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by originalzzmfmjock
Sun May 07, 2023 11:20 pm
Forum: Music Musings
Topic: Gordon Lightfoot dies
Replies: 13
Views: 1146

Re: Gordon Lightfoot dies

Why would you scratch your head over One Bad Apple at #1? That damned song was #1 everywhere in early 1971. If I had a dollar for every time I played that song on the radio, I'd probably have thousands of dollars. Sweet Mary was the late Rick Becketts favorite song when I was working with him at WZZ...
by originalzzmfmjock
Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: Music Musings
Topic: Poor quality recordings
Replies: 19
Views: 1393

Re: Poor quality recordings

Imagine - John Lennon
Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds
Almost anything by John Denver
by originalzzmfmjock
Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:48 pm
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Tipping question
Replies: 13
Views: 1192

Re: Tipping question

When my wife and I got out to dinner, we usually tip at least 5 dollars for anything under 25 dollars. Over 25 dollars, which now a days it usually is, we tip 20 percent. The only exception to that would be if the service left something to be desired.
by originalzzmfmjock
Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: The Stadium
Topic: Detroit Tigers 2023
Replies: 268
Views: 21501

Re: Detroit Tigers 2023

Watching that game today brought back memories of Casey Stengel with the 1962 New York Mets when he asked "Can't anybody here play this game?"
by originalzzmfmjock
Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: No January Ratings Yet
Replies: 12
Views: 1761

Re: No January Ratings Yet

probably the FM. I believed for all the years I worked there, that the FM got credit for listeners that were really listening to Real Oldies. Might be just my prejudice however. : )
by originalzzmfmjock
Sat Mar 04, 2023 8:23 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: No January Ratings Yet
Replies: 12
Views: 1761

Re: No January Ratings Yet

1480 has only been back on the air since January 7, 2023. It Was off the air for exactly one year. My guess is the people are writing in WGVU-AM when the are actually listening to the FM. If I recall correctly 1480 is simulcasting with 99.9.
by originalzzmfmjock
Fri Feb 24, 2023 2:22 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Old soundchecks and TV commercials for West MI radio stations
Replies: 32
Views: 6601

Re: Old soundchecks and TV commercials for West MI radio stations

Thanks for posting that clip Honeyman. I haven't seen that before. 1979 was the year that WLAV-FM really became a powerhouse radio station in Grand Rapids/West Michigan. Spring of 1979 was the first time LAV-FM posted numbers that made them the #1 12 plus station in the market.
by originalzzmfmjock
Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:25 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: RIP Aris Hampers
Replies: 10
Views: 2537

Re: RIP Aris Hampers

What can I say about Aris that hasn't been said or everybody doesn't already know. Probably not much, but here goes. I first met Aris in 1970. I was just a 17 year old kid working part time at WZZM-FM and he was working with my older brother at a record store in downtown Grand Rapids, Kent One Stop/...
by originalzzmfmjock
Thu Jan 12, 2023 3:24 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: One Year Since Real Oldies Went Dark
Replies: 13
Views: 2414

Re: One Year Since Real Oldies Went Dark

Back to 1480 for a bit. I see on Radio Locator that the call letters are now listed as WSLI with a Christian Contemporary format, and owned by Smile FM. I also see where the 95.3 translator that Grand Valley owned also shows now being owned by Smile FM with the calls of WSLI. I have no idea where th...
by originalzzmfmjock
Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:13 pm
Forum: Broadcasting - General
Topic: FM Transmitter Range
Replies: 60
Views: 6917

Re: FM Transmitter Range

License was a 3rd class with broadcast endorsement. Back when they had such things.
by originalzzmfmjock
Thu Dec 01, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: Broadcasting - General
Topic: FM Transmitter Range
Replies: 60
Views: 6917

Re: FM Transmitter Range

When was the last time I was face to face with the FCC. Funny you should ask, here's my story. Mid 70's living on the southeast side of Grand Rapids in Alger Heights. I put together a 1 watt station and studio in my house. Operated on 92.5 with the call letters of WWKX-FM and the moniker of X-Rock 9...
by originalzzmfmjock
Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:47 pm
Forum: Broadcasting - General
Topic: FM Transmitter Range
Replies: 60
Views: 6917

Re: FM Transmitter Range

Yup not akin to driving 36 in a 35. If you are driving at any speed and not paying attention to what you are doing you may very well kill yourself or someone else. In my 70 years on this earth, more than 50 years of it making a living in the communications field, I have never heard of a pirate radio...
by originalzzmfmjock
Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:09 pm
Forum: Broadcasting - General
Topic: FM Transmitter Range
Replies: 60
Views: 6917

Re: FM Transmitter Range

Guess I'll add my 2 cents worth. First off, I don't think you really need to spend that kind of money or need that kind of power in what you are interested in doing. While the FCC doesn't do much enforcement anymore, I believe running 1,000 watts would get you a visit regardless of where you are tra...
by originalzzmfmjock
Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:00 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: City of Grand Haven evicts WGHN-FM from tower due to lease violations
Replies: 58
Views: 10522

Re: City of Grand Haven screws over WGHN-FM

I tried 93.1 while out in the car this afternoon. It too is off the air.
by originalzzmfmjock
Sun Nov 20, 2022 4:31 pm
Forum: The Stadium
Topic: Detroit Lions 2022
Replies: 409
Views: 30525

Re: Detroit Lions 2022

Probably the most complete all around game I've seen played by the Lions in.................YEARS.