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by Calvert DeForest
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Audio Cassette Tapes
Replies: 13
Views: 1418

Re: Audio Cassette Tapes

Yep, I used to cut out little pieces of thin cardboard and Scotch-tape them over the tab slots. In hindsight the tape alone would have done the trick. I was big on the Memorex 120-min (60 min per side) cassettes way back when. The longer cassettes were cheaper per amount of tape and came in handy fo...
by Calvert DeForest
Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:35 pm
Forum: New Age Radio (Streaming / Podcasting / Satellite / HD)
Topic: SiriusXM might merge with Liberty Media
Replies: 10
Views: 4077

Re: SiriusXM might merge with Liberty Media

The advantage of satellite delivery is that the feed isn't affected by weak cell areas. If you're in a concrete structure like a parking ramp, different story. The main issue with SXM is the inability to cancel or suspend service online without having to call and haggle with the sales rep. Granted y...
by Calvert DeForest
Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Adios Jim Geyer!
Replies: 2
Views: 1811

Re: Adios Jim Geyer!

I grew up listening to Jim's forecasts on WJR. Had the opportunity to work with him briefly during my summer PA stint at WLNS in 1990. Always gracious, friendly and easygoing. Dude's a class act and will be missed for sure, but hoping he enjoys the retirement he's earned!
by Calvert DeForest
Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:35 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: 10-day heatwave on the way
Replies: 42
Views: 3694

Re: 10-day heatwave on the way

I'll take as much summer as I can get.
by Calvert DeForest
Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10
Replies: 31
Views: 5602

Re: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10

Analog VHF stations were given the opportunity to retain UHF channel assignments post-transition or move their digital assignments to the VHF band. A lot of stations chose the latter to save on the power bill (less juice required to cover the same footprint). WOOD moved from RF channel 8 analog to c...
by Calvert DeForest
Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Topic: Byron Allen wants to buy ABC O&Os
Replies: 11
Views: 2682

Re: Byron Allen wants to buy ABC O&Os

Hopefully, Nexstar will buy ABC. Considering that Nexstar owns stations affiliated with each of the Big 4, plus The CW and other networks and indies, it would cause a cataclysmic change in television broadcasting, as it would mean loads of stations flipping to ABC, as well as stations being sold of...
by Calvert DeForest
Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10
Replies: 31
Views: 5602

Re: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10

They figured out what happened relatively quickly. The thing that tripped them up more was how they needed a UHF antenna. I think they connected the rabbit ears to the UHF input. Some days it would come in. Others it would not. That would make sense. Although I likewise remember the switch was heav...
by Calvert DeForest
Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:11 am
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10
Replies: 31
Views: 5602

Re: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10

I saw my first UHF TV Receiver in the late 1950s in a neighbor's house. I was fascinated by it, and had dreams about tuning in all the UHF Channels. That actually happened during a tropo event 15 or so years later, more or less. There were a few missing channels, but not that many, in the 14-30 ran...
by Calvert DeForest
Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10
Replies: 31
Views: 5602

Re: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10

It was 1964 when the FCC mandated newly-built sets to contain built-in UHF tuners. Most sets manufactured prior to then didn't have UHF tuners built-in, although many accommodated external tuners that could be purchased separately. The variable slide-tuning knob design displayed channel increments o...
by Calvert DeForest
Sat Jun 17, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Original Knorr/Keener 1310 Call Letters Recycled To Hudson, MI
Replies: 3
Views: 1727

Re: Original Knorr/Keener 1310 Call Letters Recycled To Hudson, MI

You'll only hear the calls for the TOH ID.

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by Calvert DeForest
Sat Jun 17, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Radio GPT-DOA?
Replies: 1
Views: 1187

Re: Radio GPT-DOA?

It's the Springfield where the Simpson family resides (drumroll). Can't say as I'm terribly impressed with Radio GPI from the demo I heard. Sure it can do a lot of things. Question is can it do them well? An AI jock might be able to compile and project words, but it doesn't have a human intuition fo...
by Calvert DeForest
Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Hampton Inn
Replies: 180
Views: 13730

Re: Hampton Inn

"keep it on my bathroom. That way I have to get up and walk over to the sink to shut the alarm off" I used to do this, one time in Needles CA I went over to shut the damned thing off without my glasses, I smacked a tarantula. I'm sure that woke you up. :razz Sounds like Hampton Inn's going Vegas. N...
by Calvert DeForest
Wed May 31, 2023 10:10 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: You Just Might Be A Lefty...
Replies: 20
Views: 1271

Re: You Just Might Be A Lefty...

Well I don't drink and the last time I was in Target was probably a year ago, as there are no stores in my general vicinity. I would prefer Meijer anyway given the choice as it's a Michigan-based company, although I do shop at WalMart since it's the big-box store in town and sometimes I just don't w...
by Calvert DeForest
Wed May 31, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Hampton Inn
Replies: 180
Views: 13730

Re: Hampton Inn

Matt, sounds like a big waste of time to me. :razz :lol I have found from experience that using my phone as an alarm clock can be unreliable. Google tends to push Android updates overnight which has prompted the phone to reboot itself on several occasions, disabling the alarm. I picked up an analog...
by Calvert DeForest
Sat May 13, 2023 2:29 pm
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: NBC 24 Ending News Operations
Replies: 22
Views: 2363

Re: NBC 24 Ending News Operations

I even got into a rather pointless discussion with a young friend who decried the need for cable since "we just stream over wifi". She was not able to understand that her "wifi' got to her home via cable. That's all a bit more confusing now, with T-Mobile's home service, basically a "hot spot" whic...