7 Action News on TV20, 10p Wednesday Jan 23. Reporting on the Packard Plant pedestrian bridge collapse, Brian Abel reported that it was the second accident at the site within a month. He referred to the death of the person who fell down an elevator shaft while gaming with a group of "friends." Probl...

Notice that Streema's Simple Radio at least for Detroit, is in need of updating. 98.7 is still shown as AMP Radio, and clicking "Play" gets a "404 not found." The other local Entercom stations, like WWJ,, redirect to radio.com. I accidentally discovered the "Motown & a Cup of Joe" show a few months ...

One of the first records I ever bought as a kid was Lonnie Donegan's "skiffle" hit "Does your Chewing Gum Lose it's Flavor (on the Bedpost Overnight)? A few other novelty songs of that era- Battle of New Orleans Running Bear Wooly Bully Little Red Riding Hood Dang Me! the 50's "Flying Saucer/Spacema...

WXYZ's morning reports have the anchors now sitting in front of some sort of wavy-textured, edge-lit overwhelmingly bright blue background, which also also seems to have some sort of embedded graphic elements. I find it to be really quite ugly and very distracting.

Back in the 60's, while living in northwest Detroit, I had a tube radio that during the day I could turn to null WTVN and get weak reception from CKTB in St. Catharines. During that same time, in N.E. Detroit, I also frequently dialed in WTVN, on a GE tabletop radio. I'd listen to "Sunday In Columb...

The "TV detector vans" are regarded as being an elaborate hoax to frighten UK TV owners into paying the annual receiver licensing fee. The Beeb, however wanted viewers to think otherwise, unveiling in 2003 the "new generation" TVDV. TV Licensing launches 10th model of van in UK Supposedly they worke...

That reminded me to repost this photo that I posted before but was lost in the big forum crash. This was a typical old-fashioned Metro Detroit rooftop antenna setup[...] That one and some variations with fewer elements or conical reflector was marketed as "The Detroiter" antenna. Point the big one ...

WRCJ's transmitter was formerly at Lawton and Joy Road, not really near downtown (studio origination, not transmitter, is at Woodward/Selden). The transmitter and antenna moved in 2016 or 2017 to the American Tower site on 8 Mile at Meyers, so they are not part of this discussion. WGPR FM is at Wood...

Every spring, local big-box retailers and TV stations have discount days on NOAA weather radios, and apparently sell out of them every year. So at least they seem to be getting out into public use, Of course it's not meant for lengthy listening. It's as repetitive and boring as the news cycle on WWJ...

Well, the show's been around in one form or other for thirty years, and has a cult-like following, so apparently somebody does like it.

Judging by frequent discussions on this site and on others, CFZM has a very large and loyal fan base both in Canada and the eastern USA. In November, the passing of George Jonescu, who hosted the station's popular "Big Band Saturday Night" show, was noted at "Broadcasting - General" on this board. L...

As mentioned at the top, it appears that the tall tower (ex-WDTR, ex-WTVS)on the site has been taken down. I don't remember its height, may have been 600' or so. There was, might still be, a short guyed tower on top of the Lawton building, probably the 135' you mentioned. Last time I saw it there wa...

Ferrite beads. What kinds should I get and where's the best place to put then on cords? What devices? Which devices? Concerned about remote control smart phone on off dimmers for LED lights. 1) Transformers/power supplies 2) Routers 3) Remote control hubs 4) Others? 1) Transformers and most transfo...

and how, under that scheme, to ID translators that are relaying an FM HD2 or HD3.

There are two self-supporting towers visible from the Lodge. The one at Cass and Canfield is WDET's site. I don't think there are any other users on it. The tower atop the Maccabees Building holds WGPR FM and some other non-broadcast services. WSU owns the building; I don't know if it actually owns ...