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KRLD News Updates on KLUV

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spymovie7

I've been enjoying these lately, as afternoon news was something that I felt was missing on KLUV.

The first job I had in Dallas Radio was as a board operator at NewsTalk 57 WFAA, and after running the board and training myself to meet the CBS News to the second at the top of the hour, I've had some rather unusual radio listening habits since the late 1970s. Any hour of the day or night, whenever I'm listening to the radio in my car, as soon as the time comes up to the top of the hour, I'll almost always switch over to one of the AM stations for news on the hour.

I'll listen to the news, listen to a couple of minutes of Talk Radio to see if its interesting, and then switch back to music radio on FM.

I even have my digital wristwatch synchronized with the CBS time tone from KRLD, which due to digital delay is not always the true time to the second anymore.

It's actually pretty cool, because I'll be listening to a station like KLUV, and will often switch over to KRLD or WBAP 10 seconds before the top of the hour, in much the same fashion as if I were running the board.

While it may sound to some like the listening habits of a "radio weirdo," at least I'm not switching from FM to AM every ten minutes to catch the Traffic and Weather Together on the 8's...
 
> I'll listen to the news, listen to a couple of minutes of
> Talk Radio to see if its interesting, and then switch back
> to music radio on FM.
>
> It's actually pretty cool, because I'll be listening to a
> station like KLUV, and will often switch over to KRLD or
> WBAP 10 seconds before the top of the hour, in much the same
> fashion as if I were running the board.

I'm glad somebody else does that. I'm not alone.
I'm exactly the same man, and for no reason.

> I even have my digital wristwatch synchronized with the CBS
> time tone from KRLD, which due to digital delay is not
> always the true time to the second anymore.

Bad Idea!! I'm sure you've noticed how off it is, and how much it changes hour-to-hour. Before they changed the way they handle the last two minutes of the hour, which was like a month ago, it worked. They would do traffic/weather, then give local headlines, then ID, then the tone and "__ O'Clock", and CBS NEWS. It was almost always either on the money or withing a few seconds.

Now, they have changed that. In the afternoon, they have commercials, ID, then a host talking for about ten seconds, then the bell (and no "__O'Clock"). And now, they are usually off between 10 and 15 seconds.

I know this because I have a clock that recieves govt time signals out of Boulder, CO. I set my watch to that, even though it loses a few seconds over the course of a month.

KRLD is declining. But WBAP and ABC news are almost always PERFECT. Right on the money. And they tell you what time it is. Ofcourse, I like the 3 minute CBS over the 2 minute ABC.

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> > I'll listen to the news, listen to a couple of minutes of
> > Talk Radio to see if its interesting, and then switch back
>
> > to music radio on FM.
> >
> > It's actually pretty cool, because I'll be listening to a
> > station like KLUV, and will often switch over to KRLD or
> > WBAP 10 seconds before the top of the hour, in much the
> same
> > fashion as if I were running the board.
>
> I'm glad somebody else does that. I'm not alone.
> I'm exactly the same man, and for no reason.

I still hum the old AP network news theme from 1987...does that make me creepy?<P ID="signature">______________
WG</P>
 
>
> I still hum the old AP network news theme from 1987...does
> that make me creepy?
>
I like to whistle the mutual theme...could never figure out how to vocalize their "bee-doop" cue tone though.
 
> >
> > I still hum the old AP network news theme from 1987...does
>
> > that make me creepy?
> >
> I like to whistle the mutual theme...could never figure
> out how to vocalize their "bee-doop" cue tone though.
>

YESSSSS! God that was the greatest radio news theme ever. I remember listening to Larry King and then...beeee-dooop! Is there audio of that anywhere on the web?<P ID="signature">______________
WG</P>
 
> > >
> > > I still hum the old AP network news theme from
> 1987...does
> >
> > > that make me creepy?
> > >
> > I like to whistle the mutual theme...could never figure
> > out how to vocalize their "bee-doop" cue tone though.
> >
>
> YESSSSS! God that was the greatest radio news theme ever. I
> remember listening to Larry King and then...beeee-dooop! Is
> there audio of that anywhere on the web?
>
I liked NBC'S"Monitor"Tones. That was great radio.
 
Re: Speaking of Monitor.......

> > > >
> > > > I still hum the old AP network news theme from
> > 1987...does
> > >
> > > > that make me creepy?
> > > >
> > > I like to whistle the mutual theme...could never
> figure
> > > out how to vocalize their "bee-doop" cue tone though.
> > >
> >
> > YESSSSS! God that was the greatest radio news theme ever.
> I
> > remember listening to Larry King and then...beeee-dooop!
> Is
> > there audio of that anywhere on the web?
> >
> I liked NBC'S"Monitor"Tones. That was great radio.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>If you liked "Monitor", be my guest here:
http://www.monitorbeacon.com/
 
Re: Speaking of Monitor.......

> > > > >
> > > > > I still hum the old AP network news theme from
> > > 1987...does
> > > >
> > > > > that make me creepy?
> > > > >
> > > > I like to whistle the mutual theme...could never
> > figure
> > > > out how to vocalize their "bee-doop" cue tone though.
> > > >
> > >
> > > YESSSSS! God that was the greatest radio news theme
> ever.
> > I
> > > remember listening to Larry King and then...beeee-dooop!
>
> > Is
> > > there audio of that anywhere on the web?
> > >
> > I liked NBC'S"Monitor"Tones. That was great radio.
> >
> >>>>>>>>>>>If you liked "Monitor", be my guest here:
> http://www.monitorbeacon.com/
>
It is a great site. What a great concept and so well produced.
 
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