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K259BG Chehalis sold to Bustos, for KZGI channel move and power boost.
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I can't help myself. "a casino that never happened?" Hmmm... Quinault Beach Resort and Casino... never happened? Check it out.
Not that casino.
I was thinking the same thing, Bossbill, but apparently when Ocean Shores was first platted in the early 1960's,, they were going to have a massive casino there. The casino was going to be the draw. That particular casino obviously didn't happen. The Quinaults developed theirs a few decades later, and -- obviously -- it's been a success.
And when you walk in the door of the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino, all you need is some tactical goggles and a gas mask to get past the wall of cigarette smoke that will surround you. Not trying to be a troll, that’s literally what some of the reviews online imply. If I recall, I had a relative who would drive down there in his Cadillac, plop himself in front of a slot machine with a stack of 3 Marlboro 100’s on the side and go to town.
Maybe they will be a translator for La Grande 99.3 or La Zeta 102.9 in the near future.
That sounds like Legends Casino in Toppenish. Dry Indian reservation, alcohol banned. But cigarette smoke from Native cigarettes pouring throughout the gaming floor. It's like a throwback to the days of yesteryear when mom and dad puffed Chesterfields pulling their kids through an A&P or Piggly Wiggly aisle. But, not a happy throwback, of course.
The 102.1 is K271BS, relaying KMIA-AM 1210, Spanish Christian. I'm guessing it sounds like muffled mono noise?
The 102.1 is K271BS, relaying KMIA-AM 1210, Spanish Christian. I'm guessing it sounds like muffled mono noise?
Sounds like PSSsSssssssssssmmmmmssssssssmmmssssss. With a little bit of Spanish under.
I doubt they have a regular engineer, let alone anyone who hardly walks into the transmitter building. Maybe we should pray that it gets shut off for good...or goes to a better source of programming that won't let hiss, hums and whines be the star of the show. My local Spanish Religious stations are clear, crisp, in stereo and (for the last few years), maintained.
That reminds me of when KGTK was on 101.1 K266BM. 60hz hums and noise, and someone talking in English underneath. You could hear a few words if you were lucky! Wow!
That reminds me of when KGTK was on 101.1 K266BM. 60hz hums and noise, and someone talking in English underneath. You could hear a few words if you were lucky! Wow!
Yep
Just wanted to say, this amusing (yet thoughtful) post gave my quota of laughter for the day.
Good. Need more of that
Usually some person that shows up with a can of spray and one of those little green screw drivers to fix stuff. Sometimes shuts off computery stuff and turns it back on then it works again. Sometimes they have to unclog a sink or toilet and take trash out. Sometimes have to reattach a microphone to the holder so the morning host doesn’t have to. Sometimes they go and hang out up on a mountain or hill somewhere and spray cleaner on stuff and use that same green screwdriver to fix stuff. Leasts that’s what I read on a forum. But also the green screwdrivers are being phased out by computery stuff too.
You know, Bill. An engineer who gets plenty of fiber every day!
That is one who does not have to use a laxative.
A majority of stations don't have a fulltime engineer on payroll. The more common system is having an engineer on call with established rates for how much will be done based on a retainer and which things are "extra".
Checking why the generator did not start might be "regular maintenance" but putting in some larger drives in the automation system might be extra.
Equipment is so reliable today that much gear is like the Eveready battery... When we had turntables and cart machines and CD players with motors, and transmitters with big fans and mechanical voltage regulators, then there was constant maintenance. And earlier automation gear with rotating cart machines and reel tape decks were also in need of constant attention.
Now, the fans are like the ones in your desktop and many rated at 100,000 hours. Even high power solid state transmitters have a bunch of little fans and are highly redundant.
So the need for daily attention is vastly lower. There is seldom a need for a fulltime engineer unless you have a big cluster of stations and the scope of the job covers multiple transmitter sites and the like.