WKZV

[Parttimer]

I know some who have billed far less per month, but were still able to make it a go. You have to be in this business because you love it, not because you just want to get rich.

A customer of mine who was selling a small electronics store after many years of just scraping by said "Owning your own business is highly overrated." It takes all kinds I guess, but to do something with no prospect of a realistic return on your investment or a even a good living that you could retire on just doesn't make sense to me... yet millions of small business owners do just that every day.

 

[california]

i agree that small business ownership can be overated. consider that an sbo puts all the responsibilities in their lap. taxes, payroll,employees, more taxes, accounting, investments, insurance, health insurance, supplies,government regulations, lawyers..... and that's just the tip of the iceberg. we have a small business that is successful, but there is no doubt you have to stay on top of it to make it work. and you'll put in longer hours too. and you still have to answer to someone. the client. there are good small business ventures and there are bad ones. radio seems to be a bad one. wish it weren't so. with all that said, the feeling of independance and satisfaction of creating something from scratch just can't be matched.

 

[hypwr]

The Great Saul Frishling (may his name be proclaimed from on high) once explained to me, "You have to work just as hard to run a small station as a large one. So buy a large one".

 

[Parttimer]

The Great Saul Frishling (may his name be proclaimed from on high) once explained to me, "You have to work just as hard to run a small station as a large one. So buy a large one".

You and I may have worked together at some point....... the wit and wisdom of Saul was something to behold at times......

 

[hypwr]

Mayhaps we did work together.

 

[trefdawg]

I did Sat/ Sun night when Natt Humphries was PD. One Saturday evening Saul himself starting pulling carted music out of the studio and listening to it in the production room, asd I remember these carts were not returned to the on air studio.

 

[PHIL Z]

On 12/24/09 @ 4:00pm I was in Washington Pa.WKZV 1110 Had a Strong Signal No override from WBT I listened about 20 min. On 12/26 @ 3:30pm Driving North on I 79 I had a Strong Signal all the way to the Ohio River Before Static took over. Did They get a new transmitter? I wish The Owners well in 2010.

 

[kenhawk1160]

On 12/24/09 @ 4:00pm I was in Washington Pa.WKZV 1110 Had a Strong Signal No override from WBT I listened about 20 min. On 12/26 @ 3:30pm Driving North on I 79 I had a Strong Signal all the way to the Ohio River Before Static took over. Did They get a new transmitter? I wish The Owners well in 2010.

I doubt it. I got the station up to about the same distance. If you look at the coverage map (you can find it online), you should be able to get it much further than that. On "good" days the signal is clear to Cranberry Township. That should be the case every day.

They're still using the Collins transmitter that DiLeLo Broadcasting bought when they put it on the air in 1970. One of the current owners tells me that during a repair job, the engineer was pulling out relays stamped with the year "1968". It might not even have been new when it was first put into service.

There's no audio processing either. You're getting the hum, whistling, and everything else directly down that 5k phone line. If they were thinking of a new transmitter, NOW is the time to buy. Nobody's spending money, and you can get a decent transmitter with HD capability at fire sale prices now.

 

[FreddyE1977]

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If they were thinking of a new transmitter, NOW is the time to buy. Nobody's spending money, and you can get a decent transmitter with HD capability at fire sale prices now.
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You've sure got that right. If you've talked to anyone who sells broadcast equipment for a living lately, business is slower than a Barbecue Pit on Good Friday.

 

[kenhawk1160]

You've sure got that right. If you've talked to anyone who sells broadcast equipment for a living lately, business is slower than a Barbecue Pit on Good Friday.

Nice!

 

[hypwr]

On 12/24/09 @ 4:00pm I was in Washington Pa.WKZV 1110 Had a Strong Signal No override from WBT I listened about 20 min. On 12/26 @ 3:30pm Driving North on I 79 I had a Strong Signal all the way to the Ohio River Before Static took over. Did They get a new transmitter? I wish The Owners well in 2010.

I doubt it. I got the station up to about the same distance. If you look at the coverage map (you can find it online), you should be able to get it much further than that. On "good" days the signal is clear to Cranberry Township. That should be the case every day.

They're still using the Collins transmitter that DiLeLo Broadcasting bought when they put it on the air in 1970. One of the current owners tells me that during a repair job, the engineer was pulling out relays stamped with the year "1968". It might not even have been new when it was first put into service.

There's no audio processing either. You're getting the hum, whistling, and everything else directly down that 5k phone line. If they were thinking of a new transmitter, NOW is the time to buy. Nobody's spending money, and you can get a decent transmitter with HD capability at fire sale prices now.

I tried to purchase a new Potter and Brumfield contactor for the Collins, and it comes up on line as obsolete. I'm still looking for a suitable replacement.

 

[ScottyBman]

I did Sat/ Sun night when Natt Humphries was PD. One Saturday evening Saul himself starting pulling carted music out of the studio and listening to it in the production room, asd I remember these carts were not returned to the on air studio.

I was there that night as well as I ran the board from Midnights until I think 8 or 9AM back then. He was there with someone else...George Hart maybe.

Anything with any sort of pop up-tempo was gone for the "Lite-FM" sound. Can still remember sheets with just numbers of songs on a list for play that hour. Can't remember how they had done it before then. I am sure it is all computer generated now.

 

[kenhawk1160]

I was there that night as well as I ran the board from Midnights until I think 8 or 9AM back then. He was there with someone else...George Hart maybe.

Anything with any sort of pop up-tempo was gone for the "Lite-FM" sound. Can still remember sheets with just numbers of songs on a list for play that hour. Can't remember how they had done it before then. I am sure it is all computer generated now.

I once remembered hearing "Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac being played when it was still on the chart years ago. I called up Dom Piazza on the weekend while I was doing some work outside and requested it. He said they "weren't allowed to play it anymore". So I can totally see this happening.

 

[Parttimer]

I did Sat/ Sun night when Natt Humphries was PD. One Saturday evening Saul himself starting pulling carted music out of the studio and listening to it in the production room, asd I remember these carts were not returned to the on air studio.

I was there that night as well as I ran the board from Midnights until I think 8 or 9AM back then. He was there with someone else...George Hart maybe.

Anything with any sort of pop up-tempo was gone for the "Lite-FM" sound. Can still remember sheets with just numbers of songs on a list for play that hour. Can't remember how they had done it before then. I am sure it is all computer generated now.

I came on board there a little later, I think it was '86 (?)...... by that time I think George was gone as well and Gallagher was the PD..... Saul wanted it to sound exactly like WLTW/NY, which was an absolute cash cow at the time.

 

[kenhawk1160]

I came on board there a little later, I think it was '86 (?)...... by that time I think George was gone as well and Gallagher was the PD..... Saul wanted it to sound exactly like WLTW/NY, which was an absolute cash cow at the time.

With the exception of songs like Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind", "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra, and other non-chart toppers that were more for the sake of geography than sound. Take those out, and they were pretty much a carbon copy of each other.