... format ... Most ... I think that the relevant question would be why are the oldies stations like WARX biting the dust? The answer I beleive is in the ...
Finally, the 'On The Air' column returns today in the Sunday Patriot-News! I always loved Barry's columns about the local media. Hopefully with it returning,...
On the Fri. evening of Memorial Day weekend 2003, I was lucky enough to get a tour of WGAL by Mike Hostetler (the sports guy) through someone I know. Neat...
Ed Perkins
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Apr 11, 2005 7:11 pm
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In reguards to "Oldies(50s/60s)", I see a trend of them returning to AM radio. It happened here in Phila., and down at the shore in AC last Fall. However, the...
Ed Perkins
electroned19114@...
Apr 11, 2005 7:19 pm
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does anyone have any updated info. on what will become of 1440am. i hate to see a frequency wasted by simulcasting or parking call letters.i have called WSBA...
In a message dated 4/11/2005 3:17:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, electroned19114@... writes: On the Fri. evening of Memorial Day weekend 2003, I was...
I've often wondered why WGAL doesn't include the NBC logo in their station ID, or call themselves "NBC 8"...But I, too, have been looking forward to seeing ...
It was a neat experience. My friend even took pictures of Mike and I in the anchor chairs on the news set like as if we were talking on the air. Got to see...
Ed Perkins
electroned19114@...
Apr 12, 2005 2:49 pm
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Yeah. I just got an email, saying that WTAE (in Pittsburgh) will change over soon. That means that WGAL will probably be right behind. As a treat for all...
In the past 2 years or so I have really begun to enjoy listening to NPR, simply because of the quality of the news that one gets. Longer stories, in-depth...
Food for thought. Recently I was in Scottsdale, Arizona and stumbled upon the "House of Broadcasting Museum". Being a former radio air personality myself, this...
B. Derek Shaw
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Apr 13, 2005 8:26 pm
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On the radio, your probably out of luck. NPR pretty much is the only option for what you want (minus the CNN thing). In Washington there is WCSP "C-Span...
In reguards to AM960, I was dissapointed that they dropped the OLDIES format a couple of years ago. They played alot of rarities the other stations in my ...
Ed Perkins
electroned19114@...
Apr 13, 2005 9:31 pm
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Hey Ed, WHYL 960 was standards, then went oldies for about 2 years, then back to standards. Only a few months ago did it flip to it's current talk format. I...
I received this from a friend and engineer in northeastern PA who attended the April Pennsylvania Music Expo. It's his take on different things. Derek Shaw ...
B. Derek Shaw
bdshaw@...
Apr 15, 2005 1:39 pm
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Aside from ideologies or biases, my problem with the NPR type of news reporting is that many of their stories can be BOR-RING! Some stories just don't warrant...
... I know, Terry, I learned that as you did. But this doesn't mean these people don't have *money*, and the senior citizen population is and will be the...
Derek, It was great seeing you today. Maybe next time you will recognize me. Try to get WRAW-AM, 1340 in Reading, to stream on the net. Radio Dave ... From:...
Dave
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Apr 18, 2005 2:48 am
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... Paul, I recognize an operation like this would be very expensive. That's why a Clear Channel, with their hundreds of stations, should start up a commercial...
Something unrelated in some ways. While I waas traveling down RT15 and I-270 Sat, afternoon, I found some nostalgia stations on AM heading towards VA. Also ...
Ed Perkins
electroned19114@...
Apr 18, 2005 2:40 pm
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... Yeah, Ed, that's WLG. I believe that may be a 50kW, but it's highly directional. Also, one of the stations you may have heard could have been the new ...
Yes. 1520AM was one. They seems to be more Nostalgic. I heard them advertising a collection of Sinatra's 40s music. The other was more like WLG but at 1450AM....
Ed Perkins
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Apr 18, 2005 5:03 pm
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Did you also pick up "Memories 1550" from Charlestown, WV ?? Also a pretty good signal in Frederick. WCHA 800 and WHAG 1410 come through good in parts of the...
1280AM apparently was playing Christian music at the time. I noticed on RT30 heading west, I was getting bleedover from 1280 while listening to 1250AM at one ...
Ed Perkins
electroned19114@...
Apr 18, 2005 8:20 pm
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Some info I was e-mailed in reguards to the station's 25TH ANNV. ED P. Hello All, I am going to have a live band at the station on May 19th to help celebrate...
Ed Perkins
electroned19114@...
Apr 19, 2005 7:04 pm
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was looking at FCC daily log today, and it showed the license transfer has been approved to Susquehanna Radio. it added a little addendum that the approval was...
As far as I know, the FCC did at one time put an item out to stations with licenses that wern't broadcasting, had to get on the air by a certain deadline so...
Ed Perkins
electroned19114@...
Apr 19, 2005 8:49 pm
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... Per the Telecommunications Act of 1996, a station is supposed to have its license yanked if it is off the air for more than one year consecutively. The...
By the way, while traveling up RT30 through Lancaster/York last Sat., I came upon an AM station that was playing German music. It was around 700AM. Is that...
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