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by djb
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:57 pm
Forum: Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Topic: WNEM Super Bowl message
Replies: 9
Views: 2391

Re: WNEM Super Bowl message

SO KC driving down late in the game and TV 5 cut into a commercial break...think it was 2-30s before they rejoined the game...luckily we did nt miss anything..anyone else see that happen? Yup - and immediately switched to WLNS, and luckily pulled in enough signal to watch the rest of the game. Impr...
by djb
Fri Oct 20, 2023 3:56 pm
Forum: Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Topic: Broadcasting burnout
Replies: 21
Views: 4441

Re: Broadcasting burnout

Ugh. AI. While I'm a technologist at heart (IT Engineer) in the present time - and love technology as a whole - we (as a human race) are SO NOT READY for the implications that AI could have. Feed "AI" some bad info (sure, there are checks/verifications - but there's a limit to everything) - and now ...
by djb
Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Topic: Broadcasting burnout
Replies: 21
Views: 4441

Re: Broadcasting burnout

Perhaps ironically, 'Automation' was supposed to save all this Ca$h. That "savings" sure didn't get passed down to those actually grunting through their day to make that $$$. I was in the industry during a transition to automation; and while there certainly are benefits, I always felt (and could for...
by djb
Tue Aug 08, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: Hum in am signal
Replies: 9
Views: 1376

Re: Hum in am signal

While off topic from the OPs post, I'm curious about this WIOG path between Indiantown and Fenton. (Reasoning?)

Also got me thinking about some other STLs; WCEN for example. 35.12 miles, according to points on Google Earth.
by djb
Thu Jul 27, 2023 6:35 am
Forum: Central/Western Upper Michigan
Topic: UP High School Radio Station Loses Frequency To Bigger Station
Replies: 23
Views: 4747

Re: UP High School Radio Station Loses Frequency To Bigger Station

Bet their church preaches to "Play nice with your neighbors". What bullshit.
by djb
Tue Jul 25, 2023 4:40 pm
Forum: Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Topic: WNEM ATSC 3.0 signal Blackout
Replies: 9
Views: 1450

Re: WNEM ATSC 3.0 signal Blackout

Interesting. Glad to hear they're "assuming numerous possibilities". Although, truth be told - EVERYTHING is vulnerable.
by djb
Mon Jul 24, 2023 7:40 am
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: Well this is an obscure-looking FM tuner
Replies: 10
Views: 1417

Re: Well this is an obscure-looking FM tuner

I still find Tuners (sometimes just small radios) connected to older phone systems in MDFs (communication rooms) at client sites. Quite a common practice, especially in the Bay City/Saginaw market - where 'Beautiful Music - 102.5 WGER' was piped into phone systems for your (enjoyment?) while on-hold...
by djb
Mon Jul 24, 2023 7:26 am
Forum: Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Topic: WNEM ATSC 3.0 signal Blackout
Replies: 9
Views: 1450

Re: WNEM ATSC 3.0 signal Blackout

I have a feeling this is going to be fun. X.509/TLS w/CA? I'd expect TVs to have a shorter lifespan, due to advances in TLS encryption over time. Get ready to help your parents/grandparents with firmware updates! (Assuming firmware updates would be delivered via the air - so do broadcasters have to ...
by djb
Tue Jun 27, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
Topic: Free pay channel previews
Replies: 9
Views: 1997

Re: Free pay channel previews

Always found it strange that PASS was a pay-channel on (most) CATV systems. Up here in the Tri-Cities, Bresnan (Charter/Spectrum) offered it on the Standard CATV tier, on Channel 28.
by djb
Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:00 am
Forum: Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Topic: 2+ Hours of 100.5 The Fox (2002-2004) digitally archived
Replies: 31
Views: 3483

Re: 2+ Hours of 100.5 The Fox (2002-2004) digitally archived

That period in time was a crazy time for Tri-Cities radio. Working for several of the Citadel stations (pre-Wilks), then one day had to choose which to stick with. Auditors bashing into the studio, jotting down serial numbers of equipment while on-air. Alot of confusion between what could be taken t...
by djb
Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:01 am
Forum: Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Topic: WLNS Lansing CH 6
Replies: 8
Views: 1983

Re: WLNS Lansing CH 6

Every so often I can get LNS/LAJ here in Essexville, off my rooftop antenna.
by djb
Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: Neighboring States/Ontario
Topic: Mornings on 103.3 The Party
Replies: 8
Views: 1164

Re: Mornings on 103.3 The Party

No private hot tub parties for listeners? Or did he leave those stints in Saginaw?

Dude is slimy.
by djb
Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:33 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: Effect Of Antenna Height On FM Receiving Antenna Gain
Replies: 13
Views: 1721

Re: Effect Of Antenna Height On FM Receiving Antenna Gain

That definitely looks like Basic (whether GW, QB, or QuickBasic). Dead giveaway is the "?" on all of the prompts for input. INPUT commands would always prompt with a Question Mark. LINE INPUT command would not, but only gather string (text) data; you'd have to convert the variable to numeric format ...
by djb
Mon Dec 27, 2021 7:06 am
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: NextGen and the "volume problem"?
Replies: 5
Views: 1414

Re: NextGen and the "volume problem"?

It appears to me that this could have something to do with the sound encoding used on various media. Consider most of your xHD/Network programming is encoded in Dolby AC3; where the center channel information (where the dialog sits) is on its own channel entirely (if mixed properly). Add to the fact...
by djb
Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:22 pm
Forum: Network & Syndicated Radio and TV
Topic: Takes Place In Detroit
Replies: 12
Views: 3178

Re: Takes Place In Detroit

The first couple of episodes of "Bob" (CBS) had characters riding in subways. By about the 3rd episode, they had switched to buses.