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by SolarMax
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:25 pm
Forum: Let's Break for Commercials
Topic: Xfinity voiceover
Replies: 0
Views: 58

Xfinity voiceover

Current flight of Xfinity spots for internet and mobile has a different female voiceover from recent past.
I had really hoped the scratchy "vocal fry" voice thing had gone away, but alas, no.
Once you notice it, you always notice it. Irritating AF.
by SolarMax
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: ATSC 3.0 is unnecessary; numerous 4K, 1080p and 720p streams already possible using a single RF channel in ATSC 1.0!
Replies: 8
Views: 473

Re: ATSC 3.0 is unnecessary; numerous 4K, 1080p and 720p streams already possible using a single RF channel in ATSC 1.0!

I hate the idea of another RF transition, IE ATSC 3.0 I like the idea what this guy has done in Eugene. If I was at the FCC, I would ask TV vendors to provide software patches for older sets. Maybe even setup a software group to help do this. Very very few "older sets" are capable of software or fi...
by SolarMax
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Johnny In The Morning
Replies: 8
Views: 1028

Re: Johnny In The Morning

I rather liked Johnny and Zito. IIRC Johnny had a background in standup, and brought that to the show (with varying degrees of success).
Spike and Sarah I remember from their brief stint on the lamented (by me at least) The Edge 105.1.
by SolarMax
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: Let's Break for Commercials
Topic: "Washington's Proposed Capital Regulations" Huh?
Replies: 3
Views: 470

Re: "Washington's Proposed Capital Regulations" Huh?

I doubt it would even impact any of the Michigan banks. Was this on CNBC or Bloomberg? I've seen this PAC ad both on broadcast and on cable. No idea if they've bought time on CNBC or Bloomberg. The irritating and misleading thing about it is that it doesn't attribute these Proposed Capital Regulati...
by SolarMax
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:41 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Fox 2 News
Replies: 36
Views: 6880

Re: Fox 2 News

I agree with Ermani on the ballot thing. I don't ever recall having to declare which ballot I wanted in the past, as there was only one ballot. [...] When there was only one ballot, with each party's slate carried on it, people who didn't/don't understand how party primaries work were splitting tic...
by SolarMax
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: As if there weren't enough reasons to hate AT&T...
Replies: 4
Views: 496

Re: As if there weren't enough reasons to hate AT&T...

LOL! Why am I not surprised that incident occurred on channel 62? Ahmad Bajjey is a space and science aficionado. If he made mention during his shift of the solar activity/flares, he would have debunked the reports linking that to the cell outages, and likely would have given viewers a short tutori...
by SolarMax
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: Let's Break for Commercials
Topic: "Washington's Proposed Capital Regulations" Huh?
Replies: 3
Views: 470

"Washington's Proposed Capital Regulations" Huh?

A PAC ad is running lately, ranting about "Washington's Proposed Capital Regulations" I for one have no idea what these "proposed regulations" are about, who is pushing for (or against) them. No reference to any specific House or Senate Bill, none of the usual "call Senator/Congressman x and tell th...
by SolarMax
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: Now, this is weird! (involves 91.3 WGTE)
Replies: 13
Views: 1589

Re: Now, this is weird! (involves 91.3 WGTE)

Did GTE (the phone company) and Sylvania (the electronics corporation) used to be related to one another? [...] Sylvania made some darn good TVs in the 80s. IIRC WGTE was callsign-speak for "Greater Toledo Educational" not General Telephone and Electronics. Long before the 80s, Sylvania black & whi...
by SolarMax
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WWJ Astronomy Program
Replies: 10
Views: 3369

Re: WWJ Astronomy Program (RIP Sandy Wood)

A sad update to an old thread. WWJ recently reported the February 15 passing of Sandy Wood, longtime host of the astronomy program StarDate. She had such a silky, smooth voice, causing a lot of "driveway moments," that need to finish listening to an episode to its very end, before being able to shut...
by SolarMax
Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Rock ‘n Stereo 101 WRIF
Replies: 17
Views: 3968

Re: Rock ‘n Stereo 101 WRIF

Shame something as cool sounding as Pants Galore isn't still around. https://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/images/mallsandretail/2707/a001%5E1973%20article%20on%20chain.jpg What's the date of that article? Worth discussing over on a Tech forum, not here, is the story down in the corner (would like ...
by SolarMax
Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: Broadcasting - General
Topic: FM Tower Toppled for $100 in Copper . . .
Replies: 10
Views: 709

Re: FM Tower Toppled for $100 in Copper . . .

If the copper is only worth $100, it's like petty theft. Misdemeanor at worse. So they were after the copper in the transmission line which was probably hardline/heliax, also the FM radiating elements (if they knew about those). Not to mention malicious destruction of property (est. $500K+), loss o...
by SolarMax
Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Rock ‘n Stereo 101 WRIF
Replies: 17
Views: 3968

Re: Rock ‘n Stereo 101 WRIF

TC Talks wrote:
Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:27 pm
Pants Galore? Tops Galore? I don't remember either of those. Detroit was kickass in 1971.
Pants Galore was a frequent advertiser on WABX and other FMs in that era.
by SolarMax
Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WWJ - AccuWeather's Carl Babinski, R.I.P
Replies: 7
Views: 1969

Re: WWJ - AccuWeather's Carl Babinski, R.I.P

Oh no! :cry:
I sometimes twist the dial across the AM band late at night. Always found it amusing to hear Carl Babinski on WWJ, then on WBBM, WINS, WBZ, KYW and a few others, giving those local markets' forecasts within a few minutes of each other. Always opened with "Early on this __day morning..."
by SolarMax
Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: New Age Radio (Streaming / Podcasting / Satellite / HD)
Topic: SXM Deep Tracks Moved to Ch. 308
Replies: 16
Views: 2707

Re: SXM Deep Tracks Moved to Ch. 308

I've been listening to Deep Tracks on 308 on my desktop computer and notice a definite improvement in sound quality from previously on 27. Do the 300 channels possess an increase in bandwidth or anything else to account for this? They're feeding an IP stream, not squeezing frequency and level-compr...
by SolarMax
Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: How Do I Get Rid of This?
Replies: 9
Views: 675

Re: How Do I Get Rid of This?

Do not do anything else with that. Do not click anymore on anything! Clicking on that screen is a bad thing to do. It will just generate more dire "Warning" screens and possibly trigger a demand for a "ransom" of some sort (payable in BitCoin or convenience store generic cash cards). Absolutely don'...