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I'm happy this thread is making radio fun. I'm enjoying all the replies. Keep them coming
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radio aint for fun, its so you can get music out of it.
its only fun if you work in it or have a desire to work in it
its only fun if you work in it or have a desire to work in it
amfmsw,
Maybe notbut that 1 kHz howl on WINS was unmistakable during the day. Transatlantics on 1008 kHz couldn't be THAT strong...and here's a pic of the the old 50G and the AMPFET 50 that replaced it...
http://www.rossrevenge.co.uk/tx/wlkw50g.htm
Maybe notbut that 1 kHz howl on WINS was unmistakable during the day. Transatlantics on 1008 kHz couldn't be THAT strong...and here's a pic of the the old 50G and the AMPFET 50 that replaced it...
http://www.rossrevenge.co.uk/tx/wlkw50g.htm
one more group radio is fun for! the totally blind! may be even some parcially sighted people too! you see radio is just like tv for us there's no difference! it's like having all the channels on tv be like 87.7 f.m. channel 6! please don't leave out the best audience you have in the totally blind!
eyg2181 said:radio aint for fun, its so you can get music out of it.
its only fun if you work in it or have a desire to work in it
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EvilRoy
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My first experience with radio was back in the mid 50's, at the kitchen table after school. I was eating a tastykake and my mom had WRCV 1060 on the radio. They were playing Hot Diggity Dog by Perry Como. Then in 1962 my cousin introduced me to WIBG. Well, the rest was history. I spent days taping the DJ's on our old Webcore tape reel Deck and was obsessed with Wibbage and radio. I found out that WABC had a similar format and switched between the two. Then came WFIL and the radio wars were on. I was so interested in radio that I decided to go into the field. I attended college in Boston and Philly and received my degree. Once radio is in your blood, it is hard to break away from it. That's why I realize the reality that radio now is strictly a business and the fun and excitement is gone. The idea of a top 40, 5 minute air check rotation format is an interesting idea. If not for the masses, it surely would bring back "fun" to radio for us who truly miss the exciting old days.
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EvilRoy
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Marcus 250 , radio used to be the theatre of the mind. You close your eyes and imagine and see what you want to interpret from what is being spoken. The old time radio programs were great. Arch Obler, Arthur Godfrey, and of course a great story teller, Jean Shepherd all had us listening and seeing. There are web sites that offer those programs.
Greetings from South Mississippi!
What a great thread! I wish I had pictures of the old 50KW Continental at KOMA Oklahoma City when I was there all those many years ago! I'll never forget doing overnights on that 50KW clear channel (lower case, when it MEANT something!) and getting phone calls from all over the country and tapes of my voice from the other side of the globe. Sunday nights was cool when the engineer would sign us off for transmitter maintenance. He would cut the audio and leave the xmtr on as we would walk out toward those 3 Blaw Knox towers and watch the flourescent tubes we were carrying light up about half way there. He would let me help with the maintenance. You have to maintain a certain reverence when you're standing inside one of those big cabinets!
One Sunday night in particular will always stick with me. We were off for a couple hours longer than usual. I was sitting in the front of the station on the phone waiting for him to tell me to fire it back up when a policeman strolled in and asked me my name. He said a listener was worried that we weren't back on when we should have been and was worried about me. You best believe that I thanked that unknown listener about a half hour later when we went back on.
The young'uns have no idea how good it was.
Carry on!
Don Banks
BTW... Mark Abrams at KYW is a good friend of mine.
What a great thread! I wish I had pictures of the old 50KW Continental at KOMA Oklahoma City when I was there all those many years ago! I'll never forget doing overnights on that 50KW clear channel (lower case, when it MEANT something!) and getting phone calls from all over the country and tapes of my voice from the other side of the globe. Sunday nights was cool when the engineer would sign us off for transmitter maintenance. He would cut the audio and leave the xmtr on as we would walk out toward those 3 Blaw Knox towers and watch the flourescent tubes we were carrying light up about half way there. He would let me help with the maintenance. You have to maintain a certain reverence when you're standing inside one of those big cabinets!
One Sunday night in particular will always stick with me. We were off for a couple hours longer than usual. I was sitting in the front of the station on the phone waiting for him to tell me to fire it back up when a policeman strolled in and asked me my name. He said a listener was worried that we weren't back on when we should have been and was worried about me. You best believe that I thanked that unknown listener about a half hour later when we went back on.
The young'uns have no idea how good it was.
Carry on!
Don Banks
BTW... Mark Abrams at KYW is a good friend of mine.
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