What station do I want to forget?
>>>If we're still on Memory Lane, how about WYZZ-FM.<<<
The only station named after the sound of a bodily function...
When I was teaching broadcast practice, I used to refer to WYZZ Watts: The difference between your FCC licensed power and what you claimed you were running. In this case, 7500 ERP vs claimed 50,000. That's 42,500 WYZZ Watts.
Then there was that network they joined at midnight. I forget the name. But the jock would fade into a record as he announced how they were joining this "network" b.s., some multi-state thingy. I called up one night, all wow-eyed and super-impressed, asked the dj about it. By the time I finished, he was backed to the wall admitting it was only him playing records and hoping that some cable systems were picking them up.
And the All-Time Copyrighted Trade-Marked WYZZ Hit Parade which, when I asked the old man to explain exactly how it was copyrighted, he was unable to do it. He did mention, however, that any violation --even unintended-- would be deliberate.
When the station was sold (and, let me tell you, I've got some stories about THAT little deal), I wrote a reasonable, rather benevolent, retrospective for my radio column in the Citizens' Voice. The owner responded by threatening a lawsuit. I indicated that he could ram it.<P ID="signature">______________
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