WADL (TV) IDs as Mt. Clemens/Detroit

I'm assuming you don't have MS Word available, or if you do, it's much newer than the version that created your file, so it won't open (thanks, MS). I am not at all familiar with Doxillion. I've found that LibreOffice has been able to open many old files created on legacy software. LibreOffice is fr...

I'll probably skip both of those and save my money for the Livonia swap on February 23rd. Quite a bit larger than any of the swaps that use that hall in Madison Heights. The Livonia swap is at a new place this year: Monaghan Banquet Hall Knights of Columbus 19801 Farmington Road Livonia, MI 48150 Y...

I have two of its predecessors, both gotten for free. A DX-150 from my late father-in-law, and a DX-150A, from a neighbor who was moving and had no interest in keeping it (plus a set of antique magnetic headphones-classic "cans"). I'm not sure what the difference is between the 150 and the 150A; the...

Where did CHU go? Used to be in the 40 meter band, but they moved up in frequency, not the old 7335 KHz anymore? And no backup transmitters? WWV is surprisingly good on 5MHz more so than 10 and 15MHz, occasionally on 2.5MHz, but haven't heard them on 20 or 25MHz in decades. Wikipedia sez: "CHU's 10...

Also, a parallel network on standby could be used and switched to. If it's good enough for the networks, it should be good enough for 13abc. At many stations, playout systems are configured with a "mirror" server running in parallel with the primary playback server, in case of failure of drives or ...

What ever happened to having an analog or tape-based back-up? It would be like a radio station that couldn't play CDs or LPs because their automation went down and they couldn't run a board and play the audio, like the good old days? 13's automation is not good- a real person to be the board op and...

Robitussin Cough Syrup. The woman is coughing in her kitchen. A bear comes to her open window and hands her a bottle of the cough syrup to try. The bear then asks Mind if I root through your trash? The Robitussin bear sounds almost just like the Muppets' Fozzie Bear (who is himself appearing in som...

Was wondering why I hadn't seen the impeccably-attired Jermont Terry reporting on Local4 in a few weeks.
Turns out he's now on WBBM TV (CBS Chicago). If they gave him a "See Ya" shoutout on WDIV before he left I missed it.

"Libbity Bibbity"

Like others here, I lamented the shift on Comcast/Xfinity of TCM to a different programming "tier." My quite old Motorola cable box died last week. Went to an Xfinity retail shop to turn it in and planned, influenced by the TCM shift and other program and fee tweaks, to also terminate TV service-Cut...

Update on the WBAI story from Scott Fybush in this week's NERW:
NorthEast Radio Watch 11/11/2019: WBAI Returns to Local

2p Monday 11/4, Well, well... WPON 1460 is on, playing soulful oldies and a live DJ, saying "This is the 20-Grand Review show on WPON 1460, we're back, we're glad to be back home." Quizzing about a song, asking listeners to call 248-557-1460 or web wpon.com. WCXI 1160 is on, playing French language ...

My biggest issue is I really only have cable companies to choose from for my internet access, and those prices seem to be always going up. Or they want you to sign a contract for a discounted rate that will ballon up later. The chances of getting fiber in my area is slim to none. And once you (or I...

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Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:29 pm

disregard - duplicate post

You know, the bbs gives you the ability to easily edit your own posts, and delete them, too. Just sayin'