From markwats@comcast.net Tue Jan 1 18:04:13 2019 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2019 18:04:13 -0500 Subject: WBZ Radio Traffic Reporter Joe Stapleton Passed Away Message-ID: <06b001d4a226$510a8d50$f31fa7f0$@comcast.net> The first day of 2019 brings sad news from WBZ News Radio, as they announced that one of their longtime traffic reporters Joe Stapleton passed away unexpectedly earlier today. Joe was also an actor and had appeared in several films and TV shows that were filmed in New England. No other details from the report I read on WBZ's website. May Joe Rest In Peace. Mark Watson From markwats@comcast.net Tue Jan 1 18:11:56 2019 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2019 18:11:56 -0500 Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <06be01d4a227$64c45640$2e4d02c0$@comcast.net> Tim Gordon wrote: >Second, and better, I've found that from sunset to sunrise I have a great way to listen to Bloomberg radio, if I don't mind the Manhattan traffic reports: Their AM 1130 station in NYC comes in better than any of the so-called "Boston" stations. In fact, I can even hear it loud & clear on my WorkTunes headset while working in my basement shop! 1130 has always had a solid signal at night in these parts. Not surprised you picked them up on our headset device. Mark Watson From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Jan 1 17:46:32 2019 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2019 17:46:32 -0500 Subject: RIP Joe Stapelton - WBZ Traffic Reporter Message-ID: Longtime traffic reporter Joe Stapleton died unexpectedly Tuesday. Joe was known for his love of movies. He acted in a variety of films, including ?Spotlight,? ?R.I.P.D.,? ?Manchester by the Sea,? ?Mystic River,? and ?Edge of Darkness.? He also appeared in the television show ?Castle Rock.? From astelle.donald@gmail.com Tue Jan 1 18:00:39 2019 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2019 18:00:39 -0500 Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week References: Message-ID: <0DE89C1B4F0A4435AF2F0382B27D0A7B@ownerd8aa55a4d> And, the big thing missing from your post....your location! ;-) When AM1130 in NYC was WNEW....it was pleasant listening in Boston with a very reliable signal after dark! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Gordon" To: "Boston Radio Group" Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 11:13 PM Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week > First, I stumbled across AM 680 WRKO now also on WZLX FM 100.7-HD2. > Second, and better, I've found that from sunset to sunrise I have a great > way to listen to Bloomberg radio, if I don't mind the Manhattan traffic > reports: Their AM 1130 station in NYC comes in better than any of the > so-called "Boston" stations. In fact, I can even hear it loud & clear on > my > WorkTunes headset while working in my basement shop! > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > From astelle.donald@gmail.com Thu Jan 3 01:39:48 2019 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 01:39:48 -0500 Subject: RIP: Joe Stapleton....details? References: Message-ID: <0A6C2A5FC2EE48D0BE7FA87A3DA1E2A3@ownerd8aa55a4d> Does anyone know any of the details regarding the passing of Joe Stapleton? Seems sudden and unexpected..... From map@mapinternet.com Thu Jan 3 17:10:17 2019 From: map@mapinternet.com (M.Casey) Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 17:10:17 -0500 Subject: Sangean RCR-10 Clock radio and the WWVB time station In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6AFE4AEAD03A4C80A2D6AB44128D355C@laptop> According to the Sangean info, the clock in this version receives WWVB. WWVB is in danger of being shutdown in 2019 due to Presidential Budget Recommendations. There are an estimated 50 million clocks and other devices the use the clock accuracy of WWVB. So, maybe send your congressperson a letter on this issue. Mark Casey K1MAP Hampden, Mass. -----Original Message----- From: Don Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 1:38 PM . I ended up with the Sangean RCR-10. *Clock is lept accurate by RDS signal (or is it WWV?) From tgordo49@gmail.com Wed Jan 2 00:24:56 2019 From: tgordo49@gmail.com (Tim Gordon) Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2019 00:24:56 -0500 Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week In-Reply-To: <0DE89C1B4F0A4435AF2F0382B27D0A7B@ownerd8aa55a4d> References: <0DE89C1B4F0A4435AF2F0382B27D0A7B@ownerd8aa55a4d> Message-ID: Well, 1130 is new to me. And as for me, I'm all over Metro-NW, centering on Acton but getting a good signal on the road in Middlesex, Worcester, and Hillsborough (NH) counties. On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 6:01 PM Don wrote: > And, the big thing missing from your post....your location! ;-) > > When AM1130 in NYC was WNEW....it was pleasant listening in Boston with a > very reliable signal after dark! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Gordon" > To: "Boston Radio Group" > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 11:13 PM > Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week > > > > First, I stumbled across AM 680 WRKO now also on WZLX FM 100.7-HD2. > > Second, and better, I've found that from sunset to sunrise I have a great > > way to listen to Bloomberg radio, if I don't mind the Manhattan traffic > > reports: Their AM 1130 station in NYC comes in better than any of the > > so-called "Boston" stations. In fact, I can even hear it loud & clear on > > my > > WorkTunes headset while working in my basement shop! > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > https://www.avg.com > > > > From dave@skywaves.net Thu Jan 10 23:21:16 2019 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 23:21:16 -0500 Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week In-Reply-To: References: <0DE89C1B4F0A4435AF2F0382B27D0A7B@ownerd8aa55a4d> Message-ID: <001101d4a965$18c287e0$4a4797a0$@skywaves.net> I toured the 1130 transmitter about 15 years ago. It was incredible. Two Nautel 60 kW transmitters, an emergency studio, a dummy load the size of a house, a generator even bigger, and a UPS that would run the transmitter for 20 minutes. The CE pulled the main breaker on the building and nothing happened. Not a flicker. The UPS took over seamlessly. The generator didn't start because it didn't need to for five or ten minutes, and few outages in the NJ Meadowlands radio transmitter heaven last more than a few seconds. They had to take the roof off the building to install the UPS by crane. -d -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Tim Gordon Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2019 12:25 AM To: Boston Radio Group Subject: Re: 2 pleasant surprises this week Well, 1130 is new to me. And as for me, I'm all over Metro-NW, centering on Acton but getting a good signal on the road in Middlesex, Worcester, and Hillsborough (NH) counties. On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 6:01 PM Don wrote: > And, the big thing missing from your post....your location! ;-) > > When AM1130 in NYC was WNEW....it was pleasant listening in Boston > with a very reliable signal after dark! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Gordon" > To: "Boston Radio Group" > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 11:13 PM > Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week > > > > First, I stumbled across AM 680 WRKO now also on WZLX FM 100.7-HD2. > > Second, and better, I've found that from sunset to sunrise I have a > > great way to listen to Bloomberg radio, if I don't mind the > > Manhattan traffic > > reports: Their AM 1130 station in NYC comes in better than any of > > the so-called "Boston" stations. In fact, I can even hear it loud & > > clear on my WorkTunes headset while working in my basement shop! > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > https://www.avg.com > > > > From rbello@belloassoc.com Fri Jan 11 01:13:27 2019 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 01:13:27 -0500 Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week In-Reply-To: References: <0DE89C1B4F0A4435AF2F0382B27D0A7B@ownerd8aa55a4d> Message-ID: 1130 is the best way to listen to Bloomberg Radio on terrestrial radio in MetroWest and further from Boston On Speen St, the heart of MetroWest (Natick / Framingham), 1330am is overrun with noise while 106.1 and 92.9 HD2 is unlistenable Coverage with 1200 and 94.5 HD2 was much better --------------------------------------------------- On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:05 PM Tim Gordon wrote: > Well, 1130 is new to me. And as for me, I'm all over Metro-NW, centering on > Acton but getting a good signal on the road in Middlesex, Worcester, and > Hillsborough (NH) counties. > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 6:01 PM Don wrote: > > > And, the big thing missing from your post....your location! ;-) > > > > When AM1130 in NYC was WNEW....it was pleasant listening in Boston with a > > very reliable signal after dark! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tim Gordon" > > To: "Boston Radio Group" > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 11:13 PM > > Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week > > > > > > > First, I stumbled across AM 680 WRKO now also on WZLX FM 100.7-HD2. > > > Second, and better, I've found that from sunset to sunrise I have a > great > > > way to listen to Bloomberg radio, if I don't mind the Manhattan traffic > > > reports: Their AM 1130 station in NYC comes in better than any of the > > > so-called "Boston" stations. In fact, I can even hear it loud & clear > on > > > my > > > WorkTunes headset while working in my basement shop! > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > > https://www.avg.com > > > > > > > > From markwa1ion@aol.com Fri Jan 11 23:58:25 2019 From: markwa1ion@aol.com (Mark Connelly) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 04:58:25 +0000 (UTC) Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week References: <276646843.56618.1547269105280.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <276646843.56618.1547269105280@mail.yahoo.com> << > > When AM1130 in NYC was WNEW....it was pleasant listening in Boston with a > > very reliable signal after dark! >> Day and night for 1130 NY here on Cape Cod. I remember it as WNEW too.? In the '80s I would blast it out in the car at night on rides from metro-Boston to the Cape. One summer evening I was tooling down Route 3 through the Plymouth pinelands under a hazy moon and had Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall version of "Sing Sing Sing" rocking the speakers like it was in the next room instead of coming from a transmitter 200 miles away.? I had the windows down and Gene Krupa's drumming was loud enough to blow the birds out of the trees. When I went to Ireland in 1977, I had no trouble hearing WNEW playing then-current Bond movie song "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon.? Maybe not at next-room volume but still acceptable entertainment quality on my Realistic TRF portable radio with no external antennas or gadgetry.? One of the 4 or 5 best AM signals from the States. Those sticks in the NJ salt marshes sure throw a signal far and wide.? Too bad it's just dull talk now instead of jazz, swing, adult standards etc. Mark Connelly South Yarmouth, MA From supersport@maine.rr.com Sat Jan 12 15:58:16 2019 From: supersport@maine.rr.com (Supersport - Scratchy 45s & Beyond) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 15:58:16 -0500 Subject: Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 23, Issue 6 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <16843dba658.27cb.54ab37cb0377a2135b14c271ee66f0d0@maine.rr.com> Back during the last few years of 1130 WNEW, I would listen to them in East Boston bombing in at night in Stereo. They had really nice stereo on that AM station. On January 12, 2019 12:00:00 PM boston-radio-interest-request@lists.BostonRadio.org wrote: > Send Boston-Radio-Interest mailing list submissions to > boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.BostonRadio.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-radio-interest > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > boston-radio-interest-request@lists.BostonRadio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > boston-radio-interest-owner@lists.BostonRadio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Boston-Radio-Interest digest..." > > > > ---------- > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: 2 pleasant surprises this week (Mark Connelly) > > > > ---------- > Re: 2 pleasant surprises this week > From: Mark Connelly markwa1ion@aol.com > Date: Jan 11, 11:58 PM > To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org > > << >> > When AM1130 in NYC was WNEW....it was pleasant listening in Boston with a >> > very reliable signal after dark! >>> > > Day and night for 1130 NY here on Cape Cod. > > I remember it as WNEW too. In the '80s I would blast it out in the car at > night on rides from metro-Boston to the Cape. > > One summer evening I was tooling down Route 3 through the Plymouth > pinelands under a hazy moon and had Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall version > of "Sing Sing Sing" rocking the speakers like it was in the next room > instead of coming from a transmitter 200 miles away. I had the windows > down and Gene Krupa's drumming was loud enough to blow the birds out of the > trees. > When I went to Ireland in 1977, I had no trouble hearing WNEW playing > then-current Bond movie song "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon. Maybe > not at next-room volume but still acceptable entertainment quality on my > Realistic TRF portable radio with no external antennas or gadgetry. One of > the 4 or 5 best AM signals from the States. > > Those sticks in the NJ salt marshes sure throw a signal far and wide. Too > bad it's just dull talk now instead of jazz, swing, adult standards etc. > > Mark Connelly > South Yarmouth, MA > > > > ---------- > _______________________________________________ > Boston-Radio-Interest mailing list > Boston-Radio-Interest@lists.BostonRadio.org > https://lists.BostonRadio.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-radio-interest From map@mapinternet.com Sat Jan 12 16:19:22 2019 From: map@mapinternet.com (M.Casey) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 16:19:22 -0500 Subject: WBBR/WNEW In-Reply-To: <276646843.56618.1547269105280@mail.yahoo.com> References: <276646843.56618.1547269105280.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <276646843.56618.1547269105280@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <34E198C5B66F42BB86661DCE31EEEA07@laptop> Not too many 50k AM's are directional toward Europe at night, so it makes sense that it's signal would be one of the best. Every time I've been up in Maine or Nova Scotia WNEW had one of the strongest nightime signals. I agree--Too bad it wasn't still music. Thanks for the comments. Mark Casey K1MAP Hampden, Mass Day and night for 1130 NY here on Cape Cod. I remember it as WNEW too. In the '80s I would blast it out in the car at night on rides from metro-Boston to the Cape. One summer evening I was tooling down Route 3 through the Plymouth pinelands under a hazy moon and had Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall version of "Sing Sing Sing" rocking the speakers like it was in the next room instead of coming from a transmitter 200 miles away. I had the windows down and Gene Krupa's drumming was loud enough to blow the birds out of the trees. When I went to Ireland in 1977, I had no trouble hearing WNEW playing then-current Bond movie song "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon. Maybe not at next-room volume but still acceptable entertainment quality on my Realistic TRF portable radio with no external antennas or gadgetry. One of the 4 or 5 best AM signals from the States. Those sticks in the NJ salt marshes sure throw a signal far and wide. Too bad it's just dull talk now instead of jazz, swing, adult standards etc. Mark Connelly South Yarmouth, MA From kvahey@gmail.com Sat Jan 12 17:42:46 2019 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:42:46 -0500 Subject: WBBR/WNEW In-Reply-To: <34E198C5B66F42BB86661DCE31EEEA07@laptop> References: <276646843.56618.1547269105280.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <276646843.56618.1547269105280@mail.yahoo.com> <34E198C5B66F42BB86661DCE31EEEA07@laptop> Message-ID: When 1510 was transmitting from Waltham it came in crystal clear in Bergen, Norway at night. On Sat, Jan 12, 2019 at 5:36 PM M.Casey wrote: > Not too many 50k AM's are directional toward Europe at night, so it makes > sense that it's signal would be one of the best. Every time I've been up > in > Maine or Nova Scotia WNEW had one of the strongest nightime signals. I > agree--Too bad it wasn't still music. Thanks for the comments. > Mark Casey K1MAP > Hampden, Mass > > > Day and night for 1130 NY here on Cape Cod. > > I remember it as WNEW too. In the '80s I would blast it out in the car at > night on rides from metro-Boston to the Cape. > > One summer evening I was tooling down Route 3 through the Plymouth > pinelands > under a hazy moon and had Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall version of "Sing > Sing Sing" rocking the speakers like it was in the next room instead of > coming from a transmitter 200 miles away. I had the windows down and Gene > Krupa's drumming was loud enough to blow the birds out of the trees. > When I went to Ireland in 1977, I had no trouble hearing WNEW playing > then-current Bond movie song "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon. > Maybe > not at next-room volume but still acceptable entertainment quality on my > Realistic TRF portable radio with no external antennas or gadgetry. One > of > the 4 or 5 best AM signals from the States. > > Those sticks in the NJ salt marshes sure throw a signal far and wide. Too > bad it's just dull talk now instead of jazz, swing, adult standards etc. > > Mark Connelly > South Yarmouth, MA > > From m_carney@yahoo.com Sat Jan 12 18:56:35 2019 From: m_carney@yahoo.com (Maureen Carney) Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 23:56:35 +0000 (UTC) Subject: WBBR/WNEW In-Reply-To: References: <276646843.56618.1547269105280.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <276646843.56618.1547269105280@mail.yahoo.com> <34E198C5B66F42BB86661DCE31EEEA07@laptop> Message-ID: <1947196657.343900.1547337395837@mail.yahoo.com> "Quack quack quack!" as Cedric Maxwell used to say when the Celtics were on 1510. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Jan 12, 2019 at 6:45 PM, Kevin Vahey wrote: When 1510 was transmitting from Waltham it came in crystal clear in Bergen, Norway at night. On Sat, Jan 12, 2019 at 5:36 PM M.Casey wrote: > Not too many 50k AM's are directional toward Europe at night, so it makes > sense that it's signal would be one of the best. Every time I've been up > in > Maine or Nova Scotia WNEW had one of the strongest nightime signals. I > agree--Too bad it wasn't still music. Thanks for the comments. > Mark Casey K1MAP > Hampden, Mass > > > Day and night for 1130 NY here on Cape Cod. > > I remember it as WNEW too.? In the '80s I would blast it out in the car at > night on rides from metro-Boston to the Cape. > > One summer evening I was tooling down Route 3 through the Plymouth > pinelands > under a hazy moon and had Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall version of "Sing > Sing Sing" rocking the speakers like it was in the next room instead of > coming from a transmitter 200 miles away.? I had the windows down and Gene > Krupa's drumming was loud enough to blow the birds out of the trees. > When I went to Ireland in 1977, I had no trouble hearing WNEW playing > then-current Bond movie song "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon. > Maybe > not at next-room volume but still acceptable entertainment quality on my > Realistic TRF portable radio with no external antennas or gadgetry.? One > of > the 4 or 5 best AM signals from the States. > > Those sticks in the NJ salt marshes sure throw a signal far and wide.? Too > bad it's just dull talk now instead of jazz, swing, adult standards etc. > > Mark Connelly > South Yarmouth, MA > > From markwa1ion@aol.com Sun Jan 13 00:19:04 2019 From: markwa1ion@aol.com (Mark Connelly) Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 05:19:04 +0000 (UTC) Subject: WBBR/WNEW In-Reply-To: References: <276646843.56618.1547269105280.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <276646843.56618.1547269105280@mail.yahoo.com> <34E198C5B66F42BB86661DCE31EEEA07@laptop> Message-ID: <886151661.398882.1547356744060@mail.yahoo.com> In 2005, Boston's 1510 was sports-formatted WWZN The Zone. Here's a recording from Rommele, Sweden in APR 2005:https://app.box.com/s/wuwyna63fx3uf4b5u2474g6esp26ytte This is how 1510 sounded on 21 OCT 2005 at 0045 UTC (20 OCT at 8:45 p.m. EDT) at Ilfracombe in southwestern England ... way better than you could get 'em in Framingham: https://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/dx_wwzn-1510_20051021_0045z_from_uk.mp3 Another Boston station that gets across the pond well is WEEI on 850. 21 OCT 2005 recording of WEEI 5 minutes after the 1510 recording, also from Ilfracombe, UK: https://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/dx_weei-850_20051021_0050z_from_uk.mp3 Several NYC stations including 1130 were also good as well as 590 VOCM out of Newfoundland. I have a number of recordings of WBZ 1030 from various places that are quite jaw dropping: Midway Island, Pacific Ocean (1965) ... R-390A receiver https://app.box.com/s/5idnzvxo93r3w56vmzxo2abefwm51uf2 Cooma, Australia (1996) https://app.box.com/s/kydfvk9b18pj1h562f5bq8psc7jv423n Iceland (2018)https://app.box.com/s/94x7jc74zvzgqswgqw1nc53c9ozfhph5 There are quite a few online receivers available to sample what can be heard around the world.? Some are quite sensitive and others, owing to poor antennas, are deaf as a post. This link gets you to some of them: https://sdr.hu/ While some US stations successfully make it to Europe, some of their stations get in here pretty well too, especially for listeners at seashore locations.? The following page has some of what I've heard, mostly at several sites in eastern MA: https://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/dx_audio.htm For those of you in the Boston area, there is probably no site better than Granite Pier in Rockport for long haul AM reception.? Sunset is often prime time. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, MA -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Vahey To: M.Casey Cc: Mark Connelly ; Boston-Radio-Interest Sent: Sat, Jan 12, 2019 5:42 pm Subject: Re: WBBR/WNEW When 1510 was transmitting from Waltham it came in crystal clear in Bergen, Norway at night.? On Sat, Jan 12, 2019 at 5:36 PM M.Casey wrote: Not too many 50k AM's are directional toward Europe at night, so it makes sense that it's signal would be one of the best. Every time I've been up in Maine or Nova Scotia WNEW had one of the strongest nightime signals. I agree--Too bad it wasn't still music. Thanks for the comments. Mark Casey K1MAP Hampden, Mass Day and night for 1130 NY here on Cape Cod. I remember it as WNEW too.? In the '80s I would blast it out in the car at night on rides from metro-Boston to the Cape. One summer evening I was tooling down Route 3 through the Plymouth pinelands under a hazy moon and had Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall version of "Sing Sing Sing" rocking the speakers like it was in the next room instead of coming from a transmitter 200 miles away.? I had the windows down and Gene Krupa's drumming was loud enough to blow the birds out of the trees. When I went to Ireland in 1977, I had no trouble hearing WNEW playing then-current Bond movie song "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon.? Maybe not at next-room volume but still acceptable entertainment quality on my Realistic TRF portable radio with no external antennas or gadgetry.? One of the 4 or 5 best AM signals from the States. Those sticks in the NJ salt marshes sure throw a signal far and wide.? Too bad it's just dull talk now instead of jazz, swing, adult standards etc. Mark Connelly South Yarmouth, MA From ncn86@hotmail.com Fri Jan 11 15:13:32 2019 From: ncn86@hotmail.com (Nickolas Noseworthy) Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:13:32 +0000 Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week In-Reply-To: References: <0DE89C1B4F0A4435AF2F0382B27D0A7B@ownerd8aa55a4d> , Message-ID: WBBR 1130 is, as stated, unfortunately the only way to hear Bloomberg on terrestrial radio in Souther and Western NH. 106.1 in Nashua is pretty much overtaken by a religious station, and 1330 is non-existent as AM 1320 from Derry bowls it over. 1130 comes in pretty good overnight and into the morning, after Sunrise it becomes spotty at best. Taking Bloomberg off AM 1200 was a mistake, as during the day the signal was good. I wrote to Bloomberg right after they went off 1200, and they replied by telling me to stream it. ? Nickolas Noseworthy ________________________________ From: Boston-Radio-Interest on behalf of Ron Bello Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 4:11 AM To: Tim Gordon; Boston Radio Group Subject: Re: 2 pleasant surprises this week 1130 is the best way to listen to Bloomberg Radio on terrestrial radio in MetroWest and further from Boston On Speen St, the heart of MetroWest (Natick / Framingham), 1330am is overrun with noise while 106.1 and 92.9 HD2 is unlistenable Coverage with 1200 and 94.5 HD2 was much better --------------------------------------------------- On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:05 PM Tim Gordon wrote: > Well, 1130 is new to me. And as for me, I'm all over Metro-NW, centering on > Acton but getting a good signal on the road in Middlesex, Worcester, and > Hillsborough (NH) counties. > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 6:01 PM Don wrote: > > > And, the big thing missing from your post....your location! ;-) > > > > When AM1130 in NYC was WNEW....it was pleasant listening in Boston with a > > very reliable signal after dark! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tim Gordon" > > To: "Boston Radio Group" > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 11:13 PM > > Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week > > > > > > > First, I stumbled across AM 680 WRKO now also on WZLX FM 100.7-HD2. > > > Second, and better, I've found that from sunset to sunrise I have a > great > > > way to listen to Bloomberg radio, if I don't mind the Manhattan traffic > > > reports: Their AM 1130 station in NYC comes in better than any of the > > > so-called "Boston" stations. In fact, I can even hear it loud & clear > on > > > my > > > WorkTunes headset while working in my basement shop! > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > > https://www.avg.com > > > > > > > > From kc1ih@mac.com Sun Jan 13 22:40:55 2019 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 22:40:55 -0500 Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week In-Reply-To: References: <0DE89C1B4F0A4435AF2F0382B27D0A7B@ownerd8aa55a4d> Message-ID: <7118F039-3AE0-43A5-BB21-E7473451FA3A@mac.com> > On Jan 11, 2019, at 3:13 PM, Nickolas Noseworthy wrote: > > WBBR 1130 is, as stated, unfortunately the only way to hear Bloomberg on terrestrial radio in Souther and Western NH. 106.1 in Nashua is pretty much overtaken by a religious station, and 1330 is non-existent as AM 1320 from Derry bowls it over. 1130 comes in pretty good overnight and into the morning, after Sunrise it becomes spotty at best. Taking Bloomberg off AM 1200 was a mistake, as during the day the signal was good. I wrote to Bloomberg right after they went off 1200, and they replied by telling me to stream it. ? > > Nickolas Noseworthy > You can also get Bloomberg on SiriusXM. Larry Weil Hudson, FL From 011010001@interpring.com Mon Jan 14 08:15:26 2019 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:15:26 -0500 (EST) Subject: 2 pleasant surprises this week In-Reply-To: <001101d4a965$18c287e0$4a4797a0$@skywaves.net> References: <0DE89C1B4F0A4435AF2F0382B27D0A7B@ownerd8aa55a4d> <001101d4a965$18c287e0$4a4797a0$@skywaves.net> Message-ID: On Thu, 10 Jan 2019, Dave Doherty wrote: (re: WNEW 1130) > They had to take the roof off the building to install the UPS by crane. I'll bet battery maintenance is a major headache. Rob From dlh@donnahalper.com Mon Jan 21 10:57:24 2019 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:57:24 -0500 Subject: my opinion piece in Radio Ink Message-ID: For those who didn't see it, I had a few thoughts about sexism and ageism in broadcasting, and Radio Ink kindly published them: https://radioink.com/2019/01/21/ageism-in-radio-not-a-myth/ -- Donna L. Halper, PhD Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies Lesley University, Cambridge MA From astelle.donald@gmail.com Mon Jan 21 13:05:09 2019 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:05:09 -0500 Subject: Radio And Tower Industry Consolidator Steve Dodge Dead At 73. | Story | insideradio.com Message-ID: Given that he was based in Boston, I thought I would pass this along... http://www.insideradio.com/free/radio-and-tower-industry-consolidator-steve-dodge-dead-at/article_cc105740-1b58-11e9-ac40-e7c1c730c1ca.html In the late 1980s, Dodge formed Atlantic Radio, which merged with Tom Stoner's Stoner Broadcasting and David Pearlman's Multi Market Communications in 1993 to form American Radio Systems. Beginning with 16 stations in seven markets, Dodge seized on the opportunity afforded by passage of the Telecom Act of 1996 to grow ARS into radio's fourth-largest company. ARS became a major radio consolidator, rolling up 96 stations centered in markets 10-50, including Boston; Charlotte; Portland, OR; St. Louis; Pittsburgh; Seattle; Sacramento; Buffalo; Rochester, NY; and Hartford. In 1998, ARS was sold to CBS Corp. for $2.6 billion, a then-record price in the radio industry, giving CBS a total of 175 radio stations, making it, at the time, the industry's largest station owner. From scott@fybush.com Mon Jan 21 17:47:17 2019 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:47:17 -0500 Subject: Radio And Tower Industry Consolidator Steve Dodge Dead At 73. | Story | insideradio.com In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Also the lead story today in NERW's 25th anniversary (!!) issue... www.fybush.com/nerw-20190121/ On Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 5:27 PM Don Given that he was based in Boston, I thought I would pass this along... > > > http://www.insideradio.com/free/radio-and-tower-industry-consolidator-steve-dodge-dead-at/article_cc105740-1b58-11e9-ac40-e7c1c730c1ca.html > > In the late 1980s, Dodge formed Atlantic Radio, which merged with Tom > Stoner's > Stoner Broadcasting and David Pearlman's Multi Market Communications in > 1993 > to form American Radio Systems. Beginning with 16 stations in seven > markets, > Dodge seized on the opportunity afforded by passage of the Telecom Act of > 1996 to grow ARS into radio's fourth-largest company. ARS became a major > radio consolidator, rolling up 96 stations centered in markets 10-50, > including Boston; Charlotte; Portland, OR; St. Louis; Pittsburgh; Seattle; > Sacramento; Buffalo; Rochester, NY; and Hartford. In 1998, ARS was sold to > CBS Corp. for $2.6 billion, a then-record price in the radio industry, > giving CBS a total of 175 radio stations, making it, at the time, the > industry's largest station owner. > > From wollman@bimajority.org Mon Jan 21 22:10:30 2019 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 22:10:30 -0500 Subject: Radio And Tower Industry Consolidator Steve Dodge Dead At 73. | Story | insideradio.com In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <23622.35238.539564.423034@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Also the lead story today in NERW's 25th anniversary (!!) issue... > www.fybush.com/nerw-20190121/ Congratulations on the anniversary. We'll need to arrange a party for this time nezt year for the 25th anniversary of the Archives. Maybe even update some of the content! (I started my first job at MIT in February, 1994, but the Archives -- which started out as an anonymous FTP site on my office workstation -- didn't get going until very late that year or early 1995.) -GAWollman From kvahey@gmail.com Mon Jan 21 23:12:04 2019 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 23:12:04 -0500 Subject: Radio And Tower Industry Consolidator Steve Dodge Dead At 73. | Story | insideradio.com In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 25 years - Congrats Steve Dodge lied thru his teeth to get the exclusive Cambridge cable deal in the mid 80's as he never let on his plan was simply to continue the Arlington system into Cambridge. He did follow thru on a solid Cambridge LO channel and the studio and remote truck were used heavily by C-Span. Continental Cable continued it after Dodge sold to Amos but when it was sold to AT&T Broadband the plug was pulled. He killed WHDH-AM and their legacy vanished. On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 9:32 PM Scott Fybush wrote: > Also the lead story today in NERW's 25th anniversary (!!) issue... > > www.fybush.com/nerw-20190121/ > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 5:27 PM Don > > Given that he was based in Boston, I thought I would pass this along... > > > > > > > http://www.insideradio.com/free/radio-and-tower-industry-consolidator-steve-dodge-dead-at/article_cc105740-1b58-11e9-ac40-e7c1c730c1ca.html > > > > In the late 1980s, Dodge formed Atlantic Radio, which merged with Tom > > Stoner's > > Stoner Broadcasting and David Pearlman's Multi Market Communications in > > 1993 > > to form American Radio Systems. Beginning with 16 stations in seven > > markets, > > Dodge seized on the opportunity afforded by passage of the Telecom Act of > > 1996 to grow ARS into radio's fourth-largest company. ARS became a major > > radio consolidator, rolling up 96 stations centered in markets 10-50, > > including Boston; Charlotte; Portland, OR; St. Louis; Pittsburgh; > Seattle; > > Sacramento; Buffalo; Rochester, NY; and Hartford. In 1998, ARS was sold > to > > CBS Corp. for $2.6 billion, a then-record price in the radio industry, > > giving CBS a total of 175 radio stations, making it, at the time, the > > industry's largest station owner. > > > > > From markwa1ion@aol.com Fri Jan 25 00:38:06 2019 From: markwa1ion@aol.com (Mark Connelly) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 05:38:06 +0000 (UTC) Subject: report about WBZ receptions in Japan References: <1683634615.921272.1548394686444.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1683634615.921272.1548394686444@mail.yahoo.com> 1030 WBZ Boston, MA received in Japan Salt water heading NW from Hull, MA transmitter site definitely helps the "get-out-ability." https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/01/comparison-of-wbz-news-radio-1030.html?fbclid=IwAR1zjb--aeI8vyXZ_nsO-XA6FKrRJqnOXJzfxIW4Y8-aqP5r2aqz5ZqO-Wo Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Jan 25 02:09:01 2019 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 02:09:01 -0500 Subject: No subject In-Reply-To: References: <1683634615.921272.1548394686444.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: But from that map, it looks as though most of the path was over land: Canada, Alaska, and Siberia. On 1/25/2019 12:38 AM, Mark Connelly via Boston-Radio-Interest wrote: 1030 WBZ Boston, MA received in Japan Salt water heading NW from Hull, MA transmitter site definitely helps the "get-out-ability." https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/01/comparison-of-wbz-news-radio-1030.html?fbclid=IwAR1zjb--aeI8vyXZ_nsO-XA6FKrRJqnOXJzfxIW4Y8-aqP5r2aqz5ZqO-Wo Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com From ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu Fri Jan 25 13:35:03 2019 From: ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu (Sean Smyth) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:35:03 -0500 Subject: No subject In-Reply-To: References: <1683634615.921272.1548394686444.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I was thinking it?d be up and over the Arctic Circle, no? On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 2:40 AM A Joseph Ross wrote: > But from that map, it looks as though most of the path was over land: > Canada, Alaska, and Siberia. > > On 1/25/2019 12:38 AM, Mark Connelly via Boston-Radio-Interest wrote: > 1030 WBZ Boston, MA received in Japan > > Salt water heading NW from Hull, MA transmitter site definitely helps the > "get-out-ability." > > https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/01/comparison-of-wbz-news-radio-1030.html?fbclid=IwAR1zjb--aeI8vyXZ_nsO-XA6FKrRJqnOXJzfxIW4Y8-aqP5r2aqz5ZqO-Wo > Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 > > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com > -- Sent from my iPhone From richard@chonak.com Fri Jan 25 23:30:57 2019 From: richard@chonak.com (Richard Chonak) Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 04:30:57 +0000 Subject: No subject In-Reply-To: References: <1683634615.921272.1548394686444.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20555dd8-2558-4cf0-02f6-7b504b284325@chonak.com> It does run a few degrees to the north of the Arctic Circle (66?33'47.5" N); the graphics in the web article show the path passing by Barrow, AK, at 71 degrees N. --RC On 1/25/2019 6:35 PM, Sean Smyth wrote: > I was thinking it?d be up and over the Arctic Circle, no? > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 2:40 AM A Joseph Ross wrote: > >> But from that map, it looks as though most of the path was over land: >> Canada, Alaska, and Siberia. >> >> On 1/25/2019 12:38 AM, Mark Connelly via Boston-Radio-Interest wrote: >> 1030 WBZ Boston, MA received in Japan >> >> Salt water heading NW from Hull, MA transmitter site definitely helps the >> "get-out-ability." >> >> https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/01/comparison-of-wbz-news-radio-1030.html?fbclid=IwAR1zjb--aeI8vyXZ_nsO-XA6FKrRJqnOXJzfxIW4Y8-aqP5r2aqz5ZqO-Wo >> Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA >> >> -- >> A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 >> >> 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com >> From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Jan 25 23:51:44 2019 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 23:51:44 -0500 Subject: No subject In-Reply-To: References: <1683634615.921272.1548394686444.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6561d492-9d7f-8ce2-6b03-83b78e911bb6@attorneyross.com> Looks like it went up over the Arctic Circle, but not over the pole. On 1/25/2019 1:35 PM, Sean Smyth wrote: > I was thinking it?d be up and over the Arctic Circle, no? > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 2:40 AM A Joseph Ross > wrote: > > But from that map, it looks as though most of the path was over land: > Canada, Alaska, and Siberia. > > On 1/25/2019 12:38 AM, Mark Connelly via Boston-Radio-Interest wrote: > 1030 WBZ Boston, MA received in Japan > > Salt water heading NW from Hull, MA transmitter site definitely > helps the "get-out-ability." > https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/01/comparison-of-wbz-news-radio-1030.html?fbclid=IwAR1zjb--aeI8vyXZ_nsO-XA6FKrRJqnOXJzfxIW4Y8-aqP5r2aqz5ZqO-Wo > Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA > 02459 > > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com > > -- > Sent from my iPhone -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com From dave@skywaves.net Sun Jan 27 21:05:29 2019 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 18:05:29 -0800 Subject: No subject In-Reply-To: <6561d492-9d7f-8ce2-6b03-83b78e911bb6@attorneyross.com> References: <1683634615.921272.1548394686444.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <6561d492-9d7f-8ce2-6b03-83b78e911bb6@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <004d01d4b6ad$f183c850$d48b58f0$@skywaves.net> The great circle between Boston and Tokyo tops out at 71.5 N Lat 143 W Lon. Boston is close enough to 71 W Lon. To go directly over the pole, you need to go due north and wind up at 109 E on the other side. Tokyo is about 139 E, not nearly far east enough. -d -----Original Message----- From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of A Joseph Ross Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 8:52 PM To: Sean Smyth Cc: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org Subject: Re: Looks like it went up over the Arctic Circle, but not over the pole. On 1/25/2019 1:35 PM, Sean Smyth wrote: > I was thinking it?d be up and over the Arctic Circle, no? > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 2:40 AM A Joseph Ross > wrote: > > But from that map, it looks as though most of the path was over land: > Canada, Alaska, and Siberia. > > On 1/25/2019 12:38 AM, Mark Connelly via Boston-Radio-Interest wrote: > 1030 WBZ Boston, MA received in Japan > > Salt water heading NW from Hull, MA transmitter site definitely > helps the "get-out-ability." > https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/01/comparison-of-wbz-news-radio-1030.html?fbclid=IwAR1zjb--aeI8vyXZ_nsO-XA6FKrRJqnOXJzfxIW4Y8-aqP5r2aqz5ZqO-Wo > Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA > 02459 > > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com > > -- > Sent from my iPhone -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com From markwa1ion@aol.com Mon Jan 28 13:03:50 2019 From: markwa1ion@aol.com (Mark Connelly) Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:03:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [IRCA] report about WBZ receptions in Japan In-Reply-To: <34ff53a792d06bcb9c82f7650ffb0d30@mtlp000083> References: <1683634615.921272.1548394686444.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <34ff53a792d06bcb9c82f7650ffb0d30@mtlp000083> Message-ID: <1361700375.2414407.1548698630411@mail.yahoo.com> WBZ's tower site in Hull, MA - a peninsula surrounded by salt water on all sides but a narrow piece south - affords the station great "get-out-ability". http://www.bamlog.com/wbz.htm For your listening pleasure, a few recordings of WBZ 1030 at far-flung locations: Australia (FEB 1996) https://app.box.com/s/kydfvk9b18pj1h562f5bq8psc7jv423n Midway Island, Pacific Ocean (OCT 1965) RX = R-390A https://app.box.com/s/5idnzvxo93r3w56vmzxo2abefwm51uf2 Iceland (MAY 2018) https://app.box.com/s/94x7jc74zvzgqswgqw1nc53c9ozfhph5 On the MW Circle Facebook page, Vincent Stevens says "heard occasionally down in Cape Town" (South Africa) .. even though ERP that way is only about 5 kW .. but next to no land in the way on the 7000+ mile route. Mark Connelly, WA1ION South Yarmouth, MA -----Original Message----- From: Nick Hall-Patch To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Cc: Mark Connelly ; boston-radio-interest Sent: Mon, Jan 28, 2019 12:19 pm Subject: Re: [IRCA] report about WBZ receptions in Japan Thanks for posting this link, Mark. The DXpedition participants also received WPTX-1690? and WRDW-1680, the latter before Hokkaido sunset. These are major DX, even if their night time powers were being uh, unobserved. best wishes, Nick At 05:38 2019-01-25, Mark Connelly via IRCA wrote: >Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 05:38:06 +0000 (UTC) >From: Mark Connelly > > >1030 WBZ Boston, MA received in Japan >Salt water heading NW from Hull, MA transmitter site definitely >helps the "get-out-ability." >https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/01/comparison-of-wbz-news-radio-1030.html?fbclid=IwAR1zjb--aeI8vyXZ_nsO-XA6FKrRJqnOXJzfxIW4Y8-aqP5r2aqz5ZqO-Wo >Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA > > >_______________________________________________ >IRCA mailing list >IRCA@hard-core-dx.com >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > >Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of >the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > >For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > >To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada From nhp@ieee.org Mon Jan 28 12:19:42 2019 From: nhp@ieee.org (Nick Hall-Patch) Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:19:42 +0000 Subject: [IRCA] report about WBZ receptions in Japan In-Reply-To: muByg6bxG06E9muC0gSHRz References: <1683634615.921272.1548394686444.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <34ff53a792d06bcb9c82f7650ffb0d30@mtlp000083> Thanks for posting this link, Mark. The DXpedition participants also received WPTX-1690 and WRDW-1680, the latter before Hokkaido sunset. These are major DX, even if their night time powers were being uh, unobserved. best wishes, Nick At 05:38 2019-01-25, Mark Connelly via IRCA wrote: >Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 05:38:06 +0000 (UTC) >From: Mark Connelly > > >1030 WBZ Boston, MA received in Japan >Salt water heading NW from Hull, MA transmitter site definitely >helps the "get-out-ability." >https://eureka-fumi.blogspot.com/2019/01/comparison-of-wbz-news-radio-1030.html?fbclid=IwAR1zjb--aeI8vyXZ_nsO-XA6FKrRJqnOXJzfxIW4Y8-aqP5r2aqz5ZqO-Wo >Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA > > >_______________________________________________ >IRCA mailing list >IRCA@hard-core-dx.com >http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > >Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the >original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of >the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > >For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > >To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada