From dlh@donnahalper.com Wed May 4 17:45:28 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 17:45:28 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News Message-ID: <4DC1C8F8.2070700@donnahalper.com> Thing one-- it's official. I will be receiving my PhD in communications next Friday (the 13th, but a lucky day for me!)from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. Thing two-- I am speaking about Boston radio, and metro-west radio too, at Tatnuck Booksellers in Westborough (route 9 and Lyman Street, Westborough Shopping Center) this Saturday the 7th at 3pm. If you can join me, I hope you will. From kvahey@gmail.com Wed May 4 20:26:27 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 20:26:27 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? Message-ID: My son asked me a question I never really thought about. He has noticed that almost EVERY Dunkin Donunts in the Boston area that he has been to ( and likewise for me ) has WMJX on 24 hours a day. In this day of PPM's that doesn't hurt things - but I wonder if there is a deal in place with Greater Media. From kc1ih@mac.com Wed May 4 20:49:45 2011 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 20:49:45 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News In-Reply-To: <4DC1C8F8.2070700@donnahalper.com> References: <4DC1C8F8.2070700@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: At 5:45 PM -0400 5/4/11, Donna Halper wrote: >Thing one-- it's official. I will be receiving my PhD in >communications next Friday (the 13th, but a lucky day for me!)from >the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. > Congratulations! Mazel-Tov! (I know, that's redundant). -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From joe@attorneyross.com Wed May 4 22:36:41 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 22:36:41 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News In-Reply-To: <4DC1C8F8.2070700@donnahalper.com> References: <4DC1C8F8.2070700@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: <4DC20D39.8070602@attorneyross.com> On 5/4/2011 5:45 PM, Donna Halper wrote: > Thing one-- it's official. I will be receiving my PhD in > communications next Friday (the 13th, but a lucky day for me!)from the > University of Massachusetts/Amherst. Well, congratulations! And from my alma mater, too. -- 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 Wed May 4 22:55:53 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 22:55:53 -0400 Subject: Dick Summer's "Password" Message-ID: <4DC211B9.4000104@attorneyross.com> Apparently Dick Summer didn't originate his Password. This site says that it goes back to the 1940s at least and has been performed by Jerry Lewis. http://www.jerrylewiscomedy.com/announcer.htm -- 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 Thu May 5 00:43:48 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Thu, 05 May 2011 00:43:48 -0400 Subject: Dick Summer's "Password" In-Reply-To: <4DC211B9.4000104@attorneyross.com> References: <4DC211B9.4000104@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <4DC22B04.3070105@donnahalper.com> On 5/4/2011 10:55 PM, A Joseph Ross wrote: > Apparently Dick Summer didn't originate his Password. This site says > that it goes back to the 1940s at least and has been performed by > Jerry Lewis. I never thought he originated it-- the "Tibetan Memory Trick" goes back to the days of Vaudeville. But Dick Summer popularized it with a new generation! From dlh@donnahalper.com Thu May 5 01:20:30 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Thu, 05 May 2011 01:20:30 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> On 5/4/2011 8:26 PM, Kevin Vahey wrote: > He has noticed that almost EVERY Dunkin Donunts in the Boston area that he > has been to ( and likewise for me ) has WMJX on 24 hours a day. In this day > of PPM's that doesn't hurt things - but I wonder if there is a deal in place > with Greater Media. > That may be a factor, but it may also be that people in businesses perceive WMJX as a good compromise, the way Beautiful Music used to be the default choice for a station to have on at work-- WMJX is not too loud nor harsh, and yet it has songs people would know. From rac@gabrielmass.com Thu May 5 16:55:44 2011 From: rac@gabrielmass.com (Richard Chonak) Date: Thu, 05 May 2011 16:55:44 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> On 05/05/2011 01:20 AM, Donna Halper wrote: > On 5/4/2011 8:26 PM, Kevin Vahey wrote: >> He has noticed that almost EVERY Dunkin Donunts in the Boston area >> that he >> has been to ( and likewise for me ) has WMJX on 24 hours a day. In >> this day >> of PPM's that doesn't hurt things - but I wonder if there is a deal >> in place >> with Greater Media. > That may be a factor, but it may also be that people in businesses > perceive WMJX as a good compromise, the way Beautiful Music used to be > the default choice for a station to have on at work-- WMJX is not too > loud nor harsh, and yet it has songs people would know. > A good observation! I'm glad they don't leave the choice of music up to the staff. It reminds me how the yoots running the local grocery store at night used to switch on a rock radio station in place of the regular commercial music service. It made the shopping experience less joyful than usual. --RC From rogerkirk@ttlc.net Thu May 5 18:45:54 2011 From: rogerkirk@ttlc.net (Roger Kirk) Date: Thu, 05 May 2011 18:45:54 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> Message-ID: <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> On 5/5/2011 4:55 PM, Richard Chonak wrote: > It reminds me how the yoots running the local grocery store at night > used to switch on a rock radio station in place of the regular > commercial music service. It made the shopping experience less joyful > than usual. I think they have friends/relatives in Exeter NH. About a month ago, after the lunch hour at Margarita's somebody (not clear who) switched background music from the Sirius/XM Classic Rock channel to another source which was about 10 dB louder and in the middle of a song. Volume dropped and at the beginning of the next song, it was switched back to Sirius/XM. Volume was too low and was cranked backed up. This silly exercise went on for about 20 minutes or so. At times, the music would switch songs and then switch right back. From hykker@wildblue.net Fri May 6 08:07:51 2011 From: hykker@wildblue.net (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 08:07:51 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> Message-ID: I don't know how Margarita's does it, but I know the background music channel for Hannaford supermarkets is controlled from their Portland headquarters, and changes several times a day...50s/60s oldies in the morning, then switches to 70s oldies mid-morning then to what is essentially a Hot AC channel. I wonder if the restaurant has a similar set-up and there was some sort of problem with it? On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Roger Kirk wrote: > I think they have friends/relatives in Exeter NH. About a month ago, after > the lunch hour at Margarita's somebody (not clear who) switched background > music from the Sirius/XM Classic Rock channel to another source which was > about 10 dB louder and in the middle of a song. Volume dropped and at the > beginning of the next song, it was switched back to Sirius/XM. Volume was > too low and was cranked backed up. This silly exercise went on for about 20 > minutes or so. At times, the music would switch songs and then switch right > back. > > From markwa1ion@aol.com Fri May 6 09:55:26 2011 From: markwa1ion@aol.com (markwa1ion@aol.com) Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 09:55:26 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CDDA0C60D32F21-13F8-37AC4@webmail-d038.sysops.aol.com> Congratulations Donna on the excellent PhD accomplishment! To metro-Boston's top Rush fan from metro-Boston's (possibly) top Helen Shapiro fan (who likes Rush, too). Mark Connelly Billerica, MA + South Yarmouth, MA << Thing one-- it's official. I will be receiving my PhD in communications next Friday (the 13th, but a lucky day for me!)from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. Thing two-- I am speaking about Boston radio, and metro-west radio too, at Tatnuck Booksellers in Westborough (route 9 and Lyman Street, Westborough Shopping Center) this Saturday the 7th at 3pm. If you can join me, I hope you will. >> From brian_vita@cssinc.com Fri May 6 10:21:35 2011 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 10:21:35 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> Message-ID: <002901cc0bf8$eb34c200$c19e4600$@com> It's actually like a system from a company like PlayNetworks. They provide the location with a hard drive based player. The client's home office has a web based interface where they can select from a large number of formats and create blends of formats (ie. 30% deep oldies, 20% hip hop, 25% country and 25% dinner jazz) based on dayparts. It can also be programmed to insert messages at specific intervals. The music is pushed to the box via the internet at daily, weekly or monthly at the customer's instruction to allow music to rotate in and out. The company provides full ASCAP, BMI, SESAC licensing with the contract. The product is designed as a Muzak killer and is used in places like TGIF, Starbucks and many others. In the interest of disclosure, I am a reseller of this line. This post was meant to be informational not a sales pitch. Brian -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of SteveOrdinetz Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 8:08 AM To: Roger Kirk Cc: bri Subject: Re: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? I don't know how Margarita's does it, but I know the background music channel for Hannaford supermarkets is controlled from their Portland headquarters, and changes several times a day...50s/60s oldies in the morning, then switches to 70s oldies mid-morning then to what is essentially a Hot AC channel. I wonder if the restaurant has a similar set-up and there was some sort of problem with it? On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Roger Kirk wrote: > I think they have friends/relatives in Exeter NH. About a month ago, after > the lunch hour at Margarita's somebody (not clear who) switched background > music from the Sirius/XM Classic Rock channel to another source which was > about 10 dB louder and in the middle of a song. Volume dropped and at the > beginning of the next song, it was switched back to Sirius/XM. Volume was > too low and was cranked backed up. This silly exercise went on for about 20 > minutes or so. At times, the music would switch songs and then switch right > back. > > From mward@iname.com Fri May 6 11:01:55 2011 From: mward@iname.com (Mike Ward) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 11:01:55 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News In-Reply-To: <4DC1C8F8.2070700@donnahalper.com> References: <4DC1C8F8.2070700@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: Congratulations, Donna! And I'm assuming you were quite busy in Cleveland, or I would have said "Hi". On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Donna Halper wrote: > Thing one-- it's official. ?I will be receiving my PhD in communications > next Friday (the 13th, but a lucky day for me!)from the University of > Massachusetts/Amherst. > > Thing two-- I am speaking about Boston radio, and metro-west radio too, at > Tatnuck Booksellers in Westborough (route 9 and Lyman Street, Westborough > Shopping Center) this Saturday the 7th at 3pm. If you can join me, I hope > you will. > From paulranderson@charter.net Fri May 6 11:17:34 2011 From: paulranderson@charter.net (Paul Anderson) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 11:17:34 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <002901cc0bf8$eb34c200$c19e4600$@com> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> <002901cc0bf8$eb34c200$c19e4600$@com> Message-ID: <0972FB70-DF60-4D13-8C25-206F50BFE46B@charter.net> When did music in stores become foreground instead of background? I remember that Muzak said that if you notice the music when entering a store, it was too loud. The music was meant to be calming and friendly, and not noticed. Now it seems it's party time at the supermarket and restaurants where the music (usually some annoying mix of too-poppy or too-loud rock) is so loud it's distracting. Paul From dlh@donnahalper.com Fri May 6 11:42:42 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 11:42:42 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News In-Reply-To: <8CDDA0C60D32F21-13F8-37AC4@webmail-d038.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CDDA0C60D32F21-13F8-37AC4@webmail-d038.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <4DC416F2.5040902@donnahalper.com> On 5/6/2011 9:55 AM, markwa1ion@aol.com wrote: > Congratulations Donna on the excellent PhD accomplishment! > > To metro-Boston's top Rush fan from metro-Boston's (possibly) top > Helen Shapiro fan (who likes Rush, too). SO perhaps I will see you and some of my metro-west friends at Tatnuck's in Westboro tomorrow! Hope so. I'm gonna bring my John H. Garabedian photos (Johnny Gardner) and other stuff that didn't make it into the book. From kvahey@gmail.com Fri May 6 12:45:05 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 11:45:05 -0500 Subject: Donna's interview on WBZ now online Message-ID: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/05/06/the-jordan-rich-show-radio-historian-donna-halper/ Well done DOCTOR Halper (bowing) From brian_vita@cssinc.com Fri May 6 12:02:46 2011 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 12:02:46 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <028b01cc0bff$a1d02300$e5706900$@com> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> <002901cc0bf8$eb34c200$c19e4600$@com> <028b01cc0bff$a1d02300$e5706900$@com> Message-ID: <000301cc0c07$0e1fef20$2a5fcd60$@com> No sir. The Starbucks radio channel on XM was a limited time tie in to coincide with an XM display in every store (pre XM/Sirius merger). It has long since passed. The stores NEVER used XM as a feed. The music that you'd hear on the demo XM receiver was not what the stores were playing. Until recently Starbucks was listed on the Playnetwork site as a client. It appears that they've rotated to another group of clients on the site. www.playnetwork.com As a side note, Starbucks is also a major investor in the Concord Music Group family of record labels. It is through Concord that Starbucks releases the music that they sell in their stores. http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/labels/ Kenny G was also one of the original investors. Now, can someone explain to me why the "Concord Music Group Celebrates Black History Month" CD sampler that I was sent features Kenny G? Pro Cinema - Pro Audio - Pro & Consumer AV Equipment & Supplies Brian Vita President Cinema Service & Supply, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Gary's Ice Cream [mailto:gary@garysicecream.com] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 11:10 AM To: brian_vita@cssinc.com Subject: RE: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? Starbucks has their own XMSirius Channel that all their stores use. Subject: RE: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? It's actually like a system from a company like PlayNetworks. They provide the location with a hard drive based player. The client's home office has a web based interface where they can select from a large number of formats and create blends of formats (ie. 30% deep oldies, 20% hip hop, 25% country and 25% dinner jazz) based on dayparts. It can also be programmed to insert messages at specific intervals. The music is pushed to the box via the internet at daily, weekly or monthly at the customer's instruction to allow music to rotate in and out. The company provides full ASCAP, BMI, SESAC licensing with the contract. The product is designed as a Muzak killer and is used in places like TGIF, Starbucks and many others. In the interest of disclosure, I am a reseller of this line. This post was meant to be informational not a sales pitch. Brian -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of SteveOrdinetz Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 8:08 AM To: Roger Kirk Cc: bri Subject: Re: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? I don't know how Margarita's does it, but I know the background music channel for Hannaford supermarkets is controlled from their Portland headquarters, and changes several times a day...50s/60s oldies in the morning, then switches to 70s oldies mid-morning then to what is essentially a Hot AC channel. I wonder if the restaurant has a similar set-up and there was some sort of problem with it? On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Roger Kirk wrote: > I think they have friends/relatives in Exeter NH. About a month ago, after > the lunch hour at Margarita's somebody (not clear who) switched background > music from the Sirius/XM Classic Rock channel to another source which was > about 10 dB louder and in the middle of a song. Volume dropped and at the > beginning of the next song, it was switched back to Sirius/XM. Volume was > too low and was cranked backed up. This silly exercise went on for about 20 > minutes or so. At times, the music would switch songs and then switch right > back. > > From aerie.ma@comcast.net Fri May 6 13:17:05 2011 From: aerie.ma@comcast.net (Jim Hall) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 13:17:05 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <0972FB70-DF60-4D13-8C25-206F50BFE46B@charter.net> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> <002901cc0bf8$eb34c200$c19e4600$@com> <0972FB70-DF60-4D13-8C25-206F50BFE46B@charter.net> Message-ID: <019501cc0c11$70e5fdc0$52b1f940$@ma@comcast.net> Amen to that! I shop at Hannaford's and the music level (and screechy teenage voices on the PA) make shopping very unpleasant sometimes. I was once in the Crate & Barrel at Burlington Mall and the music (smooth jazz) was deafening. It was so bad I wrote a letter complaining to the company...for which....they added me to their mail-order catalog list! :) It was so loud the cashier and I were nearly reduced to hand signals when I was checking out. I can't imagine working there. -When did music in stores become foreground instead of background? I remember that Muzak said that if you notice the -music when entering a store, it was too loud. The music was meant to be calming and friendly, and not noticed. -Now it seems it's party time at the supermarket and restaurants where the music (usually some annoying mix of too-poppy -or too-loud rock) is so loud it's distracting. -Paul From m_carney@yahoo.com Fri May 6 15:34:52 2011 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 12:34:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <019501cc0c11$70e5fdc0$52b1f940$@ma@comcast.net> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> <002901cc0bf8$eb34c200$c19e4600$@com> <0972FB70-DF60-4D13-8C25-206F50BFE46B@charter.net> <019501cc0c11$70e5fdc0$52b1f940$@ma@comcast.net> Message-ID: <944104.54039.qm@web161302.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> I rermeber several years ago going to the main Registry of Motor Vehicles?office in Boston and all the clerks had WILD on at a very high volume. So much for customer service! More recently there was a clerk in the main Framingham post office who insisted on blasting Air America. (After?Clear Channel?switched 1200 to Spanish he put on WODS. I haven't been back there in a while so I don't know what's happening now.) Since they're both government services I should have been suprised. From rogerkirk@ttlc.net Fri May 6 18:01:57 2011 From: rogerkirk@ttlc.net (Roger Kirk) Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 18:01:57 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <019501cc0c11$70e5fdc0$52b1f940$@ma@comcast.net> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> <002901cc0bf8$eb34c200$c19e4600$@com> <0972FB70-DF60-4D13-8C25-206F50BFE46B@charter.net> <019501cc0c11$70e5fdc0$52b1f940$@ma@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4DC46FD5.7050101@ttlc.net> Who was it that said "If it's too loud, you're too old?" On 5/6/2011 1:17 PM, Jim Hall wrote: > Amen to that! I shop at Hannaford's and the music level (and screechy > teenage voices on the PA) make shopping very unpleasant sometimes. I was > once in the Crate& Barrel at Burlington Mall and the music (smooth jazz) > was deafening. It was so bad I wrote a letter complaining to the > company...for which....they added me to their mail-order catalog list! :) It > was so loud the cashier and I were nearly reduced to hand signals when I was > checking out. I can't imagine working there. > > > -When did music in stores become foreground instead of background? I > remember that Muzak said that if you notice the -music when entering a > store, it was too loud. The music was meant to be calming and friendly, and > not noticed. > > -Now it seems it's party time at the supermarket and restaurants where the > music (usually some annoying mix of too-poppy -or too-loud rock) is so loud > it's distracting. > > -Paul > > > > From markwa1ion@aol.com Fri May 6 22:51:40 2011 From: markwa1ion@aol.com (markwa1ion@aol.com) Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 22:51:40 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News In-Reply-To: <872D30AD172D449BB84B4DDFD36983AA@PhilsLaptop> References: <8CDDA0C60D32F21-13F8-37AC4@webmail-d038.sysops.aol.com> <4DC416F2.5040902@donnahalper.com> <872D30AD172D449BB84B4DDFD36983AA@PhilsLaptop> Message-ID: <8CDDA78D3112D4D-1C40-4EAC4@Webmail-d105.sysops.aol.com> Though I have other plans tomorrow that put me nowhere near Westborough, I wish Donna all the best of success in her personal appearance there. I remember John H. Garabedian first from WMEX early 1970 when he was playing the controversial "Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus)" record with the simulated bedroom sounds of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg. Then there was his mid/late '70s stint at his own station WGTR Natick, a daytimer. He would sign off either with Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" or the 10CC song "Feel the Benefit". Unlike the pure hard rock zealots of WAAF and WCOZ, John liked both rock 'n' roll and dance music / Euro-disco. By the mid 1980s he was involved with TV, notably "V66" (WVJV channel 66, transmitting from Hudson, MA), a local music video outlet somewhat like "old" MTV. Later in that decade, his syndicated "Open House Party" radio show, an energetic mix of hard rock and power dance music, got started. Kiss 108 carried it for many years. Mark Connelly -----Original Message----- From: Doug Drown To: Donna Halper ; markwa1ion@aol.com Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org Sent: Fri, May 6, 2011 9:00 pm Subject: Re: Donna Has Some News Congratulations, Donna! You are not only our broadcasting history guru, but DOCTOR Guru as well.? ? Johnny Gardner! That's a name I haven't heard in a looooonnnnng time . . . I remember John H. very well from his days at WPTR and WORC. I wish I could be there tomorrow.? ? Good wishes to you, and have a great time!? ? -Doug? ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" ? To: ? Cc: ? Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 11:42 AM? Subject: Re: Donna Has Some News? ? > On 5/6/2011 9:55 AM, markwa1ion@aol.com wrote:? >> Congratulations Donna on the excellent PhD accomplishment!? >>? >> To metro-Boston's top Rush fan from metro-Boston's (possibly) top Helen Shapiro fan (who likes Rush, too).? >? > SO perhaps I will see you and some of my metro-west friends at Tatnuck's in Westboro tomorrow! Hope so. I'm gonna bring my John H. Garabedian photos (Johnny Gardner) and other stuff that didn't make it into the book.? > From revdoug1@myfairpoint.net Fri May 6 21:00:11 2011 From: revdoug1@myfairpoint.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 21:00:11 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News References: <8CDDA0C60D32F21-13F8-37AC4@webmail-d038.sysops.aol.com> <4DC416F2.5040902@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: <872D30AD172D449BB84B4DDFD36983AA@PhilsLaptop> Congratulations, Donna! You are not only our broadcasting history guru, but DOCTOR Guru as well. Johnny Gardner! That's a name I haven't heard in a looooonnnnng time . . . I remember John H. very well from his days at WPTR and WORC. I wish I could be there tomorrow. Good wishes to you, and have a great time! -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: Cc: Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 11:42 AM Subject: Re: Donna Has Some News > On 5/6/2011 9:55 AM, markwa1ion@aol.com wrote: >> Congratulations Donna on the excellent PhD accomplishment! >> >> To metro-Boston's top Rush fan from metro-Boston's (possibly) top Helen >> Shapiro fan (who likes Rush, too). > > SO perhaps I will see you and some of my metro-west friends at Tatnuck's > in Westboro tomorrow! Hope so. I'm gonna bring my John H. Garabedian > photos (Johnny Gardner) and other stuff that didn't make it into the book. > From bob.bosra@demattia.net Fri May 6 22:23:07 2011 From: bob.bosra@demattia.net (Bob DeMattia) Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 22:23:07 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <4DC46FD5.7050101@ttlc.net> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> <002901cc0bf8$eb34c200$c19e4600$@com> <0972FB70-DF60-4D13-8C25-206F50BFE46B@charter.net> <4DC46FD5.7050101@ttlc.net> Message-ID: I remember shopping at the 24 hours supermarket in Albuquerue at 2AM in the morning. No Muzak at that hour. Listening to country rock blasting out of their audio system while negotiating pallettes of soon-to-be shelved groceries. I was in my 20's and thought it was kind of cool. -Bob On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Roger Kirk wrote: > Who was it that said "If it's too loud, you're too old?" > > > > > On 5/6/2011 1:17 PM, Jim Hall wrote: > >> Amen to that! I shop at Hannaford's and the music level (and screechy >> teenage voices on the PA) make shopping very unpleasant sometimes. I was >> once in the Crate& Barrel at Burlington Mall and the music (smooth jazz) >> was deafening. It was so bad I wrote a letter complaining to the >> company...for which....they added me to their mail-order catalog list! :) >> It >> was so loud the cashier and I were nearly reduced to hand signals when I >> was >> checking out. I can't imagine working there. >> >> >> -When did music in stores become foreground instead of background? I >> >> remember that Muzak said that if you notice the -music when entering a >> store, it was too loud. The music was meant to be calming and friendly, >> and >> not noticed. >> >> -Now it seems it's party time at the supermarket and restaurants where the >> music (usually some annoying mix of too-poppy -or too-loud rock) is so >> loud >> it's distracting. >> >> -Paul >> >> >> >> >> > From radiotest@plymouthcolony.net Fri May 6 23:14:20 2011 From: radiotest@plymouthcolony.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 23:14:20 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News In-Reply-To: <8CDDA78D3112D4D-1C40-4EAC4@Webmail-d105.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CDDA0C60D32F21-13F8-37AC4@webmail-d038.sysops.aol.com> <4DC416F2.5040902@donnahalper.com> <872D30AD172D449BB84B4DDFD36983AA@PhilsLaptop> <8CDDA78D3112D4D-1C40-4EAC4@Webmail-d105.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20110506230725.0273d318@plymouthcolony.net> At 10:51 PM 5/6/2011, Mark Connelly wrote: >Later in that decade, his syndicated "Open House Party" radio show, >an energetic mix of hard rock and power dance music, got started. I was CE of a CHR station that carried Open House Party in the early '90s. I used to call John occasionally and reminisce with him about his time at WMEX, and how he inspired up-and-coming radio folks like myself who did not care for Bill Drake's approach to Top 40 programming. Donna, I wish I could be in Westborough, but, alas, I live in Virginia and that's too long a haul for an aging engineer. Congratulations on the degree - you'll be getting it at my old stomping grounds (I'm another WMUA alum). From joe@attorneyross.com Fri May 6 23:46:09 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 23:46:09 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <0972FB70-DF60-4D13-8C25-206F50BFE46B@charter.net> References: <4DC2339E.3050703@donnahalper.com> <4DC30ED0.7080002@server4.gabrielmass.com> <4DC328A2.9070506@ttlc.net> <002901cc0bf8$eb34c200$c19e4600$@com> <0972FB70-DF60-4D13-8C25-206F50BFE46B@charter.net> Message-ID: <4DC4C081.5060603@attorneyross.com> On 5/6/2011 11:17 AM, Paul Anderson wrote: > When did music in stores become foreground instead of background? I remember that Muzak said that if you notice the music when entering a store, it was too loud. The music was meant to be calming and friendly, and not noticed. > > Now it seems it's party time at the supermarket and restaurants where the music (usually some annoying mix of too-poppy or too-loud rock) is so loud it's distracting. I once went with a colleague to discuss business over lunch at a new restaurant that had opened up near my office. The place was incredibly noisy, and we found it difficult to have a conversation. At some point the owner of the restaurant came by, greeted us, and asked how we liked the place. I sounded off about the noise, but he clearly liked it that way and thought it was a sign of success. I told him that in a restaurant in the business district, that kind of noise meant that people wouldn't come there to discuss business over lunch, but he didn't seem to care. The restaurant didn't last long. -- 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 Sat May 7 00:26:33 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 00:26:33 -0400 Subject: Donna Has Some News In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20110506230725.0273d318@plymouthcolony.net> References: <8CDDA0C60D32F21-13F8-37AC4@webmail-d038.sysops.aol.com> <4DC416F2.5040902@donnahalper.com> <872D30AD172D449BB84B4DDFD36983AA@PhilsLaptop> <8CDDA78D3112D4D-1C40-4EAC4@Webmail-d105.sysops.aol.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20110506230725.0273d318@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: <4DC4C9F9.6000102@attorneyross.com> On 5/6/2011 11:14 PM, Dale H. Cook wrote: > Donna, I wish I could be in Westborough, but, alas, I live in Virginia > and that's too long a haul for an aging engineer. Congratulations on > the degree - you'll be getting it at my old stomping grounds (I'm > another WMUA alum). Me too. When were you at 'MUA? -- 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 markwa1ion@aol.com Sat May 7 10:16:44 2011 From: markwa1ion@aol.com (markwa1ion@aol.com) Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 10:16:44 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CDDAD88722A4EA-18D4-31050@angweb-usd022.sysops.aol.com> On 5/6/2011 11:17 AM, Paul Anderson wrote: > When did music in stores become foreground instead of background? I remember that Muzak said that if you notice the music when entering a store, it was too loud. The music was meant to be calming and friendly, and not noticed. > > Now it seems it's party time at the supermarket and restaurants where the music (usually some annoying mix of too-poppy or too-loud rock) is so loud it's distracting. I can't believe that in my DENTIST OFFICE they have either Kiss 108 or Mike 93.7 simply BLASTING. Though I may like a lot of the songs, I'm not sure that the volume level - resembling that of a college keg party - or a mix of rap, metal, Lady GaGa, etc. is really what you want while your teeth are being drilled & filled. Somehow I liked the late '50s dentist office environment of Leroy Anderson "Waltzing Cat" etc. (well off in the background) better. And the supermarket: at the Woburn Stop & Shop, the music I prefer that's rattling around in my head is usually battling with the (generally newer and - to me - inferior) music on the store speakers: Shapiro versus Pink, maybe. No wonder if I forget to put something in the shopping cart. At least the Stop & Shop near Route 28 in South Yarmouth (more like oldster-land) had the music ratcheted down in volume last time I was there. A few years back I was in that store and was quite pleased to hear a mix that was mostly mellow British '60s including Seekers, Roger Whittaker, etc. But by now I'm sure that store is likely to be running the same '80s / '90s / '00s mix as the others. Not necessarily bad (if not at frat-party volume levels) but maybe classical or Leroy Anderson or Dave Brubeck background music wouldn't be such a bad thing either. Mark Connelly From n1qgs@yahoo.com Sat May 7 14:21:07 2011 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 11:21:07 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Charlie Sherman leaving 610AM WGIR Manchester NH Message-ID: <642050.11375.qm@web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> >From the New Hampshire Union Leader: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110505/NEWS02/705059991/0/FRONTPAGE Charlie Sherman named executive director of New Horizons Charlie Sherman is leaving WGIR-AM to become executive director of New Horizons of New Hampshire, Inc. John B From joe@attorneyross.com Sat May 7 22:42:46 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 22:42:46 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <8CDDAD88722A4EA-18D4-31050@angweb-usd022.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CDDAD88722A4EA-18D4-31050@angweb-usd022.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <4DC60326.5090208@attorneyross.com> On 5/7/2011 10:16 AM, markwa1ion@aol.com wrote: > I can't believe that in my DENTIST OFFICE they have either Kiss 108 or > Mike 93.7 simply BLASTING. Though I may like a lot of the songs, I'm > not sure that the volume level - resembling that of a college keg > party - or a mix of rap, metal, Lady GaGa, etc. is really what you > want while your teeth are being drilled & filled. Somehow I liked the > late '50s dentist office environment of Leroy Anderson "Waltzing Cat" > etc. (well off in the background) better. When I've heard music I didn't like at my dentist's office, I've complained, and they've changed it. My current dentist's office usually plays classical music (they have an Internet radio), which is fine with me. Except that last time they had WEEI on because the receptionist is a big Red Sox fan. It wasn't too loud, and I decided not to complain. -- 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 mariogonz@aol.com Sun May 8 07:31:24 2011 From: mariogonz@aol.com (Mario Gonzalez Jr.) Date: Sun, 08 May 2011 07:31:24 -0400 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? In-Reply-To: <4DC60326.5090208@attorneyross.com> References: <8CDDAD88722A4EA-18D4-31050@angweb-usd022.sysops.aol.com> <4DC60326.5090208@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <8CDDB8A98E0D89B-1F00-45D88@webmail-m146.sysops.aol.com> My dentist office used to play WMJX, but now they subscribe to Pandora, which means they can play whatever they want to play. They have played country music, smooth jazz, etc. They play whatever the employees feel like hearing that day. They said that their only concern is that sometimes the lyrics can sometimes be questionable. I asked them why they don't play "dentist office music". They laughed. Since I'm Puerto Rican, I sometimes go to Puerto Rican restaurants and grocery stores. As expected, these places have their music blasting ... and I think everyone loves it that loud! From lglavin@mail.com Sat May 7 12:56:24 2011 From: lglavin@mail.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 16:56:24 +0000 Subject: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? Message-ID: <20110507165624.293920@gmx.com> One of the loudest pieces you can hear played by a symphony orchestra is a concert version of a piece called the Trojans at Carthage by French composer Hector Berlioz. I sprung for a seat in the 20th row when the Boston symphony Orchestra did it in Symphony Hall. Another piece that approaches the threshold of pain is the Symphony #5 by Gustav Mahler. I went to a performance of it when the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra was on tour, performing once again in Boston's Symphony Hall. My seat was about row 10 center. Visceral! The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2011-2012 schedule was just released, and it includes a VERY loud piece by Richard Strauss called "EinHeldenleben", "A Hero's Life"...I actively dislike the piece so I will skip that one. An odd thing: very loud music or a simulacrum of same can be painful to listen to through transducers, but acoustical music of the very same loudness seems totally natural. For the Met in HD in the theaters next Saturday the 14th, a Wagner opera, I will sit very far back from the screen. ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Kirk Sent: 05/06/11 06:01 PM To: Jim Hall Subject: Re: Does WMJX pay Dunkin Donuts to have station on? Who was it that said "If it's too loud, you're too old?" From markwats@comcast.net Mon May 9 18:35:16 2011 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 18:35:16 -0400 Subject: Boston Phoenix Sells WFEX-FM To Owners Of WXEX Message-ID: <1F2C731D68AC4313A5ED5CC81D286277@Mark> Radio-Info.com reports that the Boston Phoenix has sold WFEX-FM (92.1 Sanford ME) to Andrew Hartmann, the owner of WXEX (1540 Exeter NH) for $1 million. It's also reported that WFEX (1220 Sanford) has been silent since last July and is not included in the sale. This leaves the Phoenix with the 92.1 in Peterborough NH along with WFNX. I wonder if Mr. Hartmann will simulcast the homegrown oldies format on WXEX or if he's planning on separate programming for 92.1? Maybe Hartmann can try to make a deal for 1220 and get it back on the air before the license is deleted in July. Mark Watson From markwats@comcast.net Mon May 9 18:41:23 2011 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 18:41:23 -0400 Subject: WPHX-FM Sold (Not WFEX) Message-ID: I apologize, but realized after I sent out the original message I had the wrong calls for the station the Phoenix sold. They sold WPHX-FM in Sanford. WFEX are the calls for the Peterborough 92.1. Time for some new reading glasses : - ) Mark Watson From kvahey@gmail.com Tue May 10 13:01:07 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 12:01:07 -0500 Subject: 41 Years Ago Today on WBZ Message-ID: http://youtu.be/gOIlfV-XtBg WBZ did NOT have a copy of Fred Cusick's call but luckily Globe reporter Kevin Paul Dupont did This was the last game Cusick ever called on radio - he moved to WSBK the next year From paul@derrynh.net Tue May 10 15:33:25 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 15:33:25 -0400 Subject: 41 Years Ago Today on WBZ In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Which was Mother's Day that year... I was 12, and my folks let me watch the game on their TV in their bedroom.....I (like so many) was a HUGE B's fan back then.... Because it was so hard to get a ticket back then, I had to settle for New England Whalers games in '72 when they created the WHA. I was an audiophile even then as getting John Carlson's signature on my NE Whalers vs Philadelphia Blazers program was as important as getting "Pie" McKenzie's......(My first pro hockey game....15th birthday...) I was a Sox fan first.....empty stadium single admission double header in '66 vs the KC Athletics.. -Paul Hopfgarten Concord NH -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Vahey Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:01 PM To: bri Subject: 41 Years Ago Today on WBZ http://youtu.be/gOIlfV-XtBg WBZ did NOT have a copy of Fred Cusick's call but luckily Globe reporter Kevin Paul Dupont did This was the last game Cusick ever called on radio - he moved to WSBK the next year From radiojunkie3@yahoo.com Tue May 10 16:05:43 2011 From: radiojunkie3@yahoo.com (Peter Q. George) Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 13:05:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Boston Phoenix Sells WFEX-FM To Owners Of WXEX In-Reply-To: <1F2C731D68AC4313A5ED5CC81D286277@Mark> Message-ID: <640503.32040.qm@web114715.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> It's good to see that 92.1 will be somewhat local once again. I hope the 1220 (the AM side) could be thrown in for good measure in the deal. The 1220 has a rather nifty 1000 watt signal and covers the immediate Sanford/Springvale area in York County. It even has 220 watts of nighttime power which is more than adequate to cover the area. I'd hate to see another AM'er go dark for good. This would be a good match for the FM to grab the AM and put schoolboy sports on it and maybe add a few Sunday morning "stuff" on it and keep the FM with regular format. Hey, nothing to lose and you could stream it as well. I'd buy it.... if I were made of money. I think a 1000 watt xmtr could be had for next to nothing. Oh well. IMHO. > Radio-Info.com reports that the > Boston Phoenix has sold WFEX-FM (92.1 Sanford ME) to Andrew > Hartmann, the owner of WXEX (1540 Exeter NH) for $1 million. > It's also reported that WFEX (1220 Sanford) has been silent > since last July and is not included in the sale. This leaves > the Phoenix with the 92.1 in Peterborough NH along with > WFNX. I wonder if Mr. Hartmann will simulcast the homegrown > oldies format on WXEX or if he's planning on separate > programming for 92.1? Maybe Hartmann can try to make a deal > for 1220 and get it back on the air before the license is > deleted in July. > > Mark Watson > > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Tue May 10 17:03:04 2011 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 17:03:04 -0400 Subject: 41 Years Ago Today on WBZ In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I think the TV version, on CH 38, featured Don Earle and Johnny Pierson (Pierson shared with radio?) Highlights of the season were put on a record, "Goal: Bruins!" from Fleetwood Recording in Revere. You could hear Earle's call: "Orr, feeds Sanderson behind the net, back to Orr--he scores! He scores! The Boston Bruins have won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 29 long years!" Then there's a bit of locker room celebration (not on the ice, but in locker room) with Bobby's dad saying, "This is the happiest moment of my life" etc I was 8 in '70 and 10 in '72 when they won again. Never attended a Bruins game but went to minor league hockey, the "Braves", at the Garden. From hmglaz@att.net Wed May 11 15:21:47 2011 From: hmglaz@att.net (Howard Glazer) Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 12:21:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: 41 Years Ago on WBZ Message-ID: <458817.53611.qm@web180307.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Bob Nelson wrote: >I was 8 in '70 and 10 in '72 when they won again. Never attended a >Bruins game but went to minor league hockey, the "Braves", at the >Garden. I won Braves tickets from Guy Mainella in October 1971 and still have the program from the game: Braves vs. Providence Reds. The Braves were coached by Bep Guidolin and had a few guys on the roster who went on to NHL careers, including Terry O'Reilly and goalie Dan Bouchard, who had many good seasons with the Flames after being taken in the expansion draft. The Reds were a California Golden Seals farm team; 40 years later I don't recall much about any of the players on their roster except for goalie Marcel Paille, who was an ancient former Rangers goalie (from the early '60s) who was playing out the string in the AHL. Howard From paul@derrynh.net Wed May 11 16:50:59 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 16:50:59 -0400 Subject: 41 Years Ago on WBZ In-Reply-To: <458817.53611.qm@web180307.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <458817.53611.qm@web180307.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9E6FC1DFEE1D4F57844F74A8D2E7E10F@PaulPC> Trivia Time... What current NHL Team is the descendant of the California Golden Seals? -Paul H -----Original Message----- From: Howard Glazer Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:21 PM To: Boston Radio Subject: Re: 41 Years Ago on WBZ Bob Nelson wrote: >I was 8 in '70 and 10 in '72 when they won again. Never attended a >Bruins game but went to minor league hockey, the "Braves", at the >Garden. I won Braves tickets from Guy Mainella in October 1971 and still have the program from the game: Braves vs. Providence Reds. The Braves were coached by Bep Guidolin and had a few guys on the roster who went on to NHL careers, including Terry O'Reilly and goalie Dan Bouchard, who had many good seasons with the Flames after being taken in the expansion draft. The Reds were a California Golden Seals farm team; 40 years later I don't recall much about any of the players on their roster except for goalie Marcel Paille, who was an ancient former Rangers goalie (from the early '60s) who was playing out the string in the AHL. Howard From hmglaz@att.net Wed May 11 17:47:55 2011 From: hmglaz@att.net (Howard Glazer) Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:47:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: 41 Years Ago on WBZ In-Reply-To: <9E6FC1DFEE1D4F57844F74A8D2E7E10F@PaulPC> Message-ID: <758015.67638.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> The Dallas Stars, but not directly. The Seals moved to Cleveland and became the Barons, but failed to catch on. The NHL then folded the Barons into the Minnesota North Stars, who moved to Dallas years later. So, technically, the Seals' lineage disappeared with the Barons. Howard --- On Wed, 5/11/11, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: > From: Paul Hopfgarten > Subject: Re: 41 Years Ago on WBZ > To: "Howard Glazer" , "Boston Radio" > Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 4:50 PM > Trivia Time... > > What current NHL Team is the descendant of the California > Golden Seals? > > -Paul H > > -----Original Message----- From: Howard Glazer > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:21 PM > To: Boston Radio > Subject: Re: 41 Years Ago on WBZ > > Bob Nelson wrote: > > I was 8 in '70 and 10 in '72 when they won again. > Never attended a > > Bruins game but went to minor league hockey, the > "Braves", at the > > Garden. > > I won Braves tickets from Guy Mainella in October 1971 and > still have the program from the game: Braves vs. Providence > Reds. The Braves were coached by Bep Guidolin and had a few > guys on the roster who went on to NHL careers, including > Terry O'Reilly and goalie Dan Bouchard, who had many good > seasons with the Flames after being taken in the expansion > draft. The Reds were a California Golden Seals farm team; 40 > years later I don't recall much about any of the players on > their roster except for goalie Marcel Paille, who was an > ancient former Rangers goalie (from the early '60s) who was > playing out the string in the AHL. > > Howard > From dave@skywaves.net Wed May 11 18:14:37 2011 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 18:14:37 -0400 Subject: 41 Years Ago on WBZ In-Reply-To: <9E6FC1DFEE1D4F57844F74A8D2E7E10F@PaulPC> References: <458817.53611.qm@web180307.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <9E6FC1DFEE1D4F57844F74A8D2E7E10F@PaulPC> Message-ID: <59DBAE5C2B944EFC8F6BE27FF68FB339@dave> Dallas Stars? -------------------------------------------------- From: "Paul Hopfgarten" Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 4:50 PM To: "Howard Glazer" ; "Boston Radio" Subject: Re: 41 Years Ago on WBZ > > Trivia Time... > > What current NHL Team is the descendant of the California Golden Seals? > > -Paul H > > -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Glazer > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:21 PM > To: Boston Radio > Subject: Re: 41 Years Ago on WBZ > > Bob Nelson wrote: >>I was 8 in '70 and 10 in '72 when they won again. Never attended a >>Bruins game but went to minor league hockey, the "Braves", at the >>Garden. > > I won Braves tickets from Guy Mainella in October 1971 and still have the > program from the game: Braves vs. Providence Reds. The Braves were coached > by Bep Guidolin and had a few guys on the roster who went on to NHL > careers, including Terry O'Reilly and goalie Dan Bouchard, who had many > good seasons with the Flames after being taken in the expansion draft. The > Reds were a California Golden Seals farm team; 40 years later I don't > recall much about any of the players on their roster except for goalie > Marcel Paille, who was an ancient former Rangers goalie (from the early > '60s) who was playing out the string in the AHL. > > Howard > > From paul@derrynh.net Wed May 11 21:17:06 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 21:17:06 -0400 Subject: 41 Years Ago on WBZ In-Reply-To: <758015.67638.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <758015.67638.qm@web180311.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4F9F721CEE204C308BC6E68F5E57A27D@PaulPC> Nice work! -----Original Message----- From: Howard Glazer Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 5:47 PM To: Boston Radio ; Paul Hopfgarten Subject: Re: 41 Years Ago on WBZ The Dallas Stars, but not directly. The Seals moved to Cleveland and became the Barons, but failed to catch on. The NHL then folded the Barons into the Minnesota North Stars, who moved to Dallas years later. So, technically, the Seals' lineage disappeared with the Barons. Howard --- On Wed, 5/11/11, Paul Hopfgarten wrote: > From: Paul Hopfgarten > Subject: Re: 41 Years Ago on WBZ > To: "Howard Glazer" , "Boston Radio" > > Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 4:50 PM > Trivia Time... > > What current NHL Team is the descendant of the California > Golden Seals? > > -Paul H > > -----Original Message----- From: Howard Glazer > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:21 PM > To: Boston Radio > Subject: Re: 41 Years Ago on WBZ > > Bob Nelson wrote: > > I was 8 in '70 and 10 in '72 when they won again. > Never attended a > > Bruins game but went to minor league hockey, the > "Braves", at the > > Garden. > > I won Braves tickets from Guy Mainella in October 1971 and > still have the program from the game: Braves vs. Providence > Reds. The Braves were coached by Bep Guidolin and had a few > guys on the roster who went on to NHL careers, including > Terry O'Reilly and goalie Dan Bouchard, who had many good > seasons with the Flames after being taken in the expansion > draft. The Reds were a California Golden Seals farm team; 40 > years later I don't recall much about any of the players on > their roster except for goalie Marcel Paille, who was an > ancient former Rangers goalie (from the early '60s) who was > playing out the string in the AHL. > > Howard > From TK41C@aol.com Tue May 17 10:24:49 2011 From: TK41C@aol.com (TK41C@aol.com) Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 10:24:49 EDT Subject: WBCN Transmitter Message-ID: Does anyone know what make transmitter WBCN used when it was in the old John Hancock building? One report says it was made by General Electronic Laboratories in Cambridge, MA, one of 39 made. WGBH-FM and WCRB also had GELs. Thanks J Ballard From lglavin@mail.com Thu May 12 19:07:01 2011 From: lglavin@mail.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 23:07:01 +0000 Subject: Newton Minow 50th Message-ID: <20110512230701.293920@gmx.com> Earlier this week, several sources marked the 50th anniversary of the famous Newton Minow "vast wasteland" speech by reprinting it, or in at least one case, interviewing him about it. The latter was the approach of "Advertising Age" magazine, which included one puzzling line. At the time he delivered the speech he was about to commence his two-year-or-so tenure at the FCC, but he apparently didn't have a grasp of the broadcast TV universe about which he was commenting. Here's a direct quote from the "Advertising Age" interview: "The choice was extremely narrow. Many cities had only one TV station, some had two, a few had three." He did note that New York and LA had seven (channel 13 in NYC was still commercial, in fact licensed to Newark, NJ). He made the comment here in the spring of 2011, not when he delivered the speech; but it appears that this was probably his mindset in 1961. Remember, except for the true pioneer telecasters that began transmitting pre-WWII, a sizable number of TV stations started appearing in 1948, thirteen years earlier. By then, Milton Berle and "I Love Lucy" had demonstrated the appeal and possible profitablity of television, abnd the decades of the late 50s and early 60s were marked by stations falling all over themselves in a rush to get on-the-air. I knew he was off-the-mark with that observation, so I went to americanradiohistory.com's website to check how many cities had three or more commercial VHF television stations, and came up with nearly 50 cities with that number: Albuquerque, NM (3); Amarillo, TX (3); Atlanta, GA (3); Baltimore, MD (3); Boston, MA (3); Buffalo, NY (3); Chattanooga, TN (3); Chicago, Il (4); Cincinnati, OH (3); Cleveland, OH (3); Columbus, OH (3); Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (4); Denver, CO (4); Des Moines /Ames, IA (3); Detroit, MI (3 + Windsor, Canada); El Paso, TX (3); Fargo/Valley City, ND (3); Honolulu, HI (3); Houston, TX (3); Indianapolis, IN (3); Kansas City, MO (3); Las Vegas, Henderson, NV (3); Little Rock, AR (3); Los Angeles, CA (7); Memphis, TN (3); Miami, FL (3); Minneapolis/St. Paul (4 not including the fictional WJM-TV); Nashville, TN (3); New Orleans, LA (3); New York, NY (7); Norfolk, Portsmouth, VA (3); Oklahoma City, OK (3); Omaha, NE (3); Philadelphia, Pa (3); Phoenix, AZ (4); Pittsburgh, PA (3); Portland, ME (3...I'm including channel 8 atop Mt. Washington, NH); Portland, OR (4); Sacramento/Stockton, CA (3); Saint Louis, MO (4); Salt Lake City, UT (3); San Antonio, TX (3); San Diego, CA/Tijuana, Mexico (3); Seattle/Tacoma, WA (4...when I lived there, channel 11 was a Seattle-oriented station, channel 13 was really a Tacoma outlet); Spokane, WA (3); Tucson, AZ (3); Tulsa, OK (3); Washington, DC (4). I culled these numbers from the Whites radio/TV logs and Broadcasting Yearbooks for 1961. By the time 1962 and 1963 arrived, new VHFs popped up in Corpus Christi, TX; the upstate NY cities of Syracuse, Albany, and Rochester; Charleston, SC; and a little later, Largo, FL just outside of Tampa, making these metropolitan areas also 3-station markets. With a few exceptions, the overwhelming majority of people in the US who depended on over-the-air broadcasts (there were nascent Community Antenna markets in hilly or rural areas) could get at least three commercial stations, and at the same time, actual educational stations on the VHF band (the precursors of "public TV") were coming on-the-air in several major markets ( one commercial V in the NYC market switched to non-comm status at about that time). So-called non- or de-intermixed cities like Springfield, MA or Scranton/Wilkes Barre, PA had viable UHF outlets, but elsewhere UHF stations languished as silent ststions until Mr. Minow got the all-channel TV set law passed during his tenure. If you go to Broadcasting Magazine's Yearbook for 1961, you may be surprised to see how many UHF stations were listed as off-the-air, but had not turned in their licenses yet! If the other Newt ever shows up at a lecture here in Boston or on a talk show and repeats his assertion that only a FEW cities had as many as three TV stations, I may have to set him straight. From tcoco@whav.net Tue May 17 13:00:06 2011 From: tcoco@whav.net (Tim Coco) Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 13:00:06 -0400 Subject: WBCN Transmitter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1EE655DFB7434214892D56D460F01946@CEO> I guess it depends how far back you want to go. As for WCRB, I believe its first FM transmitter was a Western Electric 506B-1, circa 1948. It bought the transmitter when the first WHAV-FM went dark in the early 1950s. Tim Coco WHAV -----Original Message----- From: TK41C@aol.com [mailto:TK41C@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:25 AM To: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org Subject: WBCN Transmitter Does anyone know what make transmitter WBCN used when it was in the old John Hancock building? One report says it was made by General Electronic Laboratories in Cambridge, MA, one of 39 made. WGBH-FM and WCRB also had GELs. Thanks J Ballard From scott@fybush.com Tue May 17 17:21:44 2011 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 17:21:44 -0400 Subject: WBCN Transmitter In-Reply-To: <1EE655DFB7434214892D56D460F01946@CEO> References: <1EE655DFB7434214892D56D460F01946@CEO> Message-ID: <4DD2E6E8.5090606@fybush.com> Bill Spurlin, who was WBCN's chief engineer in 1971-72 when the station was moving from the old Hancock tower to the Pru, has posted a lot of reminiscences and a few pictures on his blog: http://bspurlin.wordpress.com/ I believe he refers to a Western Electric and a Visual being in place up at the Hancock... s From joe@attorneyross.com Tue May 17 21:03:39 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 21:03:39 -0400 Subject: Newton Minow 50th In-Reply-To: <20110512230701.293920@gmx.com> References: <20110512230701.293920@gmx.com> Message-ID: <4DD31AEB.30905@attorneyross.com> On 5/12/2011 7:07 PM, Laurence Glavin wrote: > Earlier this week, several sources marked the 50th anniversary of the famous Newton Minow "vast wasteland" > speech by reprinting it, or in at least one case, interviewing him about it. The latter was the approach of "Advertising > Age" magazine, which included one puzzling line. At the time he delivered the speech he was about to > commence his two-year-or-so tenure at the FCC, but he apparently didn't have a grasp of the broadcast TV > universe about which he was commenting. Here's a direct quote from the "Advertising Age" interview: > "The choice was extremely narrow. Many cities had only one TV station, some had two, a few had three." > He did note that New York and LA had seven (channel 13 in NYC was still commercial, in fact licensed to > Newark, NJ). He made the comment here in the spring of 2011, not when he delivered the speech; but > it appears that this was probably his mindset in 1961. Remember, except for the true pioneer telecasters > that began transmitting pre-WWII, a sizable number of TV stations started appearing in 1948, thirteen years > earlier. By then, Milton Berle and "I Love Lucy" had demonstrated the appeal and possible profitablity of > television, abnd the decades of the late 50s and early 60s were marked by stations falling all over themselves > in a rush to get on-the-air. I knew he was off-the-mark with that observation, so I went to > americanradiohistory.com's website to check how many cities had three or more commercial VHF > television stations, and came up with nearly 50 cities with that number: Albuquerque, NM (3); Amarillo, TX > (3); Atlanta, GA (3); Baltimore, MD (3); Boston, MA (3); Buffalo, NY (3); Chattanooga, TN (3); Chicago, Il (4); > Cincinnati, OH (3); Cleveland, OH (3); Columbus, OH (3); Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (4); Denver, CO (4); Des Moines > /Ames, IA (3); Detroit, MI (3 + Windsor, Canada); El Paso, TX (3); Fargo/Valley City, ND (3); Honolulu, > HI (3); Houston, TX (3); Indianapolis, IN (3); Kansas City, MO (3); Las Vegas, Henderson, NV (3); Little > Rock, AR (3); Los Angeles, CA (7); Memphis, TN (3); Miami, FL (3); Minneapolis/St. Paul (4 not including > the fictional WJM-TV); Nashville, TN (3); New Orleans, LA (3); New York, NY (7); Norfolk, Portsmouth, VA (3); > Oklahoma City, OK (3); Omaha, NE (3); Philadelphia, Pa (3); Phoenix, AZ (4); Pittsburgh, PA (3); Portland, ME > (3...I'm including channel 8 atop Mt. Washington, NH); Portland, OR (4); Sacramento/Stockton, CA (3); > Saint Louis, MO (4); Salt Lake City, UT (3); San Antonio, TX (3); San Diego, CA/Tijuana, Mexico (3); > Seattle/Tacoma, WA (4...when I lived there, channel 11 was a Seattle-oriented station, channel 13 > was really a Tacoma outlet); Spokane, WA (3); Tucson, AZ (3); Tulsa, OK (3); Washington, DC (4). > I culled these numbers from the Whites radio/TV logs and Broadcasting Yearbooks for 1961. By the > time 1962 and 1963 arrived, new VHFs popped up in Corpus Christi, TX; the upstate NY cities of Syracuse, > Albany, and Rochester; Charleston, SC; and a little later, Largo, FL just outside of Tampa, making these > metropolitan areas also 3-station markets. With a few exceptions, the overwhelming majority of people in > the US who depended on over-the-air broadcasts (there were nascent Community Antenna markets > in hilly or rural areas) could get at least three commercial stations, and at the same time, actual > educational stations on the VHF band (the precursors of "public TV") were coming on-the-air in several > major markets ( one commercial V in the NYC market switched to non-comm status at about that time). > So-called non- or de-intermixed cities like Springfield, MA or Scranton/Wilkes Barre, PA had viable UHF > outlets, but elsewhere UHF stations languished as silent ststions until Mr. Minow got the all-channel > TV set law passed during his tenure. If you go to Broadcasting Magazine's Yearbook for 1961, you may be > surprised to see how many UHF stations were listed as off-the-air, but had not turned in their licenses yet! > If the other Newt ever shows up at a lecture here in Boston or on a talk show and repeats his assertion > that only a FEW cities had as many as three TV stations, I may have to set him straight. I think there were several issues at the time. It's true that by 1961 a lot more cities had three commercial stations, but there were still many, admittedly smaller, TV markets that did not. And even in larger markets the arrival of a third station was very recent. In Boston, the third commercial station came on in 1957, just four years earlier. I've also read somewhere that ABC didn't reach parity in affiliates with the other two networks until sometime in the mid to late 1960s. And even three commercial stations was just one per network, leaving little room for syndicated or locally-produced programming. Requiring all new TVs to have UHF reception capability greatly expanded the number of stations that could go on the air. -- 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 revdoug1@myfairpoint.net Tue May 17 22:41:12 2011 From: revdoug1@myfairpoint.net (Doug Drown) Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 22:41:12 -0400 Subject: Newton Minow 50th References: <20110512230701.293920@gmx.com> <4DD31AEB.30905@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <6A7BB00D37EA4DDAB0D093DFD334F3CB@PhilsLaptop> There were many cities, particularly smaller ones, that didn't have ABC affiliates until the mid- to late '60s. The local NBC and CBS stations would share secondary affiliations with ABC. I remember those days well. Despite its having a number of hit shows, ABC --- like Fox, more recently --- was sort of the "also-ran" network for many years. I don't recall the specifics of what helped turn that around, but I'm sure the beefing-up of its news operations bore some significance in the rocess. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "A Joseph Ross" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:03 PM Subject: Re: Newton Minow 50th > On 5/12/2011 7:07 PM, Laurence Glavin wrote: > >> Earlier this week, several sources marked the 50th anniversary of the >> famous Newton Minow "vast wasteland" >> speech by reprinting it, or in at least one case, interviewing him >> about it. The latter was the approach of "Advertising >> Age" magazine, which included one puzzling line. At the time he >> delivered the speech he was about to >> commence his two-year-or-so tenure at the FCC, but he apparently didn't >> have a grasp of the broadcast TV >> universe about which he was commenting. Here's a direct quote from the >> "Advertising Age" interview: >> "The choice was extremely narrow. Many cities had only one TV station, >> some had two, a few had three." >> He did note that New York and LA had seven (channel 13 in NYC was still >> commercial, in fact licensed to >> Newark, NJ). He made the comment here in the spring of 2011, not when >> he delivered the speech; but >> it appears that this was probably his mindset in 1961. Remember, except >> for the true pioneer telecasters >> that began transmitting pre-WWII, a sizable number of TV stations >> started appearing in 1948, thirteen years >> earlier. By then, Milton Berle and "I Love Lucy" had demonstrated the >> appeal and possible profitablity of >> television, abnd the decades of the late 50s and early 60s were marked >> by stations falling all over themselves >> in a rush to get on-the-air. I knew he was off-the-mark with that >> observation, so I went to >> americanradiohistory.com's website to check how many cities had three >> or more commercial VHF >> television stations, and came up with nearly 50 cities with that >> number: Albuquerque, NM (3); Amarillo, TX >> (3); Atlanta, GA (3); Baltimore, MD (3); Boston, MA (3); Buffalo, NY >> (3); Chattanooga, TN (3); Chicago, Il (4); >> Cincinnati, OH (3); Cleveland, OH (3); Columbus, OH (3); Dallas/Ft. >> Worth, TX (4); Denver, CO (4); Des Moines >> /Ames, IA (3); Detroit, MI (3 + Windsor, Canada); El Paso, TX (3); >> Fargo/Valley City, ND (3); Honolulu, >> HI (3); Houston, TX (3); Indianapolis, IN (3); Kansas City, MO (3); Las >> Vegas, Henderson, NV (3); Little >> Rock, AR (3); Los Angeles, CA (7); Memphis, TN (3); Miami, FL (3); >> Minneapolis/St. Paul (4 not including >> the fictional WJM-TV); Nashville, TN (3); New Orleans, LA (3); New >> York, NY (7); Norfolk, Portsmouth, VA (3); >> Oklahoma City, OK (3); Omaha, NE (3); Philadelphia, Pa (3); Phoenix, AZ >> (4); Pittsburgh, PA (3); Portland, ME >> (3...I'm including channel 8 atop Mt. Washington, NH); Portland, OR >> (4); Sacramento/Stockton, CA (3); >> Saint Louis, MO (4); Salt Lake City, UT (3); San Antonio, TX (3); San >> Diego, CA/Tijuana, Mexico (3); >> Seattle/Tacoma, WA (4...when I lived there, channel 11 was a >> Seattle-oriented station, channel 13 >> was really a Tacoma outlet); Spokane, WA (3); Tucson, AZ (3); Tulsa, OK >> (3); Washington, DC (4). >> I culled these numbers from the Whites radio/TV logs and Broadcasting >> Yearbooks for 1961. By the >> time 1962 and 1963 arrived, new VHFs popped up in Corpus Christi, TX; >> the upstate NY cities of Syracuse, >> Albany, and Rochester; Charleston, SC; and a little later, Largo, FL >> just outside of Tampa, making these >> metropolitan areas also 3-station markets. With a few exceptions, the >> overwhelming majority of people in >> the US who depended on over-the-air broadcasts (there were nascent >> Community Antenna markets >> in hilly or rural areas) could get at least three commercial stations, >> and at the same time, actual >> educational stations on the VHF band (the precursors of "public TV") >> were coming on-the-air in several >> major markets ( one commercial V in the NYC market switched to non-comm >> status at about that time). >> So-called non- or de-intermixed cities like Springfield, MA or >> Scranton/Wilkes Barre, PA had viable UHF >> outlets, but elsewhere UHF stations languished as silent ststions until >> Mr. Minow got the all-channel >> TV set law passed during his tenure. If you go to Broadcasting >> Magazine's Yearbook for 1961, you may be >> surprised to see how many UHF stations were listed as off-the-air, but >> had not turned in their licenses yet! >> If the other Newt ever shows up at a lecture here in Boston or on a >> talk show and repeats his assertion >> that only a FEW cities had as many as three TV stations, I may have to >> set him straight. > > I think there were several issues at the time. It's true that by 1961 a > lot more cities had three commercial stations, but there were still many, > admittedly smaller, TV markets that did not. And even in larger markets > the arrival of a third station was very recent. In Boston, the third > commercial station came on in 1957, just four years earlier. I've also > read somewhere that ABC didn't reach parity in affiliates with the other > two networks until sometime in the mid to late 1960s. > > And even three commercial stations was just one per network, leaving > little room for syndicated or locally-produced programming. Requiring all > new TVs to have UHF reception capability greatly expanded the number of > stations that could go on the air. > > -- > > 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 Tue May 17 23:09:47 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 23:09:47 -0400 Subject: Newton Minow 50th In-Reply-To: <6A7BB00D37EA4DDAB0D093DFD334F3CB@PhilsLaptop> References: <20110512230701.293920@gmx.com> <4DD31AEB.30905@attorneyross.com> <6A7BB00D37EA4DDAB0D093DFD334F3CB@PhilsLaptop> Message-ID: <4DD3387B.2070708@attorneyross.com> On 5/17/2011 10:41 PM, Doug Drown wrote: > There were many cities, particularly smaller ones, that didn't have > ABC affiliates until the mid- to late '60s. The local NBC and CBS > stations would share secondary affiliations with ABC. I remember > those days well. Despite its having a number of hit shows, ABC --- > like Fox, more recently --- was sort of the "also-ran" network for > many years. I don't recall the specifics of what helped turn that > around, but I'm sure the beefing-up of its news operations bore some > significance in the rocess. -Doug I'm sure there were a number of things that turned it around, but I'd guess that parity in affiliates, and being able to get their shows out reliably in the intended time slots, was a big factor. Then for a season or two in the mid-1970s, ABC managed to top the other two in the ratings. Fred Silverman, who headed programming at ABC, was credited with that success, and I suspect he gets at least some of the credit, though I think there were a number of factors involved. -- 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 lglavin@mail.com Tue May 17 18:26:19 2011 From: lglavin@mail.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 22:26:19 +0000 Subject: Newton Minow 50th Message-ID: <20110517222619.293570@gmx.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: Laurence Glavin >Sent: 05/12/11 07:07 PM >To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org >Subject: Newton Minow 50th Ooops...I wrote down the stations from lists in the Broadcasting Yearbook and White's Radio Log which printed them in alphabetical order BY STATE. Then when I re-alphabetized them by CITY, I left out San Francisco/Oakland, a biggie with 4 commercial Vs. Americanradiohistory.com doesn't have any Jones North-American books between 1959 and 1963. From TK41C@aol.com Wed May 18 09:28:13 2011 From: TK41C@aol.com (TK41C@aol.com) Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 09:28:13 EDT Subject: WBCN Transmitter Message-ID: <675bb.436b2b83.3b05236d@aol.com> Thanks, Scott and tcoco@whav.net. Not sure who made Visual's transmitters. Visual, like Ampex, tried to become a one stop shopping broadcast supplier, much like RCA. They were a marketer more than a manufacturer-cameras, transmitters, CGs, modular, Allen VTRs, etc. Many of the staff were ex DuMont people. I worked for the VP Engineering, Frank Flemming, while at NBC in the 70s-a gentleman. Charlie SPicer was another. Frank was pushed out when NBC tanked in the early 80s, and had the big management shakeup under Fred Silverman. All parts of the Company were touched, including engineering. Seems like yesterday but it was many years ago. J Ballard From dlh@donnahalper.com Fri May 20 16:19:32 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 16:19:32 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies Message-ID: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> I was just called by WBUR about the death of Honest Dick Smith, former WORC (Worcester) music director and a very influential figure in top-40 radio. Any of you ever work with him? From kc1ih@mac.com Fri May 20 18:34:07 2011 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 18:34:07 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: At 4:19 PM -0400 5/20/11, Donna Halper wrote: >I was just called by WBUR about the death of Honest Dick Smith, >former WORC (Worcester) music director and a very influential figure >in top-40 radio. Any of you ever work with him? Maybe the question should be if any of us have ever heard of him! :-) -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From dlh@donnahalper.com Fri May 20 21:33:29 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 21:33:29 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: <4DD71669.9010700@donnahalper.com> On 5/20/2011 6:34 PM, Larry Weil wrote: > Maybe the question should be if any of us have ever heard of him! :-) If you were here during the height of AM top-40, you recall that there were the medium-market stations, in secondary markets, that could really drive a hit and bring it to the attention of the bigger stations in Boston and Providence. In the 60s and early 70s, WORC was one of those key medium-market stations. I have some top-40 surveys from the station, and it was considered fairly important for record promoters. Honest Dick Smith was the guy who was the music director of WORC and without his airplay, songs often did not make the leap to Boston radio. I was music directing in college radio during 1968-1970, and I absolutely remember keeping an eye on what stations like WORC were playing. From marklaurence@mac.com Fri May 20 22:04:28 2011 From: marklaurence@mac.com (marklaurence@mac.com) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 22:04:28 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: Well, I've certainly heard of Dick "the Derby" Smith. Although I never worked with him, I grew up listening to him. He's one of those local heroes that every city seemed to have until the Telecommunications Act made such a bland national business out of medium market radio. Providence had Salty Brine, Portland had Bud Sawyer, Worcester had Dick Smith. He did mornings for years and was Program Director at WORC. WORC was a trailblazer in its day. They were the first station to program their Top 40 format with all-requests from listeners. Sounds bizarre in these days of auditorium testing, but in the mid-60's they discovered a lot of hit records before anyone else. Dick Smith had a gold record for The Beatles' "She Loves You," naming him as "The First Believer." I had a WORC top 50 survey with Beatles records in every slot in the Top 10. Among the people who started at WORC were John (Johnny Gardner) Garabedian and Mark (Scotty Wainwright) Parenteau. Dick Smith made a short jump to Boston at WCOP, but quickly returned to Worcester, where he thrived with a 5000 watt AM signal that didn't get past Framingham. Mark Laurence On May 20, 2011, at 6:34 PM, Larry Weil wrote: > At 4:19 PM -0400 5/20/11, Donna Halper wrote: >> I was just called by WBUR about the death of Honest Dick Smith, former WORC (Worcester) music director and a very influential figure in top-40 radio. Any of you ever work with him? > > Maybe the question should be if any of us have ever heard of him! :-) > > -- > Larry Weil > Lake Wobegone, NH From kc1ih@mac.com Fri May 20 21:24:07 2011 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 21:24:07 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: <7EC1F3CC2DFB4CD99A3155245507DC08@PhilsLaptop> References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> <7EC1F3CC2DFB4CD99A3155245507DC08@PhilsLaptop> Message-ID: <49D55147-8936-4C88-B22B-B923E59931C6@mac.com> OK, on the 60's I was a kid in the New York area. None of the Boston stations even came in where I lived on the south shore of Long Island. Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH Sent from my iPhone Big freekin deal! On May 20, 2011, at 8:56 PM, Doug Drown wrote: >>> Maybe the question should be if any of us have ever heard of him! :-) > > Oh, my goodness. Dick Smith was the morning man on WORC all through my adolescence in the '60s. He was one of those Carl deSuze / Herb Oscar Anderson types whom one would think would be totally out of place at a Top 40 station, and yet, like deSuze and Anderson, somehow he fit right in. > > Fifteen or so years ago, WORC brought back its PAMS jingles and for a brief time ran an oldies format. Smith was back on the air doing his morning gig, and sounded as good as ever. -Doug > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Weil" > To: > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 6:34 PM > Subject: Re: Honest Dick Smith Dies > > >> At 4:19 PM -0400 5/20/11, Donna Halper wrote: >>> I was just called by WBUR about the death of Honest Dick Smith, former WORC (Worcester) music director and a very influential figure in top-40 radio. Any of you ever work with him? >> >> Maybe the question should be if any of us have ever heard of him! :-) >> >> -- >> Larry Weil >> Lake Wobegone, NH > From revdoug1@myfairpoint.net Fri May 20 22:20:35 2011 From: revdoug1@myfairpoint.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 22:20:35 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> <4DD71669.9010700@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: <044D3DE017B84FDB9BEBCF717D0049B8@PhilsLaptop> Thanks for sharing this. I vaguely remember WORC being influential beyond its size because it was a venue for breakout hits. The station was long owned by a guy named Bob Bryar, who, IIRC, shared the 9-to-noon gig with other DJs (John H. among them, when he called himself Johnny Gardner; Joel Cash as well). I heard or read somewhere once that WORC was the Worcester counterpart of WMEX --- cramped quarters, antiquated equipment (I very well remember how often WORC was off the air because of equipment failure of one sort or another), and a sometimes frustratingly narrow signal range. But all of that having been said, it was a great station with a great sound, and we Worcester County kids absolutely loved it. WAAB gave it a run for its money in the mid- to late '60s, and was equally good. The two had a heated ratings war for several years. Worcester had some very well-run, first-rate radio stations "back in the day." -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Halper" To: "Larry Weil" Cc: Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 9:33 PM Subject: Re: Honest Dick Smith Dies > On 5/20/2011 6:34 PM, Larry Weil wrote: >> Maybe the question should be if any of us have ever heard of him! :-) > > If you were here during the height of AM top-40, you recall that there > were the medium-market stations, in secondary markets, that could really > drive a hit and bring it to the attention of the bigger stations in Boston > and Providence. In the 60s and early 70s, WORC was one of those key > medium-market stations. I have some top-40 surveys from the station, and > it was considered fairly important for record promoters. Honest Dick > Smith was the guy who was the music director of WORC and without his > airplay, songs often did not make the leap to Boston radio. I was music > directing in college radio during 1968-1970, and I absolutely remember > keeping an eye on what stations like WORC were playing. > From revdoug1@myfairpoint.net Fri May 20 22:26:11 2011 From: revdoug1@myfairpoint.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 22:26:11 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: >>Providence had Salty Brine, Portland had Bud Sawyer, Worcester had Dick >>Smith. Bud Sawyer worked in Worcester, too, at WAAB. I had a conversation with him about it several years ago. Mark, I had forgotten about the Beatles' gold record that Dick Smith had, though I knew WORC had some sort of famous connection with the Beatles. Thanks for the memories! -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Larry Weil" Cc: Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 10:04 PM Subject: Re: Honest Dick Smith Dies > Well, I've certainly heard of Dick "the Derby" Smith. Although I never > worked with him, I grew up listening to him. He's one of those local > heroes that every city seemed to have until the Telecommunications Act > made such a bland national business out of medium market radio. Providence > had Salty Brine, Portland had Bud Sawyer, Worcester had Dick Smith. He did > mornings for years and was Program Director at WORC. > > WORC was a trailblazer in its day. They were the first station to program > their Top 40 format with all-requests from listeners. Sounds bizarre in > these days of auditorium testing, but in the mid-60's they discovered a > lot of hit records before anyone else. Dick Smith had a gold record for > The Beatles' "She Loves You," naming him as "The First Believer." I had a > WORC top 50 survey with Beatles records in every slot in the Top 10. > > Among the people who started at WORC were John (Johnny Gardner) Garabedian > and Mark (Scotty Wainwright) Parenteau. Dick Smith made a short jump to > Boston at WCOP, but quickly returned to Worcester, where he thrived with a > 5000 watt AM signal that didn't get past Framingham. > > Mark Laurence > > > On May 20, 2011, at 6:34 PM, Larry Weil wrote: > >> At 4:19 PM -0400 5/20/11, Donna Halper wrote: >>> I was just called by WBUR about the death of Honest Dick Smith, former >>> WORC (Worcester) music director and a very influential figure in top-40 >>> radio. Any of you ever work with him? >> >> Maybe the question should be if any of us have ever heard of him! :-) >> >> -- >> Larry Weil >> Lake Wobegone, NH > From revdoug1@myfairpoint.net Fri May 20 20:56:58 2011 From: revdoug1@myfairpoint.net (Doug Drown) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 20:56:58 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: <7EC1F3CC2DFB4CD99A3155245507DC08@PhilsLaptop> >>Maybe the question should be if any of us have ever heard of him! :-) Oh, my goodness. Dick Smith was the morning man on WORC all through my adolescence in the '60s. He was one of those Carl deSuze / Herb Oscar Anderson types whom one would think would be totally out of place at a Top 40 station, and yet, like deSuze and Anderson, somehow he fit right in. Fifteen or so years ago, WORC brought back its PAMS jingles and for a brief time ran an oldies format. Smith was back on the air doing his morning gig, and sounded as good as ever. -Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Weil" To: Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 6:34 PM Subject: Re: Honest Dick Smith Dies > At 4:19 PM -0400 5/20/11, Donna Halper wrote: >>I was just called by WBUR about the death of Honest Dick Smith, former >>WORC (Worcester) music director and a very influential figure in top-40 >>radio. Any of you ever work with him? > > Maybe the question should be if any of us have ever heard of him! :-) > > -- > Larry Weil > Lake Wobegone, NH > From joe@attorneyross.com Sat May 21 00:06:56 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 00:06:56 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: <4DD71669.9010700@donnahalper.com> References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> <4DD71669.9010700@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: <4DD73A60.2080706@attorneyross.com> On 5/20/2011 9:33 PM, Donna Halper wrote: > If you were here during the height of AM top-40, you recall that there > were the medium-market stations, in secondary markets, that could > really drive a hit and bring it to the attention of the bigger > stations in Boston and Providence. In the 60s and early 70s, WORC was > one of those key medium-market stations. I have some top-40 surveys > from the station, and it was considered fairly important for record > promoters. Honest Dick Smith was the guy who was the music director > of WORC and without his airplay, songs often did not make the leap to > Boston radio. I was music directing in college radio during > 1968-1970, and I absolutely remember keeping an eye on what stations > like WORC were playing. Does "Honest" Dick Smith mean that he didn't take payola? -- 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 Sat May 21 00:09:57 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 00:09:57 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: <4DD73B15.5050109@attorneyross.com> On 5/20/2011 10:04 PM, marklaurence@mac.com wrote: > Among the people who started at WORC were John (Johnny Gardner) Garabedian and Mark (Scotty Wainwright) Parenteau. Dick Smith made a short jump to Boston at WCOP, but quickly returned to Worcester, where he thrived with a 5000 watt AM signal that didn't get past Framingham. I remember picking up WORC in Bedford at least once in the late 1950s. -- 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 Sat May 21 01:53:57 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 01:53:57 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: <4DD73A60.2080706@attorneyross.com> References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> <4DD71669.9010700@donnahalper.com> <4DD73A60.2080706@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <4DD75375.3080501@donnahalper.com> On 5/21/2011 12:06 AM, A Joseph Ross wrote: > > Does "Honest" Dick Smith mean that he didn't take payola? > Actually, based on what I saw, most of the music directors were in fact pretty honest. But it was part of the culture of record promotion that a lot of music directors, and the most powerful disc jockeys and program directors, received gifts from the record companies. Often the gifts were small (t-shirts, mugs, some silly item that made you think of the particular record) but in some cases, and at certain influential stations, they were pretty large. During the payola scandal in 1959-1960, testimony showed that some radio folks were raking in thousands and thousands of dollars in exchange for playing certain songs. I never knew Dick Smith very well, but I took the nick-name to mean he had a good reputation with the record promoters for being fair to them. From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Sat May 21 01:43:00 2011 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 01:43:00 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com><4DD71669.9010700@donnahalper.com> <044D3DE017B84FDB9BEBCF717D0049B8@PhilsLaptop> Message-ID: <4DE0EDDAFCB443C8A8CFC197EA5363FA@s20035> Here is the WBUR story.... http://www.wbur.org/2011/05/20/dick-smith-obit From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat May 21 03:24:31 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 03:24:31 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: <4DE0EDDAFCB443C8A8CFC197EA5363FA@s20035> References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com><4DD71669.9010700@donnahalper.com> <044D3DE017B84FDB9BEBCF717D0049B8@PhilsLaptop> <4DE0EDDAFCB443C8A8CFC197EA5363FA@s20035> Message-ID: <4DD768AF.2000008@donnahalper.com> On 5/21/2011 1:43 AM, Don wrote: > Here is the WBUR story.... > > http://www.wbur.org/2011/05/20/dick-smith-obit > And while I am grateful for being included, it's another case of talking for a few minutes and then having only a few seconds used-- my take was about the importance of AM top-40 music directors, but it also questioned whether he really did play the Beatles first-- as with "what was the first radio station?", we may never really know. There are a number of disc jockeys over the years that claimed to be the first to play the Beatles. From gspatola@q.com Sat May 21 14:06:51 2011 From: gspatola@q.com (Glenn Spatola) Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 11:06:51 -0700 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dick Smith was a class act, and perhaps the most esteemed of all Worcester radio personalities. I met him when I was at WORC 1980-82. May he rest in peace. Here is a link to a detailed obit from the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/telegram/obituary.aspx?n=richard-smith-dick&pid=151166298&fhid=3498 Glenn Spatola > Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 16:19:32 -0400 > From: Donna Halper > To: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies > Message-ID: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > I was just called by WBUR about the death of Honest Dick Smith, former > WORC (Worcester) music director and a very influential figure in top-40 > radio. Any of you ever work with him? From chris2526@comcast.net Mon May 23 01:13:59 2011 From: chris2526@comcast.net (Chris Hall) Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 01:13:59 -0400 Subject: GEL transmitters Message-ID: <288279AE08134563B988F60B1393C7C0@chrisHP> WHIL-FM now WXKS-FM?s original transmitter was a 15KW GEL it was still on site but about to be shipped out when I arrived. It was manufactured by RUST in Everett, Mass. It was replaced by a Gates FM-10G followed by a Gates/Harris FM-20 H3 followed by the current Continental. From chris2526@comcast.net Mon May 23 03:07:03 2011 From: chris2526@comcast.net (Chris Hall) Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 03:07:03 -0400 Subject: GEL transmitters Message-ID: <27BE62A4DC8942E1A2765687FEB0678E@chrisHP> Sorry, I forgot to include the Harris FM-25K installed in 1982 From hykker@wildblue.net Tue May 24 09:35:35 2011 From: hykker@wildblue.net (SteveOrdinetz) Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 09:35:35 -0400 Subject: Honest Dick Smith Dies In-Reply-To: <7EC1F3CC2DFB4CD99A3155245507DC08@PhilsLaptop> References: <4DD6CCD4.1080303@donnahalper.com> <7EC1F3CC2DFB4CD99A3155245507DC08@PhilsLaptop> Message-ID: On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Doug Drown wrote: > Fifteen or so years ago, WORC brought back its PAMS jingles and for a >> brief time ran an oldies format. Smith was back on the air doing his >> morning gig, and sounded as good as ever. -Doug >> >> >> For a while in the early-ish 90s they were in AM stereo with the oldies format, though very few of the songs they played were in stereo. Oddly, when they transitioned to classic rock (on AM in the 90s!) they switched the stereo off. At the time I was living in the Manchester, N.H. area and WORC was "dx'er listenable" with some splatter from WDER. From ecps92@earthlink.net Wed May 25 20:31:56 2011 From: ecps92@earthlink.net (~Bill) Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 20:31:56 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment Message-ID: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> Bill Dunn N1KUG Cruise Ship Frequencies http://scanmaritime.com/ From: Scan-Mass-East@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Scan-Mass-East@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kennyblues@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 5:15 PM To: Scan-Mass-East@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Scan-Mass-East] Re: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment >From the US Attorney; RADIO EQUIPMENT SEIZED FROM PIRATE RADIO STATION Seizure of Datz Hits Radio 99.7 FM radio equipment comes after complaints of interference with signals of licensed broadcaster and FAA signals at Logan Airport WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011 BOSTON, Mass. - On May 13, 2011, federal officials executed a warrant, which was unsealed yesterday, for the seizure of the radio transmission equipment of a pirate radio station broadcasting in Boston without a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The radio equipment, used to broadcast for ?Datz Hits Radio 99.7 FM,? was located at a residential building at 25 Outlook Road, in the Mattapan area of Boston. A civil action has been brought seeking forfeiture of the equipment. According to an affidavit filed with the civil complaint, the radio broadcasting equipment was first discovered by FCC officials at another address in Boston. After FCC officials warned the operators they were broadcasting illegally and asked them to shut down the station, the equipment was moved to 25 Outlook Road where the illegal broadcasting resumed. Proceedings were then brought to seize and forfeit the radio broadcasting equipment. The Communications Act of 1934 (the Act) makes it unlawful to operate radio broadcasting equipment above certain low-intensity thresholds without having a license issued by the FCC. The Act authorizes the seizure and forfeiture of any electronic or radio frequency equipment used with willful and knowing intent to broadcast without an FCC license. The number of available radio frequencies is limited, and unlicensed broadcasting can interfere with the broadcasting of legitimate licensed radio stations, potentially causing chaos in the radio spectrum. The forfeiture action was brought after complaints were received from a licensed broadcaster about interference with its radio signal, and from the Federal Aviation Administration who complained of interference with radio communications at Logan Airport. ?It is easy to take for granted the variety and quality of sound we enjoy in local radio stations. Underlying this is the licensing authority of the FCC, which ultimately ensures that legitimate stations can operate without interference from pirate stations,? said U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz. Michele Ellison, Chief of the FCC?s Enforcement Bureau, stated, ?The operation of unlicensed broadcast stations can cause interference to other licensed broadcasters and in some circumstances can endanger public safety. This is an important issue for licensed broadcasters and for the public in general, as both groups rely on the vigilance of the FCC to keep the airwaves free of interference. This enforcement action reflects our continued commitment to that objective.? U.S. Attorney Ortiz and Ms. Ellison made the announcement today. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney George B. Henderson of Ortiz?s Civil Division. http://www.justice.gov/usao/ma/news/2011/May/DatzRadio997PR.html __._,_.___ From wollman@bimajority.org Thu May 26 00:15:38 2011 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 00:15:38 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> References: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> Message-ID: <19933.54250.53239.579599@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Bill Dunn N1KUG > Cruise Ship Frequencies > http://scanmaritime.com/ [Press release from U.S. Attorney's office deleted] Hi, folks. Just a reminder that this list is not for posting press releases. If you have something you want to say about this seizure, please do so in your own words. -GAWollman From markwa1ion@aol.com Thu May 26 00:29:49 2011 From: markwa1ion@aol.com (Mark Connelly) Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 00:29:49 -0400 Subject: WCAP-980 technical problem? Message-ID: <8CDE974AF342D92-CE4-90D8@webmail-d062.sysops.aol.com> Quite often I tune in Dick Summer's "Goodnight" program broadcast at midnight on WCAP-980 Lowell, MA. Ordinarily I have no problem hearing it, though some nights the co-channel Fox Sports station, WOFX, Troy, NY, is evident under. I am on the southern end of Billerica (Pinehurst) near the Burlington line and the Routes 3A / 62 junction. This is about 12 miles south-southeast of WCAP's transmitter site. Tonight (end of Wednesday going into Thursday 5/26), the WCAP signal was nearly inaudible and the Troy, NY station was on top most of the time. The audio that I could pick through from Dick Summer's show sounded muffled, lacking treble. Does anyone know if there is an equipment malfunction or facilities change at WCAP? Besides Dick's show, I sometimes listen to WCAP's oldies. A station only 12 miles away should have a much better signal. It usually does. Mark Connelly From rac@gabrielmass.com Thu May 26 01:21:12 2011 From: rac@gabrielmass.com (Richard Chonak) Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 01:21:12 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <19933.54250.53239.579599@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> <19933.54250.53239.579599@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> Datz Hits Radio was mentioned as an interference source by WGBH/WCRB's manager of classical (music) services Benjamin Roe in this May 21 interview: http://classical-scene.com/2011/05/21/whither-classical-radio-boston-now/ Perhaps the publicity from this site stimulated the FCC's process to stop the unlicensed broadcaster. --RC From raccoonradio@gmail.com Thu May 26 02:30:40 2011 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 02:30:40 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> References: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> <19933.54250.53239.579599@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> Message-ID: In addition there was a 2007 bit in the Globe reproducing a letter a WCRB listener wrote to the station saying that "it has been virtually impossible to listen (to) these broadcasts. I live in the Ashmont neighborhood of Dorchester and most of the time the WCRB signal is completely overwhelmed by a gospel/hiphop station which broadcasts on 99.7" Then a WCRB official writes back saying others have been frustrated by the presence of the pirate and they were working with the FCC on it. http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2007/02/wcrb_pirate_rad.html From martinjwaters@yahoo.com Thu May 26 07:26:23 2011 From: martinjwaters@yahoo.com (Martin Waters) Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 04:26:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> Message-ID: <24303.85262.qm@web112104.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> >--- On Thu, 5/26/11, Richard Chonak wrote: > . . . Perhaps the publicity from this site stimulated the FCC's > process to stop the unlicensed broadcaster. You're too nice. :)). It's more like, the FCC enforcement people finally woke up from their deep, nearly coma-level slumber. Apparently it took several years? Despite complaints from the airport? From sid@wrko.com Thu May 26 07:57:27 2011 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 11:57:27 +0000 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> References: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> <19933.54250.53239.579599@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> Message-ID: <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15B81E@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> "Perhaps the publicity from this site stimulated the FCC's process to stop the unlicensed broadcaster." Perhaps...but it's much more likely that the interference to FAA-licensed frequencies in the Boston TCA got Datz Hits shut down quickly. The FCC does not take too kindly to pirates who endanger lives by splashing over air-to-ground radios. There was one in the Miami area a few years back who actually listened on the Miami-Dade International approach frequency and deliberately keyed his mike when he heard a plane requesting clearance to land. They threw his butt in jail for that one. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom New England 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Brighton MA 02135-2040 From joe@attorneyross.com Fri May 27 00:38:31 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 00:38:31 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15B81E@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> References: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> <19933.54250.53239.579599@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15B81E@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> Message-ID: <4DDF2AC7.8060900@attorneyross.com> On 5/26/2011 7:57 AM, Sid Schweiger wrote: > "Perhaps the publicity from this site stimulated the FCC's process to stop the unlicensed broadcaster." > > Perhaps...but it's much more likely that the interference to FAA-licensed frequencies in the Boston TCA got Datz Hits shut down quickly. The FCC does not take too kindly to pirates who endanger lives by splashing over air-to-ground radios. There was one in the Miami area a few years back who actually listened on the Miami-Dade International approach frequency and deliberately keyed his mike when he heard a plane requesting clearance to land. They threw his butt in jail for that one. The pirate was an FM signal, and last I heard aviation communications are done in AM. So how did the pirate interfere with air traffic? -- 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 TVNETDUDE@aol.com Fri May 27 06:04:26 2011 From: TVNETDUDE@aol.com (TVNETDUDE@aol.com) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 06:04:26 -0400 (EDT) Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment Message-ID: <21fa8.2bf8bfbe.3b10d12a@aol.com> Well that could be a problem for Datz Hits Radio until their new transmitter arrives from eBay. Actually, I read a release in Radio Ink that they busted them because they were interfering with the aircraft band. The aircraft band trumps the broadcast band anytime. Mike In a message dated 5/26/2011 12:01:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, boston-radio-interest-request@tsornin.BostonRadio.org writes: >>Datz Hits Radio was mentioned as an interference source by WGBH/WCRB's manager of classical (music) services Benjamin Roe in this May 21 interview: http://classical-scene.com/2011/05/21/whither-classical-radio-boston-now/ Perhaps the publicity from this site stimulated the FCC's process to stop the unlicensed broadcaster.<< From radiotest@plymouthcolony.net Fri May 27 05:53:20 2011 From: radiotest@plymouthcolony.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 05:53:20 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20110527055007.0279dcf0@plymouthcolony.net> Instead of: >The FM band is immediately above the VHF aviation band I should have written: The FM band is immediately ___below___ the VHF aviation band That's what I get for posting a message before finishing my coffee. In any case, spurious emissions from the pirates' transmitter are probably to blame - I doubt very much that they used a spectrum analyzer to check it for spectral purity. Dale H. Cook, Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html From radiotest@plymouthcolony.net Fri May 27 05:48:30 2011 From: radiotest@plymouthcolony.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 05:48:30 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <4DDF2AC7.8060900@attorneyross.com> References: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> <19933.54250.53239.579599@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15B81E@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> <4DDF2AC7.8060900@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20110527053755.027e0030@plymouthcolony.net> At 12:38 AM 5/27/2011, A Joseph Ross wrote: >The pirate was an FM signal, and last I heard aviation >communications are done in AM. So how did the pirate interfere with >air traffic? The FM band is immediately above the VHF aviation band, and spurious emissions from an FM transmitter have often caused interference in the aviation band. That happened in my area last year - enforcement bureau is generally pretty quick to act when aviation safety is jeopardized. Dale H. Cook, Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html From raccoonradio@mail.com Fri May 27 10:57:55 2011 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 10:57:55 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20110527055007.0279dcf0@plymouthcolony.net> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20110527055007.0279dcf0@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: <8CDEA959811EAF7-15DC-2EF@web-mmc-m01.sysops.aol.com> >>The FM band is immediately ___below___ the VHF aviation band I remember having a multi-band radio and it did have "AIR" with frequencies just above the top of our FM broadcast band. A quick check in Wikipedia says that the band is 108-137 MHz although military aircraft, etc., can use a different band. I have had situations where I'm listening to an FM station and can suddenly hear an aircraft spur signal. Sometimes it happens at work in N. Reading (under a flight path?), perhaps on 96.9 (I forget exact frequency). From sid@wrko.com Fri May 27 07:01:49 2011 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 11:01:49 +0000 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <4DDF2AC7.8060900@attorneyross.com> References: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> <19933.54250.53239.579599@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15B81E@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> <4DDF2AC7.8060900@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15C2D5@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> "The pirate was an FM signal, and last I heard aviation communications are done in AM. So how did the pirate interfere with air traffic?" One theory: 99.7 + 10.7 (the IF commonly used in FM receivers) = 110.4, square in the middle of the aviation band. Another theory: Spurious radiations from a cheap transmitter with likely little or no filtering and poor frequency control. In any case, even if the interfering signal uses a different modulation type, just the presence of the signal is enough to interfere, and when commercial aviation is involved, the FCC doesn't hesitate to act. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom New England 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Brighton MA 02135-2040 From joe@attorneyross.com Fri May 27 13:16:51 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:16:51 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <8CDEA959811EAF7-15DC-2EF@web-mmc-m01.sysops.aol.com> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20110527055007.0279dcf0@plymouthcolony.net> <8CDEA959811EAF7-15DC-2EF@web-mmc-m01.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <4DDFDC83.7000107@attorneyross.com> On 5/27/2011 10:57 AM, Bob Nelson wrote: >>> The FM band is immediately ___below___ the VHF aviation band > I remember having a multi-band radio and it did have "AIR" with frequencies just above the top of our FM broadcast band. A quick check in Wikipedia says that the band is 108-137 MHz although military aircraft, etc., can use a different band. > > I have had situations where I'm listening to an FM station and can suddenly hear an aircraft spur signal. Sometimes it happens at work in N. Reading (under a flight path?), perhaps on 96.9 (I forget exact frequency). I used to get that frequently when I lived in Bedford (near Hanscom Field). And I had a cheap FM radio which had poor image rejection. -- 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 walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Fri May 27 14:01:10 2011 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:01:10 -0500 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <4DDFDC83.7000107@attorneyross.com> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20110527055007.0279dcf0@plymouthcolony.net> <8CDEA959811EAF7-15DC-2EF@web-mmc-m01.sysops.aol.com> <4DDFDC83.7000107@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: When I lived in Colcheter,CT I had a boombox and if I sat in my backyard with a long wire type antenna, I could pick up 1 of 4 diffrent things on 103.3 FM.... WODS Boston, WQQQ Sharon CT, W277AB Sag Harbor with 50W/341 feet.. and occassionally I'd get some communication between pilots an a control tower. Paul Walker On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:16 PM, A. Joseph Ross wrote: > On 5/27/2011 10:57 AM, Bob Nelson wrote: > >> The FM band is immediately ___below___ the VHF aviation band >>>> >>> I remember having a multi-band radio and it did have "AIR" with >> frequencies just above the top of our FM broadcast band. A quick check in >> Wikipedia says that the band is 108-137 MHz although military aircraft, >> etc., can use a different band. >> >> I have had situations where I'm listening to an FM station and can >> suddenly hear an aircraft spur signal. Sometimes it happens at work in N. >> Reading (under a flight path?), perhaps on 96.9 (I forget exact frequency). >> > > I used to get that frequently when I lived in Bedford (near Hanscom Field). > And I had a cheap FM radio which had poor image rejection. > > -- > 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 kc1ih@mac.com Fri May 27 14:35:01 2011 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 14:35:01 -0400 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15C2D5@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> References: <003d01cc1b3c$558d8ef0$00a8acd0$@net> <19933.54250.53239.579599@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4DDDE348.6090703@server4.gabrielmass.com> <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15B81E@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> <4DDF2AC7.8060900@attorneyross.com> <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15C2D5@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> Message-ID: If you are thinking of image reception, the image frequency is TWICE the I.F. frequency above or below the tuned frequency, thus 21.4 above or below on a common FM receiver. Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH Sent from my iPhone Big freekin deal! On May 27, 2011, at 7:01 AM, Sid Schweiger wrote: > "The pirate was an FM signal, and last I heard aviation communications are done in AM. So how did the pirate interfere with air traffic?" > > One theory: 99.7 + 10.7 (the IF commonly used in FM receivers) = 110.4, square in the middle of the aviation band. Another theory: Spurious radiations from a cheap transmitter with likely little or no filtering and poor frequency control. In any case, even if the interfering signal uses a different modulation type, just the presence of the signal is enough to interfere, and when commercial aviation is involved, the FCC doesn't hesitate to act. > > Sid Schweiger > IT Manager, Entercom New England > 20 Guest St / 3d Floor > Brighton MA 02135-2040 > > > > From dan.strassberg@att.net Fri May 27 16:09:02 2011 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:09:02 -0400 Subject: Fw: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment Message-ID: <6176C64570394739BDB724038291898D@SatU205S5044> That's true, but... The local oscillator (LO) of a superheterodyne FM receiver oscillates at the frequency to which the receiver is tuned plus the receiver's IF frequency (by law, 10.7 MHz). For example, one of the reasons why WCRB can't move very close to downtown Boston is that WERS on 88.9 transmits from One Financial Center downtown. 88.9 + 10.7 = 99.6, which is only 100 kHz from 99.5. Without a filter ahead of the receiver's demodulator, a signal at 99.6 + 10.7 = 110.3 MHz could be received by a receiver tuned to 88.9, but radiation from the LO itself is centered at 99.6 MHz and if the LO signal radiates, it can interfere with WCRB's signal at 99.5. Radiation from the LO of FM receivers tuned to stations in the upper half (approximately) of the FM band has the potential of interfering with aircraft communications. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Weil" > To: "Sid Schweiger" > Cc: > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 2:35 PM > Subject: Re: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment > > >> If you are thinking of image reception, the image frequency is >> TWICE >> the I.F. frequency above or below the tuned frequency, thus 21.4 >> above or below on a common FM receiver. >> >> Larry Weil >> Lake Wobegone, NH >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> Big freekin deal! >> >> On May 27, 2011, at 7:01 AM, Sid Schweiger wrote: >> >>> "The pirate was an FM signal, and last I heard aviation >>> communications are done in AM. So how did the pirate interfere >>> with air traffic?" >>> >>> One theory: 99.7 + 10.7 (the IF commonly used in FM receivers) = >>> 110.4, square in the middle of the aviation band. Another theory: >>> Spurious radiations from a cheap transmitter with likely little or >>> no filtering and poor frequency control. In any case, even if the >>> interfering signal uses a different modulation type, just the >>> presence of the signal is enough to interfere, and when commercial >>> aviation is involved, the FCC doesn't hesitate to act. >>> >>> Sid Schweiger >>> IT Manager, Entercom New England >>> 20 Guest St / 3d Floor >>> Brighton MA 02135-2040 >>> >>> >>> >>> > From joe@attorneyross.com Fri May 27 16:52:48 2011 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:52:48 -0400 Subject: Fw: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <6176C64570394739BDB724038291898D@SatU205S5044> References: <6176C64570394739BDB724038291898D@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <4DE00F20.9060105@attorneyross.com> On 5/27/2011 4:09 PM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: > That's true, but... The local oscillator (LO) of a superheterodyne FM > receiver oscillates at the frequency to which the receiver is tuned > plus the receiver's IF frequency (by law, 10.7 MHz). For example, one > of the reasons why WCRB can't move very close to downtown Boston is > that WERS on 88.9 transmits from One Financial Center downtown. 88.9 + > 10.7 = 99.6, which is only 100 kHz from 99.5. Without a filter ahead > of the receiver's demodulator, a signal at 99.6 + 10.7 = 110.3 MHz > could be received by a receiver tuned to 88.9, but radiation from the > LO itself is centered at 99.6 MHz and if the LO signal radiates, it > can interfere with WCRB's signal at 99.5. Radiation from the LO of FM > receivers tuned to stations in the upper half (approximately) of the > FM band has the potential of interfering with aircraft communications. So, if the pirate was shut down because it interfered with aircraft communications, what is to prevent legitimate stations from doing likewise. -- 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 sid@wrko.com Fri May 27 18:58:54 2011 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 22:58:54 +0000 Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <4DE00F20.9060105@attorneyross.com> References: <6176C64570394739BDB724038291898D@SatU205S5044>, <4DE00F20.9060105@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <06BD3A66-8C11-4C03-8DB7-3B58C8DB91A4@entercom.com> "So, if the pirate was shut down because it interfered with aircraft communications, what is to prevent legitimate stations from doing likewise." The FCC's FM allocation scheme provides for minimum separations for, among others, stations separated by 10.6 or 10.8 MHz, to prevent precisely the same kind of possible interference being caused by the 99.7 pirate. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom Boston LLC 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Brighton MA. 02135-2040 > From kc1ih@mac.com Fri May 27 18:22:28 2011 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 18:22:28 -0400 Subject: Fw: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <4DE00F20.9060105@attorneyross.com> References: <6176C64570394739BDB724038291898D@SatU205S5044> <4DE00F20.9060105@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: At 4:52 PM -0400 5/27/11, A. Joseph Ross wrote: > >So, if the pirate was shut down because it interfered with aircraft >communications, what is to prevent legitimate stations from doing >likewise. > A legitimate station is operated and tested to make sure it is not putting out spurious signals. The spurious signals (spurs) often occur when an amplifier is pushed too hard, i.e. trying to be made to exceed it's rated power. You would never find that happening at a legitimate station where reliability is important. -- Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From scott@fybush.com Fri May 27 20:28:31 2011 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 20:28:31 -0400 Subject: WAAF now licensed at Stiles Hill Message-ID: <4DE041AF.8020201@fybush.com> A check of the FCC database shows that yesterday (5/26), the Commission finally granted WAAF's 2005 application for a license to cover for its relocated transmitter facility at Stiles Hill, Boylston, ending six years during which WAAF was operating (mostly) from Stiles Hill under program test authority while still licensed at Asnebumskit. The FCC database now shows WAAF as being licensed to Worcester instead of Westborough; I *think* that's a database error. s From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat May 28 19:15:52 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 19:15:52 -0400 Subject: Donna on the radio Message-ID: <4DE18228.2000300@donnahalper.com> Looking forward to talking Boston (and Massachusetts) radio history with Leonard Mintz on his radio show tomorrow (Sunday) at 3.05 pm, WDIS in Norfolk MA (1170 AM). I am told that if you can't get their signal, they stream from their website, WDISAM.com ... If you have questions about Boston's radio history, feel free to call in with them-- 508-384-TALK. Lenny was on the air for years (including working at the old WTAO in Cambridge), and I know a few things about radio too (or so I am told!). Between us both, we've got a lot of great conversation about the Boston radio dial planned. From mattosborne1976@yahoo.com Sat May 28 22:31:01 2011 From: mattosborne1976@yahoo.com (Matthew Osborne) Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 19:31:01 -0700 (PDT) Subject: FCC Seizes Radio Equipment In-Reply-To: <8CDEA959811EAF7-15DC-2EF@web-mmc-m01.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <404727.49249.qm@web125505.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> This used to happen to me all the time when I lived in Hyde Park, NY. We had an older alarm clock radio set up in our kitchen that was able to pick up WLTW (106.7) New York pretty reliably, albeit with a weak signal. The house must've been right under a flight path into one or both of NYC's commercial airports. We would constantly hear WLTW's signal cut out and be completely overridden by pilots communicating with the NYC airports on approach. I only noticed it on 106.7 though - no other frequencies had this issue. Matt Osborne Rotterdam, NY --- On Fri, 5/27/11, Bob Nelson wrote: > I have had situations where I'm listening to an FM station > and can suddenly hear an aircraft spur signal. Sometimes it > happens at work in N. Reading (under a flight path?), > perhaps on 96.9 (I forget exact frequency). > From m_carney@yahoo.com Mon May 30 11:44:36 2011 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 08:44:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WZMY is now WBIN Message-ID: <981541.36368.qm@web161320.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> On Friday WZMY changed their calls to WBIN, and ended the "MyTV" branding. Does anyone know when Bill Binnie will announce any other changes, such as a newscast or the start of his NH One operations? I haven't seen anything about that anywhere. The website is no help as it still has Shooting Star listed as the station owner and has the MyTV branding. From n1qgs@yahoo.com Mon May 30 19:20:01 2011 From: n1qgs@yahoo.com (John Bolduc) Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 16:20:01 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WZMY is now WBIN In-Reply-To: <981541.36368.qm@web161320.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <477774.15485.qm@web30701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I did a rescan of my DTV converter, and I still see WZMY come up and WZMY. However, I noticed a new WGBX sub channel, 44-5/WGBX-HD display color bars and a tone. John B From kvahey@gmail.com Tue May 31 06:56:52 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (kvahey@gmail.com) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 13:56:52 +0300 Subject: Hey Boston Message-ID: <4de4f38d.2032640a.4405.05b3@mx.google.com> hello Boston its very simple and easy to start http://g.msn.com.br/BR9/1369.0?http://cnbc7.com/news From kvahey@gmail.com Tue May 31 06:58:31 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (kvahey@gmail.com) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 13:58:31 +0300 Subject: Boston hi Message-ID: <4de4f3f0.2032640a.4405.05f2@mx.google.com> Hey Boston, i propose you try this out http://g.msn.com.br/BR9/1369.0?http://cnbc7.com/news From kvahey@gmail.com Tue May 31 07:00:35 2011 From: kvahey@gmail.com (kvahey@gmail.com) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 14:00:35 +0300 Subject: hey Message-ID: <4de4f46c.2032640a.4405.064e@mx.google.com> hello look what i just found http://g.msn.com.br/BR9/1369.0?http://cnbc7.com/news From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Tue May 31 10:11:08 2011 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 09:11:08 -0500 Subject: Pirates Message-ID: Are 98.1 FM in Sandown, NH and 88.5 FM in Ipswich, MA Priates or Part 15 stations? The kid who claims he had nothing to do with 87.9 other then being a DJ is running the stations and he MAKES it seem like hey have some oomph and poer to them. He is apaprentl friends with whoever 87.9 The Beat in New Hampshire is. From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Tue May 31 10:11:08 2011 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 09:11:08 -0500 Subject: Pirates Message-ID: Are 98.1 FM in Sandown, NH and 88.5 FM in Ipswich, MA Priates or Part 15 stations? The kid who claims he had nothing to do with 87.9 other then being a DJ is running the stations and he MAKES it seem like hey have some oomph and poer to them. He is apaprentl friends with whoever 87.9 The Beat in New Hampshire is. From raccoonradio@mail.com Tue May 31 11:49:56 2011 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 11:49:56 -0400 Subject: Pirates In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CDEDC1860E12B6-164-A00@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> If his station is audible for more than a few blocks he's a pirate. According to Wikipedia "(FM) unlicensed broadcasts are limited to a field strength of 250 ?V/m at a distance of 3 meters from the antenna. This is equivalent to 0.01 microwatts" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part_15_%28FCC_rules%29 Something like a drive in theatre broadcasting audio on FM; someone using a mini FM transmitter to rebroadcast an mp3 player or XM/Sirius to their car's FM radio; or a nursing home using "Companion Radio" that reaches a few blocks (such as Blueberry Hill in Beverly, or Brightview in Danvers) are permissible unlicensed. If you can pick up these stations within a range of several miles, definitely pirates. -----Original Message----- From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. To: bri Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 10:11 am Subject: Pirates Are 98.1 FM in Sandown, NH and 88.5 FM in Ipswich, MA Priates or Part 15 stations? The kid who claims he had nothing to do with 87.9 other then being a DJ is running the stations and he MAKES it seem like hey have some oomph and poer to them. He is apaprentl friends with whoever 87.9 The Beat in New Hampshire is. From raccoonradio@mail.com Tue May 31 11:54:08 2011 From: raccoonradio@mail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 11:54:08 -0400 Subject: Spammer on the list? Message-ID: <8CDEDC21C2605F6-164-A07@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> Is someone out there posting spam to the list under the name of someone we know? I have seen three spam emails (and they have shown up on the "archives" of bostonradio.org ) under the name of KVahey using a free email service. They consist of a one sentence message like "hey have you seen this?" and link to spam. I'm sure this is not the real KVahey. Whomever it is, it's going out to the list... From chuckigo@maine.rr.com Tue May 31 11:58:13 2011 From: chuckigo@maine.rr.com (Chuck Igo) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 11:58:13 -0400 Subject: Spammer on the list? References: <8CDEDC21C2605F6-164-A07@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: I haven't seen any notes from Kevin of late - spam or otherwise. (Matter of fact - gettin' worried about him - nothing heard since May 17. I hope all is okay) But I do know when he posts or shares a link, he's always good about an attribution/summary. --Chuck Igo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Nelson" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:54 AM Subject: Spammer on the list? Is someone out there posting spam to the list under the name of someone we know? I have seen three spam emails (and they have shown up on the "archives" of bostonradio.org ) under the name of KVahey using a free email service. They consist of a one sentence message like "hey have you seen this?" and link to spam. I'm sure this is not the real KVahey. Whomever it is, it's going out to the list... From lglavin@mail.com Sat May 21 14:25:21 2011 From: lglavin@mail.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 18:25:21 +0000 Subject: Boston Musical Intelligenecer Interview Message-ID: <20110521182521.293550@gmx.com> The classical-music website Boston Musical Intelligencer has just posted an interview with new WCRB/Allclassical995 manager Benjamin Roe. It's a fairly wide-ranging interview, covering technical issues about the 99.5 signal (and interference from a radio pirate; I wonder if there are pirates in Dallas interfering with WRR...see pirates are supposed to say "arrr-arr all the time, get it?) programming decisions and fund-raising of WCRB vis-a-vis WGBH. It's found at: http://www.classical-scene.com/2011/05/21/whither-classical-radio-boston-now/ From wollman@bimajority.org Tue May 31 13:11:09 2011 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 13:11:09 -0400 Subject: Spammer on the list? In-Reply-To: <8CDEDC21C2605F6-164-A07@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CDEDC21C2605F6-164-A07@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <19941.8493.714366.953732@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Is someone out there posting spam to the list under the name of > someone we know? I have seen three spam emails (and they have shown > up on the "archives" of bostonradio.org ) under the name of KVahey > using a free email service. They consist of a one sentence message > like "hey have you seen this?" and link to spam. That's one of the things that spammers do. Sorry that the message got delivered to the whole list; unfortunately, there's not a whole lot that I can do to fix it without moderating all traffic to the list, which I'm really reluctant to do. (Moderation is a pain enough as it is.) -GAWollman From dlh@donnahalper.com Tue May 31 13:54:12 2011 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 13:54:12 -0400 Subject: Spammer on the list? In-Reply-To: <19941.8493.714366.953732@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <8CDEDC21C2605F6-164-A07@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> <19941.8493.714366.953732@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <4DE52B44.4000605@donnahalper.com> Garrett wrote-- > That's one of the things that spammers do. Sorry that the message got > delivered to the whole list; unfortunately, there's not a whole lot > that I can do to fix it without moderating all traffic to the list, > which I'm really reluctant to do. > These types of spam are usually not even sent by the person whose name is on them, as has been noted. The person's name may have been in the address book of the guy or gal whose e-mail WAS hijacked. Spam links usually have tag lines and jumps that say "for all my friends" or "you won't believe this" or "check this out", but with no explanation. That is why Garrett's advice correct: he has always asked that list-members never just send a link without first explaining what the reason for the link is, and telling how that link relates to the post we just sent to the list. From dan.strassberg@att.net Tue May 31 14:05:52 2011 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 14:05:52 -0400 Subject: Boston Musical Intelligenecer Interview References: <20110521182521.293550@gmx.com> Message-ID: Is WRR still owned by the City of Dallas? And does it still broadcast classical music? If so, it would seem relevant to a thread that deals with pirate broadcasters interfering with a classical-formatted non-commercial station. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Glavin" To: Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 2:25 PM Subject: Boston Musical Intelligenecer Interview > The classical-music website Boston Musical Intelligencer has just > posted an interview with new > WCRB/Allclassical995 manager Benjamin Roe. It's a fairly > wide-ranging interview, covering technical > issues about the 99.5 signal (and interference from a radio pirate; > I wonder if there are pirates > in Dallas interfering with WRR...see pirates are supposed to say > "arrr-arr all the time, get it?) programming > decisions and fund-raising of WCRB vis-a-vis WGBH. It's found at: > > http://www.classical-scene.com/2011/05/21/whither-classical-radio-boston-now/ From paul@derrynh.net Tue May 31 16:27:52 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 16:27:52 -0400 Subject: Boston Musical Intelligenecer Interview In-Reply-To: References: <20110521182521.293550@gmx.com> Message-ID: <041721913F7943E29B356C790C515791@PaulPC> As of last summer when I was in Dallas in July/Aug (hotter than the face of the sun, BTW), WRR on 101.1 in Dallas was a) Still owned by the city of Dallas, and b) Broadcasting Classical Music. D/FW has a really good range of FM stations, even removing the 3/4 FMs en espanol... -Paul H (I liked KDGE 102.1 the Edge myself) -----Original Message----- From: Dan.Strassberg Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:05 PM To: Laurence Glavin ; boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org Subject: Re: Boston Musical Intelligenecer Interview Is WRR still owned by the City of Dallas? And does it still broadcast classical music? If so, it would seem relevant to a thread that deals with pirate broadcasters interfering with a classical-formatted non-commercial station. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Glavin" To: Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 2:25 PM Subject: Boston Musical Intelligenecer Interview > The classical-music website Boston Musical Intelligencer has just posted > an interview with new > WCRB/Allclassical995 manager Benjamin Roe. It's a fairly wide-ranging > interview, covering technical > issues about the 99.5 signal (and interference from a radio pirate; I > wonder if there are pirates > in Dallas interfering with WRR...see pirates are supposed to say "arrr-arr > all the time, get it?) programming > decisions and fund-raising of WCRB vis-a-vis WGBH. It's found at: > > http://www.classical-scene.com/2011/05/21/whither-classical-radio-boston-now/ From paul@derrynh.net Tue May 31 16:18:06 2011 From: paul@derrynh.net (Paul Hopfgarten) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 16:18:06 -0400 Subject: Pirates In-Reply-To: <8CDEDC1860E12B6-164-A00@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CDEDC1860E12B6-164-A00@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <1B13E4438CE345EFBE777A2BAD3A406C@PaulPC> If that?s the case, then 87.9/Nashua NH is lying about being Part 15.....I can pick them up a good 5 miles from their transmission site. -Paul H -----Original Message----- From: Bob Nelson Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:49 AM To: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com ; bri@bostonradio.org Subject: Re: Pirates If his station is audible for more than a few blocks he's a pirate. According to Wikipedia "(FM) unlicensed broadcasts are limited to a field strength of 250 ?V/m at a distance of 3 meters from the antenna. This is equivalent to 0.01 microwatts" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part_15_%28FCC_rules%29 Something like a drive in theatre broadcasting audio on FM; someone using a mini FM transmitter to rebroadcast an mp3 player or XM/Sirius to their car's FM radio; or a nursing home using "Companion Radio" that reaches a few blocks (such as Blueberry Hill in Beverly, or Brightview in Danvers) are permissible unlicensed. If you can pick up these stations within a range of several miles, definitely pirates. -----Original Message----- From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. To: bri Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 10:11 am Subject: Pirates Are 98.1 FM in Sandown, NH and 88.5 FM in Ipswich, MA Priates or Part 15 stations? The kid who claims he had nothing to do with 87.9 other then being a DJ is running the stations and he MAKES it seem like hey have some oomph and poer to them. He is apaprentl friends with whoever 87.9 The Beat in New Hampshire is. From sid@wrko.com Tue May 31 14:47:10 2011 From: sid@wrko.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 18:47:10 +0000 Subject: Spammer on the list? In-Reply-To: <4DE52B44.4000605@donnahalper.com> References: <8CDEDC21C2605F6-164-A07@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> <19941.8493.714366.953732@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4DE52B44.4000605@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: <6D618EE163582E43B00A6455F34B29EA15E6FE@ENTCOREXMB04.etmcorad.com> "The person's name may have been in the address book of the guy or gal whose e-mail WAS hijacked." Hijacking of an e-mail account is no longer necessary. Spammers these days typically use programs that steal e-mail addresses and links from Internet sites...much less work involved for them. Some of this software will even steal e-mail addresses from mailto: links and automatically strip out the "mailto:" text. Sid Schweiger IT Manager, Entercom New England 20 Guest St / 3d Floor Brighton MA 02135-2040 From brscomm@yahoo.com Tue May 31 18:25:05 2011 From: brscomm@yahoo.com (Bill Smith) Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 15:25:05 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Pirates In-Reply-To: <8CDEDC1860E12B6-164-A00@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CDEDC1860E12B6-164-A00@web-mmc-m03.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <782601.22012.qm@web161208.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Companion Radio was using at least 1 watt transmitters and were in trouble with the FCC over it. From what I was told, several nursing home systems around Boston were shut down 5-6 years ago because of? this. They are bound to the same Part 15 regs. Bill ________________________________ From: Bob Nelson To: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com; bri@bostonradio.org Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 10:49:56 AM Subject: Re: Pirates If his station is audible for more than a few blocks he's a pirate. According to Wikipedia "(FM) unlicensed broadcasts are limited to a field strength of 250 ?V/m at a distance of 3 meters from the antenna. This is equivalent to 0.01 microwatts" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Part_15_%28FCC_rules%29 Something like a drive in theatre broadcasting audio on FM; someone using a mini FM transmitter to rebroadcast an mp3 player or XM/Sirius to their car's FM radio; or a nursing home using "Companion Radio" that reaches a few blocks (such as Blueberry Hill in Beverly, or Brightview in Danvers) are permissible unlicensed. If you can pick up these stations within a range of several miles, definitely pirates. -----Original Message----- From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. To: bri Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 10:11 am Subject: Pirates Are 98.1 FM in Sandown, NH and 88.5 FM in Ipswich, MA Priates or Part 15 stations? The kid who claims he had nothing to do with 87.9 other then being a DJ is running the stations and he MAKES it seem like hey have some oomph and poer to them. He is apaprentl friends with whoever 87.9 The Beat in New Hampshire is.