It is funny, I was doing a bit of phasing this afternoon on 1230, my local KVAS, Astoria which I worked for back in the 70s. KVAS went to dead air and then into the Trailblazer Basketball Network. They paused for pregame spots, and I was surprised to hear network cover promos to buy tickets. No local spots!! That would never have happened when I worked at KVAS, under the then owner Chuck Farmer. Sports was always sold solid. all things may not always have been, but Sports, tons of pre-pregame spots and post-post game spots, all the way through. Unfortunately, KVAS has become what so many other stations have become. Also listening to their satellite C&W format, I rarely hear any spots. The three AM stations in Clatsop County always had separate owners, but not any longer. KAST/KVAS are both co owned these days, along with a bunch of FMs. The OM told me he never even listens to KVAS and he is the Operations Manager! It is really sad. Chuck Farmer must be rolling over in his grave. Besides that, with their move to Warrenton from Astoria, they no longer have power, when outages take place, so they lost the EAS to a non-commercial FM. Maybe one reason I am critical of what has happened, is I worked in the real radio days.
73, Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager _______________________________________________ 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