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http://www.sendspace.com/file/25o4jp seg 3 42mb
http://www.sendspace.com/file/w2fwtk seg 4 38mb
A mostly complete Alan Colmes show and at the end, the cut-over to WFAN.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/frwe4q The Imus Billy-Sol Hargus WFAN intro and the 1050 automated re-direct refers to the calls "WUKQ" which briefly ran on that freq before switching to FM 97.9 as WEVD went to AM 1050. Quite an upheaval that fall.
I had not heard these recording since I made them in Oct '88 and it's interesting to compare people's opinions and predictions for AM in contrast to what has actually come to pass.
At the 33:00 mark on seg 3 file Alan Colmes has a short talk with consultant Mike Harris who was quite bullish on the future of AM radio, it's technological and creative advances which supposedly awaited.
Sadly, much of that optimism has given way to the realities that AM stereo failed to turn the tide and the medium has seen further listener erosion and a slide into right-wing extremism, religion and hucksters.
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I notice that something went wrong with the posting software and yesterday's post didn't take so here is another try:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ef61qi seg 1 42 mb
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0rzf1o seg 2 "
These start out with excerpts of the last Time machine show then on to Don Imus and into a lengthy NBC retrospective.
I recorded several tapes of wnbc's last days in Oct 1988 and over the years I have made them available on the trading circuit. When Napster appeared I encoded them and they were dispersed more widely. recently I came across the originals again and figured that with better equipment and faster connections (compared to 8 years ago) I might as well put them up again, this time intact.
Lino
http://www.sendspace.com/file/w2fwtk seg 4 38mb
A mostly complete Alan Colmes show and at the end, the cut-over to WFAN.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/frwe4q The Imus Billy-Sol Hargus WFAN intro and the 1050 automated re-direct refers to the calls "WUKQ" which briefly ran on that freq before switching to FM 97.9 as WEVD went to AM 1050. Quite an upheaval that fall.
I had not heard these recording since I made them in Oct '88 and it's interesting to compare people's opinions and predictions for AM in contrast to what has actually come to pass.
At the 33:00 mark on seg 3 file Alan Colmes has a short talk with consultant Mike Harris who was quite bullish on the future of AM radio, it's technological and creative advances which supposedly awaited.
Sadly, much of that optimism has given way to the realities that AM stereo failed to turn the tide and the medium has seen further listener erosion and a slide into right-wing extremism, religion and hucksters.
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I notice that something went wrong with the posting software and yesterday's post didn't take so here is another try:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ef61qi seg 1 42 mb
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0rzf1o seg 2 "
These start out with excerpts of the last Time machine show then on to Don Imus and into a lengthy NBC retrospective.
I recorded several tapes of wnbc's last days in Oct 1988 and over the years I have made them available on the trading circuit. When Napster appeared I encoded them and they were dispersed more widely. recently I came across the originals again and figured that with better equipment and faster connections (compared to 8 years ago) I might as well put them up again, this time intact.
Lino