If he really lived down the street, and he was an author, shouldn't that be author who literally lived literally down the street?
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If he really lived down the street, and he was an author, shouldn't that be author who literally lived literally down the street?
Ah I knew you'd make a joke about that 
Yeah I used to live at 75 Hale and he was at 675 Hale and I'd get something from "The Art Institute
of Chicago" addressed to Mr John Updike, 75 Hale St...
I pointed it in the right direction. Ah, John. I liked the Witches of Eastwick. And thanks for
your money raising efforts (for chairs) for the Beverly Public Library. Fans bid John Updike adieu.
Yeah I used to live at 75 Hale and he was at 675 Hale and I'd get something from "The Art Institute
of Chicago" addressed to Mr John Updike, 75 Hale St...
I pointed it in the right direction. Ah, John. I liked the Witches of Eastwick. And thanks for
your money raising efforts (for chairs) for the Beverly Public Library. Fans bid John Updike adieu.
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What hoot! Considering broadcasing moves anything is possible,but seriously why not turn the air waves over to Jimmy C. for a really good time. A blend of history, current events, and more fun than "Sat. Night Live". Oh I forgot myself...radio mangers don't like talent they prefer colon cleansers.raccoonradio said:
As long as the lease on the current transmitter site is in place, any for-profit venture on 1510...especially if it were a stand-alone...(even brokered time) is doomed to failure before it even begins.
BUT......If 1510 could possibly become a "WBUR-AM", or "WGBH-AM"......THEN, it would be a very different story.
This would make 1510 just one more piece to either the WBUR or WGBH broadcasting empire, and would enable either operator to use 1510 as a place to park 'alternate' programming that otherwise might not make the regular schedules of either 90.9 or 89.7......thus better serving the listenership of either broadcast group.
This way...the hideous cost of the transmitter site lease would simply become part of the overall costs of keeping "your programs" coming to you during either operation's periodic "BEGGING TIME" pledge drives.
There......Problem Solved
BUT......If 1510 could possibly become a "WBUR-AM", or "WGBH-AM"......THEN, it would be a very different story.
This would make 1510 just one more piece to either the WBUR or WGBH broadcasting empire, and would enable either operator to use 1510 as a place to park 'alternate' programming that otherwise might not make the regular schedules of either 90.9 or 89.7......thus better serving the listenership of either broadcast group.
This way...the hideous cost of the transmitter site lease would simply become part of the overall costs of keeping "your programs" coming to you during either operation's periodic "BEGGING TIME" pledge drives.
There......Problem Solved
Dighton Rockhead said:
Not that it affects your argument, which I don't follow, but there already IS a WBUR (AM)--1240 in W Yarmouth. It must be 10 years or close to it since Ernie Boch donated the Cape Cod AM to BU and the 90.9 calls officially became WBUR-FM, so that the Cape Cod AM could become WBUR (AM).
Been discussed here ad nauseum. The problem is not days; it's nights. The 1260 site in Milton would work and might even allow 50 kW ND days (but NOT critical hours--would have to be DA CH). Nights would require a huge power reduction--probably to less than 5 kW, which would necessitate changing the CoL to Quincy. That would be doable, but the night signal would cover only a small part of the market. The WEZE site in Medford is another possibility. Would require adding two or three towers between the existing pair. 50 kW-U might be possible BUT the D and CH coverage west of the Wellington Circle site would be poor. A lot of the market would not be covered at night AND during CH.NHRadio said:
DanStrassberg said:
This is such an elegant idea, I'm surprised it needs to be explained again, but here goes:
By becoming a part of the WBUR or WGBH empire, 1510 would become an ADDITIONAL outlet for programs or formats which would not make it onto the regular schedules of WBUR or WGBH.
To use the example of ESPN-1, ESPN-2, etc...1510 would be "WBUR-2"...or "WGBH-2".
Dighton's got the best idea yet.... an AM for either GBH or BUR. (and yes, the Cape Cod 1240 could be changed to WVUR, WDUR, WGUR, etc). These guys have the $$$ to take on that kind of tower lease. - 1510 changing tower sites is not a good idea... or wouldn't WEEI's site be good for that?
Dighton Rockhead said:
Elegant...perhaps, but a non sequitur for sure! If a commercial station can't break even on 1510 because of the fixed costs, why on earth would a non-commercial station (or a commercial station owned by a non-commercial station) be able to do so??? 'Splain me that! Moreover, WGBH is already using at least one of its HDn (where n>1) subchannels for the purpose you are suggesting--at much lower cost. I don't know whether WBUR is doing the same thing, but it has that option to do so if it wants to exercise it.
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