Monthly Archives: April 2011

Maybe Reno / Tahoe needs zero controllers

By now you’ve heard that a medical plane flying into Reno Tahoe airport had a problem landing at 2 AM because the air traffic controller was apparently asleep. The government solution? Double the number of people with nothing to do. … Continue reading →

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Name this format

Without going to another reference site – based solely looking at their web site, can you identify what format / genre this station is? http://www.okradiostation.com/kesa.html KESA-FM is located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas in the Ozark Mountains

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The government doesn’t build railroads or power grids

Since he was educated in Indonesia, President Obama may not realize that there was this guy named Cornelius Vanderbilt who built the New York Central railroad, and the Pennsylvania RR was a privately owned corporation.    If he did hear of … Continue reading →

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Richard Hoagland’s Terminal Stupdity

Last night, I heard a few minutes of Richard Hoagland on Coast to Coast – the guy who thinks there is an ancient civilization on Mars and the “Face on Mars” is the proof, had a real gem last night. … Continue reading →

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The new Libya Twist

Remember that guy who “defected” to England from Kadaffi’s “inner circle”? England let Moussa Koussa leave the country.   By most accounts, he is the man who planned the Lockerbie bombing and carried it off.   He is also the person who negotiated … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Life

David Stein is back! In February, I wrote a blurb about what an odd show David Stein has for being on a sporting network.   He’s back!   He showed up this week on WTKK-FM in Boston, replacing Phil Hendrie.  He’s being syndicated … Continue reading →

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You’re going digital, damn it!

That’s the word from the FCC for the future of AM and FM radio.  The NAB is holding its convention out in Las Vegas this week, and that’s the clear message from the FCC.   It’s time to get serious about … Continue reading →

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Having friends in high places

So let’s say you live out in the desert and you want to run your own FM radio station – there is nobody else on the FM dial.   So you put up an antenna without an FCC license to help … Continue reading →

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Good Morning Chernobyl!

Japan has formally raised the Fukushima disaster to a 7 on the INES scale that rates the severity of nuclear incidents. That’s currently the top number on the scale. I’m getting more serious about the idea of opening up immigration … Continue reading →

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The Lottery

http://www.amlit.com/twentyss/chap3.html One alternative solution.

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What an FM Translator looks like

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Who are the streaming holdouts?

Busy, busy, busy… a lot of stations added streaming in the last 6 or so months – the total is now over 8,700 – closing in on 60% of all licensed stations. So who are the holdouts why haven’t yet … Continue reading →

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April Fools!

“Hi, I’m here to tear down your radio station – can I start now?” Actually, it wasn’t a joke :) One of the interesting things is that in small town America, it is tempting to build radio towers in the … Continue reading →

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Want to get away from it all? Try Scobey, Montana

Scobey is the home of KCGM-FM 95.7. It’s ownership statement at the FCC is bit unusual. Paraphrasing it, the North East corner of Montana has only about 2,000 people and had no radio stations – so the folks got together … Continue reading →

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Don’t move!

A key moment in the plot of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” involves a stream train in a tunnel in Colorado. The movie opens April 15th, although Part 1 probably doesn’t contain that part of the story. Rio Grande Scenic Railroad

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