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Anthony Vece <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:00:35 -0400
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Well, its a shame to say it but, I hardly ever listen to commercial radio 
any more.

Except for KYW "All News All The Time

http://www.kyw1060.com

and

1210 AM.

when the Phillies are on.

http://www.thebigtalker1210.com

Since I got my VR. Stream all I listen to are podcasts newspapers and, 
talking books.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: slightly off topic, but maybe of interest to some


> Well, I was going to say the late 90's,.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:15 PM
> Subject: Re: slightly off topic, but maybe of interest to some
>
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>>    Well, Jeff, I'm sure that's a matter of oppinion, but I'd say that
>> radio
>> started to go downhill in the late 1970's and early 80's, when the AM
>> broadcast band started being taken over by talk radio stations of various
>> kinds. ... Then, as we got into the 1990's, we saw the big conglomorates
>> like Clear channel purchasing groups of AM and FM stations, and getting
>> into
>> the automated sindicated broadcast mode.
>>
>> That, to me, was really the end of good locally-run personality-filled
>> radio
>> as we knew it!
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 9:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: slightly off topic, but maybe of interest to some
>>
>>
>>> When did you all notice radio going down hill?  I noticed it around 2000
>>> and in 2001 when returning to Detroit only to discover that half or more
>>> then half the band was purchased up by Clear Channel and ot other large
>>> corportations!
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