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WFEZ's Old App

Last post by edj « Fri Oct 11, 2024 1:50 pm
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by stopnswop2 » Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:21 pm

Several years ago, Easy 93.1 in Miami had an app where the listeners controlled the playlist.
You would upvote songs to get it to play sooner, or...

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Last post by edj
Fri Oct 11, 2024 1:50 pm
FCC approves George Soros' control of Audacity

Last post by MWmetalhead « Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:36 pm
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by TC Talks » Tue Sep 24, 2024 3:27 pm

OH BOY

While radio bankruptcies rarely get much media attention, Audacy’s did after word of the involvement of progressive billionaire George...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:36 pm
Radio format changes on Internet Archive

Last post by Mega Hertz « Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:29 pm
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by BFSEsq » Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:20 pm

I just thought this was especially interesting because of the site involved. We all know about a million ways to find audio clips of the last moments...

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Last post by Mega Hertz
Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:29 pm
Brother Stair and Birach Broadcasting

Last post by CD 94.7 « Sat Aug 31, 2024 12:31 am
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by CD 94.7 » Sun Aug 18, 2024 3:41 pm

According to Wikipedia and I take it with a grain of salt naturally, but I see Brother Stair is airing around the clock on several of their stations....

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Last post by CD 94.7
Sat Aug 31, 2024 12:31 am
Audacy receives a 30 day extension to perform missed debt payment

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Aug 11, 2024 12:31 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:25 am
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An 8-K was filed this morning. They now have until November 29 to perform the payment originally due October 1 on its 2029 Notes.

This suggests to...
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Aug 11, 2024 12:31 pm
Most Aired Radio Formats in the USA

Last post by paul8539 « Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:14 pm
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by Marcus » Tue Jul 30, 2024 7:48 pm

CHR and what passes for Adult Contemporary now, didn't even make it into the top ten.

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Last post by paul8539
Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:14 pm
TV and film jobs may never recover

Last post by paul8539 « Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:36 am
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by Deleted User 15924 » Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:24 pm

Jobseekers interested in breaking into the film and television industry may have a harder time this year and even in the coming years. Hiring has not...

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Last post by paul8539
Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:36 am
Pirate Radio is now legal

Last post by TC Talks « Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:52 pm
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by TC Talks » Fri Jul 05, 2024 3:37 pm

I have been exploring the recent SCOTUS decision (see below) and I've reviewed how the FCC regulates and determines fines for violators of their...

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Last post by TC Talks
Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:52 pm
FCC Simulcast Rules

Last post by Marcus « Fri Jun 14, 2024 12:21 am

by Marcus » Fri Jun 14, 2024 12:21 am

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Last post by Marcus
Fri Jun 14, 2024 12:21 am
RIP Non Compete Clause

Last post by organman95 « Thu May 02, 2024 9:28 am
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by jry » Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:38 pm

Well... Any thoughts on the FTC voting to ban Non Compete Clauses? It's something that they promised to do, last year. Will this be tested in Court?...

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Last post by organman95
Thu May 02, 2024 9:28 am
Old Cable TV Line ups(New thread)

Last post by Marcus « Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:51 pm
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by Deleted User 15835 » Sat Oct 08, 2022 12:10 pm
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So the old one got a bit cluttered up, so I figured I'd start again. I grew up in Southern Monroe County, just a couple of minutes from The state...
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Last post by Marcus
Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:51 pm
RIP Arnie Coro

Last post by Turkeytop « Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:59 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sun Jan 15, 2023 10:27 pm

Cuban radio amateur, Arnie Coro, CO2KK has passed away at the age of 80. For decades, he was the host of the DXers Unlimited program on Radio Havana....

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Last post by Turkeytop
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:59 pm
Media website advertising

Last post by zzand « Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:45 am
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by Deleted User 15924 » Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:35 am

Not quite sure where to post this query so here it goes.

Why do media websites need ads? Even the media goliaths worth billions have those chintzy...

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Last post by zzand
Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:45 am
Radio Studio Fight

Last post by Marcus « Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:52 pm

by Marcus » Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:52 pm

This must happen on a regular basis, but the mike was on for this one.

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Last post by Marcus
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:52 pm
The History of UHF Television

Last post by ChrisWL1980 « Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:58 pm
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by Deleted User 16173 » Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:10 pm

Just came across this today. The History of UHF Television, Check it out www.uhfhistory.com looks interesting. If you open the channels page look up...

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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:58 pm
FM Tower Toppled for $100 in Copper . . .

Last post by HD74 « Thu Jan 25, 2024 2:40 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:44 pm

2 in Oklahoma accused of toppling country radio station tower to steal $100 in copper

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Last post by HD74
Thu Jan 25, 2024 2:40 pm
LPFM filings

Last post by ChrisWL1980 « Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:45 pm
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by ftballfan » Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:18 pm

Here are the filings for new LPFMs in the recently closed LPFM window:

Ann Arbor: 102.3, Make This World Foundation
Battle Creek: 97.1, Harper Creek...

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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:45 pm
WJR TOH boing!

Last post by Colonel Flagg « Wed Dec 13, 2023 2:38 pm
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by WOHO » Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:31 pm

Does anybody have a clean good copy of the old WJR top if the hour chime / ding that they could share. (PM) Thanks!

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Last post by Colonel Flagg
Wed Dec 13, 2023 2:38 pm
Nationwide EAS 2:20p Wednesday

Last post by km1125 « Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:03 am
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by TC Talks » Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:32 pm

The federal government said it will conduct on Wednesday afternoon a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The...

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Last post by km1125
Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:03 am
Interested in Soccer ⚽ ?

Last post by TC Talks « Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:40 am
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by Deleted User 15924 » Mon Jul 24, 2023 10:43 am

Fox has been preempting regularly scheduled programming to show different major league soccer games. Fox2's morning news both Saturday and Sunday was...

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Last post by TC Talks
Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:40 am
WTAC News opening (1974)

Last post by matt1 « Sun Jul 16, 2023 6:04 pm
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by matt1 » Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:10 pm

Heard this for the first time when I was 9 years old on my Panasonic Panapet 70 AM radio chain light blue ball in July of 1974 when I heard this...

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Last post by matt1
Sun Jul 16, 2023 6:04 pm
Every GSM

Last post by TC Talks « Mon May 22, 2023 5:13 pm

by TC Talks » Mon May 22, 2023 5:13 pm

Aside from major market sales departments, this is how most GSM's behave the minute clients have left the building....

I worked with a guy in Des...

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Last post by TC Talks
Mon May 22, 2023 5:13 pm
FM Transmitter Range

Last post by Ben Zonia « Sun May 14, 2023 8:19 am
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by drew10219 » Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:34 pm
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How legal are they??

I have a cottage in a small town where nobody really cares about what people are doing
it would be nice to transmit on my 5...
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Sun May 14, 2023 8:19 am
BBC to make big change to TV Licence to help those struggling to pay £159 bill

Last post by Graham Wellington « Fri May 12, 2023 1:57 pm
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by Taco » Fri May 12, 2023 7:57 am

Reading through the comments, many Brits don't like the need for a TV license. Interesting stuff.

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Last post by Graham Wellington
Fri May 12, 2023 1:57 pm
This is wild! Austin, TX radio owner locked out due to rent dispute.

Last post by TC Talks « Wed May 10, 2023 3:56 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Tue May 09, 2023 9:45 am

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Last post by TC Talks
Wed May 10, 2023 3:56 pm
Sunsetting ATSC 1.0 signals

Last post by km1125 « Thu May 04, 2023 2:15 pm

by km1125 » Thu May 04, 2023 2:15 pm

Wonder how this transition will happen? Will most of the broadcast channels migrate to ATSC3.0 and still leave a couple channels at 1.0 hosting many...

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Last post by km1125
Thu May 04, 2023 2:15 pm
RadioGPT can talk. It can research. It can take your calls. And it could be coming to your market.

Last post by Calvert DeForest « Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:09 am
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by n8fnr » Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:10 am

Replacing Humans “Is the Furthest Thing From Our Mindset,” Says the Company Selling an A.I. Radio Host

The humble broadcast-radio host, whether...

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Last post by Calvert DeForest
Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:09 am
Old Cable Boxes

Last post by Marcus « Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:22 pm
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by Deleted User 15835 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:23 pm

Just for fun I was looking at old cable boxes on eBay. In Bedford Twp Michigan, we had Jerrold 400 and 450s. Then later Scientific Atlanta. The...

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Last post by Marcus
Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:22 pm
Beautiful Music format

Last post by billmich88888 « Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:46 am
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by paul8539 » Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:57 am

Does any station in Michigan play the beautiful music format? Do they stream where I can get them?

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Last post by billmich88888
Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:46 am
Pop Shop Radio

Last post by Turkeytop « Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:20 pm

by Turkeytop » Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:20 pm

Pop Shop Radio is a weekly, one hour radio program produced in Hope BC and broadcast across North America by short wave from WRMI, Miami

The program...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:20 pm
Funny incidents calling radio stations

Last post by matt1 « Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:34 am
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by stopnswop2 » Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:23 am

What are some funny things that happened regarding calling into a radio station?

I'll start with 2

-I called with a pre-recorded prank of Santa...

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Last post by matt1
Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:34 am
Why You Can't Keep Track Of All The Radio Stations Anymore

Last post by rugratsonline « Thu Nov 03, 2022 11:40 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Sat Oct 22, 2022 2:41 pm

When you can't remember all the latest call letters, formats, frequencies, etc., of radio stations, do you attribute it to getting older? Well,...

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Last post by rugratsonline
Thu Nov 03, 2022 11:40 pm
80s, 90s, and Today

Last post by radioandtventhusiast « Tue Nov 01, 2022 12:36 pm
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by stopnswop2 » Thu Oct 27, 2022 5:45 am

So many stations use this slogan.
Today consists of 3 decades??

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Last post by radioandtventhusiast
Tue Nov 01, 2022 12:36 pm
Plugging your station on another

Last post by rugratsonline « Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:26 pm
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by Deleted User 15783 » Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:55 am

I'm going to start this thread here. Some may say it belongs on the Metro Detroit forum but I think it's a more general thought.

As everyone knows,...

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Last post by rugratsonline
Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:26 pm
Lowry Mays Dead

Last post by TC Talks « Wed Sep 14, 2022 1:22 pm
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by learn to fly » Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:39 am

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Last post by TC Talks
Wed Sep 14, 2022 1:22 pm
Format Idea- Upbeat 80s and 90s Country and Classic Rock

Last post by ftballfan « Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:24 pm
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by Deleted User 15835 » Mon Sep 05, 2022 2:06 am

This idea I'm sure has been tried someplace, in fact a few years back I remembering hearing this station from Missouri, it was on 101.3fm, no idea...

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Last post by ftballfan
Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:24 pm
Worst-sounding radio stations of all-time.

Last post by tc « Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:45 pm
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by radioandtventhusiast » Sat May 23, 2020 1:48 pm
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What do you believe are the worst sounding radio stations of all time? This means any station that has/had very low volume, music that's excessively...
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Last post by tc
Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:45 pm
Worst firings in broadcasting

Last post by Deleted User 15835 « Mon Aug 29, 2022 12:12 am
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by radioandtventhusiast » Fri Jun 24, 2022 4:54 pm
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What do you think are some of the worst firings in broadcasting history? Think of the times when a radio or TV station got rid of a highly rated show...
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Mon Aug 29, 2022 12:12 am
Alternatives to Michiguide

Last post by ZenithCKLW « Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:58 am
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by Ed Joseph » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:25 pm

Michiguide station listings was a great resource back in the day. However, it seems to be slowly unraveling from neglect as of late, with many of the...

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Last post by ZenithCKLW
Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:58 am
Does HD Radio still have a chance?

Last post by k8jd « Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:24 pm
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by Marcus » Mon May 09, 2022 2:04 pm

I'm looking at this from a business standpoint. Does it cost a great deal extra for manufacturers to add it to a radio. Why are there so many radio...

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Last post by k8jd
Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:24 pm
Stations with the largest/eclectic playlists

Last post by organman95 « Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:17 pm
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by radioandtventhusiast » Sat Jun 25, 2022 6:25 pm

Which stations do you think have the largest or most eclectic playlists?

I think CKWW is probably one of the best oldies stations I've ever heard,...

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Last post by organman95
Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:17 pm
Possible 82-88 MHz FM band extension

Last post by Marcus « Fri May 20, 2022 1:32 pm

by Marcus » Fri May 20, 2022 1:32 pm

When searching Google, Yahoo, etc. simply type FCC FM6

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Last post by Marcus
Fri May 20, 2022 1:32 pm
Broadcasters: Fulltime Daylight-Saving Time Could Kill Some AM Stns.

Last post by paul8539 « Fri May 13, 2022 7:46 pm
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by Turkeytop » Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:43 pm

Here's an offshoot of the potential fulltime switch to Daylight Saving Time I'd never thought about before - what it might do to a large number of AM...

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Last post by paul8539
Fri May 13, 2022 7:46 pm
Connoisseur Media makes bid to buy Cumulus

Last post by Realist « Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:47 pm

by Realist » Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:47 pm

I’m really hoping this happens as Cumulus has, amongst several things, ruined the old Citadel stations.

From RAMP:

Warshaw Makes Offer To Buy...

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Last post by Realist
Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:47 pm
2022 Statewide predictions

Last post by ftballfan « Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:16 pm
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by ftballfan » Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:54 pm

Since there's a 2022 predictions thread for Detroit, I decided to start one for the state as a whole.

- At least two of the new FM construction...

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Last post by ftballfan
Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:16 pm
4 Channel, Quadraphonic Sound

Last post by paul8539 « Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:34 am
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by bugzapper » Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:11 pm
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So whatever happened to this sound craze from the 70s. I remember going to a William's Magnavox store out on Plainfield in Grand Rapids to check this...
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Last post by paul8539
Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:34 am
A Ratings Success For WWV

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:16 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:50 pm

I'm predicting a big spike in WWV's ratings tonight between midnight and 2:00 AM, as we all reset our clocks.

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Last post by paul8539
Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:16 pm
TV Stations with the most technical difficulties

Last post by paul8539 « Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:13 pm
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by radioandtventhusiast » Tue Aug 03, 2021 5:30 pm

What stations do you think have the worst problems with technical difficulties?

I think WNWO has some of the worst problems with technical...

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Last post by paul8539
Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:13 pm
New NCE FM window

Last post by Ben Zonia « Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:18 pm
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by ftballfan » Wed Nov 10, 2021 11:44 pm

There was a new NCE FM (88.1 to 91.9) window that just closed and a bunch of applications have been filed in Michigan.
88.1 (A) Escanaba -...

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Tue Nov 16, 2021 1:18 pm
Will Family Radio eventually exit terrestrial radio

Last post by Turkeytop « Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:40 pm
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by Deleted User 15502 » Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:44 pm
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Now, I'm talking about family radio, NOT Family Life radio or American family radio. The one with the late Harold Camping. Since his end of the world...
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Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:40 pm

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