1110 New Format

[Miss Tuned]

Let’s reset what this thread is really about:

1110 AM—104 years old—is now three months into a continuous loop. Ninety days isn’t “coming soon”—it’s “we left the porch light on and forgot about it.” This isn’t a pending launch—it’s a holding pattern.

Thanks, ChatGPT!

 

[caudleweather]

Thanks, ChatGPT!

Easy there—wrong AI. That post was Claude. This one’s ChatGPT. If we’re keeping score, let’s at least use the right lineup.

 

[Miss Tuned]

Easy there—wrong AI. That post was Claude. This one’s ChatGPT. If we’re keeping score, let’s at least use the right lineup.

The "this isn't just... it's..." formulation that all these LLMs use makes me feel like it was trained on thousands of hours of Marks & Spencer commercials.

 

[caudleweather]

The "this isn't just... it's..." formulation that all these LLMs use makes me feel like it was trained on thousands of hours of Marks & Spencer commercials.

LOL (I wrote this myself)

 

[SKFlyers93]

I just heard WBT last night from New Jersey. I had no idea they were stunting until I heard the Top of the Hour ID and a quick construction clip... and then to find out they've been on a loop for this long. What are they waiting for?

 

[caudleweather]

What are they waiting for?

Probably a buyer.

 

[secondchoice]

Probably a buyer.

I doubt it.unlesd it's a nonprofit. They definitely don't want a conservative talker on 1110.

 

[Josh Owens]

Yep. A 50 KW flamethrower from Maine to Florida...but can't be heard in Gastonia! Without 99.3 to supplement the signal, WBT is worthless. If you can't cover the market where it matters, what's the point.

I read somewhere way back (as in earlier) in this thread, they are directional, with a null towards Gastonia, that's why.

 

[Josh Owens]

That only applies after sunset. 1110 is omnidirectional during the day.

Ah, gotcha.

 

[Josh Owens]

How about people on the road at night who don’t want to bother changing stations every 75 miles?

That's true. I heard Dr. Sightler say one time, he was driving back from a meeting late one night and tuned into a Classical flamethrower (I assume 1560 in NYC back in the day) and kept it on just because. Can't remember his exact words, but he didn't move the dial. The LORD kept him awake for sure LOL.

 

[Josh Owens]

Or Spotify, YouTube Music, Pandora etc. If I do listen to radio to listen instead of nerding out, it's low enough I'm not paying close attention to it or the adverts. They've got to be pretty special for me to recognize them

I have a friend, who, even in daytime, calls Pandora his radio, which he listens to while he's driving, save for when he listens to news/etc on Youtube.

 

[Josh Owens]

i wanted to be an AM dj so bad i'd stop talking whenever we drove under a bridge.

) Gotta love it! Oh hey, talked to Dave Compton the other day for a good while and Amos, he knew who you were right off. Reckon you're just unforgettable.

 

[Josh Owens]

Probably a buyer.

Maaaaaaaaaybeeeeee;

 

[vchimpanzee]

The largest dependable audience will be truckers. Others are so occasional and so irregular that it would be hard to put a value on that audience. And, as KC8UOK mentioned, you can have all kinds of streams that don't fade out, get static near power lines and such. Long distance commercial drivers don't dial around looking for stations.

The station used to play country and night and truckers are said to like country.

 

[vchimpanzee]

i wanted to be an AM dj so bad i'd stop talking whenever we drove under a bridge.

Someone joked that H. A. Thompson actually did this.

 

[Josh Owens]

Someone joked that H. A. Thompson actually did this.

LOL!

 

[amos1001]

...talked to Dave Compton the other day...

Dave is a good guy.

 

[amos1001]

[i'd stop talking whenever we drove under a bridge.} Someone joked that H. A. Thompson actually did this.

it's an old joke. i don't remember the part about H.A. Thompson doing it, but who knows, i might have stolen it from him.

 

[Kent]

it's an old joke. i don't remember the part about H.A. Thompson doing it, but who knows, i might have stolen it from him.

Jerry Seinfeld also used to do a version of it when he did standup before his show took off.

 

[Josh Owens]

Dave is a good guy.

Yeah, met him when I was twelve, been one of my radio mentors ever sense, not sure if I spelled that right.