Re: more UCI 91.5-90.1 stuff
> > To all,
> >
> > WUCI started out at the TV 40 tower, they couldn't afford
> > the rent. I was at KGB when they got kicked off the tower
>
> > by Stainless (they had a tower climber shut them
> > off...hmm...late 89). They moved their antenna down to
> > downtown Bing for a short while and then worked out a deal
>
> > with Motorola to go on Ingraham there (where 101.7 and
> 104.5
> > are located). When they finally, sadly collapsed Dave
> > martin of Arrowhead tried to save them with a split
> > programming deal...they refused. The equipment was all
> sold
> > at a sheriffs auction held in 1992; I was there and I
> bought
> > the original on-air board (intended originally for 94-7
> > WPHD...now the met). It ended up being an extra and I
> sold
> > it to WEMR in Tunkhannock. Ironically, I recently aquired
>
> > this station (1460 AM) and got the board back!!!! Its in
> my
> > closet (its a Rockwell-Collins, by the way). When it went
>
> > dark both WSKG and Arrowhead applied for the 91.5
> frequency
> > (Randall Terry was not involved at all at this time). On
> > one of my power drives through the southern tier I had a
> > revelation....I called Dave Martin at Arrowhead and
> > suggested it to him...he called WSKG....they liked the
> idea
> > too. WSKG and Arrowhead asked the FCC to split the two
> > applications....giving 90.1 to Arrowhead using the then
> KGB
> > tower in West Windsor as the site (it just barely provides
>
> > 60 dBu coverage of Bing from this site, the FCC required
> > Binghamton to still be the city of license); of course we
> at
> > KGB got a great tenant in Dave Martin. WSKG got 91.5 on
> > their BOCES tower near Ely Park in Johnson
> City/Binghamton.
> > I suggested that Dave Martin immediately build the 104.9
> > translator to use with 90.1; I did the FCC work and 104.9
> in
> > downtown Bing. went on shortly after 90.1 went on. I hung
>
> > the 90.1 antenna with Dave martin's help (oh and some help
>
> > from Dave Frost too). Me, the Dave's and Shawn Shark
> > (Rock107 Prod Dir) hung the 104.9 antenna on the State
> > office building a year before it opened to the public; its
>
> > hooked to the airconditioner superstructure....yes I
> crawled
> > out on a girder!!! (I was nuts!). WSQX (91.5) and WIFF
> > (90.1) are still technically the same as they have always
> > been. Well...to bed with me....still getting over a
> summer
> > cold.
> >
> > Kevin Fitz
> >
>
>
> YEAH WHAT HE SAID!!!
>
> Fitz G!!!
> What is up my brotha from (well you know the rest)...How are
> you doing?? Better yet, what are you doing?...You will
> always be one of my favorite people....man!!! Hope
> everything is everything with you!!! Drop a line sometimes
> at
[email protected].
>
>
>
> Reese
>
I'll give him mad props, and I dont remember him (Fitz G sorry bro)..
There was a few names you mentioned before. Brenda Critchelow (Former PD),Janee,Doc Sly, Mike Taylor might know where some people went. You can't tell me Ashimba wouldn't know..Someday. It would be great to see them. Have Ricky T organize it, he has nothing to do