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From: kwill@lunatix.uucp (Kelvin Williams)
Subject: Starting a radio station
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: GAGME - Public Access UNIX of Chicago, Illinois, USA, Earth
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 13:17:33 GMT


	I have wanted to start a radio station for some time now.
	But do not know how to go about doing it.  It would probably
	be an hour a night kind of thing, could someone out there
	please tell me what kind of equipment, and who I should contact
	about a license (*).

	* = if I need one..

	Thanks..

	Kelvin



	
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From: Robert Carpenter <rc@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov>
Subject: Towers at Germantown, MD (was: Preparing for the Startup of new...)
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:46:45 GMT

Our Moderator asked whether WDMV's new location-to-be (Roxbury Mills, MD) is
anywhere near Germantown, MD.  NO, not really. Germantown is in west-
central Montgomery Co., and R-M is just outside the east edge of the county.
I'm pretty sure the "huge towers" he referred to at Germantown would be
ex-WGMS-AM, now WTEM, moving out from Bethesda/Potomac.  Years ago they
bought a large farm in a sparsely populated area west of Germantown and have
been fighting NIMBY (not in MY back yard !!!) opposition to their move. Since
they are on 570 kHz, the towers are fairly tall, and they have a box array of
four at their present location - a densely populated up-scale neighborhood.
At least a few years ago I suspect their present land was worth more than
the station's license - which might also be true of WMAL. In any case the
the present land was sold to housing developers and WTEM has to vacate.

Our Montgomery county government has accommodated a number of
housing-displaced AM stations by allowing their towers on county-owned golf
courses. Examples are WNTR (1050) and WMDO (1540) on the same tower on the
Sligo Creek course in Silver Spring and WCTN (950) with two towers on the
Falls Road course in  Potomac. I suppose WTEM's space requirements were just
too great to fit with WCTN on the same course - where they'd have to be.
Many AM stations in Washington and Baltimore suffer from the problem that
their directional patterns protect stations to the SW, NW, and NE of here,
yet those are the directions the cities have expanded since the late 40s.
Thus the newer suburbs (where younger people live) get little-or-no local
nighttime AM service. Some stations have the power/frequency to allow coverage
from farther-out transmitter locations, but NIMBY has so far prevented any
moves - unless WTEM really has pulled off theirs. I'll look for their new
towers the next time I'm out that way.

WTEM bought the Redskins broadcast rights starting with this season. You will
note that WTEM is licensed to Bethesda, MD, not Washington, since they don't
have adequate night-time coverage in DC.    Moving farther out gives
further credence to the rumors that they are shopping for an FM to go with
WTEM. Their present FM, WGMS, is classical - though they do duplicate the
football ---- after the opera is over.

Regards, Bob Carpenter W3OTC

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From: rerickso@cwis.unomaha.edu (Ronald D. Erickson)
Subject: Re: How to Prepare For the Startup of an AM Radio Tower Nearby
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 06:32:32 GMT


The last I know, management of a broadcast station is
required to satisfy complaints of broadcast interference only
if the field intensity is greater than 1 millivolt per meter of
antenna.  Otherwise the FCC does not obligate the broadcaster
from what I know.

On cancer and electricity, it is believed that the frequency
and intensity of the electric field is a factor.  Living
near high voltage lines could be a problem.  Everyone knows
that microwaves can cook food.  The other day I heard on a
radio program that people who use hand held cellular telephones
might be getting cancer from that RF radiation.

Ron
AK0N

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From: schwartz@nlm.nih.gov (Ray Schwartz)
Subject: How to receive out-of-town broadcasts
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: National Library of Medicine
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:13:45 GMT



Is anyone aware of a way to receive out-of-town broadcasts.  For example, one
who lives in Washinton DC would like to hear broadcasts from a NYC station.

Thanks,
/Ray Schwartz
schwartz@lhc.nlm.nih.gov

[Moderator's Note:  See the FAQ on AM/FM dx'ing in this newsgroup or
rec.radio.shortwave.  It is written by Scott Fybush.  If you like, write to
him at  fybush@world.std.com and he can help.  Meanwhile, any rrb'ers like to
offer a shot at helping this fellow? Bill]
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From: "A.J. Janschewitz" <p00258@psilink.com>
Subject: Re: How to Prepare For the Startup of an AM Radio Tower Nearby
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Performance Systems Int'l
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 13:13:07 GMT

>My parents and their neighbors were unable to block a radio station's
>request for zoning exception in Germantown, Maryland.  The result is
>four very high towers that will soon be broadcasting in the AM band (I
>don't know the broadcast power, though.)

I'm afraid that even if you do field strength measurements before and 
after the station starts transmitting, any action you might take as a 
result of supposed effects of heightened RF in the area will be 
pooh-poohed, much as the link between smoking and cancer is simply 
"anecdotal."

I would think that your best approach might be to try to become good 
neighbors to the station (if you can't beat 'em, etc.). Perhaps by 
getting to know the station's engineer and owner you can convince them 
not to use strobe flashers on the towers, thus saving the neighborhood 
from the feeling of being in a well-orchestrated lightning storm all the 
time, and even get them to cooperate by handing out filters and helping 
with hard grounding when the station starts showing up on the TV and leaking 
into the stereo.

As you've found out already, the government is unlikely to help.

==a.j.==

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From: price@nosc.mil (James N. Price) 
Subject: Re: Interference on KING *IN* Seattle!
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 13:12:48 GMT


XPRS on 1090 and XTRA on 690 both have large directional arrays
just south of Tijuana, BC which are aimed at Los Angeles.
Unfortunately, the are also aimed at Seattle!  These stations,
especially XPRS, have been a problem for years in many regards.
KNX on 1070 in Los Angeles has a constant battle with splatter
from XPRS, even in their city grade service areas.

CBU in Vancouver has similar problems with XTRA, I believe.

You can hear both XPRS and XTRA in Anchorage, too!  Proves antenna
theory is correct.

I'm sure folks can find the "owners" of XPRS, by the by--the KNX
folks certainly know who they are.  And there have been a number
of meetings with the Mexican FCC on this subject, too.

--Jim, K6ZH

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From: ted@dgbt.doc.ca (Ted Grusec)
Subject: NPR 
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: The Communications Research Centre
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:14:19 GMT


Can anyone tell me how I can access US NPR in Ottawa, Ont., Canada?
Please reply to my internet address by email.  Many thanks.
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Ted Grusec - Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

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From: dx@netcom.com (dx)
Subject: AOR
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: _
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 06:38:05 GMT




Roy J....

> That reminds me of another question: What does AOR stand for?
> (as in an "AOR edit" of a song)

Mike Healy...

> Album Oriented Rock - seemed like a step forward at the time, too.

I certainly don't remember thinking of it as a step forward.  I always thought
of it as a very crass attempt to canonicalize, in a more easily digested form,
the sort of broadcasting that was being done on free-form stations.  Coming
from the world of Top-40, I suppose it was a step forward in terms of looser
playlists, but coming from the world of KMPX/KSAN/et al., it was just another
dillution of something that was too hard for the business department's to
sell.

-dx
-- 
"You're a total sociopath in your own right!"  --David Baggett

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From: rfc@allegra.att.com (Robert F Casey)
Subject: Tweak AM rcvr for 1700KHz reception
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: GAGME - Public Access UNIX of Chicago, Illinois, USA, Earth
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 13:08:14 GMT




The AM broadcast band is expanding up to 1700KHz soon, and some AM 
radios can be adjusted to accomodate this new spectrum.  The 
radio should have vague calibrations, as the calibration 
would otherwise need to be changed.  We're talking about analog tuned 
radios, like cheap portables or clock radios.  
Practice on a radio you don't care about before you attempt a good radio!
Step 1:  You'll need a 1700KHz signal source, perferrably AM 
modulated with a tone.  Also tunable to the range 530 to 
1710KHZ.
Step 2: See how far the radio will tune before you touch any 
adjustments.  Maybe it already is capable of getting 1700KHz.
If not...
Step 3:  You need to identify the purpose of all trimmers and 
adjustments in the radio.  Assuming no RF stage, look for: antenna 
trimmer cap, oscillator trimmer cap, oscillator tank coil, Antenna 
loopstick (hopefully, the wire is wound on a slidable paper 
coilform), and the IF coils.
Step 4:  Mark, with a fine point magic marker, the orginal positions 
of all cap and coil adjustments, so you can return them to their 
orginal setting if this procedure doesn't work out.  Look to see if 
the osc and ant trimmer caps are currently set at about their 
midpoints, not at or near minimum capacitance.  If they are near or 
at minimum, stop.  This procedure then won't work with that radio.  
Step 5: Set the signal source to 530 KHz, and check that the radio 
can tune that in, and then see how far the radio can tune the upper 
end.  Also tune in radio stations of known frequency and zerobeat the 
generator, as a check on the generator's accuracy.  Now find a 
station at or near the top end of the band and "walk" it doun your 
dial a little bit  by making small adjustments of the oscillator 
trimmer (turn for less capacitance on the trimmer).  
Tune to the bottom of the dial, and adjust the osc coil to bring back
the bottom of the band (530).  Repeate this process a few 
times, as you walk the station at the top of the band down.  Check to 
see if you can receive your generator set to 1710KHz yet (Gives 
the radio a little leeway for temperature and whatnot drift over 
time).  
Step 6:  Now that the radio can tune 530 to 1710KHz, you'll need to 
tweak the antenna LC circuit.  Tune a station near 620KHz, and slide 
the antenna loopstick coil (avoid putting your fingers on the coil 
itself, touch the ends of the coilform with fingernails or such) 
for max signal strength.  Now tune a station near 1480KHz, and tweak 
the antenna trimmer cap.  repeat process a few times.  

You shouldn't need to touch the IF strip.

That should do it.  Enjoy the new stations when they sign on.
Proceed at your own risk

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From: "A.J. Janschewitz" <p00258@psilink.com>
Subject: Re: How to Prepare For the Startup of an AM Radio Tower Nearby
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Performance Systems Int'l
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:18:44 GMT


>DATE:   Fri, 8 Jan 1993 06:32:32 GMT
>FROM:   Ronald D. Erickson <rerickso@cwis.unomaha.edu>

>On cancer and electricity, it is believed that the frequency
>and intensity of the electric field is a factor.  Living
>near high voltage lines could be a problem.  Everyone knows
>that microwaves can cook food.  The other day I heard on a
>radio program that people who use hand held cellular telephones
>might be getting cancer from that RF radiation.

The only certain ill effect from RF exposure is, as you suggest above, 
heat. This poses a threat upon prolonged exposure to the testicles and 
the eyeballs, the only two areas of the body that have no good way to 
dissipate and regulate heat. The incidence of cataracts among broadcast 
engineers is high, and the relationship with RF exposure is not thought 
to be simply casual.

AM (i.e. American broadcast band) is less likely to precipitate problems 
than, let's say, a 200kw UHF plant.

Other problems are as yet theoretical. I can tell you that there was one 
spot in the transmitter building of a UHF TV where I worked that would 
make one standing there very dizzy. There's something to the hazards of 
RF exposure. What, nobody seems to be quite certain.

Your point about cell phones is interesting. Motorola at one time 
recommended heeping their five-watt VHF "bricks" (the ol' HT-220's) six 
inches away from the head while transmitting, which cannot be 
practically done if you are using the internal noise-cancelling mike. 
Offhand, though, I don't think you're in any danger of defrosting your 
brain with a cell phone unless and until they figure out a way to pack 
all three watts into a portable. Even then, it will probably have a talk 
time of about fifteen seconds between charges ...

==a.j.==

My account, my opinions. 


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From: slutsky@tesla.njit.edu
Subject: Radio station's Top Hit
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 06:43:15 GMT



Many oldies and classic rock stations compile a top 500 (or other
convenient number) list of favorite songs as voted by their listeners.
WCBS-FM in New York has compiled a list every two years since they
started their oldies format 20 years ago.  In the Still of the Night
by the Five Satins has consistently been the number one song.  I am
interested in knowing what has been the number one song for oldies and
classic rock station over the USA and Canada.  Please e-mail to me
number one songs from respective radio stations and I will compile
a list for the bulletin board.

Bruce Slutsky
Slutsky@tesla.njit.edu

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From: Liron Lightwood <r.lightwood@trl.oz.au>
Subject: : Re: Chicago ratings..
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: _
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:09:21 GMT


Thanks for posting the Chicago ratings.  I am very interested in these,
especially when it comes to looking at the relative performance of pop
based formats (CHR, top 40/dance, urban, etc), both individually and 
collectively (as a total of overall audience share).

You write:

>Station      |  Format     | Fall share   | Summer  |  City (if not Chicago)
...
> WGCI-AM	Urban oldies    1.5		1.5
...
> WTMX-FM	Mix - AC 	1.5		2.1
...
> WYSY-FM	AC		0.7		0.7  (Bloomingdale )
...
> WJPC-FM	Light Urban	0.4		0.5  (Lansing  Class-A)

Could I ask you about the above formats?  What is Urban oldies?  I
understand Urban contemporary to mean popular dance, rap, and some R&B.
What kind of music would be considered Urban oldies?

On a similar note, what is Light Urban?

Also, how does Mix AC differ from straight AC?  I have seen the work 'Mix'
in the names of various stations here and there, there's even one in
Australia, and I was wondering what it's all about.

Thanks in advance.


[Moderator's Note: Well, like I said in the article, some of the format
descriptions were of my own creation.  I will attempt to explain.  
Urban Oldies means soul and R&B style oldies from the 60's and 70's. 
Supremes, Temptations, etc. They call themselves "Dustyradio".  Mix-AC is my
term for an AC that plays a wider variety of music from longer ago and mixes
it with the current AC fare.  It is not uncommon to hear The Beatles in the
same set with Madonna, Garth Brooks and Petula Clark.  Light Urban is current
Urban (read Black) artists, but lighter, slower songs.  In the case of
WJPC-FM, they call themselves 'The Smooth Touch', this format is big with
young black women.  Hope that Helps. - Bill]  
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From: BLICK@vm.cc.latech.edu
Subject: Old radio shows on CD
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Louisiana Tech University
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 04:53:37 GMT


When shopping before Christmas, I saw two four-cd packages of old-
time radio material. One package contained eight episodes of The
Shadow. The other contained what appeared to be excerpts from various
programs. (One disk featured comedy teams; I don't remember what the
others had.)
 
Has anyone heard any of these newly packaged old programs?
 
I am curious as to whether the quality has been improved or whether
they are the same (audio) quality programs that are available on
same and tapes.
 
I am interested in hearing from anyone who has heard some OTR shows
on compact discs.
 
Eddie Blick
Louisiana Tech University
BLICK@LATECH

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From: aa590@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jason Kraley)
Subject: FM Booster dilemma??
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 04:52:34 GMT


Hi.  I'm out here in Cleveland, Ohio basically, and last weekend I got a
VERY CLEAR reception of 89X, a radio station in Detroit, Michigan.

Now I'm getting the fm station, but it's broken up and static-y.  Someone
mentioned to me about a device called an FM booster or something to pick up
89X's transmisison more clearly.  Is there such a device or what do I need
to do to get that station in more clearly in my own Cleveland home?

(Aside from moving to Detroit, thank you.)

-- 
 I used to think of angels, but that's all gone. I used to dream of love and
 kisses and wanting to belong.  And I'd turn around the corners, blindfolded
  to the world.  I used to think that candy was only made for little girls.
          (Variations of a Curve) - Jason Kraley - aa590 - go music

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From: Nigel Allen <nigel.allen@canrem.com>
Subject: "Supertrains" Author Claims Talk Show Record
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Echo Beach, Toronto
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 06:37:12 GMT

 

Here is a press release from Joseph Vranich.

 "Supertrains" Author Claims Talk Show Record
 To: National Desk, Transportation and Media Writers
 Contact: Joseph Vranich, 703-354-6309

   ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31   -- Talk shows reached a new 
level of acceptance last year as political candidates and
industry leaders sought exposure on America's airways in
unprecedented numbers.
   Another sign of the popularity of such shows is that an author is
claiming to have set a talk show record.
   Joseph Vranich, author of "Supertrains: Solutions to America's
Transportation Gridlock" (St. Martin's Press), made 130 radio and
television appearances during the year with 103 qualifying as talk
shows, most with call-ins from the public.
   "I'm establishing a new entry for the record books," said Vranich.
"I'm open to the possibility that another author could have done
better, but if so no one seems to know about it."
   President-elect Bill Clinton helped bring attention to
"Supertrains," calling it a "great book," while others including
Lufthansa Airlines Chairman Jurgen Weber also praised it.
   Said Vranich: "I've searched the record books and could not find a
category for talk show appearances.  Carol Nashe, executive director
of the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts, based in
Boston, has acknowledged that "we do not know of any record
established for appearing on talk shows."
   Vranich appeared on stations from coast to coast.  Some were
in-studio shows he did while traveling to give speeches but most were
by telephone.  Vranich kept records of his appearances, which can be
confirmed by logs maintained by broadcasters.
   The Clinton administration is expected to start a program to build
high-speed train systems and that has sparked additional interest in
"Supertrains."
 -30-

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From: lhpalter@nexus.yorku.ca (Laurence Palter)
Subject: Howard Stern comes to Buffalo radio!
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:13:58 GMT


Howard Stern's national morning radio program, broadcast live from New York
City will debut on Buffalo's WWKB-AM (1520) on Monday January 11th, 1993.
WWKB's Program Director says Stern will be on technically from 6-10 am
(eastern) but says he'd even be on past 10, "depending on what Howard wants. 
He could be on till 11, yesterday he was on until 10:20".  This news will
also interest listeners in Toronto and the rest of Southern Ontario, as
WWKB's signal reaches quite well across Lake Ontario, and will give Western
New York and Ontario listeners a sampling of Howard's raunchy, and,
heretofore very costly, radio programs.

[Moderator's Note:  Same here in Chicago.  He is on WLUP-AM, a 50,000 watt
station that is heard in five states during the day.  However despite the
reach, and the fact that WLUP-AM is known for off-the-wall programming, Stern
is rated at only 17th in a market of some thirty stations (not including some
low powered suburban outlets that don't cover the whole city).  Other WLUP
personalities, like Steve Dahl and Jonathan Brandmeier hold on to commanding
leads ver Stern, coming in forth overall and first with 25 -54 yearolds. 
Could it be that Mr Stern has reached his peak and may be cooling off a tad? 
- Bill]
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From: pace@usace.mil (Joe Pace)
Subject: Re: Old radio shows on CD
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 06:47:56 GMT


In article <1993Jan6.045337.3018@gagme.chi.il.us> BLICK@vm.cc.latech.edu writes:
>
>When shopping before Christmas, I saw two four-cd packages of old-
>time radio material. One package contained eight episodes of The
>Shadow. The other contained what appeared to be excerpts from various
>programs. (One disk featured comedy teams; I don't remember what the
>others had.)
> 
>Has anyone heard any of these newly packaged old programs?
> 
>I am curious as to whether the quality has been improved or whether
>they are the same (audio) quality programs that are available on
>same and tapes.

I was talking with a friend I've worked with over the years, Art
Merril, who used to have a radio talk show in New York (many years
ago).  He had previously been a radio engineer and in his spare time
dug around in the basement and came across the original wire recordings
of the Shadow and Lone Ranger, copied them onto tape, and started
playing them again on his show in Miami.  The wire recordings were of
rather poor quality, only intended to last until time delay replay to
the west coast, but he said that most of them were still audible.  The
CD's are probably mastered off of his tapes or their decendents.

Joe
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