is a google voice number. that being said the station is becoming a bit popular in the region there has been lots of feedback on the social media realm. It's too bad that's it's a "pirate" would be ashame if fed shut it down...im liking the airplay different than WJMN's Rony Rony Camille http://rcamillesink.com > From: paul@derrynh.net > To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org > Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH > Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 20:58:51 -0500 > > The Pirates don't really care anymore, do they? Heard this station last Friday while driving through Nashua, and the have a bold web site www.879thebeat.com and even happily give you their address.... > > (Funny that the Phone # is a Portland Oregon OVERLAY Area Code....obviously someone's cell phone.....remember the good old days when you could tell where someone lived/located by area code?) > > -Paul Hopfgarten > -Concord NH > > Media 57 LLC / 879TheBeat.com > > 115 Main St > Nashua, NH > 03064 Phone: 971-225-5879 From wollman@bimajority.org Thu Feb 10 13:02:37 2011 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:02:37 -0500 Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH In-Reply-To: <700057280689469390BBD6A086871B3E@PaulPC> References: <324367.80752.qm@web110502.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <535C0337-66A0-401C-A535-EC002DF252B0@mac.com> <4D541EB3.7050100@fybush.com> <700057280689469390BBD6A086871B3E@PaulPC> Message-ID: <19796.10301.348029.975399@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > And anywhere without an overlay AC, I would suspect... FCC rules require 10D dialing wherever an overlay is in service. -GAWollman From bob.bosra@demattia.net Thu Feb 10 15:02:14 2011 From: bob.bosra@demattia.net (Bob DeMattia) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:02:14 -0500 Subject: 87.9 in Nashua NH In-Reply-To: <19796.10301.348029.975399@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <324367.80752.qm@web110502.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <535C0337-66A0-401C-A535-EC002DF252B0@mac.com> <4D541EB3.7050100@fybush.com> <700057280689469390BBD6A086871B3E@PaulPC> <19796.10301.348029.975399@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: Good reason not to have an overlay On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Garrett Wollman wrote: > < > said: > > > And anywhere without an overlay AC, I would suspect... > > FCC rules require 10D dialing wherever an overlay is in service. > > -GAWollman > > From scott@fybush.com Mon Feb 14 16:25:59 2011 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:25:59 -0500 Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! Message-ID: <4D599DE7.9090200@fybush.com> Can't let a quiet day on the B-R-I list go by without giving list members a chance to join me in wishing a very, very happy birthday to our very own Donna Halper, soon-to-be-Ph.D if all goes well! Here's hoping that the invisible airwaves keep crackling with life for her for many years to come... :) s From dave@skywaves.net Mon Feb 14 21:29:07 2011 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:29:07 -0500 Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! In-Reply-To: <4D599DE7.9090200@fybush.com> References: <4D599DE7.9090200@fybush.com> Message-ID: Hear! Hear! -------------------------------------------------- From: "Scott Fybush" Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 4:25 PM To: "(newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest" Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! > > Can't let a quiet day on the B-R-I list go by without giving list members > a chance to join me in wishing a very, very happy birthday to our very own > Donna Halper, soon-to-be-Ph.D if all goes well! > > Here's hoping that the invisible airwaves keep crackling with life for her > for many years to come... :) > > s > > From joe@attorneyross.com Mon Feb 14 23:02:07 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:02:07 -0500 Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! In-Reply-To: <4D599DE7.9090200@fybush.com> References: <4D599DE7.9090200@fybush.com> Message-ID: <4D59FABF.9040906@attorneyross.com> On 2/14/2011 4:25 PM, Scott Fybush wrote: > Can't let a quiet day on the B-R-I list go by without giving list > members a chance to join me in wishing a very, very happy birthday to > our very own Donna Halper, soon-to-be-Ph.D if all goes well! > > Here's hoping that the invisible airwaves keep crackling with life for > her for many years to come... :) Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! -- 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 Jibguy@aol.com Tue Feb 15 03:49:56 2011 From: Jibguy@aol.com (Jibguy@aol.com) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:49:56 -0500 (EST) Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! Message-ID: Yes, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Donna!!!! ---BB From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Tue Feb 15 05:44:42 2011 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:44:42 -0600 Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Happy Birthday Donna.. happy birthday to you.. happy birthday to you, happpy birthday dear donnnnnnnnnna... Happy Birthdayyyy toooo youuuuuuuuuuuuu!! Paul On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 2:49 AM, wrote: > Yes, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Donna!!!! > > ---BB > From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Feb 15 08:21:28 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:21:28 +0000 Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <926461313-1297776090-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1082492187-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Happy Happy Birthday -----Original Message----- From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:44:42 To: Cc: Subject: Re: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! Happy Birthday Donna.. happy birthday to you.. happy birthday to you, happpy birthday dear donnnnnnnnnna... Happy Birthdayyyy toooo youuuuuuuuuuuuu!! Paul On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 2:49 AM, wrote: > Yes, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Donna!!!! > > ---BB > From Cdsull502@aol.com Tue Feb 15 10:40:01 2011 From: Cdsull502@aol.com (Cdsull502@aol.com) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:40:01 -0500 (EST) Subject: Donna's Latest Book Message-ID: <418e6.4cca8379.3a8bf851@aol.com> Saw a preview on of Donna's new book on Amazon.com. Only a week until it is available! Looks like it is worth the wait! Chris Sullivan CdSull502@aol.com From paul@derrynh.net Tue Feb 15 17:21:41 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:21:41 -0500 Subject: WEEI Anouncement Message-ID: <7AE1567A1AC9425E8C7A035961FE0678@PaulPC> So...they're less than 2 minutes away....are they FINALLY going FM? From dlh@donnahalper.com Tue Feb 15 17:28:09 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:28:09 -0500 Subject: Donna's Latest Book In-Reply-To: <418e6.4cca8379.3a8bf851@aol.com> References: <418e6.4cca8379.3a8bf851@aol.com> Message-ID: <201102152304.p1FN4AxT025996@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> At 10:40 AM 2/15/2011, Cdsull502@aol.com wrote: >Saw a preview on of Donna's new book on Amazon.com. Only a week until it >is available! Looks like it is worth the wait! I'm excited about it. I worked really hard on it and while it has a lot of great photos, it also has some good information. I'm eager to get out and do some speaking engagements and meet people too! From paul@derrynh.net Tue Feb 15 17:32:03 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:32:03 -0500 Subject: WEEI Anouncement Message-ID: <3E351176A36A4A5A897523D2155DEF8C@PaulPC> Lame......just moving hosts around.....yawn ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Hopfgarten To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 5:21 PM Subject: WEEI Anouncement So...they're less than 2 minutes away....are they FINALLY going FM? From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Feb 15 17:53:59 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:53:59 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI Message-ID: EEI pulls the trigger Michael Holly becomes co-host with Ordway at 2 PM Lou Merloni?and weekend ?EEI host?Mike Mutnansky take over at 10. Dale Arnold becomes fill in..... From Jibguy@aol.com Tue Feb 15 18:09:31 2011 From: Jibguy@aol.com (Jibguy@aol.com) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:09:31 -0500 (EST) Subject: Donna's Latest Book Message-ID: <5cd77.5989e2d5.3a8c61ab@aol.com> I already ordered mine. ---BB From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Feb 15 16:40:31 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:40:31 -0500 Subject: WEEI plans MAJOR announcement at 5 PM Message-ID: WEEI is Tweeting and on Facebook that they will have a MAJOR announcement at 5 PM.... Now what? From paul@derrynh.net Tue Feb 15 18:33:13 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:33:13 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <33EFDB6A55944E009DD3554E5EA50CD2@PaulPC> So I would assume Mutnansky's stint of 4-6P on WGAM/WGHM is over? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Vahey" To: "bri" Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 5:53 PM Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI > EEI pulls the trigger > Michael Holly becomes co-host with Ordway at 2 PM > Lou Merloni and weekend ?EEI host Mike Mutnansky take over at 10. > > Dale Arnold becomes fill in..... > From irw@well.com Tue Feb 15 18:23:03 2011 From: irw@well.com (Blaine Thompson) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:23:03 -0800 (PST) Subject: WEEI Anouncement In-Reply-To: <3E351176A36A4A5A897523D2155DEF8C@PaulPC> References: <3E351176A36A4A5A897523D2155DEF8C@PaulPC> Message-ID: On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: > Lame......just moving hosts around.....yawn "All publicity is good, except an obituary notice." - Brendan Behan (9 Feb 1923 - 20 Mar 1964) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blaine Thompson Indiana RadioWatch irw@well.com http://www.indianaradio.net AOL Instant Messenger: indianaradio5 From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Feb 15 19:21:22 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:21:22 +0000 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <1985807411-1297815022-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1355217200-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> References: <1985807411-1297815022-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1355217200-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <406371820-1297815683-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-204777632-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> 10-2 was the one show that EEI was doing OK against 985 - Jason doesn't get that younger demos skew FM. But Entercom doesn't have a solid FM footprint inside 128 so.... Mazz and Felger won't lose any sleep over this -----Original Message----- From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:10:26 To: Kevin Vahey; Reply-To: sean.smyth@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI Was this ratings related? Does this mean Holley is the heir apparent of The Big Show? Does The Big Show continue to exist in an altered form? Glad to see Mut get a shot; always liked his show in New Hampshire, and they needed fresh blood. I know Dale's 60ish now and not in the demo they want, but it would have been nice for him to make it to the 20th anniversary this year. Sent on the Now Network? from my Sprint?? BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Vahey Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:53:59 To: bri Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI EEI pulls the trigger Michael Holly becomes co-host with Ordway at 2 PM Lou Merloni??and weekend ???EEI host??Mike Mutnansky take over at 10. Dale Arnold becomes fill in..... From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Feb 15 19:26:09 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:26:09 +0000 Subject: Donna's Latest Book In-Reply-To: <5cd77.5989e2d5.3a8c61ab@aol.com> References: <5cd77.5989e2d5.3a8c61ab@aol.com> Message-ID: <217327878-1297815970-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-29925270-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Likewise :) -----Original Message----- From: Jibguy@aol.com Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:09:31 To: ; ; Subject: Re: Donna's Latest Book I already ordered mine. ---BB From rogerkirk@ttlc.net Tue Feb 15 20:01:35 2011 From: rogerkirk@ttlc.net (Roger Kirk) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:01:35 -0500 Subject: Donna's Latest Book In-Reply-To: <201102152304.p1FN4AxT025996@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <418e6.4cca8379.3a8bf851@aol.com> <201102152304.p1FN4AxT025996@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <4D5B21EF.6010507@ttlc.net> Donna, Do you intend for it to be released as a Kindle Book? On 2/15/2011 5:28 PM, Donna Halper wrote: > At 10:40 AM 2/15/2011, Cdsull502@aol.com wrote: >> Saw a preview on of Donna's new book on Amazon.com. Only a week >> until it >> is available! Looks like it is worth the wait! > > I'm excited about it. I worked really hard on it and while it has a > lot of great photos, it also has some good information. I'm eager to > get out and do some speaking engagements and meet people too! > > > From dlh@donnahalper.com Tue Feb 15 19:37:45 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:37:45 -0500 Subject: Donna's Latest Book References: <5cd77.5989e2d5.3a8c61ab@aol.com> Message-ID: <201102160116.p1G1GDeB026854@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> I'm glad I could pay tribute to Arnie Ginsburg (on the front cover) and David Brudnoy (inside cover), two heroes of mine. From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Feb 15 20:18:14 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:18:14 +0000 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <1241370771-1297818477-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1859122297-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> References: <1985807411-1297815022-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1355217200-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry><406371820-1297815683-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-204777632-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry><1241370771-1297818477-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1859122297-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <441062640-1297819094-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1296637228-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Sounds like a salary dump to me - I know what Dale walked away from at NESN because EEI was paying him well. He didn't want to travel even tho NESN was willing to pay EEI's 4wire costs. That Red Sox contract is killing Entercom - 18 million was way too much. -----Original Message----- From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:08:01 To: ; Boston Radio Reply-To: sean.smyth@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI Seems like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but what do I know ... Sent on the Now Network? from my Sprint?? BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Kevin Vahey" Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:21:22 To: ; Boston Radio Reply-To: kvahey@gmail.com Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI 10-2 was the one show that EEI was doing OK against 985 - Jason doesn't get that younger demos skew FM. But Entercom doesn't have a solid FM footprint inside 128 so.... Mazz and Felger won't lose any sleep over this -----Original Message----- From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:10:26 To: Kevin Vahey; Reply-To: sean.smyth@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI Was this ratings related? Does this mean Holley is the heir apparent of The Big Show? Does The Big Show continue to exist in an altered form? Glad to see Mut get a shot; always liked his show in New Hampshire, and they needed fresh blood. I know Dale's 60ish now and not in the demo they want, but it would have been nice for him to make it to the 20th anniversary this year. Sent on the Now Network? from my Sprint?? BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Vahey Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:53:59 To: bri Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI EEI pulls the trigger Michael Holly becomes co-host with Ordway at 2 PM Lou Merloni??and weekend ???EEI host??Mike Mutnansky take over at 10. Dale Arnold becomes fill in..... From dlh@donnahalper.com Tue Feb 15 20:20:44 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:20:44 -0500 Subject: Donna's Latest Book In-Reply-To: <4D5B21EF.6010507@ttlc.net> References: <418e6.4cca8379.3a8bf851@aol.com> <201102152304.p1FN4AxT025996@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4D5B21EF.6010507@ttlc.net> Message-ID: <201102160120.p1G1KiFU026908@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> At 08:01 PM 2/15/2011, Roger Kirk wrote: >Donna, > >Do you intend for it to be released as a Kindle Book? I have no control over that-- that's up to my publisher. I am not sure how Arcadia makes those decisions. But I do hope I can schedule a book signing or two at local bookstores or libraries, so if you have suggestions, let me know! Not all of my rare photos were the right size for the book, so I plan to bring them when I do my speaking engagements. From tmw207@roadrunner.com Mon Feb 14 20:12:08 2011 From: tmw207@roadrunner.com (Terry) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:12:08 -0500 Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! In-Reply-To: <4D599DE7.9090200@fybush.com> References: <4D599DE7.9090200@fybush.com> Message-ID: <22FE1500B3A446D4B7ADBAC8A47DB887@TerryPC> ?Happy birthday, Donna! -----Original Message----- From: Scott Fybush Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 4:25 PM To: (newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! Can't let a quiet day on the B-R-I list go by without giving list members a chance to join me in wishing a very, very happy birthday to our very own Donna Halper, soon-to-be-Ph.D if all goes well! Here's hoping that the invisible airwaves keep crackling with life for her for many years to come... :) s From lglavin@mail.com Tue Feb 15 13:19:32 2011 From: lglavin@mail.com (lglavin@mail.com) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:19:32 -0500 Subject: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CD9B5406D6599B-2AC-F4A@web-mmc-d05.sysops.aol.com> >-----Original Message----- >From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. >To: Jibguy@aol.com >Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org >Sent: Tue, Feb 15, 2011 5:44 am >Subject: Re: Happy Birthday, Auntie Donna! >Happy Birthday Donna.. happy birthday to you.. happy birthday to you, happpy >birthday dear donnnnnnnnnna... Happy Birthdayyyy toooo youuuuuuuuuuuuu!! Hey hey hey...I've read that the "Happy Birthday" song is NOT in the public domain. If true, does anybody know the entity to which Paul would have to send a check? From ka3zci@yahoo.com Tue Feb 15 15:49:09 2011 From: ka3zci@yahoo.com (Robert Paine) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:49:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: Happy birthday, Donna Message-ID: <233424.36413.qm@web30102.mail.mud.yahoo.com> A happy birthday to our Ph.D to be. Hope you take time to enjoy something decadent and delicious, like your favorite ice cream....at least three scoops. Hey - ya gotta celebrate at least once a year. Many happy returns. Bob Paine From sean.smyth@yahoo.com Tue Feb 15 19:10:26 2011 From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com (sean.smyth@yahoo.com) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:10:26 +0000 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1985807411-1297815022-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1355217200-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Was this ratings related? Does this mean Holley is the heir apparent of The Big Show? Does The Big Show continue to exist in an altered form? Glad to see Mut get a shot; always liked his show in New Hampshire, and they needed fresh blood. I know Dale's 60ish now and not in the demo they want, but it would have been nice for him to make it to the 20th anniversary this year. Sent on the Now Network? from my Sprint?? BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Vahey Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:53:59 To: bri Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI EEI pulls the trigger Michael Holly becomes co-host with Ordway at 2 PM Lou Merloni??and weekend ???EEI host??Mike Mutnansky take over at 10. Dale Arnold becomes fill in..... From sean.smyth@yahoo.com Tue Feb 15 20:08:01 2011 From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com (sean.smyth@yahoo.com) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:08:01 +0000 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <406371820-1297815683-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-204777632-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> References: <1985807411-1297815022-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1355217200-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry><406371820-1297815683-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-204777632-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <1241370771-1297818477-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1859122297-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Seems like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but what do I know ... Sent on the Now Network? from my Sprint?? BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Kevin Vahey" Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:21:22 To: ; Boston Radio Reply-To: kvahey@gmail.com Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI 10-2 was the one show that EEI was doing OK against 985 - Jason doesn't get that younger demos skew FM. But Entercom doesn't have a solid FM footprint inside 128 so.... Mazz and Felger won't lose any sleep over this -----Original Message----- From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:10:26 To: Kevin Vahey; Reply-To: sean.smyth@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI Was this ratings related? Does this mean Holley is the heir apparent of The Big Show? Does The Big Show continue to exist in an altered form? Glad to see Mut get a shot; always liked his show in New Hampshire, and they needed fresh blood. I know Dale's 60ish now and not in the demo they want, but it would have been nice for him to make it to the 20th anniversary this year. Sent on the Now Network? from my Sprint?? BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Vahey Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:53:59 To: bri Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI EEI pulls the trigger Michael Holly becomes co-host with Ordway at 2 PM Lou Merloni??and weekend ???EEI host??Mike Mutnansky take over at 10. Dale Arnold becomes fill in..... From chuckigo@maine.rr.com Tue Feb 15 22:16:23 2011 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (Chuck Igo) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:16:23 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI References: <1985807411-1297815022-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1355217200-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <0AFB7C4392AE4FDE8E89BC0AF8356813@Family> ----- Original Message ----- From: (SNIP) "...I know Dale's 60ish now and not in the demo they want, but it would have been nice for him to make it to the 20th anniversary this year. > um, Dale's not "60ish." He's a year older than I, and I'm 52. That makes him well within the demo - and that logic, Sean, sadly, is hopefully not how you might run a radio station. -- Chuck Igo (who worked at several "25-54" demo stations long before my 25th birthday) From sean.smyth@yahoo.com Tue Feb 15 22:05:24 2011 From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com (Sean Smyth) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:05:24 -0800 (PST) Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <005801cbcd84$8d4ea5f0$9560c747@BRIAN> References: <1985807411-1297815022-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1355217200-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <005801cbcd84$8d4ea5f0$9560c747@BRIAN> Message-ID: <221315.88615.qm@web110510.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Brian Hatgelakas wrote: << I have aquestion, How did WEEI stunt from news to sports? I have vague memories of WEEI's early sports days. Was it all live and local in the beginning including overnights and weekends? What company owned them? >> WEEI went to sports the Tuesday after Labor Day 1991 -- looking at a 1991 calendar, that's Sept. 8, and the date sounds right. There was little in the way of stunting, really. Eddie Andelman signed with WEEI when his contract with WHDH was up, and he moved over to 590 a week or two (I think it was two) before the format switch. Craig Mustard already was doing a 7p-midnight show, aside from Celtics and Bruins conflicts, so that alone gave 590 a pretty good sports presence. They were live and local 6 a.m. to midnight -- I think. -- 6 to 10 a.m.: Andy Moes (RIP). -- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Dale Arnold. -- 1 to 4 p.m.: Glenn Ordway, Janet Prentsky (sp?). -- 4 to 7 p.m.: Eddie. -- 7 to midnight: Craig Mustard. The only part of their original schedule on which I'm unsure is when Mustard's show dumped out for Sports Byline USA. I'm pretty sure it was midnight, but it may have been 10 or 11 p.m. They ran Sports Byline USA and then Sports Final until 6 a.m. The format switch itself was rather uneventful. They went out of CNN Headline News, which WEEI in its news incarnation ran overnights, right into a newscast. Maybe Bruce Lee did the first newscast on Sportsradio 590 or maybe it was Bob Ames, I don't remember. I do remember WEEI ran Headline News all that weekend instead of staffing locally, as they usually did. The Celtics bought the station in either 1989 or (IIRC) 1990 from the Papa Gino's folks. Hope this helps. I listened way too much to AM radio as a 12-year-old ... From sean.smyth@yahoo.com Tue Feb 15 22:21:33 2011 From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com (Sean Smyth) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:21:33 -0800 (PST) Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <0AFB7C4392AE4FDE8E89BC0AF8356813@Family> Message-ID: <35595.54726.qm@web110503.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> On Tue, 2/15/11, Chuck Igo wrote: > um, Dale's not "60ish."? He's a year older than I, and > I'm 52.? That makes him well within the demo - and that > logic, Sean, sadly, is hopefully not how you might run a > radio station. > > -- Chuck Igo (who worked at several "25-54" demo stations > long before my 25th birthday) Chuck: I agree, it's not the way you run a station, but I did think Dale was much older -- he's been on in the market for nearly 25 years. I thought he was 40ish at the time he started at WEEI, but I stand/sit corrected. (That also means he was calling Patriots games and sports director at a 50k station at 30 or so, which is pretty impressive.) Dale also projects older and always has. That's not a knock on him. I enjoy his work and thought he was one of the more grounded hosts on 850; but even in his early 30s, he never sounded "hip" by anyone's definition. From revdoug1@myfairpoint.net Tue Feb 15 22:59:27 2011 From: revdoug1@myfairpoint.net (=?utf-8?b?RG91ZyBEcm93bg==?=) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:59:27 -0500 Subject: Happy birthday, Donna Message-ID: <20110215225927.1keijd79vv6sss4g@webmail.myfairpoint.net> Congratulations indeed, Donna! And . . . I pre-ordered my copy of the book today. Whoo-hoo! Quoting Robert Paine : > A happy birthday to our Ph.D to be. Hope you take time to enjoy something > decadent and delicious, like your favorite ice cream....at least > three scoops. > Hey - ya gotta celebrate at least once a year. Many happy returns. > > Bob Paine > From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Feb 15 23:40:33 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:40:33 +0000 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI Message-ID: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> I can only say right now that David Field CEO of Entercom is hearing about this and is being screamed at to fire Jason and Julie. Entercom is a strange outlet when you consider they have a HQ in Philly where they don't own a station. Jason will NOT survive this ------Original Message------ From: Sean Smyth To: Kevin Vahey Cc: Boston Radio ReplyTo: ssmyth@psualum.com Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI Sent: Feb 15, 2011 11:22 PM On Tue, 2/15/11, Kevin Vahey wrote: > Ron Barr - Sports ByLine kicked in at > 11 > > Jimmy Myers did weekend mornings Yes, Jimmy and the "Out There Reporter" (Madison Park basketball coach Dennis Wilson). I can't remember much of their weekend lineup, to be honest, except for Jimmy and the Sports Huddle. They cleared ESPN Radio from its launch date, I do remember that. From wollman@bimajority.org Tue Feb 15 23:56:06 2011 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:56:06 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> References: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <19803.22758.66732.618581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Entercom is a strange outlet when you consider they have a HQ in > Philly where they don't own a station. There was (not sure if it still exists) another group with its head office in Wellesley, but no stations in the Boston market. It's not that unusual. Saga doesn't own anything in Detroit (or indeed any broadcast outlets in Michigan, unless you count the "Farm Radio Network" in Lansing). Many companies used to be headquartered in New York (and are now in Fairfield County, Connecticut) despite not having any other operations there. -GAWollman From ssmyth@psualum.com Tue Feb 15 23:01:12 2011 From: ssmyth@psualum.com (Sean Smyth) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:01:12 -0800 (PST) Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI Message-ID: <19719.92674.qm@web110502.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> On Tue, 2/15/11, Sean Smyth wrote: > WEEI went to sports the Tuesday after Labor Day 1991 -- > looking at a 1991 > calendar, that's Sept. 8, and the date sounds right. I realized I was looking at the wrong calendar. The date would have been Sept. 3, 1991. From ssmyth@psualum.com Tue Feb 15 23:22:32 2011 From: ssmyth@psualum.com (Sean Smyth) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:22:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <1636430640-1297829209-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2031736661-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <295639.2423.qm@web110506.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> On Tue, 2/15/11, Kevin Vahey wrote: > Ron Barr - Sports ByLine kicked in at > 11 > > Jimmy Myers did weekend mornings Yes, Jimmy and the "Out There Reporter" (Madison Park basketball coach Dennis Wilson). I can't remember much of their weekend lineup, to be honest, except for Jimmy and the Sports Huddle. They cleared ESPN Radio from its launch date, I do remember that. From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Feb 15 23:06:49 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:06:49 +0000 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <221315.88615.qm@web110510.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <1985807411-1297815022-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1355217200-@bda711.bisx.prod.on.blackberry><005801cbcd84$8d4ea5f0$9560c747@BRIAN><221315.88615.qm@web110510.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1636430640-1297829209-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2031736661-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Ron Barr - Sports ByLine kicked in at 11 Jimmy Myers did weekend mornings -----Original Message----- From: Sean Smyth Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:05:24 To: Brian Hatgelakas Reply-To: Sean Smyth Cc: Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI Brian Hatgelakas wrote: << I have aquestion, How did WEEI stunt from news to sports? I have vague memories of WEEI's early sports days. Was it all live and local in the beginning including overnights and weekends? What company owned them? >> WEEI went to sports the Tuesday after Labor Day 1991 -- looking at a 1991 calendar, that's Sept. 8, and the date sounds right. There was little in the way of stunting, really. Eddie Andelman signed with WEEI when his contract with WHDH was up, and he moved over to 590 a week or two (I think it was two) before the format switch. Craig Mustard already was doing a 7p-midnight show, aside from Celtics and Bruins conflicts, so that alone gave 590 a pretty good sports presence. They were live and local 6 a.m. to midnight -- I think. -- 6 to 10 a.m.: Andy Moes (RIP). -- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Dale Arnold. -- 1 to 4 p.m.: Glenn Ordway, Janet Prentsky (sp?). -- 4 to 7 p.m.: Eddie. -- 7 to midnight: Craig Mustard. The only part of their original schedule on which I'm unsure is when Mustard's show dumped out for Sports Byline USA. I'm pretty sure it was midnight, but it may have been 10 or 11 p.m. They ran Sports Byline USA and then Sports Final until 6 a.m. The format switch itself was rather uneventful. They went out of CNN Headline News, which WEEI in its news incarnation ran overnights, right into a newscast. Maybe Bruce Lee did the first newscast on Sportsradio 590 or maybe it was Bob Ames, I don't remember. I do remember WEEI ran Headline News all that weekend instead of staffing locally, as they usually did. The Celtics bought the station in either 1989 or (IIRC) 1990 from the Papa Gino's folks. Hope this helps. I listened way too much to AM radio as a 12-year-old ... From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Feb 16 00:21:26 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:21:26 -0500 Subject: Happy birthday, Donna In-Reply-To: <20110215225927.1keijd79vv6sss4g@webmail.myfairpoint.net> References: <20110215225927.1keijd79vv6sss4g@webmail.myfairpoint.net> Message-ID: <4D5B5ED6.4070803@attorneyross.com> On 2/15/2011 10:59 PM, Doug Drown wrote: > Congratulations indeed, Donna! And . . . I pre-ordered my copy of > the book today. Whoo-hoo! And I just ordered mine after reading some of the online preview. Sounds like a really fun book. -- 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 dan.strassberg@att.net Wed Feb 16 06:51:52 2011 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:51:52 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI References: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <19803.22758.66732.618581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <7FD23A7ED2674E74A9C06A1C343E3CEF@SatU205S5044> I think you are referring to Barnstable Broadcasting, which, IIRC, had its HQ in Waltham. IIRC, Barnstable never owned a station in the Boston market. From the name, you'd think they must have had a presence on Cape Cod, but I don't believe that was the case either. I have no knowledge of who the principals of Barnstable were, or whether the company still exists, and if so, where its HQ are now. The most likely scenario is that Barnstable was bought by another broadcasting company. Does anyone here know which one? And where were the company's principal markets and properties? ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Wollman" To: Cc: "Boston Radio" Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 11:56 PM Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI > < said: > >> Entercom is a strange outlet when you consider they have a HQ in >> Philly where they don't own a station. > > There was (not sure if it still exists) another group with its head > office in Wellesley, but no stations in the Boston market. It's not > that unusual. Saga doesn't own anything in Detroit (or indeed any > broadcast outlets in Michigan, unless you count the "Farm Radio > Network" in Lansing). Many companies used to be headquartered in > New > York (and are now in Fairfield County, Connecticut) despite not > having > any other operations there. > > -GAWollman From mward@iname.com Wed Feb 16 07:47:10 2011 From: mward@iname.com (Mike Ward) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:47:10 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <7FD23A7ED2674E74A9C06A1C343E3CEF@SatU205S5044> References: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <19803.22758.66732.618581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <7FD23A7ED2674E74A9C06A1C343E3CEF@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:51 AM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: >The most > likely scenario is that Barnstable was bought by another broadcasting > company. Does anyone here know which one? And where were the company's > principal markets and properties? A quick Google search shows they are apparently still active on Long Island, where they own WKJY "K-Joy" and other stations as the "Long Island Radio Group": http://www.liradiogroup.com/ They used to own 96.5 and 1350 here (Akron, OH), which are both now owned by Clear Channel. From billohno@gmail.com Wed Feb 16 10:55:15 2011 From: billohno@gmail.com (billohno@gmail.com) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:55:15 -0500 Subject: G'day Donna Message-ID: <4D5BF363.3020404@gmail.com> Happy Birthday, Donna. Many more to you and all the best to your health and happiness this year ahead for you. Thanks for your dedication to keeping the history patent in this industry which one could suggest is second only to fish-stories of the sea! (I don't exclude myself from that criticism!) Bill O' From sid@wrko.com Wed Feb 16 07:58:09 2011 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:58:09 +0000 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> References: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Message-ID: <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA107285@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> "I can only say right now that David Field CEO of Entercom is hearing about this and is being screamed at to fire Jason and Julie." ...and you know this how? Please don't turn this into a Radio-Info-look-alike thread. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom New England 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Brighton MA 02135-2040 From dlh@donnahalper.com Wed Feb 16 11:06:45 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:06:45 -0500 Subject: G'day Donna In-Reply-To: <4D5BF363.3020404@gmail.com> References: <4D5BF363.3020404@gmail.com> Message-ID: <201102161701.p1GH1bCj016562@tsornin.bostonradio.org> At 10:55 AM 2/16/2011, billohno@gmail.com wrote: >Happy Birthday, Donna. Many more to you and all the best to your >health and happiness this year ahead for you. Thanks for your >dedication to keeping the history patent in this industry which one >could suggest is second only to fish-stories of the sea! (I don't >exclude myself from that criticism!) But I try to not only keep media history alive. I try to find the unsung heroes and heroines of the industry. I found one of the earliest black announcers in Boston, for example, Eddie Petty (he first broadcast on the old WVOM, the Voice of Massachusetts, in 1948) and he's mentioned in the book, as is another black announcer of that era, jazz pianist and WILD disc jockey Sabby Lewis. And of course, I've tried to keep alive the memory of one of the USA's first stations, little 1XE/WGI, which gave the world so many talented performers-- Big Brother Bob Emery, bandleader Joe Rines, vocal duo Hum & Strum, and many others who gained national fame in the 30s and 40s started out in Medford Hillside. From kc1ih@mac.com Wed Feb 16 12:19:42 2011 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:19:42 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <7FD23A7ED2674E74A9C06A1C343E3CEF@SatU205S5044> References: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <19803.22758.66732.618581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <7FD23A7ED2674E74A9C06A1C343E3CEF@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <1AE9FA76-3573-430A-9495-9A59F2DE623D@mac.com> I know that one of their stations was WHLI in Hempstead, NY. Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH Sent from my iPhone Big freekin deal! On Feb 16, 2011, at 6:51 AM, "Dan.Strassberg" wrote: > I think you are referring to Barnstable Broadcasting, which, IIRC, had > its HQ in Waltham. IIRC, Barnstable never owned a station in the > Boston market. From the name, you'd think they must have had a > presence on Cape Cod, but I don't believe that was the case either. I > have no knowledge of who the principals of Barnstable were, or whether > the company still exists, and if so, where its HQ are now. The most > likely scenario is that Barnstable was bought by another broadcasting > company. Does anyone here know which one? And where were the company's > principal markets and properties? > > ----- > Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) > eFax 1-707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Wollman" > To: > Cc: "Boston Radio" > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 11:56 PM > Subject: Re: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI > > >> <> said: >> >>> Entercom is a strange outlet when you consider they have a HQ in >>> Philly where they don't own a station. >> >> There was (not sure if it still exists) another group with its head >> office in Wellesley, but no stations in the Boston market. It's not >> that unusual. Saga doesn't own anything in Detroit (or indeed any >> broadcast outlets in Michigan, unless you count the "Farm Radio >> Network" in Lansing). Many companies used to be headquartered in >> New >> York (and are now in Fairfield County, Connecticut) despite not >> having >> any other operations there. >> >> -GAWollman > From kvahey@gmail.com Wed Feb 16 13:37:05 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:37:05 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <1AE9FA76-3573-430A-9495-9A59F2DE623D@mac.com> References: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <19803.22758.66732.618581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <7FD23A7ED2674E74A9C06A1C343E3CEF@SatU205S5044> <1AE9FA76-3573-430A-9495-9A59F2DE623D@mac.com> Message-ID: Dale discussed his new role at EEI - filling in on Red Sox and Celtics games, vacation fill in Says now he wishes he had stayed at NESN http://www.boston.com/sports/blogs/thebuzz/2011/02/weeis_arnold_di.html?p1=Upbox_links From raccoonradio@mail.com Wed Feb 16 16:28:48 2011 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:28:48 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <7FD23A7ED2674E74A9C06A1C343E3CEF@SatU205S5044> References: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry><19803.22758.66732.618581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <7FD23A7ED2674E74A9C06A1C343E3CEF@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <8CD9C37A1F53C6C-11A4-AFF9@web-mmc-d04.sysops.aol.com> According to the following, Barnstable owns/owned stations like WHLI on Long Island and WRCN-FM http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=705130 >>Barnstable Broadcasting, Inc., doing business as Two Rivers Broadcasting, LP, owns and operates over 19 radio stations in Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, and New York. Based in Newton. A quick look at WRCN-FM's site says "JVC Broadcasting". The Wikipedia listing for WHLI lists Barnstable ( aka "Long Island Broadcasting") as owner. Sometimes I have received WHLI around sunset, then WTAM Cleveland starts to come in. From scott@fybush.com Wed Feb 16 16:40:16 2011 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:40:16 -0500 Subject: Dale Arnold odd man out at EEI In-Reply-To: <8CD9C37A1F53C6C-11A4-AFF9@web-mmc-d04.sysops.aol.com> References: <1135850090-1297831234-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1334870855-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry><19803.22758.66732.618581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <7FD23A7ED2674E74A9C06A1C343E3CEF@SatU205S5044> <8CD9C37A1F53C6C-11A4-AFF9@web-mmc-d04.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <4D5C4440.6050609@fybush.com> Bob Nelson wrote: > According to the following, Barnstable owns/owned stations like WHLI > on Long Island and WRCN-FM > > http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=705130 > > >>> Barnstable Broadcasting, Inc., doing business as Two Rivers >>> Broadcasting, LP, owns and operates over 19 radio stations in >>> Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, and New York. > > Based in Newton. A quick look at WRCN-FM's site says "JVC > Broadcasting". The Wikipedia listing for WHLI lists Barnstable ( aka > "Long Island Broadcasting") as owner. Sometimes I have received WHLI > around sunset, then WTAM Cleveland starts to come in. > As NERW readers know, the sale of the two East End stations (WRCN and WKJI, now WJVC) from Barnstable to JVC Broadcasting just closed in the last few months. Barnstable kept the Nassau County stations, WHLI 1100, WKJY 98.3 and WMJC 94.3, as well as its stations down south. s From paul@derrynh.net Thu Feb 17 22:32:07 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:32:07 -0500 Subject: Funny skit end I never noticed before Message-ID: <93A7B824A1B64E9192007B75777A72E0@PaulPC> There's certainly always been a fairly strong Boston influence on SNL, but I had to laugh tonight... There was a skit in 2006(?) when Dru Barrymore was the guest host and she along with Mya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig and Amy Poehler (was the best of Poehler show) were doing a home exercise tape on a crappy deteriorating VHS tape.... The funny part (I never previously noticed) was at the end of the tape when they give the credits, saying 1986....etc....at the bottom of the frame said WGBH Boston and I cracked up! Maybe a writer at that time had previously worked at GBH... -Paul Hopfgarten From brouder@juno.com Fri Feb 18 01:07:55 2011 From: brouder@juno.com (brouder@juno.com) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:07:55 GMT Subject: Jay Dunn, R.I.P. Message-ID: <20110218.010755.28712.0@webmail05.vgs.untd.com> I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere online but Wednesday's NH Union Leader carried an obit for former WBZ midday host Jay Dunn. He died Valentine's Day at Lakes Region General Hospital after a lengthy illness at the age of 78. It says his family moved to Shrewsbury in 1942 when Jay was 10. His on-air career began at WGAN in Portland in 1954 and included stops at WBZ, WGN Chicago, WCKY Cincinnati, WPEN and WIBG in Philadelphia, and WNEW New York. The article omitted a brief stint as a talk host at WKBR in Manchester around 1976-77. He spent 17 years in Hilton Head, SC working in real estate before moving to Meredith, NH seven years ago. Services are Friday morning in Meredith. Ed Brouder Manchester, NH ____________________________________________________________ Cash In The Mail Daily Video Proof: Need A LOT of cash fast? Watch this video now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4d5e0d155df543afbe4st05vuc From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Fri Feb 18 02:17:43 2011 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:17:43 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, R.I.P. References: <20110218.010755.28712.0@webmail05.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: <23C08023530346E58F3D279262371A16@s20035> http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/unionleader/obituary.aspx?n=jay-w-dunn&pid=148660387 ----- Original Message ----- From: >I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere online but Wednesday's NH Union Leader >carried an obit for former WBZ midday host Jay Dunn. He died Valentine's >Day at Lakes Region General Hospital after a lengthy illness at the age of >78. It says his family moved to Shrewsbury in 1942 when Jay was 10. His >on-air career began at WGAN in Portland in 1954 and included stops at WBZ, >WGN Chicago, WCKY Cincinnati, WPEN and WIBG in Philadelphia, and WNEW New >York. > The article omitted a brief stint as a talk host at WKBR in Manchester > around 1976-77. He spent 17 years in Hilton Head, SC working in real > estate before moving to Meredith, NH seven years ago. Services are Friday > morning in Meredith. > > Ed Brouder > Manchester, NH From martinjwaters@yahoo.com Fri Feb 18 03:52:37 2011 From: martinjwaters@yahoo.com (Martin Waters) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:52:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: Jay Dunn, R.I.P. Message-ID: <178717.51540.qm@web112101.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> It's odd, the things that stay in one's brain forever. I remember that around 1962-63-64, Jay Dunn -- who was about 30 then, and was on 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on WBZ -- always closed his program by saying, "Put the coffee on, honey, I'm coming home." From hykker@wildblue.net Fri Feb 18 13:21:12 2011 From: hykker@wildblue.net (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:21:12 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, R.I.P. In-Reply-To: <178717.51540.qm@web112101.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <178717.51540.qm@web112101.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: He was there longer than that...I think he left some time in 1967. WBZ had weird airshifts, they all ended on the half-hour. I read somewhere that he and his wife owned Dunfey (?) Realty in N.H. in the 70s. On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 3:52 AM, Martin Waters wrote: > It's odd, the things that stay in one's brain forever. I remember that > around 1962-63-64, Jay Dunn -- who was about 30 then, and was on 12:30 to > 3:30 p.m. on WBZ -- always closed his program by saying, "Put the coffee on, > honey, I'm coming home." > > > > > > > > > > From ewerme@comcast.net Fri Feb 18 13:23:43 2011 From: ewerme@comcast.net (Ric Werme) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:23:43 -0500 (EST) Subject: WBACH now on 99.1 FM in Greater Concord NH Message-ID: <20110218182343.2ADC76C404@c-24-91-225-190.hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Temporarily. WBACH, http://www.wbachradio.com/ , is really WBQW-WBQX-WBQI in Maine and broadcasts commercial classical music. 99.1 Mhz (transmitter in Henniker NH, I believe) has been silent for several months (been a great frequency for my iPod to FM transmitter to car radio). I called WBACH to find out what's happening. It turns out the Concord station is one that Nassau has elected to sell to return under the FCC monopoly restrictions, and that that hasn't happened. It's been long enough so that the FCC time limits on idle stations is looming, and Nassua is relaying WBACH to have an on-air presense. From paul@derrynh.net Fri Feb 18 14:13:10 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:13:10 -0500 Subject: WBACH now on 99.1 FM in Greater Concord NH In-Reply-To: <20110218182343.2ADC76C404@c-24-91-225-190.hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <20110218182343.2ADC76C404@c-24-91-225-190.hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: I thought Great Eastern (WTPL-The Pulse) had a P&S to buy 99.1???? Also...does this mean 101.5 Meredith (WWHQ) is going go back on air with SOMETHING? It has been silent the same period of time as 99.1/Henniker (WNNH). -Paul Hopfgarten/Concord NH Factoid......the "369" office code is used for BOTH Concord NH (603) AND Concord MA (978)......FWIW -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ric Werme" Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 1:23 PM To: Subject: WBACH now on 99.1 FM in Greater Concord NH > Temporarily. > > WBACH, http://www.wbachradio.com/ , is really WBQW-WBQX-WBQI in Maine > and broadcasts commercial classical music. > > 99.1 Mhz (transmitter in Henniker NH, I believe) has been silent for > several > months (been a great frequency for my iPod to FM transmitter to car > radio). > > I called WBACH to find out what's happening. It turns out the Concord > station is one that Nassau has elected to sell to return under the FCC > monopoly restrictions, and that that hasn't happened. It's been long > enough > so that the FCC time limits on idle stations is looming, and Nassua is > relaying WBACH to have an on-air presense. From paul@derrynh.net Fri Feb 18 15:03:01 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:03:01 -0500 Subject: WBACH now on 99.1 FM in Greater Concord NH In-Reply-To: <20110218182343.2ADC76C404@c-24-91-225-190.hsd1.ma.comcast.net> References: <20110218182343.2ADC76C404@c-24-91-225-190.hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: Follow up.... I always thought having CBS do a LMA for 99.1 to simulcast 98.5 and Entercom doing same for 101.5 with 850 would make sense... But what do I know... -Paul Hopfgarten ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Werme" To: Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 1:23 PM Subject: WBACH now on 99.1 FM in Greater Concord NH > Temporarily. > > WBACH, http://www.wbachradio.com/ , is really WBQW-WBQX-WBQI in Maine > and broadcasts commercial classical music. > > 99.1 Mhz (transmitter in Henniker NH, I believe) has been silent for > several > months (been a great frequency for my iPod to FM transmitter to car > radio). > > I called WBACH to find out what's happening. It turns out the Concord > station is one that Nassau has elected to sell to return under the FCC > monopoly restrictions, and that that hasn't happened. It's been long > enough > so that the FCC time limits on idle stations is looming, and Nassua is > relaying WBACH to have an on-air presense. From Cdsull502@aol.com Fri Feb 18 16:06:12 2011 From: Cdsull502@aol.com (Cdsull502@aol.com) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:06:12 -0500 (EST) Subject: Jay Dunn RIP Message-ID: <1265ef.1909a4a4.3a903943@aol.com> According to the information I have, which I have verified by checking archives of Broadcasting Magazine and Billboard Magazine, Mr. Dunn joined WBZ around the end of 1960 or early 1961. He came to WBZ from WHIM in Providence where he had served as PD. I did find some evidence that he worked at WKOX in Framingham in 1957. WHIM was also the station that Jeff Kaye worked at prior to coming to WBZ. It's tough to find a stronger lineup in the history of Boston radio than the one that existed at WBZ in 60's! Chris Sullivan CdSull502@aol.com From TK41C@aol.com Fri Feb 18 19:48:42 2011 From: TK41C@aol.com (TK41C@aol.com) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:48:42 EST Subject: Jay Dunn RIP Message-ID: <1c4286.770c8fa2.3a906d6a@aol.com> I recall Dave Maynard praising Dunn as an excellent announcer after Dunn left WBZ. He was just the right personality for Mid day, targeting the at-home housewife at the time. He didn't present the cerebral wit of Bruce Bradley, that is for sure. I did recall hearing him on WNEW at night, and WCKY. Perhaps he also did TV booth duty at WBZ-TV or at WNEW-TV? Yes, WBZ-AM had a strong lineup of personalities, but the handwriting was on the wall for music on a big AM station. Maynard used to fret about WJIB's ratings. RIP Mr. Dunn J. Ballard From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Feb 18 23:04:32 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:04:32 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, R.I.P. In-Reply-To: <178717.51540.qm@web112101.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <178717.51540.qm@web112101.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4D5F4150.4050505@attorneyross.com> On 2/18/2011 3:52 AM, Martin Waters wrote: > It's odd, the things that stay in one's brain forever. I remember that around 1962-63-64, Jay Dunn -- who was about 30 then, and was on 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on WBZ -- always closed his program by saying, "Put the coffee on, honey, I'm coming home." I remember someone on WBZ who used to say that, but I don't remember the name Jay Dunn. This means there are several possibilities: * He used a different on-air name; * There was someone else who said the same thing; or * My memory is playing tricks -- 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 wvnh@wvnh.net Sat Feb 19 12:23:34 2011 From: wvnh@wvnh.net (JackM) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:23:34 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, R.I.P. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4D5FFC96.9040900@wvnh.net> On 2/19/2011 12:00 PM, A Joseph Ross wrote: On 2/18/2011 3:52 AM, Martin Waters wrote: > It's odd, the things that stay in one's brain forever. I remember > that around 1962-63-64, Jay Dunn -- who was about 30 then, and was on > 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on WBZ -- always closed his program by saying, "Put > the coffee on, honey, I'm coming home." I remember someone on WBZ who used to say that, but I don't remember the name Jay Dunn. This means there are several possibilities: * He used a different on-air name; * There was someone else who said the same thing; or * My memory is playing tricks 1) He definitely used the name Jay Dunn on air in Boston. 2) I believe Warren Duffy on WMEX used to use much the same thing at least for a while. He was much later than Dunn though. 3) I won't go there. ;-) Jack -- My email address on the header is a non-monitored spam catching account. I can be reached via http://www.wvnh.net/contact.htm The dates for the next RADP Meet are December 10-13, 2010 for RADP-XV (http://meets.radp.org). From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Feb 19 14:31:59 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:31:59 -0500 Subject: Donna's Latest Book Message-ID: <201102192011.p1JKBbAK066586@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> As far as I know, the book hits bookstores on Monday. You can find more about it on the Arcadia website: http://tinyurl.com/6znfohh Also, for those who will contact me with "how come [insert name of person] isn't in the book?", it wasn't entirely up to me. I gathered up as many photos as I could, but in some cases, no photos could be found or the photos did not meet Arcadia's quality control standards. That said, I hope you will find that I told a lot of good stories and gave some much-deserved publicity to a lot of the folks that we've admired, listened to, and read about. It was a privilege to write this book and I hope it brings back some good memories for people! From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Sat Feb 19 14:45:48 2011 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:45:48 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, R.I.P. References: <4D5FFC96.9040900@wvnh.net> Message-ID: > On 2/19/2011 12:00 PM, A Joseph Ross wrote: > On 2/18/2011 3:52 AM, Martin Waters wrote: > >> It's odd, the things that stay in one's brain forever. I remember >> that around 1962-63-64, Jay Dunn -- who was about 30 then, and was on >> 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on WBZ -- always closed his program by saying, "Put >> the coffee on, honey, I'm coming home." > > I remember someone on WBZ who used to say that, but I don't remember the > name Jay Dunn. I seem to recall Larry Justice doing this...esp later on WROR 1979/80-ish. Did he do it at WBZ and WMEX as well? From hmglaz@att.net Sat Feb 19 16:26:58 2011 From: hmglaz@att.net (Howard Glazer) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:26:58 -0800 (PST) Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> The WBZ lineup in late 1966, when I was absolutely obsessed with top 40 radio, was Carl DeSuze, Dave Maynard, Jay Dunn, Ron Landry, Bruce Bradley and Dick Summer. Talk about an all-star roster ... wow! Howard From rbello@belloassoc.com Sat Feb 19 17:35:52 2011 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:35:52 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, R.I.P. In-Reply-To: References: <4D5FFC96.9040900@wvnh.net> Message-ID: On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Don wrote: > > > On 2/19/2011 12:00 PM, A Joseph Ross wrote: >> On 2/18/2011 3:52 AM, Martin Waters wrote: >> >> It's odd, the things that stay in one's brain forever. I remember that >>> around 1962-63-64, Jay Dunn -- who was about 30 then, and was on 12:30 to >>> 3:30 p.m. on WBZ -- always closed his program by saying, "Put the coffee on, >>> honey, I'm coming home." >>> >> >> I remember someone on WBZ who used to say that, but I don't remember the >> name Jay Dunn. >> > > > I seem to recall Larry Justice doing this...esp later on WROR 1979/80-ish. > > Did he do it at WBZ and WMEX as well? > I remember Larry Justice going "for milk and cookies" to close out his show on BZ in the 1972 to 74 time frame From gary@garysicecream.com Sat Feb 19 17:33:17 2011 From: gary@garysicecream.com (Gary's Ice Cream) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:33:17 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP In-Reply-To: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com> In 1966 wasn't it still Jefferson Kaye in the PM drive slot....didn't Ron Landry come along later in the 60's? Gary Francis -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Howard Glazer Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:27 PM To: boston-radio-interest@tsornin.bostonradio.org Subject: Re: Jay Dunn, RIP The WBZ lineup in late 1966, when I was absolutely obsessed with top 40 radio, was Carl DeSuze, Dave Maynard, Jay Dunn, Ron Landry, Bruce Bradley and Dick Summer. Talk about an all-star roster ... wow! Howard From gary@garysicecream.com Sat Feb 19 18:33:27 2011 From: gary@garysicecream.com (Gary's Ice Cream) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:33:27 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP In-Reply-To: <068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com> References: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com> Message-ID: <06a101cbd08d$69d11f70$3d735e50$@com> And as for the "put the coffee on honey, I'm a coming home....that was Larry Justice when he was doing the 12:30-3:30 shift at WBZ (and later WROR) -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Gary's Ice Cream Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:33 PM To: Boston radio e-mail list Subject: RE: Jay Dunn, RIP In 1966 wasn't it still Jefferson Kaye in the PM drive slot....didn't Ron Landry come along later in the 60's? Gary Francis -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Howard Glazer Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:27 PM To: boston-radio-interest@tsornin.bostonradio.org Subject: Re: Jay Dunn, RIP The WBZ lineup in late 1966, when I was absolutely obsessed with top 40 radio, was Carl DeSuze, Dave Maynard, Jay Dunn, Ron Landry, Bruce Bradley and Dick Summer. Talk about an all-star roster ... wow! Howard From kvahey@gmail.com Sat Feb 19 18:48:49 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:48:49 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP In-Reply-To: <06a101cbd08d$69d11f70$3d735e50$@com> References: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com> <06a101cbd08d$69d11f70$3d735e50$@com> Message-ID: I am down in Ft Myers and hope to see Larry before I head north. He is selling real estate now in Naples, FL http://www.larryjusticerealtor.com/bio.php On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Gary's Ice Cream wrote: > And as for the "put the coffee on honey, I'm a coming home....that was > Larry > Justice when he was doing the 12:30-3:30 shift at WBZ (and later WROR) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org > [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf > Of > Gary's Ice Cream > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:33 PM > To: Boston radio e-mail list > Subject: RE: Jay Dunn, RIP > > In 1966 wasn't it still Jefferson Kaye in the PM drive slot....didn't Ron > Landry come along later in the 60's? > > Gary Francis > > -----Original Message----- > From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org > [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf > Of > Howard Glazer > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:27 PM > To: boston-radio-interest@tsornin.bostonradio.org > Subject: Re: Jay Dunn, RIP > > The WBZ lineup in late 1966, when I was absolutely obsessed with top 40 > radio, was Carl DeSuze, Dave Maynard, Jay Dunn, Ron Landry, Bruce Bradley > and Dick Summer. Talk about an all-star roster ... wow! > > Howard > > > > From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Feb 19 19:11:56 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:11:56 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP In-Reply-To: <06a101cbd08d$69d11f70$3d735e50$@com> References: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com> <06a101cbd08d$69d11f70$3d735e50$@com> Message-ID: <201102200051.p1K0pgMG068245@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> >Gary asked-- >In 1966 wasn't it still Jefferson Kaye in the PM drive slot....didn't Ron >Landry come along later in the 60's? Jefferson was there until early March 1966. His Sunday night Hootenanny show was one of my favorites and I was sooo sorry when he was fired from WBZ. From kvahey@gmail.com Sat Feb 19 20:05:50 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:05:50 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP In-Reply-To: <201102200051.p1K0pgMG068245@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com> <06a101cbd08d$69d11f70$3d735e50$@com> <201102200051.p1K0pgMG068245@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: I met Jeff in the summer of 1966 in Buffalo at WKBW. I remember he told me that Cap Cities offered him more money to work at WPRO in Providence where he was still living when he worked at BZ and Westinghouse said good luck to you. At the very last minute Cap Cities asked him to go to WKBW instead and he would do evenings and also become the PD. His did his last folk show on BZ on a Sunday, drove to Buffalo and his first show at KB was a disaster as he kept saying WBZ over and over. The aircheck from that first night lives here http://wkbwradio.com/kaye.htm On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Donna Halper wrote: > > Gary asked-- >> >> In 1966 wasn't it still Jefferson Kaye in the PM drive slot....didn't Ron >> Landry come along later in the 60's? >> > > Jefferson was there until early March 1966. His Sunday night Hootenanny > show was one of my favorites and I was sooo sorry when he was fired from > WBZ. > From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Sat Feb 19 20:10:00 2011 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:10:00 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP References: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com><068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com><06a101cbd08d$69d11f70$3d735e50$@com> <201102200051.p1K0pgMG068245@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <4F6F2607169349CF8281AF28EBE786AC@s20035> > His Sunday night > Hootenanny show was one of my favorites and I was sooo sorry when he > was fired from WBZ. He was fired? I thought he left to go to WKBW? From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Feb 19 20:19:33 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:19:33 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP In-Reply-To: <4F6F2607169349CF8281AF28EBE786AC@s20035> References: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com> <06a101cbd08d$69d11f70$3d735e50$@com> <201102200051.p1K0pgMG068245@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4F6F2607169349CF8281AF28EBE786AC@s20035> Message-ID: <201102200156.p1K1ukA3068859@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> At 08:10 PM 2/19/2011, Don wrote: >He was fired? > >I thought he left to go to WKBW? I was told he was fired. Maybe he and WBZ had "philosophical differences." From kvahey@gmail.com Sat Feb 19 18:31:48 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:31:48 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP In-Reply-To: <068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com> References: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com> Message-ID: No Jeff Kaye left in early 1966 for WKBW http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182597_1792389442227_1014362077_32054045_4866038_n.jpg Bob Kennedy's widow is still angry at Westinghouse. When his contract came up he was offered $32K to do both radio and TV. His shows between radio and TV were billing $750K. Bob got an agent - Westinghouse laughed as they knew someone in Chicago had just lost his job when WBBM went to all news. Bob went to KABC but hated Southern California and then went to WLS-TV in Chicago where he hosted a morning AND late night show. He was all set to become the host of the new Good Morning America when he suddenly got ill and died. He was 44. On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Gary's Ice Cream wrote: > In 1966 wasn't it still Jefferson Kaye in the PM drive slot....didn't Ron > Landry come along later in the 60's? > > Gary Francis > > -----Original Message----- > From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org > [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf > Of > Howard Glazer > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 4:27 PM > To: boston-radio-interest@tsornin.bostonradio.org > Subject: Re: Jay Dunn, RIP > > The WBZ lineup in late 1966, when I was absolutely obsessed with top 40 > radio, was Carl DeSuze, Dave Maynard, Jay Dunn, Ron Landry, Bruce Bradley > and Dick Summer. Talk about an all-star roster ... wow! > > Howard > > > From kvahey@gmail.com Sat Feb 19 21:49:34 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:49:34 +0000 Subject: Jay Dunn, RIP In-Reply-To: <201102200156.p1K1ukA3068859@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <388768.31346.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com><068601cbd085$02207360$06615a20$@com><06a101cbd08d$69d11f70$3d735e50$@com><201102200051.p1K0pgMG068245@hergotha.csail.mit.edu><4F6F2607169349CF8281AF28EBE786AC@s20035><201102200156.p1K1ukA3068859@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <159611993-1298170184-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-263652723-@bda262.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Donald McGannon who ran Westinghouse was 'frugal' and the local managers had to run everything thru him. The way McGannon figured out a way to eliminate IBEW jobs on the radio side was creative - telling IBEW they would control anything with a VU meter and then installing combo boards without them. Kaye wanted a raise and they said no. The one mistake they made was thinking Jerry Williams could do both radio and TV. TV for Jerry was a disaster and Win Baker begged Bob Kennedy to return for TV and was laughed at. Enter Sonya Hamlin. Jay Dunn was almost invisible - he just did his shift, held the listeners and went home. -----Original Message----- From: Donna Halper Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:19:33 To: Don; B-R-I Subject: Re: Jay Dunn, RIP At 08:10 PM 2/19/2011, Don wrote: >He was fired? > >I thought he left to go to WKBW? I was told he was fired. Maybe he and WBZ had "philosophical differences." From rogerkirk@ttlc.net Sun Feb 20 00:47:02 2011 From: rogerkirk@ttlc.net (Roger Kirk) Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:47:02 -0500 Subject: Jay Dunn, R.I.P. In-Reply-To: References: <4D5FFC96.9040900@wvnh.net> Message-ID: <4D60AAD6.1050400@ttlc.net> FWIW, Steve Amirault (R.I.P.) used that line on WLLH Lowell & WLLH Lawrence On 2/19/2011 2:45 PM, Don wrote: >> On 2/19/2011 12:00 PM, A Joseph Ross wrote: >> On 2/18/2011 3:52 AM, Martin Waters wrote: >> >>> It's odd, the things that stay in one's brain forever. I remember >>> that around 1962-63-64, Jay Dunn -- who was about 30 then, and was >>> on 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on WBZ -- always closed his program by saying, >>> "Put the coffee on, honey, I'm coming home." >> >> I remember someone on WBZ who used to say that, but I don't remember >> the name Jay Dunn. > I seem to recall Larry Justice doing this...esp later on WROR > 1979/80-ish. > > Did he do it at WBZ and WMEX as well? From Kaimbridge@gmail.com Mon Feb 21 09:28:06 2011 From: Kaimbridge@gmail.com (Kaimbridge M. GoldChild) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:28:06 +0000 Subject: [B-R-I] UnID Ch.s 60-61? Message-ID: <4D627676.6040805@Gmail.com> For the past few months I've noted a strange signal/static on Ch.s 60-61. I figured it may be just some local interference, but the other day I was up at the donation/thrift shop at Endicott Plaza in Danvers and there was a couple of working, portable, analog TVs, so I checked and??sure enough??Ch.s 60-61 had the same signal. Could this be "Broadband over Power Lines" or some other "white space spectrum" signal testing (it doesn't look like "MediaFLO" on Ch.55)? ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From bob.bosra@demattia.net Mon Feb 21 10:15:23 2011 From: bob.bosra@demattia.net (Bob DeMattia) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:15:23 -0500 Subject: WBACH now on 99.1 FM in Greater Concord NH In-Reply-To: References: <20110218182343.2ADC76C404@c-24-91-225-190.hsd1.ma.comcast.net> Message-ID: I was up in the lakes region yesterday. WWHQ 101.5 is also on-the-air with the WBACH programming. -Bob On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: > Follow up.... > > I always thought having CBS do a LMA for 99.1 to simulcast 98.5 and > Entercom doing same for 101.5 with 850 would make sense... > > But what do I know... > > -Paul Hopfgarten > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Werme" > > To: > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 1:23 PM > Subject: WBACH now on 99.1 FM in Greater Concord NH > > > Temporarily. >> >> WBACH, http://www.wbachradio.com/ , is really WBQW-WBQX-WBQI in Maine >> and broadcasts commercial classical music. >> >> 99.1 Mhz (transmitter in Henniker NH, I believe) has been silent for >> several >> months (been a great frequency for my iPod to FM transmitter to car >> radio). >> >> I called WBACH to find out what's happening. It turns out the Concord >> station is one that Nassau has elected to sell to return under the FCC >> monopoly restrictions, and that that hasn't happened. It's been long >> enough >> so that the FCC time limits on idle stations is looming, and Nassua is >> relaying WBACH to have an on-air presense. >> > > From mward@iname.com Mon Feb 21 10:23:10 2011 From: mward@iname.com (Mike Ward) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:23:10 -0500 Subject: [B-R-I] UnID Ch.s 60-61? In-Reply-To: <4D627676.6040805@Gmail.com> References: <4D627676.6040805@Gmail.com> Message-ID: On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Kaimbridge M. GoldChild wrote: > Could this be "Broadband over Power Lines" or some other "white space > spectrum" signal testing (it doesn't look like "MediaFLO" on Ch.55)? Maybe cell phone data. Verizon Wireless has spectrum up in that area...they forced a local LPTVer here in Cleveland - on 65 - off the air recently. Cell phone companies, IIRC, were big winners in the auction of the upper UHF spectrum. From ehennessy@verizon.net Mon Feb 21 10:33:46 2011 From: ehennessy@verizon.net (Ed Hennessy) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:33:46 -0500 Subject: [B-R-I] UnID Ch.s 60-61? In-Reply-To: <4D627676.6040805@Gmail.com> References: <4D627676.6040805@Gmail.com> Message-ID: <132B29B3947E4B328045C3A2CA075983@Desktop> Those channels span 746-758 MHz. This is a new public safety radio allocation that the FCC is beginning to assign. It's for trunked radio systems with narrow deviation (6.25 kHz) and digital modulation. I was not aware of any licenses (permanent or experimental) in this band in New England, but they are definitely coming on line elsewhere. I suspect one of these systems is what you were hearing. This is one of the results of the digital TV switchover; it's one of the uses for those 'out of core allocations' now that analog sunset has passed. Ed Hennessy N1PBA -----Original Message----- From: Kaimbridge M. GoldChild Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 9:28 AM To: Boston Radio Interest Subject: [B-R-I] UnID Ch.s 60-61? For the past few months I've noted a strange signal/static on Ch.s 60-61. I figured it may be just some local interference, but the other day I was up at the donation/thrift shop at Endicott Plaza in Danvers and there was a couple of working, portable, analog TVs, so I checked and??sure enough??Ch.s 60-61 had the same signal. Could this be "Broadband over Power Lines" or some other "white space spectrum" signal testing (it doesn't look like "MediaFLO" on Ch.55)? ~Kaimbridge~ ----- Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ***** Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer. ***** From brscomm@yahoo.com Mon Feb 21 21:43:28 2011 From: brscomm@yahoo.com (Bill Smith) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:43:28 -0800 (PST) Subject: [B-R-I] UnID Ch.s 60-61? In-Reply-To: <4D627676.6040805@Gmail.com> References: <4D627676.6040805@Gmail.com> Message-ID: <277449.45427.qm@web161213.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Verizon started operating and selling service on their 700 MHz LTE system last month. This means it was powered up and undergoing tests and alignment probably since Thanksgiving. Bill ________________________________ From: Kaimbridge M. GoldChild To: Boston Radio Interest Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 8:28:06 AM Subject: [B-R-I] UnID Ch.s 60-61? For the past few months I've noted a strange signal/static on Ch.s 60-61.? I figured it may be just some local interference, but the other day I was up at the donation/thrift shop at Endicott Plaza in Danvers and there was a couple of working, portable, analog TVs, so I checked and??sure enough??Ch.s 60-61 had the same signal. Could this be "Broadband over Power Lines" or some other "white space spectrum" signal testing (it doesn't look like "MediaFLO" on Ch.55)? ? ? ~Kaimbridge~ ----- ? ? Wikipedia?Contributor Home Page: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kaimbridge ? ? ? *****? Void Where Permitted; Limit 0 Per Customer.? ***** From m_carney@yahoo.com Tue Feb 22 13:13:58 2011 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:13:58 -0800 (PST) Subject: Pete Sheppard's FB rant at Sports Hub Message-ID: <397904.84136.qm@web161311.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> http://bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1318493 Pete's not happy that they didn't hire him. How does this improve his chances with any employer? And where would Sports Hub put him (other than weekends)? From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Feb 22 14:53:38 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:53:38 -0500 Subject: Pete Sheppard's FB rant at Sports Hub In-Reply-To: <397904.84136.qm@web161311.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <397904.84136.qm@web161311.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I saw that yesterday and honestly thought someone had hacked his account. Pete was a victim of Entercom snipping what they can as the Red Sox contract is killing them. Talk to any staffer at WGR or WBEN in Buffalo and ask them how they feel about the Red Sox. On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Maureen Carney wrote: > http://bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1318493 > > Pete's not happy that they didn't hire him. How does this improve his > chances > with any employer? And where would Sports Hub put him (other than > weekends)? > > > > > From gary@garysicecream.com Thu Feb 24 19:47:24 2011 From: gary@garysicecream.com (Gary's Ice Cream) Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:47:24 -0500 Subject: Jingles Message-ID: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> I'm working on a project right now...and am looking for the WCGY Rock Garden jingles and the Heller WVBF jingles to finish it...(Electronic Mama)..and if anyone had the "FM-105..WKOX.Golden Classic" jingle that would help too..contact me direct W1GFF@arrl.net Thanks, Gary From bob.bosra@demattia.net Thu Feb 24 21:28:50 2011 From: bob.bosra@demattia.net (Bob DeMattia) Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:28:50 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> Message-ID: Hi Gary, I don't have the exact jingles you requested, but you reminded me to post this information about a 1983 Continential Recordings demo tape I found. Among the jingles on the demo is this: WCGY We're are rocking and a rolling and strolling the night away We've stacks records the records that you want us to play We're blue suede radio Playing those good time songs Blue suede radio Rockin you all night long WCGY Not exactly rock garden, but let me know if you're interested. Other jingles on the tape - if anyone sees I've misinterpreted callsigns or names on the tape, let me know. The tape is old and a little muffled. I did the best I could. (Touch tones) Here's another HDH cash call winner 56 WGAN Portland (WCGY jingle,above, is here) WTEA We're the heart of the country, country life 102, WLFE Hello Joe, whatd'ya know, you hear the band a blowing on my old radio We can sing and dance, or take a chance, OK boy, let us go The music's talkin' to ya' on WPLL 97 WFLA PNH FM We're here for you Stereo PNH Relaxing beautiful music 95 FM Country life is the only life for me 96 country KSTZ Alaska Great Gold Radio WGHQ Radioactive in?to active on 99 FM [ed: can't make out the second word] Look to us in the morning To start you on your way We play all your favorite songs Bring your news and weather all day long Look to us for all for everything you need Talk and music, news and sports on WSKI [ed: really guys, it doesn't rhyme!] Where your friends are, 133 SH Bob Grady, WGAN, it's sun-un-un-un-day Eliot Abrams, Howard Stern, Isna Scweenbag WQXP grenda All of the coast of country WTEA 99 FM Bangkok Look to us for music, WHAV WHDH WHDH On the blank tape at the end, I added an off-the-air recording of the WNUV (Baltimore) loop used on the conventional audio channel when they were in scrambled mode. The B side of the tape includes advertising jingles for: Evans (you should see our selection) The Transaxion Network (it's all over the state) (Shopping at) The Corner The Galleria (it's the place to be) Hannoush Jewelers Munson's Discovery Travel Tragoni Pasta The Fireplace Patio Shop The Wearhouse Richard's Jewelers Mt. Tom (it's a mountain of fun) The Enterprise (it's about your world) The Front Page On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Gary's Ice Cream wrote: > I'm working on a project right now...and am looking for the WCGY Rock > Garden > jingles and the Heller WVBF jingles to finish it...(Electronic Mama)..and > if > anyone had the "FM-105..WKOX.Golden Classic" jingle that would help > too..contact me direct > > W1GFF@arrl.net > > > > Thanks, Gary > > > > > From chuckigo@maine.rr.com Fri Feb 25 10:41:04 2011 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (Chuck Igo) Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:41:04 -0500 Subject: Jingles References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> Message-ID: Bob D wrote: > information about a 1983 Continential Recordings demo tape I found. Among > the jingles on the demo is this: > (Snip) > (Touch tones) Here's another HDH cash call winner > > 56 WGAN Portland > (Snip) > Bob Grady, WGAN, it's sun-un-un-un-day > > Eliot Abrams, Howard Stern, Isna Scweenbag > WQXP grenda (Snip) > WHDH WHDH (Snip) > The B side of the tape includes advertising jingles for: > (snip) > I had the pleasure of using both the WHDH and the WGAN Package from Continental. I still have my "shout" from the package. Dan Flynn had it cooking for a while there. I even put together one of his demos in 1984. after all - we all know there's little Grossman's in everyone, there's a little Grossman's in YOU! - - Chuck Igo From bob.bosra@demattia.net Fri Feb 25 12:11:54 2011 From: bob.bosra@demattia.net (Bob DeMattia) Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:11:54 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> Message-ID: They closed the one in Framingham last year. Waltham is also gone. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: > Definitely a little Grossman's in me.....worked there fro 88 until 94...was > getting chased from store to store as the chain was shutting down retail > locations (GBO lives). > > DAMN HOME DEPOT! > > -Paul Hopfgarten > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Igo" > To: "Bob DeMattia" ; "Boston Radio Interest" < > boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:41 AM > Subject: Re: Jingles > > > > Bob D wrote: >> >>> information about a 1983 Continential Recordings demo tape I found. Among >>> the jingles on the demo is this: >>> >>> (Snip) >> >>> (Touch tones) Here's another HDH cash call winner >>> >>> 56 WGAN Portland >>> >>> (Snip) >> >>> Bob Grady, WGAN, it's sun-un-un-un-day >>> >>> Eliot Abrams, Howard Stern, Isna Scweenbag >>> WQXP grenda >>> >> (Snip) >> >>> WHDH WHDH >>> >> (Snip) >> >>> The B side of the tape includes advertising jingles for: >>> (snip) >>> >>> >> I had the pleasure of using both the WHDH and the WGAN Package from >> Continental. I still have my "shout" from the package. Dan Flynn had it >> cooking for a while there. I even put together one of his demos in 1984. >> after all - we all know there's little Grossman's in everyone, there's a >> little Grossman's in YOU! >> >> - - Chuck Igo >> > > From paul@derrynh.net Fri Feb 25 11:39:02 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:39:02 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> Message-ID: <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> Definitely a little Grossman's in me.....worked there fro 88 until 94...was getting chased from store to store as the chain was shutting down retail locations (GBO lives). DAMN HOME DEPOT! -Paul Hopfgarten ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Igo" To: "Bob DeMattia" ; "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:41 AM Subject: Re: Jingles > Bob D wrote: >> information about a 1983 Continential Recordings demo tape I found. Among >> the jingles on the demo is this: >> > (Snip) >> (Touch tones) Here's another HDH cash call winner >> >> 56 WGAN Portland >> > (Snip) >> Bob Grady, WGAN, it's sun-un-un-un-day >> >> Eliot Abrams, Howard Stern, Isna Scweenbag >> WQXP grenda > (Snip) >> WHDH WHDH > (Snip) >> The B side of the tape includes advertising jingles for: >> (snip) >> > > I had the pleasure of using both the WHDH and the WGAN Package from > Continental. I still have my "shout" from the package. Dan Flynn had it > cooking for a while there. I even put together one of his demos in 1984. > after all - we all know there's little Grossman's in everyone, there's a > little Grossman's in YOU! > > - - Chuck Igo From kvahey@gmail.com Fri Feb 25 17:22:55 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:22:55 -0500 Subject: WEEI makes it official Message-ID: Lou Merloni and Mike Mutnansky officially take over the 10 AM slot next Monday with the ?Mut and Merloni Show My own hunch is that that the 98.5 hardcore listeners are gone for good - because of FM and other issues. http://www.weei.com/weei/extras/rising-stars-take-over-middays-weei From tlmedia@triad.rr.com Sat Feb 26 12:15:26 2011 From: tlmedia@triad.rr.com (Ted Larsen) Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:15:26 -0500 Subject: Jingles References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com><39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> Message-ID: Dan Flynn of Continental Recording was one of the best guys I've ever known. He did our jingle package for WNCG (now back to WNBP), Newburyport. Anyone know if he's still around? I believe his brother was Jess Cain's engineer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob DeMattia" To: "Paul Hopfgarten" Cc: "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 12:11 PM Subject: Re: Jingles > They closed the one in Framingham last year. Waltham is also gone. > > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Paul Hopfgarten > wrote: > >> Definitely a little Grossman's in me.....worked there fro 88 until >> 94...was >> getting chased from store to store as the chain was shutting down retail >> locations (GBO lives). >> >> DAMN HOME DEPOT! >> >> -Paul Hopfgarten >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Igo" >> To: "Bob DeMattia" ; "Boston Radio Interest" < >> boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org> >> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:41 AM >> Subject: Re: Jingles >> >> >> >> Bob D wrote: >>> >>>> information about a 1983 Continential Recordings demo tape I found. >>>> Among >>>> the jingles on the demo is this: >>>> >>>> (Snip) >>> >>>> (Touch tones) Here's another HDH cash call winner >>>> >>>> 56 WGAN Portland >>>> >>>> (Snip) >>> >>>> Bob Grady, WGAN, it's sun-un-un-un-day >>>> >>>> Eliot Abrams, Howard Stern, Isna Scweenbag >>>> WQXP grenda >>>> >>> (Snip) >>> >>>> WHDH WHDH >>>> >>> (Snip) >>> >>>> The B side of the tape includes advertising jingles for: >>>> (snip) >>>> >>>> >>> I had the pleasure of using both the WHDH and the WGAN Package from >>> Continental. I still have my "shout" from the package. Dan Flynn had >>> it >>> cooking for a while there. I even put together one of his demos in 1984. >>> after all - we all know there's little Grossman's in everyone, there's a >>> little Grossman's in YOU! >>> >>> - - Chuck Igo >>> >> >> > > From kvahey@gmail.com Sat Feb 26 12:58:33 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:58:33 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> Message-ID: It was as of a year ago... http://www.manta.com/c/mmf68m8/continental-recordings On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Ted Larsen wrote: > Dan Flynn of Continental Recording was one of the best guys I've ever > known. > He did our jingle package for WNCG (now back to WNBP), Newburyport. > > Anyone know if he's still around? I believe his brother was Jess Cain's > engineer > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob DeMattia" > To: "Paul Hopfgarten" > Cc: "Boston Radio Interest" > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 12:11 PM > Subject: Re: Jingles > > > > They closed the one in Framingham last year. Waltham is also gone. >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Paul Hopfgarten >> wrote: >> >> Definitely a little Grossman's in me.....worked there fro 88 until >>> 94...was >>> getting chased from store to store as the chain was shutting down retail >>> locations (GBO lives). >>> >>> DAMN HOME DEPOT! >>> >>> -Paul Hopfgarten >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Igo" >>> To: "Bob DeMattia" ; "Boston Radio Interest" < >>> boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org> >>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:41 AM >>> Subject: Re: Jingles >>> >>> >>> >>> Bob D wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> information about a 1983 Continential Recordings demo tape I found. >>>>> Among >>>>> the jingles on the demo is this: >>>>> >>>>> (Snip) >>>>> >>>> >>>> (Touch tones) Here's another HDH cash call winner >>>>> >>>>> 56 WGAN Portland >>>>> >>>>> (Snip) >>>>> >>>> >>>> Bob Grady, WGAN, it's sun-un-un-un-day >>>>> >>>>> Eliot Abrams, Howard Stern, Isna Scweenbag >>>>> WQXP grenda >>>>> >>>>> (Snip) >>>> >>>> WHDH WHDH >>>>> >>>>> (Snip) >>>> >>>> The B side of the tape includes advertising jingles for: >>>>> (snip) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I had the pleasure of using both the WHDH and the WGAN Package from >>>> Continental. I still have my "shout" from the package. Dan Flynn had >>>> it >>>> cooking for a while there. I even put together one of his demos in 1984. >>>> after all - we all know there's little Grossman's in everyone, there's a >>>> little Grossman's in YOU! >>>> >>>> - - Chuck Igo >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > From hykker@wildblue.net Sat Feb 26 20:36:56 2011 From: hykker@wildblue.net (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:36:56 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> Message-ID: I didn't know they lasted that long...I think the one in Manchester, N.H. closed in the 90s. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Bob DeMattia wrote: > They closed the one in Framingham last year. Waltham is also gone. > > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Paul Hopfgarten > wrote: > > > Definitely a little Grossman's in me.....worked there fro 88 until > 94...was > > getting chased from store to store as the chain was shutting down retail > > locations (GBO lives). > From rogerkirk@ttlc.net Sat Feb 26 22:43:02 2011 From: rogerkirk@ttlc.net (Roger Kirk) Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:43:02 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> Message-ID: <4D69C846.5040407@ttlc.net> How about the discount store in Malden? On 2/26/2011 8:36 PM, SteveOrdinetz wrote: > I didn't know they lasted that long...I think the one in Manchester, N.H. > closed in the 90s. > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Bob DeMattiawrote: > >> They closed the one in Framingham last year. Waltham is also gone. >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Paul Hopfgarten >> wrote: >> From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Feb 26 22:57:58 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:57:58 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: <4D69C846.5040407@ttlc.net> References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> <4D69C846.5040407@ttlc.net> Message-ID: <201102270436.p1R4ailv062395@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> At 10:43 PM 2/26/2011, Roger Kirk wrote: >How about the discount store in Malden? What's sad is that Grossman's used to be a HUGE chain. The Grossmans were one of the first Jewish families in Quincy. The stores were originally called L. Grossman and Sons. Founder Louis Grossman also had a son Joe who became one of the first elected Jewish politicians in Massachusetts. The Grossmans were also huge philanthropists. I am sure Louis and Joe would be deeply saddened by what happened to their chain of stores, which (as others have noted) used to be everywhere. Their trucks said on the front "Here Comes Grossman," and on the rear "There Goes Grossman." From paul@derrynh.net Sun Feb 27 00:07:55 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:07:55 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: <201102270436.p1R4ailv062395@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com><39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC><4D69C846.5040407@ttlc.net> <201102270436.p1R4ailv062395@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: Is the MA Treasurer (Steve) part of the family? I always wondered... I do know that IIRC Grossmans was sold to Evans Group (?) at some point in the 70s or early 80s, and family members may have re-bought the company by the time I was working there (1988). -Paul Hopfgarten ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: "Roger Kirk" ; "SteveOrdinetz" Cc: "Boston Radio Interest" Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:57 PM Subject: Re: Jingles > At 10:43 PM 2/26/2011, Roger Kirk wrote: >>How about the discount store in Malden? > > What's sad is that Grossman's used to be a HUGE chain. The Grossmans were > one of the first Jewish families in Quincy. The stores were originally > called L. Grossman and Sons. Founder Louis Grossman also had a son Joe > who became one of the first elected Jewish politicians in Massachusetts. > The Grossmans were also huge philanthropists. I am sure Louis and Joe > would be deeply saddened by what happened to their chain of stores, which > (as others have noted) used to be everywhere. Their trucks said on the > front "Here Comes Grossman," and on the rear "There Goes Grossman." > From rbello@belloassoc.com Sun Feb 27 00:52:00 2011 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:52:00 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> <4D69C846.5040407@ttlc.net> <201102270436.p1R4ailv062395@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: Not the same Grossman family. Our state treasurer's family business was known as Massachusetts Envelope Company. After Evans went Chapter 11, Grossman's Lumber became a public company but run once again by Mike Grossman. On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: > Is the MA Treasurer (Steve) part of the family? > > I always wondered... > > I do know that IIRC Grossmans was sold to Evans Group (?) at some point in > the 70s or early 80s, and family members may have re-bought the company by > the time I was working there (1988). > > -Paul Hopfgarten > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" > To: "Roger Kirk" ; "SteveOrdinetz" < > hykker@wildblue.net> > Cc: "Boston Radio Interest" > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:57 PM > Subject: Re: Jingles > > > > At 10:43 PM 2/26/2011, Roger Kirk wrote: >> >>> How about the discount store in Malden? >>> >> >> What's sad is that Grossman's used to be a HUGE chain. The Grossmans were >> one of the first Jewish families in Quincy. The stores were originally >> called L. Grossman and Sons. Founder Louis Grossman also had a son Joe who >> became one of the first elected Jewish politicians in Massachusetts. The >> Grossmans were also huge philanthropists. I am sure Louis and Joe would be >> deeply saddened by what happened to their chain of stores, which (as others >> have noted) used to be everywhere. Their trucks said on the front "Here >> Comes Grossman," and on the rear "There Goes Grossman." >> >> > From joe@attorneyross.com Sat Feb 26 23:52:24 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:52:24 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: <201102270436.p1R4ailv062395@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> <4D69C846.5040407@ttlc.net> <201102270436.p1R4ailv062395@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <4D69D888.2060300@attorneyross.com> On 2/26/2011 10:57 PM, Donna Halper wrote: > > What's sad is that Grossman's used to be a HUGE chain. The Grossmans > were one of the first Jewish families in Quincy. The stores were > originally called L. Grossman and Sons. Founder Louis Grossman also > had a son Joe who became one of the first elected Jewish politicians > in Massachusetts. The Grossmans were also huge philanthropists. I am > sure Louis and Joe would be deeply saddened by what happened to their > chain of stores, which (as others have noted) used to be everywhere. > Their trucks said on the front "Here Comes Grossman," and on the rear > "There Goes Grossman." Are they any relation to our new state treasurer, Steve Grossman? He's only the second Jewish statewide officeholder in Massachusetts. The first was George Fingold, attorney general in the 1950s. He was widely expected to defeat Governor Foster Furcolo in 1958, until he suddenly died at the end of August. The Republican State Committee had to name a replacement candidate, and Governor Furcolo was re-elected. When I congratulated Treasurer Grossman on being the first Jewish statewide office-holder in 50 years, he said, "And the first Democrat." -- 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 dlh@donnahalper.com Sun Feb 27 00:23:41 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:23:41 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> <4D69C846.5040407@ttlc.net> <201102270436.p1R4ailv062395@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <201102270601.p1R61jH5062867@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> At 12:07 AM 2/27/2011, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: >Is the MA Treasurer (Steve) part of the family? I don't think so. Grossman is a pretty common name now, but back in the early 1900s, there was THE Grossman family, and everyone in eastern Massachusetts knew them, it seemed. From dlh@donnahalper.com Sun Feb 27 01:06:15 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:06:15 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: <4D69D888.2060300@attorneyross.com> References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> <4D69C846.5040407@ttlc.net> <201102270436.p1R4ailv062395@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4D69D888.2060300@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <201102270641.p1R6ffY4045356@tsornin.bostonradio.org> >Joe wrote-- >Are they any relation to our new state treasurer, Steve >Grossman? He's only the second Jewish statewide officeholder in >Massachusetts. Umm, Joe Grossman was elected to the governor's council, I think, back in the late 1920s. But I could be wrong. He was a Republican, but a moderate. From rbello@belloassoc.com Sat Feb 26 23:11:49 2011 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:11:49 -0500 Subject: Jingles In-Reply-To: References: <000901cbd485$9222bc80$b6683580$@com> <39E177A8CAC741F99DF551E7FE509C1D@PaulPC> Message-ID: They didn't GBO - Grossman's Bargain Outlet was spun off from Grossman's during a bankruptcy. Grossman's Bargain Outlet is owned by Arkansas-based E.C. Barton. The Grossman's lumber yards / home centers went out of business around 1996. For Grossman's history: http://www.answers.com/topic/grossman-s-inc On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:36 PM, SteveOrdinetz wrote: > I didn't know they lasted that long...I think the one in Manchester, N.H. > closed in the 90s. > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Bob DeMattia >wrote: > > > They closed the one in Framingham last year. Waltham is also gone. > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Paul Hopfgarten > > wrote: > > > > > Definitely a little Grossman's in me.....worked there fro 88 until > > 94...was > > > getting chased from store to store as the chain was shutting down > retail > > > locations (GBO lives). > > > From raccoonradio@mail.com Mon Feb 28 12:27:56 2011 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:27:56 -0500 Subject: Rush Radio rebrands as Boston Talk 1200 Message-ID: <8CDA583F8BBF0B3-77C-2B58@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> New logo and identity for Rush Radio Boston, now Boston Talk 1200 or just Talk 1200. They are apparently de-emphasizing the Rush radio part; for now, no changes in programming but one wonders if maybe they could poss. move Katz to afternoons and run Imus or America's Morning news in am drive. They have the domain name http://www.talk1200Boston.com (possibly not working yet) From dan.strassberg@att.net Mon Feb 28 15:01:46 2011 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:01:46 -0500 Subject: Rush Radio rebrands as Boston Talk 1200 References: <8CDA583F8BBF0B3-77C-2B58@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <29463B7923A84E718B438DFEA60B22DD@SatU205S5044> Seems as though you are suggesting that CCU would give up the live feed of Hannity so that they could run America's Morning News in AM Drive? Is that what you are suggesting? I know that WOR dropped Hannity because of low ratings (Hannity moved to WNYM). And WPHT dropped both Hannity and Beck, apparently for the same reason. But neither WOR nor WPHT is a CCU property. And while Salem's 50-kW (D) WNYM picked up Hannity, Salem's 50-kW (D) WNTP did not pick up either Hannity of Beck. In fact, isn't one of them (Hannity or Beck) now on Alex Langer's little 1 kW daytimer, WFYL, which is licensed to King of Prussia. The 20 or so miles between King of Prussia and Center City Philadelphia is a long way for a 1-kW AM signal on 1180 that emanates from a 94' Valcom whip to travel--and arrive in listenable condition in a major-city downtown district--even through the trip takes it through a region of fairly decent soil conductivity. I do, however, agree that in Boston, a station that calls itself Rush Radio starts off with a big strike against it. Limbaugh may not have lost his magic in most of America, but I don't think he ever had all that much magic in Boston. Deprived of WRKO's killer AM signal or a full-market FM signal, he and the station whose name and image are built around his outlandishly right-wingnut views is going to get so-so ratings at-best. CCU is to be commended for recognizing (albeit belatedly) that one size doesn't fit all markets. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 12:27 PM Subject: Rush Radio rebrands as Boston Talk 1200 New logo and identity for Rush Radio Boston, now Boston Talk 1200 or just Talk 1200. They are apparently de-emphasizing the Rush radio part; for now, no changes in programming but one wonders if maybe they could poss. move Katz to afternoons and run Imus or America's Morning news in am drive. They have the domain name http://www.talk1200Boston.com (possibly not working yet) From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Feb 28 16:02:16 2011 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:02:16 -0500 Subject: Rush Radio rebrands as Boston Talk 1200 In-Reply-To: <29463B7923A84E718B438DFEA60B22DD@SatU205S5044> References: <8CDA583F8BBF0B3-77C-2B58@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> <29463B7923A84E718B438DFEA60B22DD@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: Well, Mark of Boston Radio Watch wondered (just a possibility) if they might try moving Katz to pm and run Imus in am drive, and I added poss America's Morning News, but who knows. True that the stations you mentioned aren't CC properties and indeed the station picking up Hannity in Philly is pretty weak > I know that WOR dropped Hannity because of low ratings (Hannity moved > to WNYM). Did you mean Curtis Sliwa? Hannity was and still is on WABC (their website as of this minute says he's "on now"). WNYM did pick up Sliwa after he was dumped by WABC, and WOR supposedly expressed interest, but didn't have room for him so he went to the Salem property. Rush Radio was and still is on in N.C. and New Orleans (I was listening to it while visiting the latter, including former RKO host John Osterlind after Hannity) and they tried it in Boston too but I think maybe now they are realizing it's best to just use the simple format, freq, city identifiers of "Talk 1200 Boston" and not focus all their efforts on Rush. Supposedly when Rush was on RKO, he and Howie had the best ratings of all (as well as Savage) but that may say more about the lackluster other hosts they had at the time. From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Feb 28 16:19:46 2011 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:19:46 -0500 Subject: Rush Radio rebrands as Boston Talk 1200 In-Reply-To: References: <8CDA583F8BBF0B3-77C-2B58@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> <29463B7923A84E718B438DFEA60B22DD@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: ...or are you referring to Beck who was dropped by WOR (in favor of Salem's Mike Gallagher)? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/05/glenn-beck-dropped-from-n_n_804554.html So it was Beck not Hannity who was dropped by WOR (who has never had Sean), wheras WPHT 1210 dropped both Beck and Hannity to do more local programming. >> I know that WOR dropped Hannity because of low ratings (Hannity moved >> to WNYM). From dan.strassberg@att.net Mon Feb 28 17:34:14 2011 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:34:14 -0500 Subject: Rush Radio rebrands as Boston Talk 1200 References: <8CDA583F8BBF0B3-77C-2B58@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com><29463B7923A84E718B438DFEA60B22DD@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <7E43B1B2C22A439C87987937C9C96C45@SatU205S5044> OK, that makes sense. But hadn't Gallagher been on Salem-owned WNYM? Remember, Salem syndicates Gallagher. If so, Gallagher would have moved from WNYM to WOR and Beck would have moved from WOR to WNYM. If that's what happened, maybe Salem was willing to pay WOR to take Gallagher and Premiere was willing to pay Salem to take Beck on WNYM. If that's what happened, I would need a scorecard to try to figure out which company came out ahead. My guess would be that Premiere would have been willing to pay Salem more to take Beck than Salem would have been willing to pay Buckley to take Gallagher. My head hurts! ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: "Dan.Strassberg" Cc: ; "Bob Nelson" Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 4:19 PM Subject: Re: Rush Radio rebrands as Boston Talk 1200 > ...or are you referring to Beck who was dropped by WOR (in favor of > Salem's Mike Gallagher)? > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/05/glenn-beck-dropped-from-n_n_804554.html > > So it was Beck not Hannity who was dropped by WOR (who has never had > Sean), wheras WPHT 1210 dropped both Beck and Hannity to do more > local > programming. > > >>> I know that WOR dropped Hannity because of low ratings (Hannity >>> moved >>> to WNYM). From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Mon Feb 28 22:32:28 2011 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:32:28 -0600 Subject: Fwd: WBZS-550 returns In-Reply-To: References: <1102282031251290@chowda.com> Message-ID: This comes from Craig Healy in Providence, RI via the IRCA DX Email list. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Craig Healy The 550 station formerly Radio Disney in the Providence market is scheduled to go back on the air Tuesday around noon. Salem Communications purchased it and will be doing Bloomberg Business Radio. And *NO* HD Radio! Craig Healy Providence, RI From barryfxcabbage@gmail.com Wed Feb 16 08:11:31 2011 From: barryfxcabbage@gmail.com (BFX Cabbage) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:11:31 -0500 Subject: WEEI Message-ID: There was no stunting when WEEI went all-sports. Bob Oakes did a voicer on some state house story, which included a whistful-sounding reference to further updates. Jim Mitchell did a ten second talk-up to the hour that included a brief goodbye, didn't break format for a syllable, talked into a sportsradio jingle and Bob Ames came in with the four o'clock news using sportsradio identifiers. It was pretty much the same way when they started back in '74 or so, when Norm Nathan and Ben Farnsworth took a pitch from the overnight talk jok, either Marc Holmes or Bruce Lee, said welcome to the first day of All Newsradio 59 and away they went. From lglavin@mail.com Sat Feb 19 13:08:13 2011 From: lglavin@mail.com (lglavin@mail.com) Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:08:13 -0500 Subject: I Hope The WFEA-AM Towers Are Still Up Message-ID: <8CD9E771BB56BC1-DDC-85E4@web-mmc-d06.sysops.aol.com> High winds in southern New Hampshire have caused power outages in part of the Granite State. As of noon today (Saturday, 02/19), WFEA 1370-AM in Manchester, NH seems to be off-the-air. This would not normally be of interest to most people not associated with ownership or management, except for the fact that its two-tower array is a relic of an earlier period in broadcasting. One tower, shorter than the other is a flagpole design, sort of like the WLLH-AM stick in Lawrence; the other, a taller diamond-shaped tower resembles the iconic WLW stick in Cincinnati. It amazes me that Scott hasn't run a photo of the WFEA site in one of his calendars. (He's run KTAR-AM 620 in Phoenix, AZ twice). I hope the wind hasn't blown down either or both of these towers; they've been around for a LONG time, so they've survived windstorms and even hurricanes before. BTW: if you go to radio-locator.com, enter WFEA; switch the image from map to satellite and ZOOM IN as close as you can, you can SEE the shadow of the diamond tower! From ljs0610@comcast.net Thu Feb 24 08:00:19 2011 From: ljs0610@comcast.net (ljs0610@comcast.net) Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:00:19 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Pete Sheppard's FB rant at Sports Hub In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <596497969.1485062.1298552419902.JavaMail.root@sz0146a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> The many comments posted in response to the rant tells Sheppard everything he needs to know about why SportsHub has no desire to talk to him. The synopsis is "If he gets hired, I stop listening". He was most definitely associated with everything that was wrong about WEEI when the station had zero competition (so it's success was illusory) and its listeners had no alternative (though some did escape to satellite...national, rather than local view but better than what "EEI was offering.) Sheppard is the literal and figurative illustration of the bloated and egocentric WEEI....who claims that their recent major changes had nothing to do with the success of SportsHub and erosion of ratings and more to do with changing with the times...what a joke! So Sheppard thinks that Mike Thomas has no credibility as a Sports programmer? I would think his success at configuring a sports radio magnet, one that in less than two years has changed the face of radio in Boston, illustrates how little Sheppard understands about the industry in which he once worked and is probably responsible for his current situation. He should continue on the poker-playing tour, sparing us all from ever having to hear his talentless voice, and I suspect his rant will (hopefully) ensure same. The Wolfe/Kahn ship is taking on water....fast...... Other than the Doc Rivers/Terry Francona interviews (which are poorly conducted but if you want to hear from the coaches, it's all there is), I haven't listened to 'EEI since SportsHub debuted. I knew what a poor product WEEI was, but there was no real local alternative. It was nirvana when SH was launched...no more Sheppard, no more Smerlas/DeOssie, no more 9 minute stop sets becasue the "hosts" decided to indulge themselves in a self-serving interview or dialogue about steak houses......It's SportsHub and XM/Sirius for me! I know of no sports enthusiasts who don't listent to SportsHub...WEEI is fast becoming the vacant storefront of sports radio in Boston. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Vahey To: Maureen Carney Cc: Boston Radio Group Sent: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:53:38 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: Pete Sheppard's FB rant at Sports Hub I saw that yesterday and honestly thought someone had hacked his account. Pete was a victim of Entercom snipping what they can as the Red Sox contract is killing them. Talk to any staffer at WGR or WBEN in Buffalo and ask them how they feel about the Red Sox. On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Maureen Carney wrote: > http://bostonherald.com/business/media/view.bg?articleid=1318493 > > Pete's not happy that they didn't hire him. How does this improve his > chances > with any employer? And where would Sports Hub put him (other than > weekends)? > > > > > From zymrgist@comcast.net Fri Feb 25 17:49:13 2011 From: zymrgist@comcast.net (John) Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:49:13 -0500 Subject: Jingles Message-ID: <4D6831E9.5000106@comcast.net> Let me check my old tapes. I was doing mornings at WCGY around that time. (Still got a 'Rock Garden' tshirt). John Lee