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From: wdp@airwaves.chi.il.us (RRB MODERATOR)
Subject: Should I post or e-mail my replies?
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: Gagme Public Access UNIX, Chicago, Illinois.
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 12:57:26 GMT

Many posters to this newsgroup (and I suppose many newsgroups) ask
that replies be e-mailed and that they (may) summarize to the group.
I would like to ask readers of rec.radio.broadcasting to consider
whether to post or e-mail replies to articles here.   

The guideline I would ask you to follow (naturally you are all free
to do what you please :-) ) is this...

E-mail the answer if...

1) If a question asked is of a very personal nature for which the answer
   would be of limited interest to the group.

2) The post is a solicitation to buy or sell something.

3) The original post was a marginal topic that is not generally
   discussed in r.r.b/Internet Radio Journal.

4) The post is a request to re-send info recently posted in the group.

5) Your reply is part of an on-going personal discussion of a thread
   from the group.

------------------------------

Please consider posting your reply if ...

1) Your answer may be of interest to others in the readership, who may
   not have posted, but who may have similar questions.

2) Your answer is potentially FAQ material (we are still trying to
   create a FAQ for r.r.b).

Even if the poster requests e-mail replies, please try to consider
whether the content of your message is of potential group interest,
and if it is, please post it to the group.  You can always e-mail to
the poster and include the address 'rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us' in your
Cc: (carbon copy) or Bcc: (Blind carbon copy)  headers when you mail.
If you use the elm mailer, make an alias for rrb to make this easier.

Since this is a public forum, and quite often questions asked by one
reader are of interest to many in the field, it is better to post to
all of us, since we can all benefit from information.  Besides it
makes for a lively and involving group.

In any event, when in doubt, post it :-).

Thanks to all and may the Holidays be joyous and profitable to you and yours.


William Pfeiffer
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder)
Subject: Tom Leykis resurfaces in Boston
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: _
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 13:55:41 GMT



Tom Leykis who was fired by LA's talk radio station,KFI, to make room for
former police chief Daryl Gates was hired by WRKO-AM in Boston to fill in for
vacationing afternoon host Jerry Williams.

-Mark

Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting
From: Steven J. Sobol <sjsobol@tiny.com>
Subject: Minority ownership controversy in Cleveland
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: The Tiny Software Company, Cleveland, OH
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 13:59:59 GMT


--- Is Zapis Communications Serving Its Public? ---

CLEVELAND --

Recently, a bid has been made to buy WJMO-AM/FM, owned by United Broadcasting
of Maryland, by Zapis Communications, a local company which owns WZAK-FM, 
Cleveland's #1 urban contemporary station. WJMO-AM plays classic soul, and
WJMO-FM plays dance music (hip-hop and top-40, as opposed to WENZ which plays
some alternative dance music such as Nine Inch Nails and New Order). The AM's
market is mainly older black listeners, and the FM's market is a mixed,
younger audience (but judging from the callers and the DJ's, I would say the
audience is more white than black). 'ZAK has been the #1 urban station in
Cleveland for years, and has won many awards; program director Lynn Tolliver
and music  director Bobby Rush have won awards from... Billboard? (not sure,
I believe it's Billboard)... for quite a few years running, for being the
best in the country in their format. They are black. The owner of Zapis
Communications  and WZAK, Xenophon Zapis, is white. And therein lies a
problem. 

Zapis Communication's application to the FCC has been challenged by a number
of civil-rights groups, among them the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
and the NAACP. Zapis claims that Rush and Tolliver will hold a controlling  
interest in the WJMO stations after the purchase, but there is some question 
as to whether this is not just a front and whether Xen Zapis won't actually 
end up with the aforementioned controlling interest. There was also a flap
over whether 'ZAK really serves the community; there was a promotion which has
been repeatedly mentioned in the papers where listeners were told to come
to WZAK's downtown studios wearing underwear on their head. The point was that
it was "demeaning to the black community." [Author's Note: Come on. Anyone who
walks around a major downtown metorpolitan area with underwear on their head 
deserves any ridicule they get, whether they're doing it in support of a radio
station or not. The station did not force the listeners to do this. However,
that's besides the point.] 

There was a similar flap with sports station WKNR-AM which was sold by
Nationwide Communications to a minority-owned company which later sold it
to Cablevision.

I will keep the group updated on any developments. Should be interesting.

(There are rumors that there might be another AM-FM-FM group in Cleveland
 besides this one. Do setups like this really serve the public, or are they
 just unfair barriers to competition?)


-- 
Many dreams come true,               !  Steve Sobol, President
& some have silver linings           !  The Tiny Software Company
I live for my dreams       -Led      !  23707 Glenhill Drive
& a pocket full of gold     Zeppelin !  Cleveland, OH 44122   sjsobol@tiny.com

Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder)
Subject: Infinity, and other Boston radio happenings (was Howard Stern Show..)
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: _
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 14:04:24 GMT


>Cities that don't have the show, but a(some) station(s) is(are) in
>negotiations:
> Fresno, CA
> San Francisco, CA (?)
> Denver, CO
> Hartford, CT
> Miami, FL (?)
> Atlanta, GA
> Boston, MA
> Detroit, MI
> Pittsburgh, PA
> Seattle, WA

Boston will be there very shortly. Atlanta could be there too.
The FCC also has apparently backed away from its threat to delay or
block Infinity's $100million  purchase of WZLX in Boston,WZGC in Atlanta
and WUSN in Chicago because of Stern's 1991 on-air remarks for which
Infinity was slapped with a $600,000 fine this past week.

On Friday,5 FCC comissioners took a vote and they voted 4-1 to grant the
application to assign licenses of those 3 stations from Cook Inlet to
Infinity.

FCC Chairman Al Sikes was the only vote to opposed the sale. 

Speaking of Boston,WSSH-FM(99.5 "WISH",soft AC sound) was sold by Noble
Broadcasting Group(I couldn't remember their name in my previous post
about Boston recent radio ratings) to Granum Communications for $18.5
million.
Granum bought another Boston station(WBOS,92.9 "Soft Album Rock") earlier
year.
The WSSH deal will take 3 month for official FCC approval. According to
Granum president,Herb McCord, WSSH's format will not be changed. 

This is the 4th such deal in the Boston market since September when the
FCC relaxed its ownership regulation :

1. Infinity(WBCN FM) bought Cook Inlet's WZLX(FM).
2. Pyramid(WXKS-FM,WXKS-AM) took over Atlantic Ventures(WBMX-FM,WRKO-AM)
in a friendly merger to form Boston Radio Group. BRG then also acquired
WHDH-AM.

3. Greter Media(WMJX-FM) signed an agreement to buy Emmis'(WCDJ-FM)
4. Granum Comm.(WBOS-FM) signed an agreement to buy Noble's(WSSH-FM)

-Mark.

Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting
From: guidotti@attain.ICD.Teradyne.COM (Mark Guidotti)
Subject: Make Believe Ballroom
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: _
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 02:26:43 GMT


===============================================================================
Recently, someone posted a request for a copy of the Modernaire's version
of the Make Believe Ballroom theme.  This is the version used on WNEW, if
memory serves - I know of no other.

I found my copy; it's on a 45 along with 3 versions of "I Guess I'll Have to 
Dream the Rest," one each by The Modernaires, Frank Sinatra with the Pied 
Pipers and T.D., and The Fontaine Sisters.

To the requestor, if you're still looking, reply to guidotti@icd.teradyne.com 
with your address and I'll be happy to make a cassette of the record.

regards,
mark
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mark Guidotti, P.E. c/o Teradyne, Inc. (Teradyne/Attain) (408) 434-0822
guidotti@icd.teradyne.com
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Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting
From: kjohnso9@ua.d.umn.edu (KJohnson)
Subject: BUMPER STICKER COLLECTING
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: University of Minnesota, Duluth
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 03:14:39 GMT


Hello to all broadcast enthusiasts!  I am  wondering if anyone else in North
America happens to collect bumper/window stickers from radio stations...I
have a sizeable collection now, and would like to find others to trade with!
No format preference--Interested in Canada, USA, Mexico primarily.  Been
collecting off and on since about 1980 (7th grade)!  Hope to hear from
someone--that would really be neat.  Thanks in advance from:
		Doreen Olson
		28 Dewberry Lane
		Duluth, MN  55810     Internet:kjohnso9@ua.d.umn.edu

		(I'll  continue to  read postings to this group)   : )


Newsgroups: rec.radio.broadcasting
From: fybush@world.std.com (Scott D Fybush)
Subject: My new Net Address
Originator: wdp@gagme
Organization: World
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 05:02:37 GMT


My net address has changed, due to the shutdown of unixland.  Please
address all correspondence to fybush@world.std.com.  Thank you!

Scott Fybush -- fybush@world.std.com


Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: kayjc@rtsg.mot.com (John C. Kay)
Subject: Re: wfla mystery
Organization: Motorola, Radio Telephone Systems Group
Distribution: rec
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 14:33:49 GMT

In article <1992Dec22.175647.1@engvms.unl.edu>, tmrdpsrs@engvms.unl.edu writes:
|> In article <1992Dec22.4230.11524@dosgate>, "sander schimmelpenninck" <sander.schimmelpenninck@canrem.com> writes:
|> > I often hear a simulcast of Tampa, Florida broadcast station WFLA
|> > in the Toronto area on 25,870 KHz, using narrow-band FM. The
|> > frequency lies in the 11-metre broadcast band, but the modulation
|> > mode puzzles me. Does anyone know who is sending this signal and
|> > why? According to the World Radio Television Handbook, WFLA
|> > operates on 970 KHz with 5 KW.
|> > --
|> 
|> I have heard this as well and find it puzzling.  I tuned it on 25,870 kHz AM
|> and it sounded pretty good.  I heard it this last friday, Dec 18 at 2130 UTC.
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is probably due to _slope detection_, whereas the edges of the passband 
filter (as attenuation increases the futher you move away from the center frequency) act as a crude FM discrimator (varying voltage output as frequency
changes). 
|> 
|> Ron Synowicki
|> tmrdpsrs@engvms.unl.edu

-- 
John C. Kay                         Motorola
kay@motcid.rtsg.mot.com             Cellular Infrastructure Group
Amateur Radio Callsign WV9T         Arlington Heights, IL
From: jerry@hnrc.tufts.edu (Jerry Dallal)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: How to get a FM sub-carrier radio?
Date: 31 Dec 92 23:21:16 GMT
Organization: USDA HNRC at Tufts University

In article <1992Dec31.135828.14965@panix.com>, schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster) writes:
> In article <1992Dec30.132658.586@hnrc.tufts.edu> jerry@hnrc.tufts.edu (Jerry Dallal) writes:

>>  Is Elving still alive?  I don't even know why I'm asking this question except
>>that I have this hazy recollection of hearing that his wife was managing the
>>guide.
> 
> I spoke to him late this spring.
> 

Perhaps I got my mistaken impression because Elving has been so quiet about
SCA of late.
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: df@VOA.GOV (Dan Ferguson)
Subject: Re: VOA on MW
Organization: Voice of America
Distribution: nj
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 14:46:58 GMT

In article <1992Dec21.184850.24698@netcom.com> ser@netcom.com (Steve Rubin) writes:
>In article <1992Dec21.155521.23343@cbfsb.cb.att.com> medha@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (keshav.havnurkar) writes:
>>Hi
>>Yesterday ( Sunday 20/12 ) I was tuning the AM dial on my clock-radio
>>at about 23:20. Near the dial setting of about 1000 KHz ( dial
>>accuracy highly suspect ) I heard VOA english broadcasting. The
>>reception was cristal clear. To identify the station frequency,
>>I tried to get it on my SONY walkman with digital tuning ( 10KHZ step )
>>But I could not get the station across complete AM band.
>>The announcer on VOA kept announcing "This is MONDAY morning"
>>even though it was only 23:30 EST. At about about 00:00 Hrs
>>the station went off the air for about 2 minutes and then back again
>>However the reception after midnight was not very good.
>>
>>Any pointers to the station freq ?
>>
>>Thanks
>>keshav@gouda.att.com
>
>There is a VOA transmitter on 1180khz in South Florida (i assume..) 
>for Radio Marti broadcasting into Cuba.  that might be it.>
>
>
>-- 
>Steve Rubin				ser@netcom.com
>KARA/KLIV, KJCC - San Jose		spam@anarky.tch.org

It would be either Bethany, Ohio or Greenville, NC, on shortwave. A lot of
"clock radios" will pick up signals you don't think they are tuned to. The
1180 kHz transmitter, in Marathon, Florida, only transmits Radio Marti
programs, all in Spanish.


-- 

Dan Ferguson    df@voa.gov
From: jcarroll@ferris.cray.com (Jeff Carroll)
Subject: Re: Casio PR-100, opinions?
Originator: jcarroll@ferris
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: 29 Dec 92 20:31:07 CST


In article <1992Dec29.221207.2374@sal.wisc.edu>, lattis@sal.wisc.edu (Jim Lattis) writes:
> Today's New York Times contains an ad offering
> the Casio PR-100 portable SW ("4 bands") for $39.
> 
> has anyone seen enough of one of these to give an opinion?
> how, for instance, does it compare to the DAK cheap SW units?

I have one. Never bought the DAK. I posted a fairly lengthy "first night"
review of the PR-100 recently; the only additional comments I have to make
are that

*	I still think the keypad is cheesy

*	I have the same sort of EMI problems sitting in my living room
	as I did with the DX-440, only worse. This leads me to suspect
	that the PR-100 might be a dual-conversion receiver, or at least
	that the first IF is at a pretty high frequency (~22 MHz).

*	Radio Shack carries an AM-FM unit that comes in the same case
	as the PR-100. I bought the Radio Shack AC adapter to use with
	the PR-100. Reception improved.

I may have further comments to offer after I return East (SWLing being
relatively tough in my current environment).

I still think that the PR-100 is at least $75 worth of radio, by current
standards. I'm quite satisfied, having paid half that for mine.

It comes with a one-year manufacturer's warranty (not that that would do
you any good at these prices).

Jeff Carroll
carroll@herndon.cray.com
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: ser@netcom.com (Steve Rubin)
Subject: Re: VOA on MW
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Distribution: nj
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:48:50 GMT

In article <1992Dec21.155521.23343@cbfsb.cb.att.com> medha@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (keshav.havnurkar) writes:
>Hi
>Yesterday ( Sunday 20/12 ) I was tuning the AM dial on my clock-radio
>at about 23:20. Near the dial setting of about 1000 KHz ( dial
>accuracy highly suspect ) I heard VOA english broadcasting. The
>reception was cristal clear. To identify the station frequency,
>I tried to get it on my SONY walkman with digital tuning ( 10KHZ step )
>But I could not get the station across complete AM band.
>The announcer on VOA kept announcing "This is MONDAY morning"
>even though it was only 23:30 EST. At about about 00:00 Hrs
>the station went off the air for about 2 minutes and then back again
>However the reception after midnight was not very good.
>
>Any pointers to the station freq ?
>
>Thanks
>keshav@gouda.att.com

There is a VOA transmitter on 1180khz in South Florida (i assume..) 
for Radio Marti broadcasting into Cuba.  that might be it.>


-- 
Steve Rubin				ser@netcom.com
KARA/KLIV, KJCC - San Jose		spam@anarky.tch.org
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: Bamin@novell.com (Baber Amin)
Subject: Questions
Organization: Novell NPD
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 22:46:34 GMT

I recieved  a short wave radio for christmas and was looking through the 
news group to find listings of frequencies for different countries.  I came 
across "upper band and lower side band" a number of times.  Could some one 
tell me what that means and how they fit in the great cosmos of things.  
Also I would like to know where to get a listing of all the different 
frequencies and time tables.  PLease email me direct as I very seldom get a 
chance to read the news group.

Thanks and a happy New Year

Baber
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: wdp@gagme.chi.il.us (Bill Pfeiffer)
Subject: Re: Hum or noise over WWCR
Organization: GAGME - Public Access UNIX of Chicago, Illinois, USA, Earth
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 13:26:55 GMT


In your previous article you mentioned hearing a bubble jammer on WWCR?

What is a bubble jammer?

Thanks

Bill

Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: stocker@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (ERICH FRANZ STOCKER)
Subject: Re: Stupid questions
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:58:00 GMT

In article <8RL7VB1w165w@tsoft.net>, bbs.sira@tsoft.net (Sira Vista) writes...
>ok, no flames, just (if you could be so kind as to) answer these 'stupid'
>questions:
> 
>What does VOA stand for and/or mean?

I guess it could stand for many things, context is really required. However,
my exposure to that acronym is Voice of America (VOA).  In the shortwave
context that would make sense as they do a lot of broadcasting to spread
American information.

>is it similar to VOR (or is that ROV (record on voice)?)?
>What does HAM (as in HAM enthusiast) stand for?

That is a long story and you will get all different versions of how HAM
can to stand for a Radio Amateur operator.

>What is "BFO to hear SSB voice and CW (code)"?

BFO is the Beat Frequency Oscillator.  It is used to "adjust" tuning that
enables "getting" the other part of the SSB and crisping up CW transmissions.


>Why are some frequencies called 'meter', as in 10meter band?
> 

A matter of preference whether one uses the metric bandwidth determination
or the cyclic definition for frequencies.  Generally when discussing 
band ranges one uses the metric bandwidth e.g. 10m 6m etc. When dealing with
specific frequencies use the Hz designation.  Although there is no absolute
need to choose one over the other.

>i haven't noticed any of these rudimentary questions in any FAQ (correct
>me if i'm wrong).  perhaps an email response is on order, but if i'm
>brave enough to ask these questions publicly, i suppose i can take the
>answers publicly.
> 
>Thanx in advace
>Sira
> 
>--
>Sira Vista (bbs.sira@tsoft.net)
From: brewer@anarky.enet.dec.com (John Brewer)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re:      Re: Whiskey Oscar Mike
Date: 30 Dec 92 02:11:24 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <SWL-L%92122917564167@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>,         "David L. Wilson" <dwilson@S850.MWC.EDU> writes...
>>
>> addresses for WOM and/or WOO?
>>
>> WOM is busy every night with traffic home from military ships doing the
>> Operation Restore Hope thing.  The guys (haven't heard any women calling
>> yet) seem to get free 3 minute calls over AT&T.  East coasters can twirl
>> the dial through 8720-8812 (channel spacing is 3 Khz) between 0000 and 0500
>> UTC to join the fun...

	West coasters too. WOM (8745U) is S9+20dB here in NM.

      -------------------------------------------------------
      | John Brewer | Internet: brewer@anarky.enet.dec.com  |
      |   wb5oau    | Packet  | wb5oau@wb2ars               |
      -------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
From: joe@netcom.com (Joseph Jesson)
Subject: Re: What is Synchro Detect?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 03:29:51 GMT


 The Lowe 150 is the only receiver with three sync modes built-in and
  comes standard.  When possible, I use the double sideband sync 
  detection as this offers audibly less distortion and increases the
  frequency response over envelope detection.

  When interference occurs on one sideband, sync detection on the optimum
  sideband often clears the noise and provides a noise-free signal.  One
  problem with sync detection is the "howling" which occurs when the 
  tuning is slowly rocked from one side of the carrier.  The Lowe offers
  a switch to envelope detection (no howling) when rapidly tuning.

  By the way, the Lowe 150 uses a single chip FM detector as the sync
  detector (unlike the stereo AM chip Sony uses).  

  A really great receiver!

  --joe jesson
From: tmrdpsrs@engvms.unl.edu
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Re: WFLA mystery
Date: 30 Dec 92 22:07:58 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln
NNTP-Posting-Host: engvms.unl.edu

> |> > I often hear a simulcast of Tampa, Florida broadcast station WFLA
> |> > in the Toronto area on 25,870 KHz, using narrow-band FM. The
> |> 
> |> I have heard this as well and find it puzzling.  I tuned it on 25,870 kHz AM
> |> and it sounded pretty good.  I heard it this last friday, Dec 18 at 2130 UTC.
>           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> This is probably due to _slope detection_, whereas the edges of the passband 
> filter (as attenuation increases the futher you move away from the center frequency) act as a crude FM discrimator (varying voltage output as frequency
> changes). 
> |> 
> |> Ron Synowicki
> |> tmrdpsrs@engvms.unl.edu
> 
> -- 
> John C. Kay                         Motorola
> kay@motcid.rtsg.mot.com             Cellular Infrastructure Group
> Amateur Radio Callsign WV9T         Arlington Heights, IL


I heard WFLA again today at 2130 UTC...very strong.  I tuned it in both AM and 
FM modes, and the FM was much better.

That's only part of the fun, however.  I called WFLA and talked to the station
engineers while I was listening.  Their names  are John and Paul.  They're 
both really nice guys...they went and said hello to me on the air and 
everything.  I talked to them about their transmission and it's true that it
serves as a feed for the traffic helicopter.  They are only running 75 Watts!
They also said they were using a 5/8 whip antenna (i'm not sure if i described
that correctly, somebody correct me if i'm wrong).  

I encourage anyone hearing their broadcast to call them at (813) 839-9393 and
ask for engineering...it's a blast!...
their address for QSL:

WFLA
4002 Gandy Blvd
Tampa, Florida
33611

P.S.---Paul told me that I was slope detecting their signal when using the AM
mode...and it still sounded good, but not as good as FM.
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:24:56 TSI
Reply-To:     Cahit AKIN <MKAKIN@TRITU.BITNET>
From:         Cahit AKIN <MKAKIN@TRITU.BITNET>
Subject:      CNN WEEKLY PROGRAM

How can i find the weekly program of CNN INTERNATIONAL?

thanx

CBE