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620 & 770

> > The things you'll do for good radio...
> > Last year after wrapping up Christmas shopping in December
> about 930pm at the mall @ Robinson I was able to listen to
> the Mighty 620 almost to Burgetstown.


Oh and 1 final suggestion..why not put reverb on the mic!
>
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Henry Aaron hit 755 career home runs. How many of these were of the "inside the park" variety ?</P>
 
Those carts pre-date the installation of Scott Studios, which we did (from the ground up) last year. But because of the number of specialty shows we do, especially on the weekend, carts will probably never go away entirely. For the most part, the polka people don't use the hard drive.

Thanks for the kind words. It is gratifying to see the interest in our two AM stations. Wasn't all that long ago that 620 was playing Contemporary Christian music at night, running 1300 watts days and 10 watts at night (after losing the old WHJB transmitter site), with 770 still on 1530 and the studios still in Greensburg. We've come a long way since then, baby. Stay tuned.

> Clarke invited me to stop by last year... and you get into
> the Boss Radio feel when you see the big ol' cart stand with
> all the jingle carts.
>
> He warned me that next time I come in, the boss may want me
> to go on air... I'll always make sure I have my headphones
> with me when I'm around.
>
> Keep up the great work, Clarke!
 
> Those carts pre-date the installation of Scott Studios,
> which we did (from the ground up) last year. But because of
> the number of specialty shows we do, especially on the
> weekend, carts will probably never go away entirely. For
> the most part, the polka people don't use the hard drive.
>

I think digital storage of polkas is a sign of the apocalypse, isn't it?<P ID="signature">______________
"With God as my witness, I could have sworn turkeys could fly."</P>
 
> I think digital storage of polkas is a sign of the
> apocalypse, isn't it?

Yep.

And carts make excellent projectiles.Grip one like Big Ben would hold a football then let 'er rip!Great way to keep sales people out of the studio. I did it at 14zyq in Frederick once when a sales rep came in the studio and wanted me to run a few "freebie" spots for a client without going through the traffic director.
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Henry Aaron hit 755 career home runs. How many of these were of the "inside the park" variety ?</P>
 
No, no you've got it all WRONG.

The BEST way to implant a cart into the shiny condescending knowitall forehead of your local SalesHole or ever-heartless Pig Vomit is to fling it like a chinese throwing star. You place your thumb into the hole and aim it straight and whip end over end. An added benefit is you get the centrifugal force of the center wheel spinning inside the case; that ramps you up an extra 10mph or so on your spin.

Nothing says "doesn't play well with others" like an Audiovox to the temple, yes sir.


> > I think digital storage of polkas is a sign of the
> > apocalypse, isn't it?
>
> Yep.
>
> And carts make excellent projectiles.Grip one like Big Ben
> would hold a football then let 'er rip!Great way to keep
> sales people out of the studio. I did it at 14zyq in
> Frederick once when a sales rep came in the studio and
> wanted me to run a few "freebie" spots for a client without
> going through the traffic director.
>
 
> No, no you've got it all WRONG.
>
> The BEST way to implant a cart into the shiny condescending
> knowitall forehead of your local SalesHole or ever-heartless
> Pig Vomit is to fling it like a chinese throwing star. You
> place your thumb into the hole and aim it straight and whip
> end over end. An added benefit is you get the centrifugal
> force of the center wheel spinning inside the case; that
> ramps you up an extra 10mph or so on your spin.
>
> Nothing says "doesn't play well with others" like an
> Audiovox to the temple, yes sir.

Too bad Robert W. Morgan isn't with anymore...he apparently was FAMOUS for throwing carts (particularly commercials) in fits of rage.

I bet, much like his radio show, he had perfect cart-throwing technique. I wonder what it was...

Closest I ever came--I threw a double-CD set of PSAs across a new studio when the right channel went out on ALL the CD players. Left about a 2" long, 1/2" deep gash in a very new wall. I covered it up by posting a memo on the "seven dirty words".
 
Cart Fun

After timing an intro, inserting a planned 8-second break in-between two phonograph records, reading a 5-second I.D. and hitting the top of the hour perfectly...only to have the cart misfire because it was not cued up by the production director who had *just made it* the day before...I grabbed it using the "brick through the window" technique and through it with all my might at the back wall of the studio.

The case cracked, after which I left it in the production director's box with a note indicating that I think this cart may be broken and suggest you re-record it.

God that felt good...

But not as good as it would have been to have had it fire at 0:00:00.00...

There is still nothing that SOUNDS that sound a cart makes when a jock rattles it a bit on the air. I think Stern still uses a few in addition to ENCO. Or maybe the cart rattle is on ENCO <g>.
 
Re: Cart Fun

Gee, the things one misses when on vacation.

I've seen carts fly on occasion as late as my days as a producer in all-news radio.

(I was tempted on one or two occasions to actually hurl a cart, but my experience was more that of opening carts to straighten out screwed-up tape.)

Watching the evolution of 'KHB and 'KFB has been one of the most interesting stories in suburban radio.

But someone's comment about where one can and can't pick up a station brought this to mind ... you're driving down Walnut Street in McKeesport, into Christy Park, and all the utility lines can make even the 50,000-watt blowtorch at AM 1020 sound like crap.

Any other areas that discourage the handful of us still listening to AM?
 
Re: Cart Fun

> Watching the evolution of 'KHB and 'KFB has been one of the
> most interesting stories in suburban radio.

Indeed. They are proof positive that to make a good radio station(s) have an impact--widespread--is to have a good ownership and some qualified, experienced, dedicated people working there. And those things above MUST be inherently local--not in San Antonio or New York, feeding down the wire.

And what we also have to remember is that BOTH of those stations are "new"--as Clarke mentioned here, not too long ago, 620's signal was crappy, with a capital "K"; 770 didn't even exist at that spot. And for the longest time, both stations ran brokered info-talk ads. But now, ask those who have heard of the stations (growing every day) what they do--and OLDIES will be the first answer out their mouths.

Congrats to Bob Stevens (and his charming wife too!) and to Clarke Ingram for the great success they've had. (And let's not forget that Bob has a couple successful stations in Waynesburg too!)

> But someone's comment about where one can and can't pick up
> a station brought this to mind ... you're driving down
> Walnut Street in McKeesport, into Christy Park, and all the
> utility lines can make even the 50,000-watt blowtorch at AM
> 1020 sound like crap.

> Any other areas that discourage the handful of us still
> listening to AM?

You know, I'm really surprised at times how depressingly bad 1020's reception is just 30 miles or so from the transmitter. I-70 East, Washington County, heading towards the Mon River-Charleroi-Belle Vernon: 1020 is crackly as all hell, even when there's no high-tension lines overhead. Same for 1320's daytime signal. 620's pretty good there; at night I lose it at times in the valleys of Beallsville and Fredericktown.
 
Re: Cart Fun

Try listening to a Pirate game on the Mighty 1020 after the sun sets in Steubenville!Thank goodness The Big 14 WEIR has the game on, however WEIR's nighttime signal is not the best either in my neck of the woods.Speaking of WEIR, FYI, they have added Lionel and John Bachellors night talk to their line up. <P ID="signature">______________
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