Hello Tom, I live in Green Bay, Wisconsin about 200 miles north of Chicago.
We could get WLS and WCFL day or night. At night I would listen to W A B C
out of New York City and listen to Cousin Brucy.
He was a great personality.
Tom, Aare you on Echo link?
Bob K9BOB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: radio nostalgia
> Bob:
>
> Where did you live when you listened to WLS and WCFL?
>
> All I can say is that they put out great signals as clear channel stations
> back then. Heck, in Pennsylvania, I can remember that every once in a
> while, in mid winter, I'd be able to get WLS in the daytime! That was
> before a day-time only station came on the air on 890 AM about 50 miles or
> so from my house. HI! HI!
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Heiser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 11:45 AM
> Subject: Re: off topic: radio nostalgia
>
>
>> Hello Tom and others,
>> Tom, I agree radio is not what it was back in the sixties and seventies.
>> Back then, I listened to WLS andWCFL every night.
>> WE also had some local personalities who were quite good. Now everything
> is
>> the same on all stations
>> Good thing we still have Amateur radio and email where we can get things
> off
>> our chest.
>> Bob
>> K9BOB
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 10:17 AM
>> Subject: off topic: radio nostalgia
>>
>>
>> > Hi, all.
>> >
>> > This past week, our only locally-owned AM and FM radio station in Big
>> > Rapids
>> > with truly local programming was bought out by a bigger company, and
>> > has
>> > now
>> > started fully-automated and sindicated programming except for a
> four-hour
>> > morning show on week-days. This has gotten me thinking about the way
>> > things
>> > used to be, and I couldn't help but share my thoughts. If this is
>> > inappropriate for this list, I offer my sincere appologies, but
> sometimes
>> > you just have to vent. HI! HI!
>> >
>> > I can't help but remember the days back in the 1960's and early 70's
> when
>> > AM
>> > radio really had personalities worth listening to. I remember people
>> > like:
>> >
>> > Joey Reynolds, Jack Armstrong, and Dan Nevereth from WKBW in Buffalo
>> > New
>> > York;
>> > Joe Niagara and Hi Lit from WIBG in Philadelphia;
>> > Dick Biondi and Ron Brittain from WCFL in Chicago;
>> > Byren Mcgreggor and the others from CKLW in Winsor, Ontario;
>> > Dan Ingram from WABC in New York; etc. etc.
>> >
>> > I remember the days when I lived in central Pennsylvania and used to
>> > get
>> > home after school, just waiting for AM propogation to improve so that I
>> > could receive those great stations with those great personalities.
>> >
>> > Now, I have to say that I don't listen to AM or FM radio any more other
>> > than
>> > as background noise when I'm doing something else. Maybe the problem
>> > is
>> > just me, but I don't really think so.
>> >
>> > Anyway, I just had to get this off my chest. Thanks for listening, and
> if
>> > you all ignore this post, I'll surely understand.
>> >
>> > Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>>
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