The Cleveland Scene Magazine just published their long list of the "2022 Best of Cleveland", subtitled "Something To Write Home About". Under the category of "Best College Radio Station", they have "90.7 WKSU, Kent State". Unless 90.7 is a translator for them somewhere, they are off by a number of frequencies as WKSU is at 89.7 FM. They also list "88.3 WXPN Baldwin Wallace. This mistake has happened before. The call letters are, and have been since 1958, WBWC. Since this year's "Best of" has the aforementioned subtitle, I hope some readers and listeners, not affiliated with the station, would write to them with the true information.
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WKSU broadcasts at 89.7 FM. The signal can also be heard on WKRW at 89.3 in Wooster, on WKRJ at 91.5 in New Philadelphia, on WKSV at 89.1 in Thompson, on 90.7 WNRK in Norwalk, in the Ashland area on 95.7 FM from translator W239AZ, and in the Mansfield area on 94.7 from translator W234CX.
So, there ya go. 90.7 in Norwalk. Maybe the Scene "writer" lives there.
So, there ya go. 90.7 in Norwalk. Maybe the Scene "writer" lives there.
Somebody may have gotten their frequencies jumbled in their mind. The programming on WKSU used to also be on 90.3 FM as first, WBOE, then WCPN. That's where the "90" comes from. The .7 comes from the actual WKSU frequency of 89.7 FM. Too bad. Too bad.
Over the years ( 50 ) I have noticed the tendency of print to jumble the frequency of stations they report about. I came to the conclusion they couldn't be so hap hazard yet have all other facts correct in their stories so I'm thinking print in general thinks of broadcast as a competitor and so jumbles the frequency on purpose. Happens too much to be coincidence.
Sadly, journalism has declined quite significantly over the years. They just put things together quickly with no verification or proofreading.
I think it's like when you call your bank or cable company or whatever. They're farming it out to foreign firms whose grasp of English is tenuous at best. And how are you going to verify something when you're half a world away?
I think it's like when you call your bank or cable company or whatever. They're farming it out to foreign firms whose grasp of English is tenuous at best. And how are you going to verify something when you're half a world away?
Distance is not the issue as today's communications make that unimportant. While I have trouble understanding the English of India or elsewhere outside the US, the real problem is that some companies have become so large that they don't see customers as "people" any longer.
For example, I have found Walmart's US-located service staff to be very difficult to deal with while Amazon's people in India and the Philippines are better trained and quickly find solutions.
As to distance, during the recent hurricane that hit Puerto Rico, a relative was showing me their street with branches breaking off trees and water flowing down the hill... until the power went out. And that is about 4,000 miles away!
This is where the "Fake News" concept could have been born. No longer do we need the "two credible references", proof-reading seems to be an option (and at times the proof readers are worse than the writers), and free speech detracts from false claims being easily removed.
I kind of, miss the morning "Cleveland Plain Dealer" but even if it was delivered to me...I'd still miss, the morning "Cleveland Plain Dealer." It just isn't what it used to be, even going into the late 1990's. (Before the internet really took off)
The deeper problem is that we are at the mercy of the person on the other end of the line. If they don't care about their job, we may look no further than their attitude as to why the lousy customer service/dead-end solution.
I've made a "Call/E-mail back" or two in my lifetime (Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Giant Eagle, Bank) in which the second call solved what the first call, didn't. It is further awkward, if they admit and/or apologize as the previous operator was known to have a "Reputation".
Actually, before Tom Vail left...
I've found that, in some things, a smaller organization is more competitive. I used to depend entirely on Wells Fargo, but decided to use Key Bank in Cleveland (which is not even local to me in CA) for important things and just keep Wells for checking and credit cards. This has worked out well even if one is 2,000 miles away!
Since I'm now in "movies" I have to deal with film companies [and business' related to them]. They used to have U.S. based people that actually worked for the companies I talk to. They have now farmed all that out to overseas call centers and I have reached some people that were absolutely unitelligible. I've asked if there is someone there who I can understand [i.e. speak English a little clearer] and either got a no or hung up on. It's gotten to the point where , if I can't understand them, I hang up and call back hoping to get someone who I CAN understand.
WKSU is NOT a college station. Kent State's actual station is Black Squirrel Radio. Those putting together Scene's Best of should have double checked and just ranked the legit stations voted in the list. The fact that Kent State still owns WKSU makes a lot of people assume that it's a college station.
The Baldwin-Wallace mishap was also unfortunate. Again, someone should have double checked, especially with a station as well-known as WBWC.
Maybe for next year, Scene should change Best College Radio Station to Best Non-Commercial Radio Station.
The Baldwin-Wallace mishap was also unfortunate. Again, someone should have double checked, especially with a station as well-known as WBWC.
Maybe for next year, Scene should change Best College Radio Station to Best Non-Commercial Radio Station.
On a lighter note, WMMS got voted Best Radio Station. WCSB, The Fan, WNCX and 107.3 rounded out the top five.
WMMS voted best radio station? They must have been stuffing the ballot box again.
HA HA HA HA! Good one.
In today's Cleveland radio market...This is like the equivalent of graduating as valedictorian, in a High School Class of one.
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