I thought "news" in Spanish was "noticias." I put your phrase into Google's translator and got "Good girlfriends." I might just listen, if that's what WKOX is offering its listeners now!
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Oops--got it wrong! "Buenas Nuevas"
A translation site says Good News or Glad Tidings.
"So long...and may the 'good news' be yours..."
--Les Nessman, "WKRP In Cincinnati"
A translation site says Good News or Glad Tidings.
"So long...and may the 'good news' be yours..."
--Les Nessman, "WKRP In Cincinnati"
"Buenas nuevas" is an idiomatic expression for "good news". It is mostly used in a positive way, as I've seldom heard "malas nuevas" used unless as purposeful contrast to the normal expression.
A station would have a "Departamento de Noticias", and never a "Departamento de Nuevas".
Put WKOX 1430 on again this afternoon and at first thought it was still a dead carrier, but when turning the volume way up, there's some sort of Urban Contemporary music format in English, broadcasting at a very low modulation level. Could not catch an ID, but it doesn't sound locally programmed.
Is the idiom used both in the common, secular sense of good news (A friend is getting married. The stock market is up. The tanker is no longer blocking the Suez Canal.) and in the specific New Testament sense (Receiving the "Good News" of Jesus Christ)? Kathy Mattea, the country singer, recorded a superb Christmas album in the early '90s that was called "Good News," and everyone knew exactly what the title meant.
Maybe the same approach Educational Media Found. (K-Love) is doing; Good News just like
" Positive, Encouraging K-Love"
" Positive, Encouraging K-Love"
Still haven't been able to catch an ID or source of the programming currently airing on 1430 WKOX for the past couple of days, an EXTREMELY low modulation syndicated sounding (not locally produced) Urban Contemporary format (in English).
Music is ranging from contemporary Hip-Hop to recent mid-tempo adult R&B and slower R&B ballads. There are hosts, but they may be voicetracked, difficult to tell at such low volume. Have not heard any local references.
If you're in a clean reception area for the signal (I'm in Somerville, day signal is strong here), you can hear it, but only if you crank the volume on your radio or receiver ALL the way up. If you don't, you'll think it's a dead carrier. I wonder why they're running it at such low modulation? It's barely audible.
It won't get any ratings at this volume level. Probably won't even trigger the PPM devices.
Music is ranging from contemporary Hip-Hop to recent mid-tempo adult R&B and slower R&B ballads. There are hosts, but they may be voicetracked, difficult to tell at such low volume. Have not heard any local references.
If you're in a clean reception area for the signal (I'm in Somerville, day signal is strong here), you can hear it, but only if you crank the volume on your radio or receiver ALL the way up. If you don't, you'll think it's a dead carrier. I wonder why they're running it at such low modulation? It's barely audible.
It won't get any ratings at this volume level. Probably won't even trigger the PPM devices.
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Trying in N Reading ..yes low volume and weak.They needed to get a new xmtr location right? Rap song on now. In English. "when you with the Lord you won't get beat up.." (Not totally rap--male rapping, female singing)"--now a DJ saying "your number 1 for hip hop and R&B")
Now another rap.When I tuned in a few days ago --Sp religion WUMY simulcast--it was much louder/clearer.
I heard a show this morning called "The Morning Hustle."
I found this:
I found this:
I think they may be on their new Saugus transmitter now (the WROL tower). Day signal is still pretty good in Somerville, but night signal seemed much weaker (not just the current low modulation).
for the CP. 2500w... Night is 25w
Night points NW and SE
radio-locator page with the daytime signal
for the CP. 2500w... Night is 25w
Night points NW and SE
Their new Saugus site (at WROL) is non-directional 24/7 (it naturally goes farther over the water). The old Medford site was directional NW + SE at night.
It’s an informal heading as in “hey, here is some good news.” it requires a certain context and is less serious. A native speaker knows how to use it but it’s hard to explain.
Couldn’t hear the lyrics well enough at such a low volume level yesterday to tell whether they were religious (Urban Contemporary Gospel). May have been.
1430 back to Spanish language and volume back up to better levels as I just noted in N Reading
WKOX 1430 has been off air the last couple days.
Also that local events/alerts Beverly signal at 1700 (WRKS-215) has fallen silent, for now at least
Also that local events/alerts Beverly signal at 1700 (WRKS-215) has fallen silent, for now at least
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