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Re: They need 1500 WSMX...

> > > My friend you can't say too much... I just saw your
> > > re-designed webpage. It looks good.
> >
> >
> > Why thank you! Would you believe I've had twice as many
> hits
> > just since I did the redesign a couple weeks ago than I
> had
> > in any other whole month?
> >
>
> Yes, I meant to say that I did peek and I noticed the
> redesign... I like the Flash implementation. Now that I
> recall, a couple of years back I got curious about the
> Wachovia building (saw it under construction over the years
> as I passed through town) and did a search and came across
> the site. I agree with another poster's comment that there
> should be sites like this for other cities (at least a
> couple of the other bigger cities like Charlotte, Raleigh,
> and Greensboro). I'm a casual fan of architecture and
> skylines, so I love this sort of stuff.
>
> Sorry, didn't mean to stray so far away from the radio
> topic! :)

You might want to try emporis.com for skyscrapers and skylines. While a lot of the information is now reserved for subscribers (it wasn't that way originally... and I wish it weren't now...), you can still find out basic info on pretty much any skyscraper in any city in the world. It's nowhere near as informative as Mr. Winston-Salem's site, but it's a fairly decent resource, at least for entertainment purposes if you're not a subscriber.
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Interesting observation...

We have all appologized in our posts for straying from radio talk. This is in stark contrast to the News/Talk board where folks unabashedly turn their conversations to politcs and never touch radio, with no appology. In my opinion, this is testament to the fact that those of us who frequent most of these boards are consummate professionals who care about our industry.

I learn a tremendous amount of information by visiting Radio-Info regularly, and I sincerely hope I'm able to give as much as I get.




And, Mr. WS, I wish I was smart enough to create flash on my website! :)
 
Raleigh

>
> You might want to try emporis.com for skyscrapers and
> skylines. While a lot of the information is now reserved
> for subscribers (it wasn't that way originally... and I wish
> it weren't now...), you can still find out basic info on
> pretty much any skyscraper in any city in the world. It's
> nowhere near as informative as Mr. Winston-Salem's site, but
> it's a fairly decent resource, at least for entertainment
> purposes if you're not a subscriber.
>


I came across Emporis this morning, the subscription thing was a bit of a disappointment. For the Raleigh (and Triangle) folks on the board, I did come across http://www.raleighmsa.com and http://www.raleighskyline.com which I found to be quite a bit interesting, maybe just as informative (if not moreso) than Emporis.
 
Re: Interesting observation...

Flash isn't easy. Each page's animiations and features are seperate movie clips placed on a time line and scripted by two seperate computer languages. WSTB is a three person research organization for architecture in the city and the website is where the results are published. Anyone can contribute and many people have helped, so no one person can take all the credit. WSTB was started in 1993. The goal is to make WSTB the most technologically advanced site of its kind out there. So far it was the first with video, audio, animations, building histories, houses & neighborhoods, architecture dictionary, proposed & construction, historic photos, 3D artwork, flash and more. In 2006, if everything works out, it may have a 3D tour of downtown, where you can walk from intersection to intersection and look around without leaving your computer. Also, if everything works out, it may include a new expanded multi-media section of audio and video clips, for all the visitors to the site who enjoy the airchecks. ;-) Other plans include a possible tour of the industrial sections and a section of nothing but historic images of the city. It's the oldest skyscraper website in the South and one of the oldest in the World. Every addition is designed to make each visitor feel like they are in Winston-Salem. It's designed for students, teachers, visitors, future residents, the homesick and locals who want to know what that old house or building around the corner is or the story behind the place where they work or the city they live in. Photos from the site have been featured at the Downtown Partnership, Emporis and won an internationl photo contest 3 years ago. The site has been featured on WXII 12, Relish Weekly, Winston-Salem Journal and Smitty's Notes E-mail Newsletter. The site has visitors from across the country and around the World.

If anyone wants to see newspaper articles or photos of the Wachovia Center, let me know. I have every newspaper article on the building's construction, including the tour information from it's grand opening. If you want to see this and I can find the time, I may try to photo copy it and share it. Remember WSTB is like library and will try help anyone with a research paper, class project or those who just want to know more.

Is this off subject? I don't think so. The site has airchecks. Here's a spanish aircheck from a Winston-Salem radio station. Click on the gold square to listen.

http://www.winstonsalemskyscrapers.com/RA905.swf

In 2001 and 2002, Charlotte (Digital City) and Asheville (Ashevillage) versions of this were made, but they were never as popular as Winston-Salem's Tallest Buildings. They are on "free" servers with ads. They haven't been updated in along time, but they are still out there. You'll also find a Greensboro section on WSTB.

http://www.winstonsalemskyscrapers.com/Greensboro

http://www.geocities.com/ashevillage

http://www.geocities.com/charlotteskyscrapers

They all have WSTB Educational Media at the bottom of the page and link to each other.

If you live in Winston-Salem and want to look for your historic house:

http://www.winstonsalemskyscrapers.com/neighborhoods

Houses were added in Feburary 2000 and requests for more followed. This summer the new and expanded neighborhood section was launched. It seems to be a very popular addition among neighborhood assocations, residents and area historians. A very popular addition! This is why I ask people what would you like to see in a future expansion? Visitors always have the best ideas. Keep telling WSTB what you want to see through the Guestbook. WSTB is open to ideas for new sections and expansions.

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Re: They need 1500 WSMX...

> > I wouldn't say MOST of the Triad's Hispanic population is
> in
> > Winston at all. Alamance Co. has a big chunk, as does
> > Randolph Co. I'd put Hispanic programming on an FM signal
> in
> > a HEARTBEAT if I had a company. It would be an instant top
>
> > 10 station. Probably closer to top 5. That is a HUGE
> section
> > of the market with real buying power that is being
> terribly
> > underserved on the radio dial. Why are all these stores
> > popping up catering to HIspanics??? Because they are
> wanting
> > products that remind them of home. Same with radio. The
> 1st
> > company to step up and do it will make some serious cash.
>
>
> I agree with this statement 100%. If there was an FM signal
> covering the Triad could almost kill the two am's (que pasa
> & Movidita). There was talk about a year ago that Curtis
> will move the Spanish programming (La Ley) from Raleigh to
> Burlington, trying to cover these two major markets with one
> pole. Look at what happen to Atlanta with Viva...
> Also CC I think was considering switching one in this area,
> I am not sure if is still in their future plans.
>
Anyone who can throw a strong FM signal into places such Asheboro & Siler City stands to make a PILE of $$$$$$$. I know I am missing lots of other places that have large and growing Spanish populations in the Triad that can support a station. But, mark my words......the Spanish invasion won't stop at just one station once it gets started. Not when the cash register at the first station starts ringing like a Salvation army bell-ringer.
 
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