Comments for http://www.seatacradio.com/blog Sun, 13 May 2012 08:06:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on KLSN considers ending stereo broadcasts by Jason Remington http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=19169&cpage=1#comment-1729 Jason Remington Sun, 13 May 2012 08:06:02 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=19169#comment-1729 Seeing as how they couldn't make money at it-- and then had to separate programming between the AM & FM... it's funny how time and technology changed everything. Now, FM is king and AM stations are selling for the price of a luxury car. Seeing as how they couldn’t make money at it– and then had to separate programming between the AM & FM… it’s funny how time and technology changed everything. Now, FM is king and AM stations are selling for the price of a luxury car.

]]> Comment on KLSN considers ending stereo broadcasts by Bongwater http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=19169&cpage=1#comment-1728 Bongwater Sun, 13 May 2012 02:43:16 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=19169#comment-1728 Was FM Stereo that costly (and that monitored by the FCC) back then? Sheesh! I always thought it was just another piece of standard equipment in the rack....Not 100% necessary, but a nice touch when you have it..... Was FM Stereo that costly (and that monitored by the FCC) back then? Sheesh! I always thought it was just another piece of standard equipment in the rack….Not 100% necessary, but a nice touch when you have it…..

]]> Comment on Ed Hume gardening show debuts on KIRO 7 by Bongwater http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18890&cpage=1#comment-1726 Bongwater Sat, 05 May 2012 08:36:17 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18890#comment-1726 It's funny, but I've NEVER associated Ed Hume with KIRO-TV. To me, he was always on KING-TV. It’s funny, but I’ve NEVER associated Ed Hume with KIRO-TV. To me, he was always on KING-TV.

]]> Comment on John Sherman – 770 KXA by Bongwater http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18894&cpage=1#comment-1725 Bongwater Thu, 03 May 2012 05:03:19 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18894#comment-1725 Wasn't John Sherman also the longtime voice of the Crista stations (KGDN/KBIQ/KLYN)? Wasn’t John Sherman also the longtime voice of the Crista stations (KGDN/KBIQ/KLYN)?

]]> Comment on Less than a dozen stations with 3-letter call signs by Bongwater http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18985&cpage=1#comment-1724 Bongwater Thu, 03 May 2012 03:33:17 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18985#comment-1724 Let me complete this.... KTBI, KTAC and KGDN are still in the Northwest at Tom Read's American Christian Network KLSY and KJET are rocking the Coast at Jodesha Broadcasting KXRX is in Walla Walla KBSG is at an FM CP in Aberdeen, WA KAYE is in Tonkawa, OK KYYX is in Minot, ND KZTS (1360, Tacoma) is now in Cammack Village, AD There's a KUBE-TV in Houston, TX KLTX (K-Lite Seattle) is in Long Beach, CA KSEA is in Greenfield, CA KRAB is in Bakersfield, CA KGFM is also in Bakersfield, CA. KERI too. KKFX is now at a TV station in San Luis Obispo, CA KMGI is in Pocatello, ID KAYO is in Wasilla, AK KQIN is now at a TV station in Davenport, IA KCIN (used by 106.1 briefly before and during their flip to KBKS) is now in Cedar City, UT KEZX is in Boise, ID KRPM is in Billings, MT KTZZ, formerly on Ch. 22 Seattle is now in Conrad, MT KZAM is in Pleasant Valley, TX KUUU is in Salt Lake City, UT KHIT is in Reno, NV KKZU (formerly of 1510 Mountlake Terrace) is now in Sayre, Oklahoma KQBZ (formerly of 100.7) in now in Brownwood, TX KJZZ is at a TV station in Salt Lake City, UT and an FM station in Phoenix, AZ KMCS is now in Muscatine, IA KMBX is in Soledad, CA KBTB is in Pago Pago, American Samoa KBBX is in Nebraska City, NE KYPT is at an FM CP in Pinedale, WY KTOY is in Texarkana, AR KTPS is in Pagosa Springs, CO KBES is in Ceres, CA KLSN is in Adelanto, CA KWMX is in Flagstaff, AZ KJUN is now at a TV station in in Houma, LA KBLV (on 1540 1992-95) is in Tehachapi, CA KQUL (on 1590 1988-1990) is in Lake Ozark, MO KAAR is in Butte, MT KASY is now at a TV station in Albuquerque, NM KRSC is at an AM station in Othello, WA and an FM and TV station in Claremore, OK KILO is in Colorado Springs, CO But still available (AFIK) KCMU KYAC KEUT KEVR KWWA KWJZ KQKT KPEC KGAA KDFL KETO KGMJ KPOZ KPMA KKBY KFNK Let me complete this….

KTBI, KTAC and KGDN are still in the Northwest at Tom Read’s American Christian Network

KLSY and KJET are rocking the Coast at Jodesha Broadcasting

KXRX is in Walla Walla

KBSG is at an FM CP in Aberdeen, WA

KAYE is in Tonkawa, OK

KYYX is in Minot, ND

KZTS (1360, Tacoma) is now in Cammack Village, AD

There’s a KUBE-TV in Houston, TX

KLTX (K-Lite Seattle) is in Long Beach, CA

KSEA is in Greenfield, CA

KRAB is in Bakersfield, CA

KGFM is also in Bakersfield, CA. KERI too.

KKFX is now at a TV station in San Luis Obispo, CA

KMGI is in Pocatello, ID

KAYO is in Wasilla, AK

KQIN is now at a TV station in Davenport, IA

KCIN (used by 106.1 briefly before and during their flip to KBKS) is now in Cedar City, UT

KEZX is in Boise, ID

KRPM is in Billings, MT

KTZZ, formerly on Ch. 22 Seattle is now in Conrad, MT

KZAM is in Pleasant Valley, TX

KUUU is in Salt Lake City, UT

KHIT is in Reno, NV

KKZU (formerly of 1510 Mountlake Terrace) is now in Sayre, Oklahoma

KQBZ (formerly of 100.7) in now in Brownwood, TX

KJZZ is at a TV station in Salt Lake City, UT and an FM station in Phoenix, AZ

KMCS is now in Muscatine, IA

KMBX is in Soledad, CA

KBTB is in Pago Pago, American Samoa

KBBX is in Nebraska City, NE

KYPT is at an FM CP in Pinedale, WY

KTOY is in Texarkana, AR

KTPS is in Pagosa Springs, CO

KBES is in Ceres, CA

KLSN is in Adelanto, CA

KWMX is in Flagstaff, AZ

KJUN is now at a TV station in in Houma, LA

KBLV (on 1540 1992-95) is in Tehachapi, CA

KQUL (on 1590 1988-1990) is in Lake Ozark, MO

KAAR is in Butte, MT

KASY is now at a TV station in Albuquerque, NM

KRSC is at an AM station in Othello, WA and an FM and TV station in Claremore, OK

KILO is in Colorado Springs, CO

But still available (AFIK)

KCMU
KYAC
KEUT
KEVR
KWWA
KWJZ
KQKT
KPEC
KGAA
KDFL
KETO
KGMJ
KPOZ
KPMA
KKBY
KFNK

]]> Comment on Fuzzy memories in black & white by Jason Remington http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18993&cpage=1#comment-1723 Jason Remington Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:51:09 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18993#comment-1723 Channel 13 may have been my favorite. Channel 11 had the better choice of programming, but with Channel 13, you never knew what was going to happen next. As a very young kid in elementary school, I would watch KTVW's black & white film features, and experience the action as the film broke or jammed in the projector and burned, causing a break in the programming. Up went the slide: KTVW Lucky 13 ** I remember one slide that had a black cat on it. There were the local interview or "talk" shows where guests did not show up, and no one called in on the phone line. At other times, there were repeated prank callers calling in to try to get on the air with some wise-crack. There was no 7-second delay and poor call-screening. I attended numerous KTVW remotes. A country music show, LIVE, just down the street from KMO Radio, broadcast on KTVW TV on a Saturday afternoon. Also, the grand-opening of the Valu-Mart Store in Tacoma. Channel 13 was there with country music performers, local politicians, and it was all broadcast on a sunny afternoon, with the camera facing the cream colored wall outside the store. You could hardly see anything on the television. It was all washed out. I was checking it out on a KTVW monitor there in the parking lot. I loved it! You almost couldn't believe they were broadcasting this stuff! Channel 13 may have been my favorite. Channel 11 had the better choice of programming, but with Channel 13, you never knew what was going to happen next.
As a very young kid in elementary school, I would watch KTVW’s black & white film features, and experience the action as the film broke or jammed in the projector and burned, causing a break in the programming. Up went the slide: KTVW Lucky 13 ** I remember one slide that had a black cat on it.
There were the local interview or “talk” shows where guests did not show up, and no one called in on the phone line. At other times, there were repeated prank callers calling in to try to get on the air with some wise-crack. There was no 7-second delay and poor call-screening.
I attended numerous KTVW remotes. A country music show, LIVE, just down the street from KMO Radio, broadcast on KTVW TV on a Saturday afternoon. Also, the grand-opening of the Valu-Mart Store in Tacoma. Channel 13 was there with country music performers, local politicians, and it was all broadcast on a sunny afternoon, with the camera facing the cream colored wall outside the store. You could hardly see anything on the television. It was all washed out. I was checking it out on a KTVW monitor there in the parking lot.
I loved it! You almost couldn’t believe they were broadcasting this stuff!

]]> Comment on Less than a dozen stations with 3-letter call signs by Jason Remington http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18985&cpage=1#comment-1722 Jason Remington Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:55:22 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18985#comment-1722 KURB - Little Rock, AR (Cumulus "Mix" B98.5FM) KETO - not in use as far as I know KTNT - FM 102.5 - Eufaula, OK -- KTNT calls originated at Norman G. Baker's station in Muscatine, Iowa. Baker's KTNT [Know The Naked Truth] was forced off the air in 1931. Baker was a rather notorious quack -- specializing in cures for cancer, operating clinics in Muscatine -- which were heavily promoted over KTNT. 8 stations left with three letter calls? It will be interesting to see how many remain over time. Call letters don't mean as much to radio owners as they did in the old days. Look at any dozen major station websites. They go by the names: BUZZ, CLICK, JACK, MIX, SNAP, CRACKLE, & POP. KURB – Little Rock, AR (Cumulus “Mix” B98.5FM)
KETO – not in use as far as I know
KTNT – FM 102.5 – Eufaula, OK — KTNT calls originated at Norman G. Baker’s station in Muscatine, Iowa. Baker’s KTNT [Know The Naked Truth] was forced off the air in 1931. Baker was a rather notorious quack — specializing in cures for cancer, operating clinics in Muscatine — which were heavily promoted over KTNT.

8 stations left with three letter calls? It will be interesting to see how many remain over time. Call letters don’t mean as much to radio owners as they did in the old days. Look at any dozen major station websites. They go by the names: BUZZ, CLICK, JACK, MIX, SNAP, CRACKLE, & POP.

]]> Comment on Walk Right In – Sit Right Down by Bongwater http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18786&cpage=1#comment-1721 Bongwater Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:16:33 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18786#comment-1721 I remember learning to play guitar to this song I remember learning to play guitar to this song

]]> Comment on The Leo Lassen of ice hockey, Bill Schonely by Scoobyfan1 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18542&cpage=1#comment-1717 Scoobyfan1 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:04:04 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=18542#comment-1717 I guess in a way, Bill Schonely was right. San Francisco(the Oakland Seals and then the San Jose Sharks), Los Angeles(with the Kings and then the Anaheim Ducks) and Vancouver eventually got NHL teams, and other cities that were long time homes to minor league hockey in the West like Phoenix, also eventually got NHL teams. Unfortuntely cities like Portland and Seattle STILL don't have the NHL, which is definitely a shame. Although hopefully with all the stuff going on now with the new arena proposal, those days will hopefully be over soon. I guess in a way, Bill Schonely was right. San Francisco(the Oakland Seals and then the San Jose Sharks), Los Angeles(with the Kings and then the Anaheim Ducks) and Vancouver eventually got NHL teams, and other cities that were long time homes to minor league hockey in the West like Phoenix, also eventually got NHL teams.

Unfortuntely cities like Portland and Seattle STILL don’t have the NHL, which is definitely a shame. Although hopefully with all the stuff going on now with the new arena proposal, those days will hopefully be over soon.

]]> Comment on Vancouver DJ Red Robinson retires by Jason Remington http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17908&cpage=1#comment-1710 Jason Remington Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:04:09 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17908#comment-1710 Norm Gregory brought this Red Robinson article to my attention. By the way, Norm has been posting DAILY for well over 300 days now at NORMGREGORY.COM - airchecks, articles and personal recollections of the KJR/KZOK/KOMO on-air and behind the scenes history. Norm Gregory brought this Red Robinson article to my attention.

By the way, Norm has been posting DAILY for well over 300 days now at NORMGREGORY.COM – airchecks, articles and personal recollections of the KJR/KZOK/KOMO on-air and behind the scenes history.

]]> Comment on Pie throwing: J.P. Patches had mad skills; Star Trek splices by Jason Remington http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17659&cpage=1#comment-1707 Jason Remington Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:43:20 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17659#comment-1707 I think we picked up KOIN 6 in Portland a couple times, but other than that, TV was pretty limited from the old roof-top antenna. Radio DX'ing was another thing altogether. I have picked up Chicago, Nashville, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, KOB/Albuquerque always boomed in at night, and stations along the West Coast by the dozens. I haven't done that in years. It is so simple to get them in crystal-clear digital sound on the web. I think we picked up KOIN 6 in Portland a couple times, but other than that, TV was pretty limited from the old roof-top antenna.
Radio DX’ing was another thing altogether. I have picked up Chicago, Nashville, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, KOB/Albuquerque always boomed in at night, and stations along the West Coast by the dozens. I haven’t done that in years. It is so simple to get them in crystal-clear digital sound on the web.

]]> Comment on Pie throwing: J.P. Patches had mad skills; Star Trek splices by Radiojj http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17659&cpage=1#comment-1706 Radiojj Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:16:23 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17659#comment-1706 Yes! I remember as a kid KTNT-TV 11 did what they called back then "Stretch TV" where shows were aired 5 days a week. It was when Channel 11 ran the Star Trek episodes at 6pm that I became a fan of the show---and I still am to this day. They also did the same thing with the "Patty Duke Show," and others. Syndication didn't have nearly the offerings like today, so for an independent channel back then programming was tough! And then you think about poor KTVW Channel 13 back then....they did show old programs that I enjoyed watching in re-runs as a kid like "Boston Blackie," "Walter Winchell," and a number of others from way back when. They did run some good old black and white films back then and they would do contests where you could call in and win and as a little guy I did that---remember winning a set of cuff links and other little prizes. It was fun to watch and win! I was lucky and had my own little black and white TV set back then and luckily the antenna would pick up Channel 13 fairly well. And on our big color TV set from Sears back in the mid-1960's the biggest surprise happened one Saturday morning when I turned on Channel 2--expected it to be CBUT-TV from Vancouver(which would come in ok depending how we had our antenna pointed), only it wound up to be a skip from KTWO Channel 2 from Casper, Wyoming. Never forgot that---I was trying to figure out why the NBC cartoon show was on an hour earlier. Biggest TV skip I ever experienced. Anyone else have experienced anything like that? Yes! I remember as a kid KTNT-TV 11 did what they called back then “Stretch TV” where shows were aired 5 days a week. It was when Channel 11 ran the Star Trek episodes at 6pm that I became a fan of the show—and I still am to this day. They also did the same thing with the “Patty Duke Show,” and others. Syndication didn’t have nearly the offerings like today, so for an independent channel back then programming was tough! And then you think about poor KTVW Channel 13 back then….they did show old programs that I enjoyed watching in re-runs as a kid like “Boston Blackie,” “Walter Winchell,” and a number of others from way back when. They did run some good old black and white films back then and they would do contests where you could call in and win and as a little guy I did that—remember winning a set of cuff links and other little prizes. It was fun to watch and win! I was lucky and had my own little black and white TV set back then and luckily the antenna would pick up Channel 13 fairly well.

And on our big color TV set from Sears back in the mid-1960′s the biggest surprise happened one Saturday morning when I turned on Channel 2–expected it to be CBUT-TV from Vancouver(which would come in ok depending how we had our antenna pointed), only it wound up to be a skip from KTWO Channel 2 from Casper, Wyoming. Never forgot that—I was trying to figure out why the NBC cartoon show was on an hour earlier. Biggest TV skip I ever experienced. Anyone else have experienced anything like that?

]]> Comment on 10 Questions with JJ Hemingway by Jason Remington http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17586&cpage=1#comment-1705 Jason Remington Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:22:31 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17586#comment-1705 I'm thinking either Martin Sheen, possibly Christopher Lloyd. I’m thinking either Martin Sheen, possibly Christopher Lloyd.

]]> Comment on Working the radio all-nighter by Jason Remington http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17636&cpage=1#comment-1704 Jason Remington Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:19:40 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17636#comment-1704 At the time, I enjoyed working the all-nighter. I was a lot younger. At the time, I enjoyed working the all-nighter. I was a lot younger.

]]> Comment on 10 Questions with JJ Hemingway by Radiojj http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17586&cpage=1#comment-1703 Radiojj Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:57:51 +0000 http://www.seatacradio.com/blog/?p=17586#comment-1703 Hey Jason---thanks for posting the link to "my story." Now---when IS the movie coming out, and who will play me, hmmmmmmmm? I need to have at least a cameo role!! 8-) Hey Jason—thanks for posting the link to “my story.” Now—when IS the movie coming out, and who will play me, hmmmmmmmm? I need to have at least a cameo role!! 8-)

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