"The Jersey Shore Shuffle"

[Pirate_Jim]

Wow!!!

Someone changed the location of their stream... How exciting!

I was actually down in the Toms River area over the weekend and made it a point to check out the frequency and was surprised to hear such a great mix of music. When I left for home on Tuesday I decided to give it another check but nothing there. From what I heard it sounded quite professional. Kudos to whoever is the creator.

Aside from that, 2 questions do come to mind to the original poster:

Who cares? And why do you?

It was quite refreshing to hear something actually worth listening too. Also thanks for the new URL as it'll give me something to listen to at work LOL!

;D

I care because I'm curious as to who is running it, considering it had a strange beginning when it first started about a year ago ...
And also, if the person (or persons) who ARE running it are reading this, I'd like to hear from them, so I can learn more about how and why it got started ...

I DO like the music they play (as quirky as it is) and I neglected to mention anything about this "station" sooner because I didn't want the operator to get any undo "exposure", if you know what I mean ...
But, I broke my silence, because I figured this was the best forum to ask about it ...

And... well, "pirate radio" IS a hobby of mine ...

By the way, I agree that this would be a perfect HD2 for JRZ ...

 

[Deeman1710]

Thanks for the new URL Jim. I listen at work and think the wide variety of music is great. I never hear a song twice the whole time I listen and the stream has great audio too and hardly ever breaks up. I can only imagine what the air signal sounds like. It's pretty sad when a pirate sounds better then a station runned by consultants that think 300 songs played over and over again is the answer to good radio. Whoever is behind this station knows radio.
Keep up the good work Jersey Shore Shuffle. I wonder if the lady who voices the station is the one running it. If so she knows her stuff.

 

[nd2023]

Whoever is running it should propose to program WJRZ-HD2 at no cost to Greater Media, as well as the 100.7 translator. Especially if it has a following as a pirate station.

 

[d21ofnj]

Who's up for 100.7 the Shuffle FM?

 

[carlvanorden]

I think that it is really interesting that this station called itself WRAN. First off, the website you mentioned (and posted the url) is Dave Kruh's WRAN website. It's his site but quite a bit of the info/audio came from me. The jingle that starts that website is actually one of the worst copies I have, so I'm wondering if they did indeed use it.

I have one of the very few, if any studio copies of the original WRAN jingles...and they date back to the mid 60's. True, you could edit those jingles to suit your needs. The "Dover" sing on all the originals can easily be edited out, and the jingles had all kinds of monikers added in...like, 'good time music'....'golden'...etc, etc. So, they are pretty generic jingles. But the originals sound bright and loud, so if they did use those jingles I wonder if they got them from the website.

Whoever the person is that is running that station, I would think, would be somewhat familiar with WRAN. I'm a WRAN historian, worked there too, but unfortunately with it being gone now for a long time, I would think whoever decided to use those calls did it because they know quite a bit about WRAN, or remember it vividly.

Ironically, I'm chairman of New Jersey Radio Museum, and we do plan ultimately to put a part 15am in at the museum, which will cover Dover nicely. and, we plan to use WRAN as it's calls, and use the jingles, but it probably won't be on 1510 due to WRNJ owning that frequency now. Meantime, I may again put up a part 15am here at my home and if I do, I also may do the same thing here. We will see.

Anyway Jim, thanks for that info...very interesting, and you are on top of it all as usual.

Carl

 

[Pirate_Jim]

I think that it is really interesting that this station called itself WRAN. First off, the website you mentioned (and posted the url) is Dave Kruh's WRAN website. It's his site but quite a bit of the info/audio came from me. The jingle that starts that website is actually one of the worst copies I have, so I'm wondering if they did indeed use it.

Yes, Carl ... the jingle that starts off that website is the same one they initially used when this "station" started ...
I recognized it immediately ...
I beleive they also used a couple more from the site, too ... but the "WRAN - Dover !" jingle was used prominently ...

 

[badjef]

I'm sure a religious broadcaster would love to get its hands on the WBGD license. It's so easy to just operate a radio station for the sake of keeping the license active. Buy a cheap transmitter, hook it up to a CD player containing 59 minutes of silence and a legal ID, and repeat that forever.

What ticks me off is they jump all over pirates and allow "legal" stations to break the law.

There is a difference.
Pirates are operating in total secrecy.
Legal stations are operating - on air or not - with full disclosure.

There have been several problems with WBGD's situation. The FCC is probably aware of it and willing to overlook it for a while since it is not interfering with anybody during this time.

The TL has changed from the HS on Chambers Bridge Rd. That is something that the FCC has been made aware.

Anybody know of another student run High School station?

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

 

[nd2023]

They're also overlooking many obvious pirate stations that have a strong signal for miles.

Did WBGD renew its license in 2006?

 

[badjef]

They're also overlooking many obvious pirate stations that have a strong signal for miles.

By "They", I assume you mean the oversee'ers, in this case, the FCC.
The Government is out of money. The FCC doesn't have enough money to go looking for violators of their rules. (Police do because of traffic citations.) If sufficient complaints they might, but unless it is going to be one where the person or persons are going to be able to pay that fine, they probably won't do anything.
That is why they cite the "bigger dogs" - they can afford to pay the fines.

Did WBGD renew its license in 2006?

Don't know. But, again, WBGD is a special case. WMCX used to shut down after May and resume again when the Fall Semester started.
Schools are usually given a wide variance due to circumstances. The government encourages student affiliated activities.

If you are a "pirate", it would be easier to be licensed if you ran it as a school, than some snot-nosed, establishment-hating, teen-aged, dope-smoking, radical, trying to short-cut the laws for your own enjoyment.

The core of issuing a license is "serving the community". - not game playing by kids.

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

 

[bigtom101]

If you are a "pirate", it would be easier to be licensed if you ran it as a school, than some snot-nosed, establishment-hating, teen-aged, dope-smoking, radical, trying to short-cut the laws for your own enjoyment.

Forgot to add "DAMN KIDS GET OFF MAH LAWN!!!" ;D

 

[Deeman1710]

Whats kids and a school station got to do with the main topic "The Jersey Shore Shuffle"???? Listening to the stream and love the imaging and production, plus the chick sounds hot :-* Music mix is great. Heard Real Love by the Doobies before, haven't heard that song in a long time.

 

[badjef]

Whats kids and a school station got to do with the main topic "The Jersey Shore Shuffle"???? Listening to the stream and love the imaging and production, plus the chick sounds hot :-* Music mix is great. Heard Real Love by the Doobies before, haven't heard that song in a long time.

It has to do with unlicensed and criminal activity. The "Jersey Shore Shuffle" is, or has been, engaging in illegal activity that has some people reminiscing of a defunct station.

The misplaced, but understandable, belief that an unlicensed station has more a right to be operating more than a licensed station that has been off the air for an extended period of time.

My suggestion is that if you guys feel that strongly, why not make a legitimate proposal to the Brick Township Boad of Ed and ask them if you can lease the frequency. You could approach them with the idea of using it for "education purposes" since there is an abundance of potential interns.

If you word it right, not only might they lease it to you, they may even pay you to do it.

There is a void in localized radio programming since WOBM went south.

Seize the opportunity!

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

 

[djdalanj69]

Whoever the Owner/Operator of "The Jersey Shore Shuffle" is certainly should look into getting a Legal Station. For a Pirate Station it's GREAT! The Variety of music and the extensive collection of music is awesome. I stream The JSS Alot and there are so many songs that you haven't heard in a long time that bring back so many memories. The Shuffle part was a GREAT choice because there is music for everyone. The Mix is well programed. There are 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and Current Songs. Classic Rock and Deep Album cuts too! Last but not least I think the Imaging sounds AMAZING! Like I said earlier whoever you are if your not in the Radio business already You Should Be! So many Stations out there that wish they could sound like this! ROCK ON "Jersey Shore Shuffle". :-*

 

[d21ofnj]

Well, coming from Seaside, no shuffle on 91.9 or 104.1.

 

[Radio411]

Well, coming from Seaside, no shuffle on 91.9 or 104.1.

Lots of Tropo last night. I heard it on 166 on my way to Bayville. The more I listen the more I love the music! Again, props to the creator!!
;D

 

[nd2023]

Why can't we just treat all pirate stations equally regardless of format? I didn't see this much love for the 92.9 dance pirate in Trenton or any of the Caribbean pirates. All pirates are breaking the law.

 

[Deeman1710]

I still think it's a great station format wise, maybe the big boys who think they know everything should listen to learn programming and that there's more music then the same 300 TESTED songs : which to me is BS>

 

[MickeyD]

I'm sure a religious broadcaster would love to get its hands on the WBGD license. It's so easy to just operate a radio station for the sake of keeping the license active. Buy a cheap transmitter, hook it up to a CD player containing 59 minutes of silence and a legal ID, and repeat that forever.

What ticks me off is they jump all over pirates and allow "legal" stations to break the law.

There is a difference.
Pirates are operating in total secrecy.
Legal stations are operating - on air or not - with full disclosure.

There have been several problems with WBGD's situation. The FCC is probably aware of it and willing to overlook it for a while since it is not interfering with anybody during this time.

The TL has changed from the HS on Chambers Bridge Rd. That is something that the FCC has been made aware.

Anybody know of another student run High School station?

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

The bottom line is that when a licensed station is off the air for one year there license is supposed to be automatically revoked. The FCC isn't following it's own rules and actually sent the station a letter asking them if they were on the air and apparently they said they were. The letter was sent two years ago and they still have a license. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=9061

There have not been any filings with the FCC since 2006 when the station's license was renewed and the current address the TL is supposed to be housed at is 2001 Lanes Mill Road in Brick. I am also pretty sure that Brick's Board of Ed has changed over the years and there hasn't been an ownership report done in 4 years.

I love high school stations that operate like pirates.

 

[nd2023]

The high school station we're talking about is like the opposite of a pirate. It has a license and is off the air.

 

[d21ofnj]

Why can't we just treat all pirate stations equally regardless of format? I didn't see this much love for the 92.9 dance pirate in Trenton or any of the Caribbean pirates. All pirates are breaking the law.

I have a feeling this creator is or was associated, had ties to, or was a former employee of WJRZ. Or, maybe it could be that guy who did 104.7 WZVU ;D