Re: [IRCA] For the record - 850 WAXB Ridgefield, CT
Let's see how long it takes before they get around to putting it back on the air. Larry WA1PDK -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Karl Zuk via IRCA Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 7:47 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc: Karl Zuk Subject: [IRCA] For the record - 850 WAXB Ridgefield, CT ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] 1560 NYC off
WQXR became WQEW on Dec. 2, 1992 and the standards format lasted until the end of 1998. ABC Disney entered into an eight year local marketing agreement (LMA where Radio Disney would be put on that 50,000 watt signal and the Times would handle the license, the log requirements and make sure the programming was heard. This continued until Disney took over running the facility in 2007. They paid $40 million to purchase that signal. Obviously today, that station isn't worth that much. I think the price Family Radio paid to buy WQEW was $12 million. Larry Stoler -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sanburn Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 1:21 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] 1560 NYC off I know they were WQXR until sometime in the (early?) 90s then became WQEW with a standards format until Radio Disney bought them. Ms Sent from my iPod On Feb 17, 2015, at 5:58 PM, Dennis Gibson wb6...@gmail.com wrote: The FCC history cards say KNZR was first licensed as experimental W6XAI on February 12, 1935 then changed to KPMC in November of 1936. W6XAI experimented with wide band high fidelity transmissions. As for WQEW I will defer to my friend Scott Fybush. I couldn't find the history cards where I usually find them in the FCC database. Maybe he knows where they are. http://www.fybush.com/sites/2008/site-080321.html Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Rick Lewis rick...@shellworld.net wrote: Hi Dennis, I think KNZR was a clear channel allotment when it came on the air in the 1930s as KPMC. (1932, I think.) I don't know when the 1560 in NYC came on the air. -- Rick -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Gibson Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 4:46 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] 1560 NYC off Quite a few stations west of WQEW are daytimers with critical hours authority. A little trivia. WQEW is authorized to use its daytime facilities until sunset at KNZR in Bakersfield, CA; three extra hours. I don't know why. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Sylvain Naud sylvainnau...@gmail.com wrote: Le 2015-02-17 18:59, Saul Chernos a écrit : As of 1850 est -- Thanks for the tip. I've just heard the WKDO ID, 15-60 AM, WKDO Sylvain Naud Portneuf, QC Perseus + 350ft Beverage NE-SW ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] 1560 NYC off
You're right. They continued to simulcast WQXR but ided as WQEW at the top of the hour for several weeks until the standards format began in December. Larry Stoler -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Gibson Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 1:39 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] 1560 NYC off Good memory! November 16, 1992. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 10:20 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com wrote: I know they were WQXR until sometime in the (early?) 90s then became WQEW with a standards format until Radio Disney bought them. Ms Sent from my iPod On Feb 17, 2015, at 5:58 PM, Dennis Gibson wb6...@gmail.com wrote: The FCC history cards say KNZR was first licensed as experimental W6XAI on February 12, 1935 then changed to KPMC in November of 1936. W6XAI experimented with wide band high fidelity transmissions. As for WQEW I will defer to my friend Scott Fybush. I couldn't find the history cards where I usually find them in the FCC database. Maybe he knows where they are. http://www.fybush.com/sites/2008/site-080321.html Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 5:23 PM, Rick Lewis rick...@shellworld.net wrote: Hi Dennis, I think KNZR was a clear channel allotment when it came on the air in the 1930s as KPMC. (1932, I think.) I don't know when the 1560 in NYC came on the air. -- Rick -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Gibson Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 4:46 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] [mwdx] 1560 NYC off Quite a few stations west of WQEW are daytimers with critical hours authority. A little trivia. WQEW is authorized to use its daytime facilities until sunset at KNZR in Bakersfield, CA; three extra hours. I don't know why. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Sylvain Naud sylvainnau...@gmail.com wrote: Le 2015-02-17 18:59, Saul Chernos a écrit : As of 1850 est -- Thanks for the tip. I've just heard the WKDO ID, 15-60 AM, WKDO Sylvain Naud Portneuf, QC Perseus + 350ft Beverage NE-SW ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Radio Disney
I totally agree with your analysis of why Disney is getting out, how they paid too much for the stations and in the end, many of them will become brokered facilities. They paid $40 million for WQEW. It was an LMA which lasted for eight years. They won't get that today. Larry Stoler -Original Message- From: IRCA [mailto:irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Gibson Sent: Sunday, October 5, 2014 7:32 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio Disney I think Disney wants to get out of the network business. Networks are a headache. Programming KDIS alone will be far easier and much less expensive than a network. It paid way too much for some of the stations. A lot of money was spent on broadbanding to make HD easier to configure and maintain. The high power facilities are expensive to maintain. Not having to pay for HD licenses each year will save a lot of money. I think Spanish, religious (especially Catholic) and other ethnic group owners will be interested in the stations. They have money to spend. Cumulus and iHeart Media are both heavily leveraged and losing a lot of money. Several Catholic groups are aggressively buying stations. Disney would probably accept reasonable offers. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 4, 2014, at 4:16 PM, Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com wrote: I was wondering with the new situation and almost all of the Radio Disney stations being sold off, IF a new owner wanted to keep the R. Disney format going on the station could he (or she) be allowed to do so Mike From: mwd...@webtv.net To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 14:44:21 -0700 Subject: [IRCA] Radio Disney In checking today (10/4), I see Radio Disney is still being run on both 1250 Seattle and 1640 Portland. 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] iPhones and IBOC
I don't think iBiquity will ever admit they're wrong. They will go down with the ship as the number of listeners to regular over the air radio decreases. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Neil Kazaross [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:59 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] iPhones and IBOC Unfortunately, and while no one but fooled broadcasters, Ibiquity and DXers cares or for the most part even knows about IBOC, I don't predict a quick end to this fiasco. Stations have spents lots of money on this very flawed and on AM useless tech, but a few more are still adding it, or putting it on all night like it is the Holy Grail to save AM. Thus I think it will be several years before stations start turning off the IBOC as they have little incentive to do so. 73 unhappy KAZ - Original Message - From: Thomas L Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:28 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] iPhones and IBOC That makes me want to reach for a bottle of Gerotol. Hoperfully we will get 10 yrs of the real oldies first ( 1950-1962 ) before that. Dont see much of a future in MYL type stations with that generation sadly dropping like flys. As far as IBOC goes it must be all but dead. How many AM's are getting conned into it lately ? A bad dream almost over. Move over Mitch Miller make room for Big Joe Turner 73 Tom Jones Mason N.H. On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:43:27 -0700 Bruce Portzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In another decade, FM will be frequented mostly by elderly people listening to Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger tunes. Or possibly the talk/sports/ethnic stations will move from AM to FM as music-oriented stations succumb to shrinking audiences. All of which makes me wonder what will happen to the AM band in a few more years. Personally, I would love having fewer stations, since it would mean less interference . Beauty Product Reviews Read Unbiased Beauty Product Reviews and Join Our Product Review Team! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/JKFkuJi7Uvr72zCnnDG4sdbynngxNSOGXOSWF1xYZHETWGWke8wGtz/ ___ 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 -- -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.2.0/1493 - Release Date: 6/9/2008 5:25 PM ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.2.0/1494 - Release Date: 6/10/2008 7:22 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] New DXer
Congratulations, Scott. I will definitely join you in welcoming another Fybush to the world. How long will it be before the baby is old enough to add his contributions to 100,000 watts? Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com; NRC List [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WTFDA List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:26 AM Subject: [IRCA] New DXer Kindly join me, won't you, in welcoming As Yet Unnamed Baby Boy Fybush to the world? Arrived at 5:32 AM EDT, a month early, 5 lbs. 8 oz., 18.5, S9+20dB... Daddy may not be doing much DXing for a little while :-) Snarky suggestions for names will be greatly appreciated. (Well, by me, anyway.) s ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1428 - Release Date: 5/12/2008 7:44 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] [AMFMTVDX] WABC-770 IBOC work
They're turning it off at night and this is on a temporary basis. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com; 'Discussion of AM, FM, and TV DX' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 1:11 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] [AMFMTVDX] WABC-770 IBOC work They were definitely doing something earlier this eve with IBOC, some very loud horrible sounds on 760 and 780...which have been gone for a few hours... I thought 770 was abandoning IBOC; along with 760... I wonder what is afoot... Saul - Original Message - From: Rick Shaftan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Discussion of AM, FM, and TV DX' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'IRCA' irca@hard-core-dx.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:27 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] [AMFMTVDX] WABC-770 IBOC work Rebelde cutting through nicely here 30 mi NW of WABC. Rick S. NW NJ. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of k4ape Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:24 AM To: IRCA; AMFMTVDX Subject: [AMFMTVDX] WABC-770 IBOC work WABC-770 sounds like they are running on reduced power. Perhaps they are working on their IBOC, as WQEW-1560 was the other day. Anyhow WBCA is VERY weak not even an S-5 on the meter. Might mean some type of good DX for someone. Willis Old Fort, TN __ AMFMTVDX mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amfmtvdx Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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 ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1221 - Release Date: 1/12/2008 2:04 PM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Radio Disney
I hate to correct you, Willis but William B. Williams died in 1986 and WQEW did not begin its American popular standards format until December 2, 1992. Before that they were WQXR/AM. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: k4ape [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 11:39 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio Disney This makes me curious Patrick. The Disney stations that I am familiar with are all network fed 24/7. So I would expect them to all be the same. The network sends a control signal down the line that tells the local computer when to insert local content and when to return to the network feed. So they should all air the same number of local inserts and do so at the same time slot within the hour. The only way to add extra liners or bumpers locally without talking over network content would be to insert them in place of the time allotment for local commercials or to compress the network feed enough to build additional space within the hour. So what does WQEW do that is different from the rest of the network? Pat- WQEW doesn't follow Disney to the letter. They will have baseball and football games from time to time along with local adds. The Disney stations in Florida insert a local ID during hour. EVERY RADIO DISNEY STATION WILL HAVE A LOCAL ID SOMETIME DURING EACH HOUR The trick is to force yourself to listen thorough all the crap during the hour to get to the ID. WQEW use to be one of my favorite stations, back when William B. Williams was on it. Willis Old Fort, TN ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1213 - Release Date: 1/7/2008 9:14 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Radio Disney
When the LMA began between the New York Times Company and Disney, they did run some sports on WQEW for a short time. I believe that was brokered programming and they had to run out the contract with whatever team was buying the time. Many times in New York, sports teams have to be shared with other stations not necessarily the ones where they are usually heard. This comes from a non sports fan. I am not a fan of Radio Disney. I was dialing around a few years ago and did hear sports on 1560 so I assumed that was left over as far as contractual commitments from the days before the format change. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: k4ape [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:44 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio Disney Willis said: WQEW doesn't follow Disney to the letter. They will have baseball and football games from time to time along with local adds. / Thanks Willis. That explains it. Disney likes to wave that logo in front of everyone as often as they can. So I'm surprised the network doesn't cue the local logo bumpers even more often than they do. Pat- Just this last year WQEW had Yankees or Mets, don't remember during the play offs. Seems that WFAN opted for a baskeball game(not sure, there ended up that both New York teams that WFAN carries, we playing at the same time) and QEW got to have baseball. But it isn't always, just once and a great while. Just for fun, let ask you, have you ever been up at the top of the Empire state building where all the antennas are. I was there in January of 1998. I believe that at that time only some of the FM stations were using the antennas, as I believe the TV was all over at the WTC. What does that have to do with Disney? nothing. Willis ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1213 - Release Date: 1/7/2008 9:14 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Requiring HD in Sat Receivers
If this isn't pure desperation, nothing is. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Saul Chernos [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Requiring HD in Sat Receivers Is this a signof desperation on iBiquity's part. Hopefully the court will learn something other than the wild success IBOC has enjoyed... - Original Message - From: Tim Kridel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America' irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 9:04 AM Subject: [IRCA] Requiring HD in Sat Receivers From: SkyREPORT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:01 AM Subject: SkyREPORT 01/03/2008 - iBiquity Takes On Satellite Radio Merger iBiquity Takes On Satellite Radio Merger Should a combined satellite radio entity be required to include technology from a competing service in its receivers? Last month, iBiquity Digital, known for its HD Radio platform that allows FM and AM stations to deliver digital-quality audio to listeners, asked the Federal Communications Commission to consider a condition for the XM/Sirius merger that would require HD Radio technology to be included in all satellite radio receivers. It was the latest proposed condition aimed at the XM/Sirius transaction, which continues to wait for regulatory approval from the FCC and Justice Department antitrust staff. In a filing sent to the FCC, iBiquity stressed that it has no formal position on the merger. But the company suggested the condition would ensure a level competitive playing field between satellite radio and HD Radio technology. iBiquity also said a combined satellite radio company should be required to terminate all exclusive arrangements with current partners and be prohibited from entering into exclusive deals with suppliers, retailers and automobile manufacturers in the future. In its FCC filing, iBiquity alleged that the satellite radio companies may have used subsidies and incentives paid to automobile manufacturers and their suppliers to discourage proliferation of HD Radio products. The company also said, A merged entity will have a stronger economic position and more cash to fund subsidies and incentives. As the sole provider of satellite services, the merged entity will have greater leverage over retailers, car manufacturers and suppliers. iBiquity added, This combined satellite monopoly would be in a better position to act anti-competitively to exclude HD Radio products. The XM/Sirius merger has been at the FCC for more than 180 days. The companies first announced plans to combine operations in February. ___ 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 ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: 1/2/2008 11:29 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Requiring HD in Sat Receivers
Isn't it amazing how much time and money Ibiquity has wasted on this whole thing. Now they can't compete! that's their latest claim. What next? It's not over yet. They will keep going until the whole HD thing goes down in flames which may not take long. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Russ Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Requiring HD in Sat Receivers --- Tim Kridel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: SkyREPORT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:01 AM Subject: SkyREPORT 01/03/2008 - iBiquity Takes On Satellite Radio Merger iBiquity Takes On Satellite Radio Merger This is sooo transparent ! Satellite has niche content. Satellite has pre-empted many possible FM HD-2 format deployments. HD isn't penetrating the market. So now they want to mandate HD on satellite - the only levelling of the playing field here is in iBiquity's favor because they have seriously misjudged just about everything in this misadventure of theirs. It also shows they've learned nothing at all from their dubious experience about propagation. Satellite already has some challenges there, and overlaying HD would only make them worse. What's also laughable is that they've obviously also learned nothing about the market economics at play. We have to overlapping and underperforming satellite services trying to merge, so now we'll toss in some difficult and very expensive platform changes, and at the same time render all existing satellite receivers obsolete. It's about time for iBiquity to stand or fail on its own - if they hang by their own petard, then so be it. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id [EMAIL PROTECTED] FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 4' FET air core loop Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: 1/2/2008 11:29 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change
Wow. From 1260 KYA a long time ago to Catholic radio. Just like WABC when they were a music station, more people will remember 1260 in San Francisco as KYA The Boss of the Bay. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Mike McKenna [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 6:28 PM Subject: [IRCA] 1260 - San Franciso - Format Change Tomorrow, Dec 10, 2007 at 12 noon -- 1260 will begin broadcasting Catholic Radio from new owner -- IHR. ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.17/1179 - Release Date: 12/9/2007 11:06 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Lipstick on a (Roast) Pig
I couldn't agree with you more, Karl. What a waste of time and money. This will be the first time I have watched QVC since I first got cable in the '1980s. I will even have to search to find what channel QVC is on my cable box. I wouldn't miss this for anything. It will be fascinating to see how they will promote HD radio. let's see! buy a radio that has formats that were rejected by regular over the air radio because they didn't make money. Yeah, that's it. How will they demonstrate the so called better quality signal when many of the receivers are inferior in quality and performance. This should be good. One other thing, didn't the HD Radio Alliance promote this as technology for a younger audience when they first began marketing HD? Doesn't QVC attract an older group of people than they want to approach to buy the radios? Another example where they talk out of both sides of their mouth. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Karl J. Zuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4:56 AM Subject: [IRCA] Lipstick on a (Roast) Pig From: http://insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com HD on QVC -- Lipstick on a (Roast) Pig You've got to hand it to iBiquity, the firm that brought you HD radio over ten years too late and shrewd enough to copyright the term HD while at the same time saying it doesn't really mean high definition. As the saying goes, you can't put lipstick on a pig, but somehow, iBiquity has managed to get QVC to sell HD radios to its vast home shopping network audience. Hope QVC has better luck than Radio Shack, Best Buy and Wal-Mart selling these empty radios. Hey, whatever happened to that hype? You can't easily find an HD radio in those stores let alone a young salesperson to close the sale. Maybe QVC viewers can buy George Foreman's grill along with their HD radios so that they can cook this pig because there are going to be a lot of unhappy customers out there once they plug it in. In case you haven't heard HD Radio broadcasting is sweeping the country according to iBiquity's web site. Did you know that HD is available to over 80 percent of the population. More than 1,500 AM/FM stations are currently offering subscription free digital content, including more than 600 HD2 multicast stations offering unique formats and content. Wow, such a deal. Let me guess. You need to buy a new expensive radio, right? Here's what iBiquity says, All a consumer needs is a new HD Radio receiver; the content is free. The radios are priced for everyone from under $100 from major mass-market retailers across the U.S. Virtually everyone can experience the crystal-clear digital sound on AM and FM as well as the broadcast-exclusive new FM channels. Those under $100 models must really sound good. iBiquity seems to have left out the expensive $400 models. Just an oversight, I guess. This roast pig is getting me sick to my stomach. While some radio broadcasters are holding out hope that HD will energize the declining radio industry, others are apparently thinking about their options -- including unplugging their HD hardware and moving on to a solution that actually holds promise -- say, the Internet. Let's imagine how QVC's customers are going to feel when they unpack their HD radios and plug them in for the first time: 1. Where's the beef? (Sorry, this is a pig -- where's the pork?). Where's all that exciting programming I was told would make the purchase price all worthwhile? Do they file a class action suit, return the radios for a refund or use their new less than $100 HD radios as antiques? 2. Where's the fidelity? K-Fed had more fidelity when he was married to Britney than HD radio has now. Yes, it's better, but no -- not that much better. A Bose it's not. Satellite radio it's not. It's just not. 3. When do these consumers figure out that you get what you pay for -- HD radio content is free. Radio companies are waiting for them to buy millions of new radios before they spend their precious money on new programming. Maybe this HD-QVC marketing marriage will backfire and help sell satellite radios. At least satellite sounds better, comes in cars and has hundreds of millions of dollars of programming built into it. 4. Oh, and where's the unique formats and content. I'm telling you, maybe I've been hanging around the record industry too long but lawsuits would be flying for misrepresenting the product. Yes, I have been blinded by the Big Four labels. (It appears the RIAA is going to take a class action suit that could paralyze its efforts to sue the pants off music pirates -- if successful. I've got to stop thinking like a lawyer and start thinking like the lowly program director that I have been proud to be). HD subchannels are really nothing that radio PDs can't program. They have lots of ideas. Unfortunately, few companies are listening to their ideas for the main terrestrial channels. That's why radio
Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] WBT IBOC test
Having worked for Bill White at another radio station long before he went to WBT, I can tell you that he will respond to any observations you send him about the test. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] WBT IBOC test Bill White's on the air now on WBT, doing a special live show about the test. Sounds like the hash just fired up over WTAM/KMOX. No sign of any digital signal here on the HDT-1 yet. (12:10 AM) s ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.17/951 - Release Date: 8/13/2007 10:15 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Re: [NRC-AM] WBT IBOC test
This was the first time I heard a station not only test IBOC at night but talk about it and encourage phone calls. I think that was great and it was done in a very classy way. I don't like IBOC any more than most of you do but I have to agree with Patrick Martin. The last thing we need as far as assuring any other tests in the future is a bad relationship with a radio station which could affect the future of our hobby. We have enough to deal with as far as that subject goes. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] [ABDX] Re: [NRC-AM] WBT IBOC test Jim Les, I totally agree. There is too much negative out there between the DXer and the station these days. I don't like IBOC anymore than any of us do, but radio is a business and we have little control. It doesn't help making the DXer look in a negative light to the station. After all, we are the ones asking the favors, be it a QSL, station tour, stickers, etc. You don't bite the hand that feeds us. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.17/951 - Release Date: 8/13/2007 10:15 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] More WINS silent periods
Since when is David Hinckley a tabloid news writer? He is one of the best radio columnists in the country along with Robert Feder of the Chicago Sun Times. The thing is as the program director of WINS pointed out, the station never goes off the air unless they have real transmitter failure or something else happens that shuts the signal down. People have depended on WINS for news 24 hours a day since April 19, 1965. The consistency of the format and presentation is why they are the most successful all news station in the country. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Bruce Portzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 1:06 AM Subject: [IRCA] More WINS silent periods Kind of a Good News - Bad News story from Radio World News Bytes Most stations can turn off for overnight repairs without too much fanfare, but not in New York. AM news station WINS found itself the lead item in a tabloid news column this week because it plans to shut down for several hours over the course of several nights to go digital. For about 10 more days through the end of August, WINS will be off the air from 12:30 to 4:30 a.m., so engineers and technicians can do the work needed for the station to start broadcasting in high definition (HD), the New York Daily News columnist David Hinckley wrote. He quoted the station's Mark Mason saying, We hate to go off the air any time, because even though late nights in August are one of our lowest listening times, there are still plenty of people out there. But this needs to be done for us to switch to HD, and it's not the kind of work that can be done while 50,000 watts are jumping around. WINS will continue to stream online and can also be heard on the FM multicast signal of WWFS(FM) in the market. Should a major news event happen, said Mason, WINS will interrupt the work and turn its signal back on to resume broadcasting, the newspaper reported. ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.11/944 - Release Date: 8/9/2007 2:44 PM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] FCC Goes After California TIS
I know the one in New York City on 162.55 ids as I was listening to it recently. As far as TIS stations go, I wonder if they run these loops just to keep the frequency for the state or if they just put them on the air and really in the end don't care unless they get a visit or a violation notice from the FCC. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Bruce Portzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 1:05 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] FCC Goes After California TIS Mike That could very well be the case. NOAA is a federal agency, so its stations would fall outside FCC jurisdiction. I know I've heard IDs from the one in Seattle, but I don't recall if I've heard any recently. Bruce Michael Hawkins wrote: Bruce, Are NOAA stations exempt from ID's? I was listening to 162.4 and 162.55 MHz the other day. I know the 162.55 is local to me, but no idea on the other and no ID on either. Mike Hawkins Bruce Portzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've heard similar stuff in Seattle and elsewhere around the northwest - TIS transmitters running nonstop NOAA weather, continuous loop IDs, and other things that don't fit the letter of the law. A few years ago, the one nearest my house was carrying audio from an Oregon FM station. I think that was just after it was installed, so the state DOT would've been testing at the time. Some TIS stations run legitimate material but no IDs, which is probably a no-no as well. Bruce ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.22/923 - Release Date: 7/27/2007 6:01 PM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] is the 1260 frequency in San Francisco slated for anincrease in power?
Are they still simulcasting with KOIT-FM? Larry - Original Message - From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 5:46 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] is the 1260 frequency in San Francisco slated for anincrease in power? 1260 was bought by Immaculate Heart Radio, www.ihradio.org and will be going catholic soon. On 7/27/07, Marty Rimpau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, on Tuesday, when I got back from a place, I was tuning around, and noticed a wide carrier on 1260, and wondered what was going on, and wonder if 1260 might be slated for a power increase, or did something just happen, and they lost the path to their signal or what. When I tuned in a bit later, and heard the usual koit simel-cast, everything seemed to be as it was, but I thought that when the carrier was blank, that it seemed wider. Marty ___ 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 -- Sincerely, Paul B. Walker, Jr. www.walkerbroadcasting.com www.myspace.com/walkerbroadcasting ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.22/922 - Release Date: 7/27/2007 6:08 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Radio
How many times can you find Rush or Laura on the dial during the day! to many in my opinion. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Radio Mike, You hit the nail on the head. Local in one word. Too many non stop satellite programmed stations. Everyone doing the same thing. How many times can you find Rush or Laura on the dial during the day.? They are everywhere. If a station is music on AM and few are, it is the same satellite service that is in the next county. At least KSWB does there own music on the computer, live in the mornings. at least it is local. The other two AMs are KAST News Talk, but except for Tom Freel's show, the rest are the usual Rush, Laura, Bruce Williams, and Coast to Coast. KKEE is non stop ESPN. The FMers are basically satellite fed too. The listerner supported stations do run a lot of local stuff. Maybe that is one reason KMUN is number one? 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KAVT Reception 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.9/834 - Release Date: 6/5/2007 2:38 PM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] But they said HD was FREE!!!!!!
What a crock. Again they are talking out of both sides of their mouth but what else is new. They may claim they can compete with subscriber driven satellite radio but they fail to realize that both XM and Sirius are not breaking even. This is because most people will not pay for radio. If they were making money and seeing a nice profit, they would not be talking about a merger. As always they just don't get it. They should quit wasting time and money on HD radio and improve the overall content of regular over the air broadcasting. Promote it the right way and the audience will be there to check it out. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: kevin redding [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 10:31 AM Subject: [IRCA] But they said HD was FREE!! iBiquity to introduce HD Radio subscriptions At NAB2007 in Las Vegas, iBiquity Digital has revealed that they've selected NDS Group to provide the industry's first conditional access solution for HD Radio. NDS Group is the same company that provides the system enabling DirecTV and Cablevision to offer pay-per-view and other opt-in services for consumers. Called RadioGuard, NDS Group's system encrypts content before it is transmitted over the airwaves, then decrypts it once the radio signal has been received and verified. We believe this will be key for monetizing HD Radio, said Tom Rucktenwald, director of data applications security for NDS. Services that could be made possible through RadioGuard include pay- per-listen options for live concerts or other events, improved reading services for the blind, private channels for emergency services, and free opt-in events sponsored by advertisers. So HD Radio will not just be competing with satellite radio for listening time, but soon will be competing for subscription dollars as well. RadioGuard-capable radio receivers are planned to be introduced to the market by the holidays. http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/ibiquity-to-introduce-hd-radio- subscriptions.html ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.5/769 - Release Date: 4/19/2007 5:56 PM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] iBiquity to offer HD subscriptions
That was excellent. Who would ever believe that could happen to Stairway to Heaven but thanks for posting it. Larry - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] iBiquity to offer HD subscriptions In The tune of Hello Mary Lou Hello IPOD, goodbye AM FM. I was thinking more... to the tune of Stairway to Heaven.. (sing it with me, gents under the age of 50...) STAIRWAY TO HD apologies to Robert Plant and Jimmy Page -- There's a person who's sure all that's digital is gold And they are buying an HD from Circuit City And when he tunes in he knows if the antennas are close In a pinch he can get full quieting Woe oh oh oh oh oh And he's buying a HD from Circuit City There's no dial on the box but he wants some more choice And you know sometimes technology has its price In a city in the next state there's some news that is bad But he is too far away... to receive it Woe oh oh oh oh oh And he bought his HD... from Circuit City There's a feeling he gets when he looks to the west And the signals are blocked, 'cause their not uBiquity In my thoughts I have seen Wellbrook loops through through the trees And the signals of TPs once receiveable Woe oh oh oh oh oh And he bought his HD... from Circuit City --- Cheers, -- Colin Newell - Victoria B.C. Canada www.coffeecrew.com | www.dxer.ca ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.5/769 - Release Date: 4/19/2007 5:56 PM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] OT: Music Trivia Quiz
I guess C. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Art Blair [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:33 PM Subject: [IRCA] OT: Music Trivia Quiz Who was the first jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize. No cheating! a) Wynton Marsalis b) Louis Armstrong c) Duke Ellington d) Mary Lou Williams Art Northboundbus, USA ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.22/739 - Release Date: 3/29/2007 1:36 PM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] WMEX 1510
Yes that's true and one of the Fenways was Jack Gale who recently bought a dark station in Alabama and I think it's on the air right now doing oldies at 700 on the dial. Larry - Original Message - From: Patrick Griffith, N0NNK / WPE9HVW [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] WMEX 1510 Is it true that during the sixties at WMEX the DJ names stayed the same whenever the person changed? Heard there were three or four Fenways. /// I've known of several stations that did this back in the day. Some bought jingle packages centered around the air name and didn't want to waste those expensive jingles. So the name stayed at the station even when the personnel changed. There were also certain names that seemed to be on the air at almost every small market station. Jay Robins is one that comes to mind. Patrick Griffith, Westminster CO SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist NRC Broadcasting - Denver http://community.webtv.net/N0NNK/ http://community.webtv.net/AM-DXer/ ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/714 - Release Date: 3/8/2007 10:58 AM ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Savage Nation (was 1650 fun)
Well said, Bob. Unlike many other talk show hosts, I think Michael Savage truly believes what he says and takes himself very seriously. He scares me although he has a right to express his opinion as anyone does in America. Larry - Original Message - From: Bob Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:26 PM Subject: [IRCA] Savage Nation (was 1650 fun) Well his last name isn't Savage for nothing. He does have a great NY accent though which lends some credence to his nutty ramblings. Bob Young Millbury, Ma - Original Message - From: Patrick Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 1:56 AM Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] 1650 fun Savage is now being carried in Canada? That is a surprise. Art Bell/George Noory is, but Savage? I feel sorry for our friends to the North. Patrick Martin KAVT Reception 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.4/705 - Release Date: 2/27/2007 3:24 PM ___ 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
[IRCA] Happy Sixth Anniversary CHWO
It was six years ago today that CHWO changed its frequency from 1250 to 740 and its power increased to 50,000 watts. As you know for many years, CBL occupied that frequency until they decided to move to FM along with several other CBC outlets. Although CHWO is not hard for most DXers to find, it is worth noting that they have been on the air for 50 years as of November 16, 2006 and they are still owned by the same group and are still doing the same format. AM 740 appeals primarily to an audience of people age 50 and over but they are still making money and are doing well in the ratings in Canada. Despite the constant goal of appealing to a younger demographic which continually goes on in radio, this station thrives and will continue to do so for many years. Happy anniversary AM 740. Larry Stoler Larry Stoler [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Transfusion by Nervous Norvous
- Original Message - From: Russ Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Transfusion by Nervous Norvous I won a contest on a radio station where you had to identify the mystery oldy after hearing a short clue or part of the song. I think the only thing that was played was part of the car crash during Transfusion. This was in 1986. My question is what would a Nervous Norvous concert be like? Would you go to hear him perform a medly of his hit live? Larry Stoler --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember seeing Loudon Wainwright III perform Dead Skunk at the Paradise Theater in Boston back in 77 or 78. C'mon an' STINK, now ! Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id [EMAIL PROTECTED] FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 4' FET air core loop __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.6/617 - Release Date: 1/5/2007 ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Dead Skunk
McArthur Park had a great purpose if you worked in radio at the time. It gave you the opportunity to leave the studio if you had to for seven minutes. Same with Hay Jude and the long version of Light My Fire by The Doors. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Gil Stacy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Dead Skunk What's next ? Purple People Eater ? Monster Mash ? Anything, I repeat anything, but Richard Harris singing McArthur Park. 73, Gil NN4CW ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.6/617 - Release Date: 1/5/2007 ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] All Christmas music formats
I have nothing against Christmas music however I think the way the radio chooses to do it by going 24 hours a day with it as early as before Thanksgiving is nuts. I believe you gradually bring the Christmas music in starting at the beginning of December. On Christmas Eve, you go all Christmas music for 24 hours. On the other hand, a station declaring itself a Christmas-free zone is not such a bad idea. Larry Stoler WA1PDK - Original Message - From: n2su [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] All Christmas music formats -Original Message- From: Patrick Griffith, There was an interesting story in the Business Review (Albany NY) on 12/8 about radio stations that switch to All Christmas / All The Time formats around Thanksgiving. The article says that about 370 stations nationwide make the switch each year. It quoted a media research firm who reviewed 119 FM stations that adopted this format in 2005. They found an average market share increase of 10% in both the adult age 25-to-54 and all listener over age 12 sections. Two Albany area stations mentioned in the article had adult 25-to-54 market share increases of 50% (WKLI) and 37.5% (WTRY) last year! Personally I can't stand this format. Bottom line, it sells! I'm sure most of us on these lists can't stand it either, since many of us are broadcasters and have had to sit through six hours of this stuff at a time. People are amazed when I tell them I hate Christmas music. I'd love to see a station declare itself a Christmas-free zone as a sanctuary for those of us who can't stand it. Bob Antoniuk N2SU WGHT Pompton Lakes NJ ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/585 - Release Date: 12/13/2006 ___ 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
Re: [IRCA] Hannity on 1030- KTWO?
You are right, Russ and Scott but the sad reality is that many think that because it's on the internet, it must be true. It is amazing how many put up websites and never update them or just put out wrong information and leave it at that. Larry Stoler - Original Message - From: Russ Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Cc: NRC List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Hannity on 1030- KTWO? --- Scott Fybush [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Cereghin wrote: Okey-dokey then. But I must have checked a half-dozen sites that still had them as religious. John There is a LOT of exceptionally bad information out there. Knowing who to trust is a big part of the battle sometimes... *** I run into some incredibly outdated material on the web in the course of my job. You have to really be careful to check both the reliability of a site and also the overall currency. In 10watts I trust Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id [EMAIL PROTECTED] FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 4' FET air core loop Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ___ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/565 - Release Date: 12/2/2006 ___ 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
