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From: "TISS: :HIGGINS" <higgins%tiss.decnet@mdcgwy.mdc.com>
Subject: Mediumwave un-scanner
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: ???
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 07:31:58 GMT

I am a fairly serious mediumwave (AM) DXer. I had an idea the other day
and was wondering if anyone with a more technical background could tell
me how feasible it is.

Basically, I want to build a system that will sound off an alarm when
one of my local 24 hour NSP AM stations goes off the air. I envision
this working sort of as an 'un-scanner'. In other words, leave a
computer, and a good computer-controlled receiver like an NRD535, on 24
hours a day, scanning your local NSP channels repeatedly. In the case of
Saint Louis, we have 550, 630, 920, 1120 (everybody knows KMOX!), 1260,
1320, 1380, 1430, 1460 and 1600 that NEVER go off the air (arrgh!). Now,
program the computer to beep or something when a signal is NOT found on
any one of these channels, to wake you up so you can reel in the rare
DX! Or even, to log the time and frequency to a disk file, and turn on a
tape recorder!

I have several reasons to think this _might_ actually work:

1> Even though a station SAYS they may never go off the air, they do at
least once every 14 months for FCC Proof of Performance test, and
usually more than that for transmitter maintenance, etc. I've caught
KSIV-1320 off twice, and KXOK-630 off twice, and caught good new DX each
time. But these were just random chance/luck! To hunt them
systematically I think I'd get alot more.

2> As long as you can write software to set a frequency, and read a
signal strength, you can write a program to do this. I'm making the
assumption that no off-the-shelf software exists to do this, as it is a
pretty specialized application. When you buy an NRD535 and the 'computer
interface kit' or whatever, does it tell you what to send over the
RS-232 to do things like set a frequency, or read a signal strength? I'm
a competent programmer with access to C and Pascal compilers and feel I
could write the software, if the manual tells me what to send to the
receiver.

3> Obviously, to do this you need the ability to READ a signal strength
from the receiver/scanner. Is the NRD535 the only model with this
capability? Is there a cheaper alternative?

Can anyone out there tell me how feasible this seems? This could
revolutionize mediumwave DX!

Thanks for your time and attention.

73,

=======================================================================
Earl Higgins KA9DHA        Internet: higgins%tiss.decnet@mdcgwy.mdc.com
Saint Louis MO USA         Prodigy:  XFWX92A
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From: adam@wam.umd.edu (Adam L. Greenberg)
Subject: Re: email requests
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 05:26:02 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.183104.2506@gagme.chi.il.us>
steveh@grafex.Cupertino.CA.US (Steve Harding KA6ETB) writes:
>
>Considering how many radio folk read this group:
>
>Anybody ever consider taking request via email?

hey Steve--

Our campus station has a terminal located about 20 feet from the AM studio
where I do my show every week.  I think that unless the terminal were actually
in the studios, it'd be difficult to keep running back and forth to get
the requests.  I know I couldn't do it with the phones ringing and trying
to actually do a broadcast. 

--Gary Allen



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From: kramerbr\@ucunix.san.uc.EDU (Brian Robert Kramer)
Subject: Re: WONE and WTWO, Dayton 
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: ??
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 07:43:45 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.232545.10537\@gagme.chi.il.us> Robert Carpenter
<rc\@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov> writes:
>Sorry, but I forgot to mention that WONE (AM) and WTWO (FM) were an AM-FM
>pair in Dayton in the early 1950s. As FM stations died off in the mid-50s,
>they apparently turned in the WTWO call and license. When they again wanted
>FM, 'TWO was in use elsewhere - thus WTUO (FM).
>   73,  W3OTC  <w3otc\@amsat.org>

Did they origionally have WTWO?  I used to work for them (it is now WTUE, not
WTUO, but you were close), and I thought I was told that they couldn't get
WTWO in the first place.  I'm still in contact with some people there, so I 
will find out.  They also have a BBS that gives the history of the station.
The number is (513) 274-3231 if you are interested in calling.  The Program
Director is the sysop, and he can answer many of the questions about the station

-- 
Some of it's magic, and some of it's tragic,
But I've had a good life all the way.
From: lockhart@mothra.nts.uci.edu (Jack C. Lockhart)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting
Subject: Tuggle crystal set <was ...Earthquake Forcasting>
Date: 13 Sep 92 03:44:40 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Originator: wdp@gagme

In article <1992Sep12.080526.26613@gagme.chi.il.us>
byrns-j@gamma.corp.mot.com (John Byrns) writes:
>In article <1992Sep9.211047.18993@gagme.chi.il.us>,
>lockhart@mothra.nts.uci.edu (Jack C. Lockhart) writes:
>>
>>      The very first indication of this phenomena appeared when trying
>> to accurately log distant stations with a new crystal set called the
>> Tuggle Circuit.  For a crystal set it has remarkable sensitivity and
>> selectivity and quickly logged stations spread over half the country,
>> plus Canada, Mexico and the Netherlands Antilles.
>>
>
>Does anyone out there know what the "Tuggle Circuit" is? Can anyone cite any
>references which explain it's operation? This sounds like a very interesting
>circuit.

I cannot explain the operation of the "Tuggle Circuit".  However, Ray
Cole, author of this article provided the following references:

DX News (A publication of the National Radio Club)

Construction of the Tuggle Circuit, 12/15/86 issue
Log Sheets for the Tuggle Circuit,  01/05/87 issue
Tips on using the Tuggle Circuit,   01/12/87 issue

Check your local library.  If nothing is found write the publisher and
editor of the DX News for back issues.

Paul Swearingen   :(publisher and editor)
P. O. Box 5711
Topeka, Kansas  66605-0711

~jack_

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From: WEOS-FM <BLACK%HWS1%HWS.bitnet@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Radio Calls-Upstate NY addendum
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: CUNY
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 05:42:21 GMT

Scott Fybush wrote about WADD Brockport, which is now WASB 1590 AM.
They may have called themselves Radio Plus at one time, but the call letters
were chosen for the mother of one of the first owners, a group of area
businessmen who wanted an outlet for their advertising, at a non-Rochester
rate. 

The call letters were later changed to WWBK, and then later to WJBT (which
were initials present in all the owners names, a group of people from
Washington, DC including some people from WASH) and later WASB. I used to
work for the station under 3 owners, and that is what I am told. The station
is still on, broadcastin a religous format. 

Michael Black, WEOS-FM

eek eek

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From: ia4@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Imran Anwar)
Subject: Price of 1kVA SW Trasmitter System and Antenna?
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 21:35:53 GMT


Hello.  Hope someone can please help with the following information:

Price of 1kVA SW Trasmitter System and Antenna, preferably new.
Who are major manufacturers, what are requirements to buy.

Thanks

Imran


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From: shearson!bilbo!dmandl@uunet.UU.NET (David Mandl) 
Subject: Re: Obscenity and indecency on tha air
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: GAGME - Public Access UNIX of Chicago, Illinois, USA, Earth
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 18:31:43 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.212056.19345@gagme.chi.il.us> WEOS-FM
<BLACK%HWS1%HWS.bitnet@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> writes:

  A recent posting concerned a reply to a question on obscenity on the air.
  While obscenity is prohibited, indecency in "safe harbored" to late hours
  of the night, where children are not in the audience. I could be setting off
  a whole bunch of discussions on this, but at least at the moment,
  indecentlangua language is protected by the constituion, but regulated as to
  when it can be on the air.

  This means "The Seven Words" plus any references to sexual or excretory
  organs or functions in a patently offensive manner, must be restricted to
  after 10PM.

I am pretty certain that this is not true.  As I said in a previous post,
the FCC briefly allowed obscenity in a certain time window (after midnight,
I think), but then struck that down and no longer explicitly allow obscenity
at ANY time.  This definitely includes the word "fuck."  I am pretty sure
that stations have been fined for obscenity even in the middle of the night.
The law is (intentionally) a bit vague, but I believe that this much is
clear.

I do a program at WFMU (NYC area), and we are currently involved in a rather
ugly battle with several much larger stations who are trying to squash us.
We've got to be on our best behavior as a result and have to be acutely aware
of the current obscenity rules.  I can check into it, but I'm pretty sure
that this is the case.  BTW, I'm not making a distinction between "indecent"
and "obscene."  I think the rules apply for any dirty word or description
or depiction of "sexual or excretory function."

   --Dave.


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From: jerry@nutmeg.hnrc.tufts.edu (Jerry Dallal)
Subject: Trivia:  Closing sig.
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: USDA HNRC at Tufts University
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 07:56:49 GMT

I have been trying my best to identify the individual who used the closing 
signature, "Don't you think? . . . or don't you?", which dates back to New
York City in the '50s or '60s, without any luck.  Can anyone help?  It may
not 
even be a radio sig (TV possibly?), in which case, I apologize.
From: newsq@ampex.com (Stan Busby)
Subject: Busby Chronicals, tales from the trenches
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: GAGME - Public Access UNIX of Chicago, Illinois, USA, Earth
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 05:24:49 GMT

WTAR radio (pre-TV) had an announcer/writer named
Blair Eubanks who, among other things, did a daily
sports revue, sponsored in perpetuity by three or
four of the local Coca-cola bottlers.  He was the
kind of guy who is unflappable.  This, of course,
was taken as a challenge by the guys in the newsroom.
 
They got him once by slipping him a teletype item
with flash written on the back.  He started to talk
about this late-arriving news item immediately, and
flipped it over to find that it was the price of
hog bellies in Richmond.  He learned fast, and never
bit on that again.  The next time he was handed a
legimate basketball score, and launched into 
"The Green Bay Packers were defeated 18 to 5 by
the Pepsi-Colas."  About the time he got to 
"defeated" he turned a little green, paused no more
than 50 milliseconds, and smoooothly converted "the
Pepsi-Colas" to "their opponents."
 
There was a woman's director named Alice Brewer White.
Whe was an old carney hand and really hard to flap.
She did a daily "ladies chat" program.  She usually
swept into the building minutes before air time,
passed by the newsromm to snatch up her copy of the
morning paper, ran into the studio, opened her mike,
and while adlibbing, searched through the paper for
an item to use and built some talk around it.  One
morning the news people substituted a two-week old
paper and she was well into the show before she knew
she had been duped.  She smartened up and started
checking the masthead for the date.  The newsmen then
went across main street to the greek resturant, and
got an old greek newspaper and slipped it inside 
the front and back page of the correct morning paper.
Later she reamed out the newsroom with a string of
words that would melt your earwax.
 
I have seen guys slip into the announce booth with a
burning cigarette lighter and light the top of the
sheet of copy the poor announcer was using.  A lesson
in improving your verbal skills.  Announcers would
get back at engineers by opening their mike switch,
which brought up a tally light, and then silently
miming their lines.
 
At this studio, there were two lines to the transmitter.
One regular, one spare.  The spare one was normally
fed by the modulation monitor and monitored in the
control room.  In that way, if the control room man
could hear it he knew the signal was getting to the
transmitter.  So everybody ganged up on one poor control
room man.  The transmitter man patched the modulation
monitor through a mixer and occasionally inserted
"MOOOOOO".  Of course no one else in the control ever
heard it, the transmitter man said he didn't hear it,
He had his wife listen for it, and of course she didn't
hear it, but they finally stopped doing it when the guy made
an appointment with a shrink.

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From: lightw@cetra.trl.OZ.AU (Liron Lightwood)
Subject: Re: KIIS-FM
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 05:26:44 GMT

galaxy.nsc.com!pete@voder.pa.dec.com (pete)  writes:

>Hello all,
> 
>I was home in L.A. for the Labor Day weekend, and always look forward to
>listening to L.A. radio (since there's no other city with as many great
>stations).  Anyway, one of my favorites is 102.7 KIIS-FM

(stuff deleted0

>I know that the station had a bad Arbitron book last ratings period, but I
>would think that it would be due to the wimpier sound they have nowadays
>(more adult top-40  i.e. WPLJ NYC), especially using the slogan "The hits of
>the 80's and 90's". 

I had been told by someone in the radio industry in Australia, that KIIS FM 
was arguably the most successful top 40 station in the world!  What a pitty
to 
see it slipping away.

What was their winning music formula before this change to more adult top
40?  Were they more of a top 40 station or an urban station?

Liron Lightwood                     Internet : r.lightwood@trl.oz.au
Telecom Research Laboratories       Phone : +61 3 253 6535
770 Blackburn Road                  Snail : P.O. Box 249 Clayton 3168 Australia
Clayton  Vic. 3168 Australia        Disclaimer : My views are not my company's

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From: richard@sfu.ca (Richard Chycoski)
Subject: Re: Canadian Call-Letters
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 06:51:24 GMT

In Vancouver (and area):

CFMI (FM 101)
CKNW (in the city of New Westminster)
CKLG (Lions Gate Bridge)
CKKS (They call it "Kiss FM") was CJAZ (all jazz in the beginning, to
convince the CRTC to give them a licence, changed to pop/rock as soon
as they could get away with it)
CISL (on Vancouver Island)
CFOX (They use a cartoon fox as a mascot.)

Most CBC stations have call signs that start with 'CB', even though that
range is assigned to Chile. Canada has CF through CK, and CY and CZ, as
well as part of V and X, not normally used for broadcast these days. The
'CB' usage is through a special arrangement with Chile.

In North America, three letter call signs usually signify a 'clear channel' or
wide area coverage station. There don't seem to be many 'vanity' three letter
calls, or maybe I just don't know the significance of the initials:

CKO (Now defunct Canadian News network on FM. Relates to Knock Out news? :-)

[Moderator's Note:  Yeah, they sure did get knocked out, didn't they :->?]

KJR Seattle

..

- Richard Chycoski (VE7CVS - yes, we do use the 'V's for something!)
  richard@sfu.ca


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From: adam@wam.umd.edu (Adam L. Greenberg)
Subject: Re: Call-Letters From Hell!
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: THE GARY ALLEN SHOW!
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 07:05:10 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.232532.10505@gagme.chi.il.us> wa2ise@cbnewsb.cb.att.com
(robert.f.casey)  writes:
>
>Any other "Callsigns from Hell"?
>
We're the flagship campus for the Maryland System, and we got WMUC, but I
think that the University of Maryland/Baltimore County's campus in
Catonsville got the all-time loser, which IMHO I'm glad we didn't get:
It's WUMD.  Try saying THAT a few times an hour.

--THE GARY ALLEN SHOW
From: bz820@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Christopher M. Paulus)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting
Subject: Radio Ratings
Date: 13 Sep 92 03:44:24 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Originator: wdp@gagme

Could Someone e-mail/post the ratings for Baltimore, MD radio?  Arbitron or
something?  Interested in finding out.

Chris
-- 
Christopher Paulus
Baltimore, MD
bz820@cleveland.freenet.edu
CIS:  71541.1617@compuserve.com
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From: gutierre@noc2.arc.nasa.gov (Robert Michael Gutierrez)
Subject: Re: Feed Info needed for Dick Bartley's show
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: NASA Science Internet Network Operations 
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 06:52:51 GMT

rkarlqu@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Rick Karlquist) writes:
|> Can anyone tell help me determine the satellite and frequency of
|> the feeds for Dick Bartley's Saturday night radio show?  Is there
|> any general source of info for audio feeds?  

Dick Bartley is on the SEDAT system (digital transmission), so there
pretty much is no way to recieve it unless you have a SEDAT system.

Which brings up a point ...  I want to get a SEDAT card and DATS cage
to pick up the various networks feeds (like the newly moved Dr. Demento
show and American Gold).  I hear a SEDAT card is $1,000 nowadays,
but I have no idea how much a receiver cage is.  Forgive me if I don't
know, but the old DATS transponder is history now, isn't it, which
make the old DATS cards worthless also...?

Thanks in advance for any info you may have.


    Robert Gutierrez/NASA Science Internet Network Operations.


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From: deh10@arachnidcd.amdahl.com (David Hygh)
Subject: Re: San Fran Dance/Top 40
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA 
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 07:49:44 GMT

In article <1992Sep2.232736.10743@gagme.chi.il.us>,
lgold@callahans.Cadence.COM (Lynn Gold) writes:
> In article <1992Aug21.200452.12134@gagme.chi.il.us>
> deh10@quts.ccc.amdahl.com
> (David Hygh) writes:
> 
> >lightw@cetra.trl.OZ.AU (Liron Lightwood) writes:
> 
> >>Just out of interest, how many Top 40 type hit muisc stations that
> play
> >>pop and dance music are there in the bay area?  I would be
> interested in
> >>the comparison.
> 
> KMEL and KHQT are both "Urban Contemporary."  A quick listen to them
> and all one hears is rap, rap, R&B/dance, rap, and rap.  If it
> doesn't
> fit those categories, you won't hear it on those stations.
> 
> --Lynn
> --

After listening to KMEL and KHQT I agree with Lynn that these are UC
stations.

The computer database I use actually shows these as "Contemporary Hit Radio"
format which usually implies Top 40.  KSOL is listed as UC.  I looks like
there are no Top 40 stations in the bay area.
From: G06C@UNB.CA (G06C000)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting
Subject: Christian radio broadcasting (US & Canada)
Date: 13 Sep 92 03:43:33 GMT
Organization: The University of New Brunswick
Originator: wdp@gagme

Please send info on christian radio.
1. location
2. broadcast power?
3. Years in operation?
4. Do you like it?
5. etc.
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From: fybush@unixland.natick.ma.us (Scott Fybush)
Subject: BIG multiple-ownership deal in Boston
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: unixland
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 06:46:54 GMT

 What may well be the biggest radio deal in Boston history was announced
 September 2.  The deal involves the following stations:
 
 Atlantic Ventures: WRKO (AM) 680 talk, ranked about #4 in mkt.
                    WBMX-FM 98.5 "Mix" dance-AC, ranked abt. #9
 
 Pyramid Broadcasting: WXKS-FM 107.9 "Kiss 108" #1-rated CHR
                       WXKS (AM) 1430 big band, low-rated
 
 New England Television Corp. WHDH (AM) 850 talk, about #10-rated
 
 Atlantic and Pyramid are merging their operations, and acquiring WHDH.
 No $ amounts have been announced yet.
 
 Here's my quick analysis: This deal creates an amazing sales combo. 
 These stations together hold just over 25% of the Boston radio
 market.  Combining the incredible promotion and programming talent
 of the Pyramid people with the solid finances of Atlantic should
 result in a killer combo.  As for programming, don't look for
 any changes on the FM side.  On the AM side, look for some shifting
 of programs.   WRKO now has Red Sox rights.  If WHDH can win Celtics
 and Bruins rights away from rapidly-failing all-sports WEEI, there's
 a chance that every Boston sports team but the Patriots could be on
 the Boston Radio Group stations.  WHDH could end up as some sort of
 mix of satellite talk and sports.  It's really the big cipher in the
 deal, since it's been (IMHO) the worst-managed of the stations in the
 deal.
 
 The deal still requires FCC approval, and a waiver will be needed to
 keep WXKS(AM), but Pyramid honcho Richie Balsbaugh says that won't be
 any problem.
 
 No word yet on when/if the stations will merge facilities.  
 
 This leaves the market with four ownership groups dominating the
 top 10: Boston Radio Group (WXKS/WBMX/WRKO/WHDH), Infinity
 (with their new WBCN/WZLX combo), Group W (WBZ), and Ardman (WZOU).
 The impact on sales should be interesting.  I'll keep you all
 posted.
 
 One minor fallout: Pyramid and Atlantic both own stations in
 Rochester NY (CHR WPXY AM-FM and AC WRMM AM-FM respectively). I
 think they'll have to sell something, since the market is a
 relatively small one.
 
 Scott t Fybush -- fybush@unixland.natick.ma.us
 if that bounces, or if I don't reply right away, please resend to:
 fybush%unixland@think.com

 These opinions are not necessarily those of WBZ or Group W.


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