From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sun Jul 2 08:00:57 2017 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 08:00:57 -0400 Subject: Will WMEX go silent forever? Message-ID: How's this for Boston radio history..WMEX could be gone with its last show being a silly gagfest? Remember that WHDH 850 toilet flush? On Friday June 30 at 6 pm, WMEX 1510 fell silent.The transmitter lease was apparently not renewed and it sounds like Daly LLC is exiting the Boston airwaves.There was said to be a new owner waiting but so far no official word.No word yet of a temporary silent authorization.Will the FCC delete the frequency and calls eventually? Or will someone step forward and buy a station with no current transmitter site or agreement...AM radio with a signal that goes out to sea? Will Salem step up, or maybe iHeart..or who? The former home of Arnie Ginsburg and Jerry Williams. Am out of area but some say a NJ station comes in faintly at night. I don't know if it got through on the air but (on the stream) the last caller said, "I'm gonna miss you (expletive)." After a second cuss word the host joked about getting a huge FCC fine but hey who cares, let's go out drinkin'. From tlmedia@intrstar.net Sun Jul 2 12:17:31 2017 From: tlmedia@intrstar.net (Ted Larsen) Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2017 12:17:31 -0400 Subject: Will WMEX go silent forever? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3a36decd-341d-43a3-af09-1c469c5053eb@getmailbird.com> Speaking of the 'MEX signal. Before being hired by WBZ I spent some time doing news at 1510. When I did the night gig I got frequent calls from Newfoundland. I can't figure out why they listened, but like most Canadians they were very polite. On 7/2/2017 12:04:24 PM, Bob Nelson wrote: How's this for Boston radio history..WMEX could be gone with its last show being a silly gagfest? Remember that WHDH 850 toilet flush? On Friday June 30 at 6 pm, WMEX 1510 fell silent.The transmitter lease was apparently not renewed and it sounds like Daly LLC is exiting the Boston airwaves.There was said to be a new owner waiting but so far no official word.No word yet of a temporary silent authorization.Will the FCC delete the frequency and calls eventually? Or will someone step forward and buy a station with no current transmitter site or agreement...AM radio with a signal that goes out to sea? Will Salem step up, or maybe iHeart..or who? The former home of Arnie Ginsburg and Jerry Williams. Am out of area but some say a NJ station comes in faintly at night. I don't know if it got through on the air but (on the stream) the last caller said, "I'm gonna miss you (expletive)." After a second cuss word the host joked about getting a huge FCC fine but hey who cares, let's go out drinkin'. From aerie.ma@comcast.net Sun Jul 2 13:52:59 2017 From: aerie.ma@comcast.net (Jim Hall) Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 13:52:59 -0400 Subject: Will WMEX go silent forever? In-Reply-To: <3a36decd-341d-43a3-af09-1c469c5053eb@getmailbird.com> References: <3a36decd-341d-43a3-af09-1c469c5053eb@getmailbird.com> Message-ID: <00d201d2f35c$0c4e8920$24eb9b60$@comcast.net> When WMEX was still in the Quincy swamp, and still at 5 kW at night, they were clearly audible along the NH and ME seacoasts. My parents were Jerry Williams fans, and would listen every night at our house in York ME. Now, I can't even get them in Lowell after the sun goes down. Barely 20 miles. -Speaking of the 'MEX signal. Before being hired by WBZ I spent some time doing news at 1510. When I did the night gig I got frequent calls from Newfoundland. I can't figure out why they listened, but like most Canadians they were very polite. From Jibguy@aol.com Sun Jul 2 14:59:55 2017 From: Jibguy@aol.com (Jibguy@aol.com) Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 14:59:55 -0400 Subject: Will WMEX go silent forever? Message-ID: <147180.64e9c367.468a9caa@aol.com> We have no idea whether there's a new negotiated lease or not. And, if a station goes silent, it doesn't have to notify the FCC until its off for 15 consecutive days, at which time, they would apply for "Special Temporary Authority" ($190.00 fee). So nothing can be assumed about WMEX's demise yet. -----jibguy In a message dated 7/2/2017 12:06:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, raccoonradio@gmail.com writes: How's this for Boston radio history..WMEX could be gone with its last show being a silly gagfest? Remember that WHDH 850 toilet flush? On Friday June 30 at 6 pm, WMEX 1510 fell silent.The transmitter lease was apparently not renewed and it sounds like Daly LLC is exiting the Boston airwaves.There was said to be a new owner waiting but so far no official word.No word yet of a temporary silent authorization.Will the FCC delete the frequency and calls eventually? Or will someone step forward and buy a station with no current transmitter site or agreement...AM radio with a signal that goes out to sea? Will Salem step up, or maybe iHeart..or who? The former home of Arnie Ginsburg and Jerry Williams. Am out of area but some say a NJ station comes in faintly at night. I don't know if it got through on the air but (on the stream) the last caller said, "I'm gonna miss you (expletive)." After a second cuss word the host joked about getting a huge FCC fine but hey who cares, let's go out drinkin'. From astelle.donald@gmail.com Sun Jul 2 16:34:52 2017 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 16:34:52 -0400 Subject: Will WMEX go silent forever? References: <3a36decd-341d-43a3-af09-1c469c5053eb@getmailbird.com> <00d201d2f35c$0c4e8920$24eb9b60$@comcast.net> Message-ID: >>Now, I can't even get them in Lowell after the sun goes down. Barely 20 >>miles. I don't think you EVER get them in Lowell after dark. Might be able to get them in Nova Scotia after dark though..... >>We have no idea whether there's a new negotiated lease or not. I heard through the grapevine from someone who inquired about the "for sale" listing. He was told that they recently re-negotiated the current transmitter lease.....and another site is available and an option. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hall" To: "Boston Radio Mailing List" Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2017 1:52 PM Subject: RE: Will WMEX go silent forever? > When WMEX was still in the Quincy swamp, and still at 5 kW at night, they > were clearly audible along the NH and ME seacoasts. My parents were Jerry > Williams fans, and would listen every night at our house in York ME. Now, > I can't even get them in Lowell after the sun goes down. Barely 20 miles. > > > -Speaking of the 'MEX signal. Before being hired by WBZ I spent some time > doing news at 1510. When I did the night gig I got frequent calls from > Newfoundland. > I can't figure out why they listened, but like most Canadians they were > very polite. > > > > From aerie.ma@comcast.net Sun Jul 2 22:21:24 2017 From: aerie.ma@comcast.net (Jim Hall) Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 22:21:24 -0400 Subject: Will WMEX go silent forever? In-Reply-To: References: <3a36decd-341d-43a3-af09-1c469c5053eb@getmailbird.com> <00d201d2f35c$0c4e8920$24eb9b60$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <00d701d2f3a3$129291e0$37b7b5a0$@comcast.net> I found a site that shows night patterns by frequency for the whole country: http://www.nf8m.com/patternmaps.html I realize the patterns are optimistic on coverage, but you can see easily how basically all Boston stations except WBZ sort of skim the east coast of New England before heading out to sea. So you can hear WRKO in New Brunswick at night, but not in Framingham. -----Original Message----- From: Don [mailto:astelle.donald@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2017 4:35 PM To: Jim Hall; Boston Radio Mailing List Subject: Re: Will WMEX go silent forever? >>Now, I can't even get them in Lowell after the sun goes down. Barely >>20 miles. I don't think you EVER get them in Lowell after dark. Might be able to get them in Nova Scotia after dark though..... From joe@attorneyross.com Sun Jul 2 22:50:03 2017 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 22:50:03 -0400 Subject: No subject In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Of course, a station in financial trouble may have gone dark because it couldn't afford to be on the air, and it may not have the money to be allowed not to be on the air. Catch 22. On 7/2/2017 2:59 PM, Bob Bittner via Boston-Radio-Interest wrote: We have no idea whether there's a new negotiated lease or not. And, if a station goes silent, it doesn't have to notify the FCC until its off for 15 consecutive days, at which time, they would apply for "Special Temporary Authority" ($190.00 fee). So nothing can be assumed about WMEX's demise yet. -----jibguy -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. | 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 | Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 | Fx:617.507.7856 | http://www.attorneyross.com From 011010001@interpring.com Mon Jul 3 08:48:50 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 08:48:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Will WMEX go silent forever? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Sun, 2 Jul 2017, Bob Nelson wrote: > On Friday June 30 at 6 pm, WMEX 1510 fell silent.The transmitter lease > was apparently not renewed and it sounds like Daly LLC is exiting the > Boston airwaves.There was said to be a new owner waiting but so far no > official word.No word yet of a temporary silent authorization.Will the > FCC delete the frequency and calls eventually? Or will someone step > forward and buy a station with no current transmitter site or > agreement...AM radio with a signal that goes out to sea? Will Salem step > up, or maybe iHeart..or who? My guess is that 1510 will go the way of 990 in Providence. The call letters may show up elsewhere on the dial. As I understand it, 1510 has not made a dime in profit since it moved to Waltham. It's been an albatross arouund the neck of successive owners, and the only ones making money from it have been the Duffy brothers, who are 1510's landlords. Unless it can be moved elsewhere, 1510 is probably history. Rob From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Jul 3 19:53:17 2017 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 19:53:17 -0400 Subject: WMEX off but not for long? Message-ID: http://www.patriotledger.com/news/20170703/wmex-am-off-air-maybe-not-for-long Could a potential buyer for WMEX renegotiate lease, get them back on air? WMEX owner hints potential new buyers could renegotiate tower lease and return them to air From 011010001@interpring.com Mon Jul 3 20:05:22 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 20:05:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: WMEX off but not for long? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Mon, 3 Jul 2017, Bob Nelson wrote: > Could a potential buyer for WMEX renegotiate lease, get them back on air? Someone told me today that a new lease has been signed, whereby the Duffy brothers get about half the monthly rent they have been getting, in exchange for which the towers and all the other radio station-related property become the lessee's responsibility. Who this new lessee is, I can't guess. Rob From aerie.ma@comcast.net Mon Jul 3 20:35:11 2017 From: aerie.ma@comcast.net (Jim Hall) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 20:35:11 -0400 Subject: WMEX off but not for long? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00d801d2f45d$667bc910$33735b30$@comcast.net> "long known as a 50,000 watt powerhouse"??? -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Bob Nelson Sent: Monday, July 03, 2017 7:53 PM To: Boston Radio Group Subject: WMEX off but not for long? http://www.patriotledger.com/news/20170703/wmex-am-off-air-maybe-not-for-long Could a potential buyer for WMEX renegotiate lease, get them back on air? WMEX owner hints potential new buyers could renegotiate tower lease and return them to air From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Jul 3 17:19:30 2017 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 17:19:30 -0400 Subject: 1330/106.1 to biz, NH stations to oldies Message-ID: In addition to the perhaps temporary, perhaps permanent disappearance of WMEX 1510: Beasley says on July 4 at noon, WRCA 1330 and its 106.1 translator will flip from Irish music to Bloomberg business.It'll also be on the HD2 of WBOS 92.9..Apparently iHeart will keep running Bloomberg on 1200 WXKD and the HD2 of WJMN 94.5 at least for a couple months.What becomes of 1200..a more powerful home of conservative talk, now on 1430? Mia? Also WGAM and WGHM in NH (900 Nashua, 1250 Manchester) drops ESPN and other sports in favor of oldies. From 011010001@interpring.com Tue Jul 4 13:13:53 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 13:13:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Surprise! Bloomberg is moving from 1200 to 1330 Message-ID: I just got the word that beginning at 12 noon today, Bloomberg began simulcasting its programming on 1330 and its FM translator. They are going to drop 1200. Evidently Beaseley gave Bloomberga better deal than Eyeheart. Rob From 011010001@interpring.com Tue Jul 4 13:18:57 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 13:18:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Will WMEX go silent forever? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Alex Langer's WSRO operates from the old WKOX/WVBF site on Mt. Wayte Avenue in Framingham; he also owns WZBR 1410, which is programmed by a third party in Roxbury with an urban format. The WZBR transmitter is on Sprague Street in Hyde Park near the Dedham line. Rob On Tue, 4 Jul 2017, Sean Smyth wrote: > Are there any sites inside 495 that'd be suitable for 1510? I feel like we > have this discussion every few years or so, but come up empty.? > > Where do Langer's stations transmit from, Framingham? He's one guy I can > think of who takes shots on these types of AMs.? > > On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 9:26 AM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, 2 Jul 2017, Bob Nelson wrote: > > > On Friday June 30 at 6 pm, WMEX 1510 fell silent.The > transmitter lease > > was apparently not renewed and it sounds like Daly LLC is > exiting the > > Boston airwaves.There was said to be a new owner waiting but > so far no > > official word.No word yet of a temporary silent > authorization.Will the > > FCC delete the frequency and calls eventually? Or will someone > step > > forward and buy a station with no current transmitter site or > > agreement...AM radio with a signal that goes out to sea? Will > Salem step > > up, or maybe iHeart..or who? > > My guess is that 1510 will go the way of 990 in Providence. The > call > letters may show up elsewhere on the dial. > > As I understand it, 1510 has not made a dime in profit since it > moved to > Waltham. It's been an albatross arouund the neck of successive > owners, and > the only ones making money from it have been the Duffy brothers, > who are > 1510's landlords. > > Unless it can be moved elsewhere, 1510 is probably history. > > > Rob > > -- > Sent from my iPhone > > From gary@garysicecream.com Tue Jul 4 14:21:37 2017 From: gary@garysicecream.com (Gary's Ice Cream) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 14:21:37 -0400 Subject: Surprise! Bloomberg is moving from 1200 to 1330 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <08d201d2f4f2$609cfdd0$21d6f970$@garysicecream.com> But they are going to keep it on 1200 for 90 days during the transition. Gary's Ice Cream, Chelmsford, MA www.garysicecream.com www.icecreamcollege.com -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Rob Landry Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2017 1:14 PM To: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org Subject: Surprise! Bloomberg is moving from 1200 to 1330 I just got the word that beginning at 12 noon today, Bloomberg began simulcasting its programming on 1330 and its FM translator. They are going to drop 1200. Evidently Beaseley gave Bloomberga better deal than Eyeheart. Rob From ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu Tue Jul 4 09:59:05 2017 From: ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu (Sean Smyth) Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2017 13:59:05 +0000 Subject: Will WMEX go silent forever? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Are there any sites inside 495 that'd be suitable for 1510? I feel like we have this discussion every few years or so, but come up empty. Where do Langer's stations transmit from, Framingham? He's one guy I can think of who takes shots on these types of AMs. On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 9:26 AM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, 2 Jul 2017, Bob Nelson wrote: > > > On Friday June 30 at 6 pm, WMEX 1510 fell silent.The transmitter lease > > was apparently not renewed and it sounds like Daly LLC is exiting the > > Boston airwaves.There was said to be a new owner waiting but so far no > > official word.No word yet of a temporary silent authorization.Will the > > FCC delete the frequency and calls eventually? Or will someone step > > forward and buy a station with no current transmitter site or > > agreement...AM radio with a signal that goes out to sea? Will Salem step > > up, or maybe iHeart..or who? > > My guess is that 1510 will go the way of 990 in Providence. The call > letters may show up elsewhere on the dial. > > As I understand it, 1510 has not made a dime in profit since it moved to > Waltham. It's been an albatross arouund the neck of successive owners, and > the only ones making money from it have been the Duffy brothers, who are > 1510's landlords. > > Unless it can be moved elsewhere, 1510 is probably history. > > > Rob > -- Sent from my iPhone From elipolo881@gmail.com Tue Jul 4 13:25:51 2017 From: elipolo881@gmail.com (Eli Polonsky) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 13:25:51 -0400 Subject: NH stations to oldies, unrelated WMEX connection Message-ID: > > Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 17:19:30 -0400 > From: Bob Nelson > To: BostonRadio Mailing List > > Subject: 1330/106.1 to biz, NH stations to oldies > > ?... ? > WGAM and WGHM in NH (900 Nashua, 1250 Manchester) drops > ? ? > ESPN and other > ? ? > sports in favor of oldies. > > ?Coincidentally around (but having nothing actually to do with) the ?current disappearance of 1510 WMEX, Boston during the same week, the automated oldies simulcas t that WGAM ?/? WGHM ? in NH flipped to yesterday is programmed by ? ? ?Gary James, who was one of the Program Directors of WMEX, Boston during its ? 1 ?985-1989? "oldies" incarnation ? ?when it was on 1150 AM. Gary is also the voice on the WGAM/WGHM ID's and drop-ins. It's very similar (but not a direct simulcast ? of? ) the ?automated ? oldies format that Gary continues to program on 105.9 WMEX- LPFM ?in Rochester, NH. ? The website for WGAM/WGHM has not yet been redone and is still in full ESPN motif, but the stream link plays the ?new ?? oldies ?format.? ?Like many longtime AM stations, WGAM and WGHM have his?tories of being locally popular music stations in their areas in the 1960s. WGAM was WKBR, and WGHM was WOTW. They also both briefly previously played oldies at different times later on. From billohno@gmail.com Sat Jul 8 01:33:26 2017 From: billohno@gmail.com (billohno@gmail.com) Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2017 01:33:26 -0400 Subject: WSSH (1510 Boston) Message-ID: In the many posts of the now dark 1510 I'm not sure if there were references to its brief incarnation in 1987 or so as WSSH (1510 Boston) // WSSH-FM (99.5 Lowell). I was there as a part-timer shortly after the WSSH move from Lowell to Woburn. Later, the legal changed to "WSSH-FM Lowell Boston" as 1510 became WSSH and commenced simulcasting. I recall station techs visiting homes around 1510's site offering filters to address audio on Aunt Millie's toaster, her poodle's collar, etc. It almost seemed as though the purchase was more for the opportunity to say, "WSSH Boston" (with the FM legal tagged on). Rumor had it that previously, when Lerner still owned it, former sister station and studio host WLLH (1400 Lowell//Lawrence) was about to flip to WSSH calls with its "Modern Country" jingles re-sung for the occasion but it was ditched at the last minute. I found this on YouTube, a challenged early morning recording off of 1510. https://youtu.be/sasTuwzjIb4 Regardless, it makes me reminisce for a once great and highly rated soft AC station in "Boston's Wish 99.5 WSSH. Playing your easy favorites of yesterday and today." Bill O'Neill From billohno@gmail.com Sat Jul 8 16:17:14 2017 From: billohno@gmail.com (billohno@gmail.com) Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2017 16:17:14 -0400 Subject: 1981 AM scan Message-ID: <2AB6F851-5B93-43FD-A723-DAC1B80151FB@gmail.com> Discovered this AM scan from December 1981. Sounds like the guy was based in the Fitchburg area. Another reminiscence for me as it drops just after my arrival at WCAP (980 Lowell). Heard are two old radio buds of mine. Joe Corcoran was the PD then in his upper 20s, just in from WLKW Providence, who hired me and (patiently) taught this know-it-all college radio kid MUCH about commercial radio, full service A/C, live remotes, spot production, hitting the post (and how not to try to hit the post), and hitting the top of hour tone without potting-down an element to do it. In the WCAP newsroom (yes, an actual room, two booths, lots of FT reporter/anchors, 24/7 live news, just ask Scott Fybush) was Bill Smith, an amazing radio news man (now a Haverhill attorney) who'd go on to news at WROR (98.5 Boston) after rising to WCAP News Director. Technically, what strikes me in this audio is the massive 5 kW signal and wall of sound out of the CRL that WCAP pushed at that time. The positives would have been painted on at around 115% even in this wide-ranging one hit wonder from the band, Sneaker (negatives at 99%...) WCAP had recently flipped from its 1 kW D stick on Loon Hill Road in Dracut over to its current (yet now neglected) on Totman Road in Lowell. The 5 kW DA-2 cranked from 2 towers by day and 3 by night. At AM pattern change I often said, "So long, Cape Cod [2 second pause] Hello Manchester" and vice-versa at PM. Having seen the tower farm practically under water (beavers + environmentalist overreach) and in trying to get the signal when I'm in the area, I cannot help but wonder if all towers are operating properly and if the 1 kW back-up is on the air regularly. Very unfortunate. I was blessed over 20 years affiliated with WCAP to be welcomed by the late Ike Cohen (who put WCAP on the Erin 1951) and his brother, Maurice, to visit the XMTR site countless times. I was also blessed to have hopped on board at the stand alone AM just at the right time, before the denouement of local radio, replete with enough full time employees to have a second string on the softball team. https://youtu.be/Y_pZnH87v7Q Bill O'Neill From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Jul 10 09:23:13 2017 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:23:13 -0400 Subject: WMEX requests STA Message-ID: WMEX has requested silent authorization, technical reasons https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101760481&formid=910&fac_num=12789 THE LICENSEE? LEASE WITH THE TOWER SITE LANDLORD HAS EXPIRED AND THE 2 PARTIES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT ON A NEW LEASE. THE LICENSEE IS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A NEW TRANSMITTER SITE. From joe@attorneyross.com Tue Jul 11 00:18:25 2017 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:18:25 -0400 Subject: WMEX requests STA In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: That link didn't work. On 7/10/2017 9:23 AM, Bob Nelson wrote: > WMEX has requested silent authorization, technical reasons > > https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101760481&formid=910&fac_num=12789 > > THE LICENSEE? LEASE WITH THE TOWER SITE LANDLORD HAS EXPIRED AND THE 2 > PARTIES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT ON A NEW LEASE. THE LICENSEE > IS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A NEW TRANSMITTER SITE. > -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. | 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 | Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 | Fx:617.507.7856 | http://www.attorneyross.com From radiotest@plymouthcolony.net Tue Jul 11 09:35:52 2017 From: radiotest@plymouthcolony.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:35:52 -0400 Subject: WMEX requests STA In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20170711093514.02dc8040@plymouthcolony.net> At 12:18 AM 7/11/2017, A Joseph Ross wrote: >That link didn't work. It looks like CDBS is down. Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html From ecps92@earthlink.net Tue Jul 11 17:31:05 2017 From: ecps92@earthlink.net (~Bill) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:31:05 -0400 Subject: WMEX requests STA In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20170711093514.02dc8040@plymouthcolony.net> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20170711093514.02dc8040@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: <09ce01d2fa8d$00e499c0$02adcd40$@net> Likely because the URL Wrapped and became two lines > https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?c ontext=25&appn=101760481&formid=910&fac_num=12789 < Use everything within the > and < Bill - N1KUG Boston, Mass Cruise Ship Frequencies http://scanmaritime.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Dale H. Cook Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 9:36 AM To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org Subject: Re: WMEX requests STA At 12:18 AM 7/11/2017, A Joseph Ross wrote: >That link didn't work. It looks like CDBS is down. Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html From dave@skywaves.net Tue Jul 11 18:46:21 2017 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 18:46:21 -0400 Subject: [Possible Spam(high)]-RE: WMEX requests STA In-Reply-To: <09ce01d2fa8d$00e499c0$02adcd40$@net> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20170711093514.02dc8040@plymouthcolony.net> <09ce01d2fa8d$00e499c0$02adcd40$@net> Message-ID: <001901d2fa97$8458bf20$8d0a3d60$@skywaves.net> Hi, Bill - Take a long URI like that to http://bit.ly , enter it, and copy the short link: http://bit.ly/2tIq6Mq -d -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of ~Bill Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 5:31 PM To: 'Dale H. Cook' ; boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org Subject: [Possible Spam(high)]-RE: WMEX requests STA Likely because the URL Wrapped and became two lines > https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?c ontext=25&appn=101760481&formid=910&fac_num=12789 < Use everything within the > and < Bill - N1KUG Boston, Mass Cruise Ship Frequencies http://scanmaritime.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Dale H. Cook Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 9:36 AM To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org Subject: Re: WMEX requests STA At 12:18 AM 7/11/2017, A Joseph Ross wrote: >That link didn't work. It looks like CDBS is down. Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html From astelle.donald@gmail.com Fri Jul 14 09:00:39 2017 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:00:39 -0400 Subject: Wi-Fi radios....C Crane Message-ID: Good Day! My bathroom radio hit the floor and is now not working..... (Radio geeks know what a "bathroom radio" is). I was thinking of picking up a wi-fi radio to replace it so I can have more options while shaving. ;-) I had heard people mentioning th C Crane Internet Wi-Fi Radio and wondered if anyone has any experience with this model http://www.ccrane.com/Orphan-CC-WiFi-Internet-Radio-w-Clock-Alarm-99-Memory-Presets?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI57zi_OiI1QIVWUsNCh3dNgZPEAQYAyABEgKqWPD_BwE Seems like a good basic wi-fi radio...just wondering if I will be dissapointed Anyone have experience with this one? Thanks! D From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Fri Jul 14 10:53:07 2017 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:53:07 +0000 Subject: Wi-Fi radios....C Crane In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I've had that one, and I just got a sangean WFR28. The sanceans audio is a bit better... display a bit bigger. It has FM with RDS, and can play media from an external player. And it's only about $20 more then the CCRANE PAUL On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 10:50 AM Don wrote: > > Good Day! > > My bathroom radio hit the floor and is now not working..... (Radio geeks > know what a "bathroom radio" is). > > I was thinking of picking up a wi-fi radio to replace it so I can have more > options while shaving. ;-) > > I had heard people mentioning th C Crane Internet Wi-Fi Radio and wondered > if anyone has any experience with this model > > > http://www.ccrane.com/Orphan-CC-WiFi-Internet-Radio-w-Clock-Alarm-99-Memory-Presets?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI57zi_OiI1QIVWUsNCh3dNgZPEAQYAyABEgKqWPD_BwE > > Seems like a good basic wi-fi radio...just wondering if I will be > dissapointed > > Anyone have experience with this one? > > Thanks! > > D > > From map@mapinternet.com Fri Jul 14 12:57:11 2017 From: map@mapinternet.com (M.Casey) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:57:11 -0400 Subject: Wi-Fi radios....C Crane In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <85EA97D965A6462793977C1F9663499B@laptop> Hello Don, The Sangean WFR28 Internet Radio I've had for a couple of years, sounds good and works well and has a built in FM radio. It's a medium sized battery-or-plugin portable ..........or......... try a bluetooth speaker (ex: sony srs-xb2, xb20, many others) paired to a smartphone. If you don't have unlimited data, Some of the carriers (ex: metropcs) offer free radio listening through tunein, radio.com or other apps. That system will enable a wide field of options. The Sony bt speaker is small, wireless, sounds great, is portable, battery lasts a long time, and comes with a charger or use any standard micro usb charger that fits most cellphones. The Sangean Internet radio has many station choices , but the smartphone system will probably enable even more. GL Mark Casey K1MAP -----Original Message----- From: Don I had heard people mentioning th C Crane Internet Wi-Fi Radio and wondered if anyone has any experience with this model http://www.ccrane.com/Orphan-CC-WiFi-Internet-Radio-w-Clock-Alarm-99-Memory-Presets?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI57zi_OiI1QIVWUsNCh3dNgZPEAQYAyABEgKqWPD_BwE Seems like a good basic wi-fi radio...just wondering if I will be dissapointed Anyone have experience with this one? Thanks! D From brian_vita@cssinc.com Fri Jul 14 17:17:36 2017 From: brian_vita@cssinc.com (Brian Vita) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:17:36 -0400 Subject: Wi-Fi radios....C Crane In-Reply-To: <85EA97D965A6462793977C1F9663499B@laptop> References: <85EA97D965A6462793977C1F9663499B@laptop> Message-ID: <023201d2fce6$a1ba6270$e52f2750$@cssinc.com> You can also listen to internet radio through a Google home and, to a limited extent, Amazon Echo. I can listen to my station, cjazzchannel.com through the Google unit. The Amazon box, even though it has TuneIn, won't let me pick it up. Brian -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of M.Casey Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 12:57 PM To: Don ; boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org Subject: Re: Wi-Fi radios....C Crane Hello Don, The Sangean WFR28 Internet Radio I've had for a couple of years, sounds good and works well and has a built in FM radio. It's a medium sized battery-or-plugin portable ..........or......... try a bluetooth speaker (ex: sony srs-xb2, xb20, many others) paired to a smartphone. If you don't have unlimited data, Some of the carriers (ex: metropcs) offer free radio listening through tunein, radio.com or other apps. That system will enable a wide field of options. The Sony bt speaker is small, wireless, sounds great, is portable, battery lasts a long time, and comes with a charger or use any standard micro usb charger that fits most cellphones. The Sangean Internet radio has many station choices , but the smartphone system will probably enable even more. GL Mark Casey K1MAP -----Original Message----- From: Don I had heard people mentioning th C Crane Internet Wi-Fi Radio and wondered if anyone has any experience with this model http://www.ccrane.com/Orphan-CC-WiFi-Internet-Radio-w-Clock-Alarm-99-Memory- Presets?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI57zi_OiI1QIVWUsNCh3dNgZPEAQYAyABEgKqWPD_BwE Seems like a good basic wi-fi radio...just wondering if I will be dissapointed Anyone have experience with this one? Thanks! D From ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu Wed Jul 19 17:10:02 2017 From: ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu (Sean Smyth) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:10:02 +0000 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? Message-ID: According to Providence Monthly, it's up for sale. http://providenceonline.com/stories/radio-silence,24147 It's one of my music presets and I'll hate losing it, though I understand why it's happening. Like WHRB, it's run by an independent corporation. I'm guessing the financials are less of a concern at WHRB, but you wonder how long such student-run independent terrestrial stations can, or will want to, hold on. Anyone younger than 30 who lives in an environment with wifi hotspots everywhere doesn't appreciate the power of the radio waves. (h/t to Radio Insight) -- Sent from my iPhone From 011010001@interpring.com Thu Jul 20 11:04:37 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:04:37 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 5 out of the 8 Ivy League schools have student organizations that are radio station licensees. In addition to WBRU at Brown, such stations include WPRB at Princeton, WVBR at Cornell, WHRB at Harvard, and WYBC (AM/FM) at Yale. Dartmouth's WFRD is owned by the College, as are Columbia's WKCR and Penn's WXPN. WXPN and the two WYBC stations are no longer student-operated. Rob On Wed, 19 Jul 2017, Sean Smyth wrote: > According to Providence Monthly, it's up for sale. > > http://providenceonline.com/stories/radio-silence,24147 > > It's one of my music presets and I'll hate losing it, though I understand > why it's happening. Like WHRB, it's run by an independent corporation. I'm > guessing the financials are less of a concern at WHRB, but you wonder how > long such student-run independent terrestrial stations can, or will want > to, hold on. Anyone younger than 30 who lives in an environment with wifi > hotspots everywhere doesn't appreciate the power of the radio waves. > > (h/t to Radio Insight) > -- > Sent from my iPhone > From 011010001@interpring.com Thu Jul 20 12:34:43 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:34:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Thu, 20 Jul 2017, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > WYBC AM/FM isn't operated by the school. sacred heart leases WYBC-AM don't > they? And WYBC FM Sales and June programming was handled by Cox and maybe > Connoisseur now? Those are LMA's. The stations remain licensed to the Yale Broadcasting Company, which is the student group. Rob From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Thu Jul 20 12:35:36 2017 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:35:36 +0000 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: But a slightly different case if they just collect an LMA check vs have to actually operate them. On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 12:34 PM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, 20 Jul 2017, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > > > WYBC AM/FM isn't operated by the school. sacred heart leases WYBC-AM > don't > > they? And WYBC FM Sales and June programming was handled by Cox and maybe > > Connoisseur now? > > Those are LMA's. The stations remain licensed to the Yale Broadcasting > Company, which is the student group. > > > Rob > From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Thu Jul 20 11:48:57 2017 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:48:57 +0000 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: WYBC AM/FM isn't operated by the school. sacred heart leases WYBC-AM don't they? And WYBC FM Sales and June programming was handled by Cox and maybe Connoisseur now? On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 11:44 AM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > 5 out of the 8 Ivy League schools have student organizations that are > radio station licensees. In addition to WBRU at Brown, such stations > include WPRB at Princeton, WVBR at Cornell, WHRB at Harvard, and WYBC > (AM/FM) at Yale. Dartmouth's WFRD is owned by the College, as are > Columbia's WKCR and Penn's WXPN. WXPN and the two WYBC stations are no > longer student-operated. > > > Rob > > On Wed, 19 Jul 2017, Sean Smyth wrote: > > > According to Providence Monthly, it's up for sale. > > > > http://providenceonline.com/stories/radio-silence,24147 > > > > It's one of my music presets and I'll hate losing it, though I understand > > why it's happening. Like WHRB, it's run by an independent corporation. > I'm > > guessing the financials are less of a concern at WHRB, but you wonder how > > long such student-run independent terrestrial stations can, or will want > > to, hold on. Anyone younger than 30 who lives in an environment with wifi > > hotspots everywhere doesn't appreciate the power of the radio waves. > > > > (h/t to Radio Insight) > > -- > > Sent from my iPhone > > > From ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu Thu Jul 27 17:10:40 2017 From: ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu (Sean Smyth) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 21:10:40 +0000 Subject: Tropo opening In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: And thanks to spellcheck, I butchered the subject the first time around. On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 5:09 PM Sean Smyth wrote: > A couple interesting catches today, including a couple on 94.7, WZYK > (Clinton KY) and WIAD (Bethesda MD). WIAD was just hash, but I picked up > the Kentucky station for a good 10 to 15 minutes. Also very briefly pulled > in classic rock on 95.7, but not long enough to get any indication as to > where it's from. > -- > Sent from my iPhone > -- Sent from my iPhone From rbello@belloassoc.com Thu Jul 27 19:09:59 2017 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:09:59 -0400 Subject: Tropo opening In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: That may explain the trashing of WEEI-FM 93.7 this afternoon in Framingham on Speen St about 2:30 --------------------------------------------------- On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 5:10 PM, Sean Smyth wrote: > And thanks to spellcheck, I butchered the subject the first time around. > > On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 5:09 PM Sean Smyth wrote: > > > A couple interesting catches today, including a couple on 94.7, WZYK > > (Clinton KY) and WIAD (Bethesda MD). WIAD was just hash, but I picked up > > the Kentucky station for a good 10 to 15 minutes. Also very briefly > pulled > > in classic rock on 95.7, but not long enough to get any indication as to > > where it's from. > > -- > > Sent from my iPhone > > > -- > Sent from my iPhone > From ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu Thu Jul 27 17:09:52 2017 From: ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu (Sean Smyth) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 21:09:52 +0000 Subject: Tripp opening Message-ID: A couple interesting catches today, including a couple on 94.7, WZYK (Clinton KY) and WIAD (Bethesda MD). WIAD was just hash, but I picked up the Kentucky station for a good 10 to 15 minutes. Also very briefly pulled in classic rock on 95.7, but not long enough to get any indication as to where it's from. -- Sent from my iPhone From ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu Fri Jul 28 04:08:54 2017 From: ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu (Sean Smyth) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:08:54 +0000 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: WBRU says a sale is imminent. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/119017/wbru-confirms-imminent-sale/ Is there any room on the non-comm end of the dial in the Providence area? Doubtful WBRU would even consider that move, I'm just curious. On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 5:10 PM Sean Smyth wrote: > According to Providence Monthly, it's up for sale. > > http://providenceonline.com/stories/radio-silence,24147 > > It's one of my music presets and I'll hate losing it, though I understand > why it's happening. Like WHRB, it's run by an independent corporation. I'm > guessing the financials are less of a concern at WHRB, but you wonder how > long such student-run independent terrestrial stations can, or will want > to, hold on. Anyone younger than 30 who lives in an environment with wifi > hotspots everywhere doesn't appreciate the power of the radio waves. > > (h/t to Radio Insight) > -- > Sent from my iPhone > -- Sent from my iPhone From scott@fybush.com Fri Jul 28 08:12:26 2017 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:12:26 -0400 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Once RIPR gets 89.3 up and running from the Tiverton site, its lease deal with the Wheeler School for WELH 88.1 will become redundant. Would Wheeler have any desire to work with WBRU or sell 88.1? Not impossible, but hard to see it make economic sense for anyone. Modern rock doesn't have much of a track record of being able to work as a listener-supported noncomm format. (Before Wheeler did the RIPR deal, it leased part of the 88.1 day to Brown Student Radio, which is a separate entity from WBRU.) On Jul 28, 2017 5:07 AM, "Sean Smyth" wrote: > WBRU says a sale is imminent. > > https://radioinsight.com/headlines/119017/wbru-confirms-imminent-sale/ > > Is there any room on the non-comm end of the dial in the Providence area? > Doubtful WBRU would even consider that move, I'm just curious. > > On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 5:10 PM Sean Smyth wrote: > > > According to Providence Monthly, it's up for sale. > > > > http://providenceonline.com/stories/radio-silence,24147 > > > > It's one of my music presets and I'll hate losing it, though I understand > > why it's happening. Like WHRB, it's run by an independent corporation. > I'm > > guessing the financials are less of a concern at WHRB, but you wonder how > > long such student-run independent terrestrial stations can, or will want > > to, hold on. Anyone younger than 30 who lives in an environment with wifi > > hotspots everywhere doesn't appreciate the power of the radio waves. > > > > (h/t to Radio Insight) > > -- > > Sent from my iPhone > > > -- > Sent from my iPhone > From elipolo881@gmail.com Fri Jul 28 13:08:54 2017 From: elipolo881@gmail.com (Eli Polonsky) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:08:54 -0400 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? Message-ID: > > Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:12:26 -0400 > From: Scott Fybush > To: Sean Smyth > Cc: Boston Radio Group > Subject: Re: Is WBRU on the brink? > > Once RIPR gets 89.3 up and running from the Tiverton site, its lease deal > with the Wheeler School for WELH 88.1 will become redundant. Would Wheeler > have any desire to work with WBRU or sell 88.1? Not impossible, but hard to > see it make economic sense for anyone. Modern rock doesn't have much of a > track record of being able to work as a listener-supported noncomm format. > > ?WERS Boston (Emerson College) appears to be making a listener-supported success out of what sounds like a modern rock based AAA ?format during weekday daytime hours (it has other specialty formats nights and weekends). It is much slicker sounding than most "college" radio, with a morning host from Boston commercial radio (George Knight) and students playing from pre-programmed playlists during the rest of the daytime. From scott@fybush.com Fri Jul 28 16:28:02 2017 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:28:02 -0400 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: WERS still gets hefty support from Emerson itself, though... it's hardly self-sustaining. There's no evidence Brown itself would be interested in putting that kind of money into radio. On Jul 28, 2017 4:10 PM, "Eli Polonsky" wrote: > > > > Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 08:12:26 -0400 > > From: Scott Fybush > > To: Sean Smyth > > Cc: Boston Radio Group > > Subject: Re: Is WBRU on the brink? > > > > Once RIPR gets 89.3 up and running from the Tiverton site, its lease deal > > with the Wheeler School for WELH 88.1 will become redundant. Would > Wheeler > > have any desire to work with WBRU or sell 88.1? Not impossible, but hard > to > > see it make economic sense for anyone. Modern rock doesn't have much of a > > track record of being able to work as a listener-supported noncomm > format. > > > > ?WERS Boston (Emerson College) appears to be making a listener-supported > success out of what sounds like a modern rock based AAA ?format during > weekday daytime hours (it has other specialty formats nights and weekends). > It is much slicker sounding than most "college" radio, with a morning host > from Boston commercial radio (George Knight) and students playing from > pre-programmed playlists during the rest of the daytime. > From denapoli137@msn.com Fri Jul 21 18:53:37 2017 From: denapoli137@msn.com (DENNIS Denapoli) Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 22:53:37 +0000 Subject: WMEX Message-ID: Do you know anyone who has pictures of the WMEX Quincy radio towers needed for Facebook remember WMEX web sight thank you Dennis Sent from my iPhone From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Jul 29 09:26:56 2017 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:26:56 -0400 Subject: WNBP sold? Message-ID: Not seeing details yet but DJ Dave Macaulay says on his facebook that WNBP (1450 and //106.1) Newburyport MA has been sold and programming changes are coming after Mon night (he says today is his last oldies show for them, but he will start a show at WHAV-LP Haverhill in Sept). Anyone have details? Is it a sale or LMA? From 011010001@interpring.com Mon Jul 31 07:03:48 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 07:03:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Fri, 28 Jul 2017, Sean Smyth wrote: > WBRU says a sale is imminent. > https://radioinsight.com/headlines/119017/wbru-confirms-imminent-sale/ Who is the buyer? If whoever buys WBRU decides to turn on IBOC, it would cause major interference to WHRB. The two stations are only 40 miles apart. Rob From 011010001@interpring.com Mon Jul 31 07:22:59 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 07:22:59 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Fri, 28 Jul 2017, Eli Polonsky wrote: > ?WERS Boston (Emerson College) appears to be making a listener-supported > success out of what sounds like a modern rock based AAA ?format during > weekday daytime hours (it has other specialty formats nights and > weekends). It is much slicker sounding than most "college" radio, with a > morning host from Boston commercial radio (George Knight) and students > playing from pre-programmed playlists during the rest of the daytime. WERS really belongs in the category with WUMB and WBUR, stations owned by universities and run by professionals. It's not a student-run station like, say, Boston College's WZBC. Rob From 011010001@interpring.com Mon Jul 31 13:17:46 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:17:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017, Don wrote: >>> WERS really belongs in the category with WUMB and WBUR, stations owned by > universities and run by professionals.<< > Except for the fact the WERS airstaff is all students (except for 1 person on > the morning show). They're students, but they're hand-picked by management and they do what they're told to do. That's not college radio as I understand the term. Rob From astelle.donald@gmail.com Mon Jul 31 12:22:07 2017 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:22:07 -0400 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? References: Message-ID: >>WERS really belongs in the category with WUMB and WBUR, stations owned by universities and run by professionals.<< Except for the fact the WERS airstaff is all students (except for 1 person on the morning show). Students never get on the air at WBUR and WUMB. D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Landry" <011010001@interpring.com> To: "Eli Polonsky" Cc: Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 7:22 AM Subject: Re: Is WBRU on the brink? > > > On Fri, 28 Jul 2017, Eli Polonsky wrote: > >> ?WERS Boston (Emerson College) appears to be making a listener-supported >> success out of what sounds like a modern rock based AAA ?format during >> weekday daytime hours (it has other specialty formats nights and >> weekends). It is much slicker sounding than most "college" radio, with a >> morning host from Boston commercial radio (George Knight) and students >> playing from pre-programmed playlists during the rest of the daytime. > > WERS really belongs in the category with WUMB and WBUR, stations owned by > universities and run by professionals. It's not a student-run station > like, say, Boston College's WZBC. > > > Rob From 011010001@interpring.com Mon Jul 31 14:34:55 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:34:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? In-Reply-To: <69B95EB7786C48F9846FFBEA6F7EB863@ownerd8aa55a4d> References: <69B95EB7786C48F9846FFBEA6F7EB863@ownerd8aa55a4d> Message-ID: On Mon, 31 Jul 2017, Don wrote: > So, does "college radio" mean it has to be student run, produced, managed > programmed....total freedom and freeform programming? No, but it has to be run by students. If students want to set up a rigidly formatted station in which everyone plays what he or she is told in the way that he or she is told, that's still college radio in my book if it's created, organized and run by the students. The moment you put a professional in charge, it's not college radio any more. It's no longer a student enterprise; it's the institution's enterprise, operated for the institution's purposes, the students being merely its agents. Rob From astelle.donald@gmail.com Mon Jul 31 13:38:00 2017 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:38:00 -0400 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? References: Message-ID: <69B95EB7786C48F9846FFBEA6F7EB863@ownerd8aa55a4d> >>> They're students, but they're hand-picked by management and they do what >>> they're told to do. That's not college radio as I understand the term. Well, it's college and it's radio...and the students are on the air. ;-) Semantics I suppose. So, does "college radio" mean it has to be student run, produced, managed programmed....total freedom and freeform programming? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Landry" <011010001@interpring.com> To: "Don" Cc: "Eli Polonsky" ; Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 1:17 PM Subject: Re: Is WBRU on the brink? > > > On Mon, 31 Jul 2017, Don wrote: > >>>> WERS really belongs in the category with WUMB and WBUR, stations owned >>>> by >> universities and run by professionals.<< > >> Except for the fact the WERS airstaff is all students (except for 1 >> person on the morning show). > > They're students, but they're hand-picked by management and they do what > they're told to do. That's not college radio as I understand the term. > > > Rob From astelle.donald@gmail.com Mon Jul 31 16:25:33 2017 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:25:33 -0400 Subject: Is WBRU on the brink? References: <69B95EB7786C48F9846FFBEA6F7EB863@ownerd8aa55a4d> Message-ID: <9C735F4B2F734F868AE1470357A02833@ownerd8aa55a4d> >>It's no longer a student enterprise; it's the institution's enterprise, >>operated for the institution's purposes, If it's licensed to the institution....it's the institutions enterprise. And a licensed station is there to serve the community/public...not just be entertainment for the students. Congress and the courts have mandated that licensees serve as "public trustees" of the airwaves. >> the students being merely its agents. No, not "merely'. In the case of Emerson, the students are getting airtime, and getting more professional training than they could at any other college station. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Landry" <011010001@interpring.com> To: "Don" Cc: "Eli Polonsky" ; Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 2:34 PM Subject: Re: Is WBRU on the brink? > > > On Mon, 31 Jul 2017, Don wrote: > >> So, does "college radio" mean it has to be student run, produced, managed >> programmed....total freedom and freeform programming? > > No, but it has to be run by students. If students want to set up a rigidly > formatted station in which everyone plays what he or she is told in the > way that he or she is told, that's still college radio in my book if it's > created, organized and run by the students. > > The moment you put a professional in charge, it's not college radio any > more. It's no longer a student enterprise; it's the institution's > enterprise, operated for the institution's purposes, the students being > merely its agents. > > > Rob From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Jul 31 23:37:47 2017 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 23:37:47 -0400 Subject: WNBP changeover coming Message-ID: At midnight WNBP 1450/106.1 will most likely change hands. Staffers can't say who the new owners are but an announcement may be made tomorrow (Tuesday) "Another WNBP employee confirmed that as of midnight Tuesday, the station?s new ownership would take over and that all current employees would be terminated." http://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/wnbp-staff-members-say-goodbye-to-listeners/article_917fc46a-c453-5100-9166-86f19e1817fc.html