Speaking of music--I know not ham related, but what can I say.  Anyhow, I 
have direct tv and they use to have a good oldies station on 825.  It ws 
all music, no talking, no commercials.  They have since done away with 
these or their own channels and I think they have xm.  Only oldies they 
have is a channel with a dj.  I'd rather just have music.  I would guess 
it is their own service, but I was in i h o p the other day and they were 
playing some really nice oldies.  Also DISH, as I recall, had a good 
oldies channel, not sure if they still do or not.

And speaking of clear channel, they own over half the stations here in 
Vegas.  They changed the format of the only oldies station in town and now 
call it a party dance station or some such.  It really sucks.  I don't 
know who did the market research on that one, but I know a lot of people 
who use to listen to that station.  I didn't particularly like their 
morning show, but there was a couple who moved from Kansas City a little 
over a year ago.  They came to work one morning a month or so ago and were 
told they nno longer have a job.  I feel sory for them, just put their 
kids in school, and who knows what incentives clear channel used to get 
them to move here.
73s
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr