Well, still, if you can stand it for 5 minutes it still must be pretty good
because I can't stand any of it for 1 second. The other station you mention,
I probably could stand that but, I'm nowhere near there and it would take 1
heck of an opening for me to hear it here.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: slightly off topic, but maybe of interest to some
> John:
>
> No, it was the talk radio coming out of WKBW in Buffalo I couldn't listen
> to
> for even five minutes.
>
> The oldies coming from W O K Y were much more tolerable, and brought back
> all kinds of neat memories. The format was really kind of neat too.
>
> (grin)
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:19 PM
> Subject: Re: slightly off topic, but maybe of interest to some
>
>
>> It must be pretty good if you can listen for 5 minutes, I don't know of
>> any
>> talk radio I can stand for more than about 1 second.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:13 PM
>> Subject: slightly off topic, but maybe of interest to some
>>
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> As many of you may know, one of my interests over the years has been
>>> monitoring patterns in formats for both AM and FM broadcast stations.
>>>
>>> Today, I was casually cruising through the AM broadcast band from here
>>> in
>>> Central Lower Michigan, and I came across W O K Y, 920 AM, out of
>>> Milwaukee,
>>> WI.
>>>
>>> What really struck me is that here was a station with an oldies format
>>> that
>>> clearly was trying to re-create the sound and aura of those 1960's top
>>> 40
>>> AM
>>> stations that many of us grew up with.
>>>
>>> During the short time I listened, I actually was rather impressed with
>>> what
>>> they were doing.
>>>
>>> I remember that WKBW in Buffalo, NY was doing this several years ago
>>> when
>>> I
>>> came across them while visiting relatives on the east coast, but they
>>> since
>>> have gone to some kind of awful talk format which I couldn't stand
>>> listening
>>> to for more than 5 minutes.
>>>
>>> In researching W O K Y further via the radio-locator web site, I notice
>>> that
>>> they are a Clear Channel station.
>>>
>>> I wonder if this is something that more clear channel stations are going
>>> to
>>> try, or whether W O K Y is just an isolated experiment by Clear Channel.
>>>
>>> I also wonder how W O K Y is doing with regard to ratings in the
>>> Milwaukee
>>> area. I think that Howard (WA9TOP) from the list is from the Milwaukee
>>> area, so perhaps he can give us some insights from a local perspective
>>> if
>>> he
>>> is interested.
>>>
>>> I hope you all don't mind this post. I just found the situation with W O
>>> K
>>> Y
>>> A M to be quite interesting.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>>
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