From joe@attorneyross.com Mon Jun 5 02:39:21 2017 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 02:39:21 -0400 Subject: WCRN Message-ID: While driving home from Western Massachusetts today, I heard WCRN. They were playing "NorthStar" Music and promoting themselves as "Full Service Radio." Apparently they have news and talk during the day and music at night. It's oldies, from the 70s and maybe the late 60s. They also seem to have some Worcester-area ads. I wonder how they're managing to run that sort of a station, and even run ads. Are they owned by some conglomerate or are they individually owned, like WJIB and WATD? -- 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 Mon Jun 5 08:19:14 2017 From: radiotest@plymouthcolony.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 08:19:14 -0400 Subject: WCRN In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20170605080946.02fdfbf0@plymouthcolony.net> At 02:39 AM 6/5/2017, A Joseph Ross wrote: >Are they owned by some conglomerate or are they individually owned, like WJIB and WATD? Owned by a very small corporation, Carter Broadcasting, that also owns WACE in Chicopee (site of my first commercial radio job in the '70s) and TV translator WCRN-LD on channel 25 (virtual channel 31) in Providence, which has an application to change community to Leicester on channel 34 (still virtual 31). Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html From jjlehmann@comcast.net Mon Jun 5 09:04:38 2017 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 09:04:38 -0400 Subject: WCRN In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20170605080946.02fdfbf0@plymouthcolony.net> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20170605080946.02fdfbf0@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: <7CD1DF95-2A7C-4D3D-9732-6A035F47F4AD@comcast.net> WCRN's TV channel used to be analog on 34 in Leicester. It's now on 25, virtual 31, licensed to Providence, but transmitting from Webster, MA. Must be a mixup in the database somehow, as I'm sure they wouldn't have a CP to go back to analog. Jeff Lehmann > On Jun 5, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Dale H. Cook wrote: > > At 02:39 AM 6/5/2017, A Joseph Ross wrote: > >> Are they owned by some conglomerate or are they individually owned, like WJIB and WATD? > > Owned by a very small corporation, Carter Broadcasting, that also owns WACE in Chicopee (site of my first commercial radio job in the '70s) and TV translator WCRN-LD on channel 25 (virtual channel 31) in Providence, which has an application to change community to Leicester on channel 34 (still virtual 31). > > Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA > http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html > From dave@skywaves.net Mon Jun 5 13:33:32 2017 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 13:33:32 -0400 Subject: [Possible Spam(low)]-WCRN In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <002001d2de21$daa09610$8fe1c230$@skywaves.net> WCRN is owned by the Carter family. They own WCRN and WACE 730 in Springfield. -d -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of A Joseph Ross Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 2:39 AM To: Boston Radio Subject: [Possible Spam(low)]-WCRN While driving home from Western Massachusetts today, I heard WCRN. They were playing "NorthStar" Music and promoting themselves as "Full Service Radio." Apparently they have news and talk during the day and music at night. It's oldies, from the 70s and maybe the late 60s. They also seem to have some Worcester-area ads. I wonder how they're managing to run that sort of a station, and even run ads. Are they owned by some conglomerate or are they individually owned, like WJIB and WATD? -- 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 raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Jun 5 15:23:57 2017 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 15:23:57 -0400 Subject: WRKO 50th anniversary on air party Message-ID: http://raccoonradio.freehostia.com/Air/WRKO50th.mp3 40 min of the WRKO on air reunion party from Sat night (50th anniversary) Sorry I couldn't have gotten more, recorded via my phone on stream as I've been traveling From raccoonradio@gmail.com Mon Jun 5 08:24:23 2017 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 08:24:23 -0400 Subject: WCRN In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I believe it's just the Carberrys and just WCRN.They may figure they can sell local ads and run music at night instead of paying (?) for talk shows (other than WBZ, talk shows at night tend to go down in listenership) They have been a Howie Carr affiliate for years. The music will be "powered by Boston 25 Morning News" or some other advertiser. They simulcast that TV newscast. On Monday, June 5, 2017, A Joseph Ross wrote: > While driving home from Western Massachusetts today, I heard WCRN. They > were playing "NorthStar" Music and promoting themselves as "Full Service > Radio." Apparently they have news and talk during the day and music at > night. It's oldies, from the 70s and maybe the late 60s. They also seem > to have some Worcester-area ads. I wonder how they're managing to run that > sort of a station, and even run ads. Are they owned by some conglomerate > or are they individually owned, like WJIB and WATD? > > -- > 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 dave@skywaves.net Mon Jun 5 22:23:42 2017 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 22:23:42 -0400 Subject: [Possible Spam(low)]-WCRN In-Reply-To: <002001d2de21$daa09610$8fe1c230$@skywaves.net> References: <002001d2de21$daa09610$8fe1c230$@skywaves.net> Message-ID: <00b401d2de6b$eafa39e0$c0eeada0$@skywaves.net> Sorry, I meant the Carberry family. The company name is Carter Broadcasting. -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Dave Doherty Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 1:34 PM To: 'A Joseph Ross' ; 'Boston Radio' Subject: RE: [Possible Spam(low)]-WCRN WCRN is owned by the Carter family. They own WCRN and WACE 730 in Springfield. -d -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of A Joseph Ross Sent: Monday, June 05, 2017 2:39 AM To: Boston Radio Subject: [Possible Spam(low)]-WCRN While driving home from Western Massachusetts today, I heard WCRN. They were playing "NorthStar" Music and promoting themselves as "Full Service Radio." Apparently they have news and talk during the day and music at night. It's oldies, from the 70s and maybe the late 60s. They also seem to have some Worcester-area ads. I wonder how they're managing to run that sort of a station, and even run ads. Are they owned by some conglomerate or are they individually owned, like WJIB and WATD? -- 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 joe@attorneyross.com Mon Jun 5 23:16:20 2017 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 23:16:20 -0400 Subject: WCRN In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8775a2e3-4295-32e9-2f4c-e21bcb807704@attorneyross.com> Yes, when I heard them this afternoon, they were running Howie Carr. On 6/5/2017 8:24 AM, Bob Nelson wrote: > > I believe it's just the Carberrys and just WCRN.They may figure they > can sell local ads and run music at night instead of paying (?) for > talk shows (other than WBZ, talk shows at night tend to go down in > listenership) They have been a Howie Carr affiliate for years. > The music will be "powered by Boston 25 Morning News" or some other > advertiser. > They simulcast that TV newscast. > > On Monday, June 5, 2017, A Joseph Ross > wrote: > > While driving home from Western Massachusetts today, I heard WCRN. > They were playing "NorthStar" Music and promoting themselves as > "Full Service Radio." Apparently they have news and talk during > the day and music at night. It's oldies, from the 70s and maybe > the late 60s. They also seem to have some Worcester-area ads. I > wonder how they're managing to run that sort of a station, and > even run ads. Are they owned by some conglomerate or are they > individually owned, like WJIB and WATD? > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. | 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 | Newton, MA > 02459 > 617.367.0468 | Fx:617.507.7856 | http://www.attorneyross.com > -- 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 kvahey@gmail.com Tue Jun 6 09:45:25 2017 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 09:45:25 -0400 Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info Message-ID: It appears there will be NO local OTA TV outlet for the Boston Pops 4th of July program. The event will be televised by Bloomberg TV and radio will be on 1200 AM and 94.5 HD-2 http://bostonpopsjuly4th.org/tunein/ From aerie.ma@comcast.net Tue Jun 6 11:42:08 2017 From: aerie.ma@comcast.net (Jim Hall) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 11:42:08 -0400 Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00ec01d2dedb$75b2ec70$6118c550$@comcast.net> I wonder what they mean by "subscription-based 94.5 FM-HD2". -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Vahey Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 9:45 AM To: Boston Radio Group Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info It appears there will be NO local OTA TV outlet for the Boston Pops 4th of July program. The event will be televised by Bloomberg TV and radio will be on 1200 AM and 94.5 HD-2 http://bostonpopsjuly4th.org/tunein/ From 011010001@interpring.com Tue Jun 6 11:55:48 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 11:55:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Tue, 6 Jun 2017, Kevin Vahey wrote: > It appears there will be NO local OTA TV outlet for the Boston Pops 4th of > July program. > The event will be televised by Bloomberg TV and radio will be on 1200 AM > and 94.5 HD-2 We used to air it on WCRB. It was part of our agreement to carry the BSO broadcasts. I guess the BSO doesn't have the leverage with WGBH that it had with us. Rob From tlmedia@intrstar.net Tue Jun 6 12:42:21 2017 From: tlmedia@intrstar.net (Ted Larsen) Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:42:21 -0400 Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info In-Reply-To: <00ec01d2dedb$75b2ec70$6118c550$@comcast.net> References: <00ec01d2dedb$75b2ec70$6118c550$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <6d99a8e1-020a-4ac3-aad4-b461da5a9bec@getmailbird.com> I can think of anything less exciting that "listening" to fireworks on AM radio.? On 6/6/2017 11:42:08 AM, Jim Hall wrote: I wonder what they mean by "subscription-based 94.5 FM-HD2". -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Vahey Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 9:45 AM To: Boston Radio Group Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info It appears there will be NO local OTA TV outlet for the Boston Pops 4th of July program. The event will be televised by Bloomberg TV and radio will be on 1200 AM and 94.5 HD-2 http://bostonpopsjuly4th.org/tunein/ From 011010001@interpring.com Tue Jun 6 14:01:48 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 14:01:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info In-Reply-To: <6d99a8e1-020a-4ac3-aad4-b461da5a9bec@getmailbird.com> References: <00ec01d2dedb$75b2ec70$6118c550$@comcast.net> <6d99a8e1-020a-4ac3-aad4-b461da5a9bec@getmailbird.com> Message-ID: The point of WCRB's broadcasts was not to listen to the fireworks but the Pops concert. Additionally, they would often try to provide music to which the fireworks were synchronized, but due to various transmission delays it was never more than underwhelming. Rob On Tue, 6 Jun 2017, Ted Larsen wrote: > I can think of anything less exciting that "listening" to fireworks on AM radio.? > > On 6/6/2017 11:42:08 AM, Jim Hall wrote: > I wonder what they mean by "subscription-based 94.5 FM-HD2". > > -----Original Message----- > From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Vahey > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 9:45 AM > To: Boston Radio Group > Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info > > It appears there will be NO local OTA TV outlet for the Boston Pops 4th of July program. > > The event will be televised by Bloomberg TV and radio will be on 1200 AM and 94.5 HD-2 > > http://bostonpopsjuly4th.org/tunein/ > > From tony.abruzzese@gmail.com Tue Jun 6 12:42:15 2017 From: tony.abruzzese@gmail.com (Anthony Abruzzese) Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:42:15 -0400 Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info In-Reply-To: <00ec01d2dedb$75b2ec70$6118c550$@comcast.net> References: <00ec01d2dedb$75b2ec70$6118c550$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <2BFF5999-DB84-4418-BB3B-0747938A2B5E@gmail.com> I guess you ?need an iheartradio subscription to hear the HD2 stream. -- ============================== Tony Abruzzese Educational Technologist ? Healthcare Emergency Management Dept of Anatomy & Neurobiology Boston University School of Medicine 650 Albany Street, Rm. 140 Boston, MA 02118 v: 617-638-5092 email: abruzzes@bu.edu ============================== From: Boston-Radio-Interest on behalf of Jim Hall Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 11:42 AM To: "boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org" Subject: RE: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info I wonder what they mean by "subscription-based 94.5 FM-HD2". -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Vahey Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 9:45 AM To: Boston Radio Group Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info It appears there will be NO local OTA TV outlet for the Boston Pops 4th of July program. The event will be televised by Bloomberg TV and radio will be on 1200 AM and 94.5 HD-2 http://bostonpopsjuly4th.org/tunein/ From 011010001@interpring.com Tue Jun 6 18:50:36 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 18:50:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info In-Reply-To: <2BFF5999-DB84-4418-BB3B-0747938A2B5E@gmail.com> References: <00ec01d2dedb$75b2ec70$6118c550$@comcast.net> <2BFF5999-DB84-4418-BB3B-0747938A2B5E@gmail.com> Message-ID: While FCC rules do permit HD-2 programming being offered on a subscription basis, I don't think there are any radios out there that support such a model. Rob On Tue, 6 Jun 2017, Anthony Abruzzese wrote: > I guess you ?need an iheartradio subscription to hear the HD2 stream. > > > > -- > > ============================== > > Tony Abruzzese > > Educational Technologist ? Healthcare Emergency Management > > Dept of Anatomy & Neurobiology > > Boston University School of Medicine > > 650 Albany Street, Rm. 140 > > Boston, MA 02118 > > v: 617-638-5092 > > email: abruzzes@bu.edu > > ============================== > > > > From: Boston-Radio-Interest on behalf of Jim Hall > Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 11:42 AM > To: "boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org" > Subject: RE: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info > > > > I wonder what they mean by "subscription-based 94.5 FM-HD2". > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Vahey > > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 9:45 AM > > To: Boston Radio Group > > Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info > > > > It appears there will be NO local OTA TV outlet for the Boston Pops 4th of July program. > > > > The event will be televised by Bloomberg TV and radio will be on 1200 AM and 94.5 HD-2 > > > > http://bostonpopsjuly4th.org/tunein/ > > > > > > > From wollman@bimajority.org Tue Jun 6 22:05:36 2017 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 22:05:36 -0400 Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info In-Reply-To: References: <00ec01d2dedb$75b2ec70$6118c550$@comcast.net> <2BFF5999-DB84-4418-BB3B-0747938A2B5E@gmail.com> Message-ID: <22839.24432.241915.940271@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> G< said: > While FCC rules do permit HD-2 programming being offered on a subscription > basis, I don't think there are any radios out there that support such a > model. > On Tue, 6 Jun 2017, Anthony Abruzzese wrote: >> I guess you ?need an iheartradio subscription to hear the HD2 stream. My interpretation would be that IHR assumes nobody has an HD tuner (or knows how to use it) and therefore people need to use their app to listen to what you and I know how to hear (with nasty compression artifacts) for free. -GAWollman From rbello@belloassoc.com Tue Jun 6 20:12:37 2017 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 20:12:37 -0400 Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info In-Reply-To: References: <00ec01d2dedb$75b2ec70$6118c550$@comcast.net> <2BFF5999-DB84-4418-BB3B-0747938A2B5E@gmail.com> Message-ID: iHeart broadcasts Bloomberg Radio on both WXKS 1200 and WJMN 94.5 HD2. There is no fee or subscription for either. On Tuesday, June 6, 2017, Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > > While FCC rules do permit HD-2 programming being offered on a subscription > basis, I don't think there are any radios out there that support such a > model. > > > Rob > > On Tue, 6 Jun 2017, Anthony Abruzzese wrote: > > I guess you need an iheartradio subscription to hear the HD2 stream. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ============================== >> >> Tony Abruzzese >> >> Educational Technologist ? Healthcare Emergency Management >> >> Dept of Anatomy & Neurobiology >> >> Boston University School of Medicine >> >> 650 Albany Street, Rm. 140 >> >> Boston, MA 02118 >> >> v: 617-638-5092 >> >> email: abruzzes@bu.edu >> >> ============================== >> >> >> >> From: Boston-Radio-Interest > bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org> on behalf of Jim Hall < >> aerie.ma@comcast.net> >> Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 11:42 AM >> To: "boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org" < >> boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org> >> Subject: RE: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info >> >> >> >> I wonder what they mean by "subscription-based 94.5 FM-HD2". >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest- >> bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Vahey >> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 9:45 AM >> >> To: Boston Radio Group >> >> Subject: Boston Pops 4th of July TV-Radio info >> >> >> >> It appears there will be NO local OTA TV outlet for the Boston Pops 4th >> of July program. >> >> >> >> The event will be televised by Bloomberg TV and radio will be on 1200 AM >> and 94.5 HD-2 >> >> >> >> http://bostonpopsjuly4th.org/tunein/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- Ron Bello 160 Speen St - Suite 303 Framingham, MA. 01701 508.820.1100 From 011010001@interpring.com Thu Jun 8 15:49:13 2017 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 15:49:13 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Someone in Boston is selling 2 AM's Message-ID: Is it Multicultural? Is it WESX and WJDA? There's no mention of any FM translator, so it's someone with just teh two AM's. Whoever it has "is looking to exit the market" according to the email I got from the broker. I wonder who it may be. Rob From astelle.donald@gmail.com Sun Jun 11 01:12:22 2017 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 01:12:22 -0400 Subject: Sony XDR-F1HD References: <048a01d27d5e$1c8c99e0$55a5cda0$@garysicecream.com> <5a42fee5-8422-19c9-0db3-a60542a8f64f@fybush.com> <22677.37348.186466.274441@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <94FF8D175D5A4DE89305BFB852CF07BE@ownerd8aa55a4d> Does anyone else have a Sony XDR-F1HD radio? Is there any way to get it to remember the presets if the AC goes out? Seems like every time an electrician changes a fuse in my building, they are all gone. Is there some kind of battery that remembers the presets? Thanks! From wollman@bimajority.org Sun Jun 11 02:16:40 2017 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 02:16:40 -0400 Subject: Sony XDR-F1HD In-Reply-To: <94FF8D175D5A4DE89305BFB852CF07BE@ownerd8aa55a4d> References: <048a01d27d5e$1c8c99e0$55a5cda0$@garysicecream.com> <5a42fee5-8422-19c9-0db3-a60542a8f64f@fybush.com> <22677.37348.186466.274441@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <94FF8D175D5A4DE89305BFB852CF07BE@ownerd8aa55a4d> Message-ID: <22844.57416.474878.859154@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Does anyone else have a Sony XDR-F1HD radio? I do. > Is there any way to get it to remember the presets if the AC goes out? I've honestly never even attempted to do this -- my Sony is part of my travel airchecking kit and the presets would be effectively useless anyway. And my recollection is that the presets are only useful with the remote (IIRC, the remote can only tune to presets, not to frequencies, and the on-box controls are exactly the opposite). I don't travel with the remote (not sure I could even lay hands on it easily). My airchecking procedure when arriving in a new city is to plug in the tuner, hook it up to one of my Marantz digital recorders, and then do an "HD scan" to note all of the multicasts, followed by a regular FM scan to identify the remaining stations. I don't even attempt AM on the Sony -- there are few enough running AM HD anyway and these days most of those are also multicast on a co-owned FM (and sould like crap on either band). -GAWollman From gallen2@nescaum.org Sun Jun 11 12:57:30 2017 From: gallen2@nescaum.org (George Allen) Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:57:30 -0400 Subject: Sony XDR-F1HD In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I do, and yes it's a pain that presets go away with power outages. They are accessible from the box itself and the remote. And why did they design this thing to tune/scan in 0.1 mHz increments instead of odd increments? Or am I being too north america centric? George From: Garrett Wollman Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 02:16:40 -0400 Subject: Re: Sony XDR-F1HD < said: > Does anyone else have a Sony XDR-F1HD radio? I do. > Is there any way to get it to remember the presets if the AC goes out? I've honestly never even attempted to do this -- my Sony is part of my travel airchecking kit and the presets would be effectively useless anyway. And my recollection is that the presets are only useful with the remote (IIRC, the remote can only tune to presets, not to frequencies, and the on-box controls are exactly the opposite). I don't travel with the remote (not sure I could even lay hands on it easily). My airchecking procedure when arriving in a new city is to plug in the tuner, hook it up to one of my Marantz digital recorders, and then do an "HD scan" to note all of the multicasts, followed by a regular FM scan to identify the remaining stations. I don't even attempt AM on the Sony -- there are few enough running AM HD anyway and these days most of those are also multicast on a co-owned FM (and sould like crap on either band). -GAWollman From billohno@gmail.com Thu Jun 29 14:31:34 2017 From: billohno@gmail.com (billohno@gmail.com) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:31:34 -0400 Subject: Frank Stower, WV Public Radio. Still moving the meters at 90. Message-ID: Here with family in Gallipolis, Ohio, just across the great Ohio River from Point Pleasant, West Virginia, I was fortunate to tune, this morning, to West Virginia Public Radio to hear the "fill-in" host on their classical music block as none other than the legendary Frank Stowers, now in his 90th year. As this 2012 article points out, Stowers cracked the mic during World War II. His delivery, while clearly challenged, reflects that of a man who has radio so very deep in his heart. What a treasure. https://goo.gl/M9JKd6 Bill O'Neill