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THE OLD WMJW FM 92

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yonkstur

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I was thinking about Frank Stanley's old WMJW FM the
other day. Frank did the mornings, Frank Murman did
middays, David DeCosmo ran the news department, and
I think they were automated at night. At one point I
think Paul Grimes worked there too. There was a part
timer named Dave Banas who also had a polka band, or
at least played in one. The corporate name was Thunder
Broadcasting. Anyone remember anything else about this
part of local broadcast lore? I'm talking the early days
here, circa 1973. Any thoughts?
yonkstur
 
> I was thinking about Frank Stanley's old WMJW FM the
> other day. Frank did the mornings, Frank Murman did
> middays, David DeCosmo ran the news department, and
> I think they were automated at night. At one point I
> think Paul Grimes worked there too. There was a part
> timer named Dave Banas who also had a polka band, or
> at least played in one. The corporate name was Thunder
> Broadcasting. Anyone remember anything else about this
> part of local broadcast lore? I'm talking the early days
> here, circa 1973. Any thoughts?
> yonkstur
>

In the early days of Verto Cable Television, MJ 92 used to be the background music on the weather crawl channel (not the modern day Weather Channel). I always wondered what the connection was. I also remember a pretty decent news department with the great David DeCosmo and Bob Reynolds.
 
>>>Anyone remember anything else about this part of local broadcast lore? I'm talking the early days here, circa 1973. Any thoughts?<<<

I don't know what years this relates to, but I did hear from a staffer that there was a time when there was $$ enough to pay x-3 (or however many) employees. So, the day the checks came out, people would rush to the bank ASAP to cash them. First ones there got paid; the last (three, or whatever) did not.<P ID="signature">______________
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> >>>Anyone remember anything else about this part of local
> broadcast lore? I'm talking the early days here, circa 1973.
> Any thoughts?
>
don't know what years this relates to, but I did hear from a staffer that there was a time when there was $$ enough to pay x-3 (or however many) employees. So, the day the checks came out, people would rush to the bank ASAP to cash them. First ones there got paid; the last (three, or whatever) did not.

Any type of small business always runs that risk.
Once when I was running a concern, I actually got cash
advances of my own credit cards to meet payroll a few
times. Believe me, that will launch an investigation
from Harrisburg and nearly get you indicted. Which is
why when I buy WARM, I'll have all that Powerball money
backing me up. 340 million this Wednesday. Wish me luck.
Yonkstur
 
> > >>>Anyone remember anything else about this part of local
> > broadcast lore? I'm talking the early days here, circa
> 1973.
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> don't know what years this relates to, but I did hear from
> a staffer that there was a time when there was $$ enough to
> pay x-3 (or however many) employees. So, the day the checks
> came out, people would rush to the bank ASAP to cash them.
> First ones there got paid; the last (three, or whatever) did
> not.
>
> Any type of small business always runs that risk.
> Once when I was running a concern, I actually got cash
> advances of my own credit cards to meet payroll a few
> times. Believe me, that will launch an investigation
> from Harrisburg and nearly get you indicted. Which is
> why when I buy WARM, I'll have all that Powerball money
> backing me up. 340 million this Wednesday. Wish me luck.
> Yonkstur
>

Wasn't there a plan for WMJW and WNAK to hook up many years ago, and it never materialized?
 
>>>Wasn't there a plan for WMJW and WNAK to hook up many years ago, and it never materialized?<<<

WNAK and 750 were an item for a while

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> >>>Wasn't there a plan for WMJW and WNAK to hook up many
> years ago, and it never materialized?
>
WNAK and 750 were an item for a while
That was when the Commish was running WWAX.
yonkstur
 
> Which is
> why when I buy WARM, I'll have all that Powerball money
> backing me up. 340 million this Wednesday. Wish me luck.
> Yonkstur

You taking applications yet? I'm looking for something that pays well, short hours, and that has stiff in-house fines when the person conducting the meeting veers from it's agenda to another "war story" that we've already heard a hundred times. Let's just say someplace that has a ten-minute time limit on meetings.
 
> >>
> You taking applications yet? I'm looking for something that
> pays well, short hours, and that has stiff in-house fines
> when the person conducting the meeting veers from it's
> agenda to another "war story" that we've already heard a
> hundred times. Let's just say someplace that has a
> ten-minute time limit on meetings.
>
It will be run out of my kitchen. A little computer set
up no bigger than a large microwave. Jocks will voice track
everything. I'll have two sales people. They can meet with
themselves. No meetings and the only war stories inflicted on
people will come via these posts on this board. Format: Oldies,
circa 1955 to 1980. News: non live at 55. Weather: ACU. Jingles:
All the old good ones. Target audience/Annual budget: who cares,
I won the powerball.
Yonkstur
 
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