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- Sun May 14, 2023 5:33 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: 106.5 Jack FM
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6099
Re: 106.5 Jack FM
I've noticed that too MW. Their signal is not near as strong as it used to be on the Northeast side of Grand Rapids. I used to listen to them a lot in the early 2000's, but due to a poor signal mostly unlistenable now.
- Sun May 07, 2023 11:20 pm
- Forum: Music Musings
- Topic: Gordon Lightfoot dies
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1286
Re: Gordon Lightfoot dies
Why would you scratch your head over One Bad Apple at #1? That damned song was #1 everywhere in early 1971. If I had a dollar for every time I played that song on the radio, I'd probably have thousands of dollars. Sweet Mary was the late Rick Becketts favorite song when I was working with him at WZZ...
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:03 pm
- Forum: Music Musings
- Topic: Poor quality recordings
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1579
Re: Poor quality recordings
Imagine - John Lennon
Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds
Almost anything by John Denver
Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds
Almost anything by John Denver
- Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:48 pm
- Forum: Chatterbox
- Topic: Tipping question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1259
Re: Tipping question
When my wife and I got out to dinner, we usually tip at least 5 dollars for anything under 25 dollars. Over 25 dollars, which now a days it usually is, we tip 20 percent. The only exception to that would be if the service left something to be desired.
- Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:13 pm
- Forum: The Stadium
- Topic: Detroit Tigers 2023
- Replies: 268
- Views: 26074
Re: Detroit Tigers 2023
Watching that game today brought back memories of Casey Stengel with the 1962 New York Mets when he asked "Can't anybody here play this game?"
- Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:58 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: No January Ratings Yet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1850
Re: No January Ratings Yet
probably the FM. I believed for all the years I worked there, that the FM got credit for listeners that were really listening to Real Oldies. Might be just my prejudice however. : )
- Sat Mar 04, 2023 8:23 am
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: No January Ratings Yet
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1850
Re: No January Ratings Yet
1480 has only been back on the air since January 7, 2023. It Was off the air for exactly one year. My guess is the people are writing in WGVU-AM when the are actually listening to the FM. If I recall correctly 1480 is simulcasting with 99.9.
- Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:22 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: Old soundchecks and TV commercials for West MI radio stations
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6933
Re: Old soundchecks and TV commercials for West MI radio stations
Thanks for posting that clip Honeyman. I haven't seen that before. 1979 was the year that WLAV-FM really became a powerhouse radio station in Grand Rapids/West Michigan. Spring of 1979 was the first time LAV-FM posted numbers that made them the #1 12 plus station in the market.
- Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:25 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: RIP Aris Hampers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2662
Re: RIP Aris Hampers
What can I say about Aris that hasn't been said or everybody doesn't already know. Probably not much, but here goes. I first met Aris in 1970. I was just a 17 year old kid working part time at WZZM-FM and he was working with my older brother at a record store in downtown Grand Rapids, Kent One Stop/...
- Thu Jan 12, 2023 3:24 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: One Year Since Real Oldies Went Dark
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2547
Re: One Year Since Real Oldies Went Dark
Back to 1480 for a bit. I see on Radio Locator that the call letters are now listed as WSLI with a Christian Contemporary format, and owned by Smile FM. I also see where the 95.3 translator that Grand Valley owned also shows now being owned by Smile FM with the calls of WSLI. I have no idea where th...
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:13 pm
- Forum: Broadcasting - General
- Topic: FM Transmitter Range
- Replies: 60
- Views: 9770
Re: FM Transmitter Range
License was a 3rd class with broadcast endorsement. Back when they had such things.
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 9:33 pm
- Forum: Broadcasting - General
- Topic: FM Transmitter Range
- Replies: 60
- Views: 9770
Re: FM Transmitter Range
When was the last time I was face to face with the FCC. Funny you should ask, here's my story. Mid 70's living on the southeast side of Grand Rapids in Alger Heights. I put together a 1 watt station and studio in my house. Operated on 92.5 with the call letters of WWKX-FM and the moniker of X-Rock 9...
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:47 pm
- Forum: Broadcasting - General
- Topic: FM Transmitter Range
- Replies: 60
- Views: 9770
Re: FM Transmitter Range
Yup not akin to driving 36 in a 35. If you are driving at any speed and not paying attention to what you are doing you may very well kill yourself or someone else. In my 70 years on this earth, more than 50 years of it making a living in the communications field, I have never heard of a pirate radio...
- Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:09 pm
- Forum: Broadcasting - General
- Topic: FM Transmitter Range
- Replies: 60
- Views: 9770
Re: FM Transmitter Range
Guess I'll add my 2 cents worth. First off, I don't think you really need to spend that kind of money or need that kind of power in what you are interested in doing. While the FCC doesn't do much enforcement anymore, I believe running 1,000 watts would get you a visit regardless of where you are tra...
- Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:00 pm
- Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
- Topic: City of Grand Haven evicts WGHN-FM from tower due to lease violations
- Replies: 58
- Views: 12008
Re: City of Grand Haven screws over WGHN-FM
I tried 93.1 while out in the car this afternoon. It too is off the air.