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turkeytop · SOWNY

Chrisphen wrote:
Having no radio was a common thing in fleet vehicles back in the day.

It used to be that radio was an expensive option. I always bought without the radio and installed my own after market radio.

turkeytop · SOWNY

mace wrote:
Were the WLW and WSM towers designed by the same company? They look very similar except the Nashville tower is taller [808' vs 747']

Blaw Knox.

turkeytop · SOWNY

While we were in Florida we were facing the possibility of a real emergency. There were severe thunderstorms with tornados popping up around the area. We were glued to the local news channel waiting for the latest word.

Then came a scheduled test of the emergency system. It blanked out coverage of the real emergency for about three minutes.

turkeytop · SOWNY

For years, I've had a standing invitation to tour the facilities of Radio Havana. I still haven't been to Cuba to take up the offer.

turkeytop · SOWNY

Often the politicians lose all recollection of their campaign promises within days after the election.

turkeytop · SOWNY

According to NPR, only about 3% of their funding comes from the public purse. The rest comes from listener contributions and from Corporate grants.

A loss of 3% of it's funding may not kill NPR but it would certainly hamper its ability to produce quality programs.

But if defunding doesn't kill NPR, the Republicans will try other means. Donations from listeners are tax deductible. They could take away that tax break to limit contributions.

turkeytop · SOWNY

When we're in the US, I listen to NPR almost exclusively. They are mostly neutral. If they have any bias at all it is to the right.

They have a daily program for capitalists, "Marketplace." They don't have a program for the working class. They accept financial backing from corporations but they refuse donations from Unions and other labour organizations. They say it would create the appearance of bias.

turkeytop · SOWNY

A Canadian visiting Holland can not pay for his own drink at a bar. Our son works for a Dutch Company and has experienced the Dutch hospitality first hand when visiting their country.

turkeytop · SOWNY

When we go through the D W tunnel, it always amazes me how deep into the tunnel we get until the SXM drops out.

turkeytop · SOWNY

Years ago, when the CKO news network wanted to include Leaf games in their schedule, they had to get approval from CRTC.

turkeytop · SOWNY

I live in London's, working class, east end. I'm working on the campaign for our incumbent NDP member, Lyndsay Mathyssen. We expect to hold the seat. Between Lyndsay and before that, her mother Irene, the NDP has owned this riding for years and years.

turkeytop · SOWNY

I Bet You They Won’t Play This Song on the Radio - Monty Python

https://youtu.be/WTzM3NnjUuw

turkeytop · SOWNY

Binson Echorec wrote:
I won't be watching any coverage this year, I'm working the damned thing!

Me too.

turkeytop · SOWNY

gch wrote:
I remember in the 60's or 70's they would have the slogan
from Chicago to Toronto, from Erieau to Owen Sound.........

I grew up in the Owen Sound area back in the 60s. They used to pound in like a local during the day.
An acquaintance of mine near Dayton OH used to listen to them before they flipped to cowboy music.

turkeytop · SOWNY

Maybe the whole gang of us could go together.

turkeytop · SOWNY

I've always said I'd like to attend one of those Blyth productions. This will be the one.

One thing I've noticed when driving up through that area is the dearth of motels. It's about a two hour drive back to London from there.

turkeytop · SOWNY

Now I feel old. I remember when she was just a broadcasting student and doing guest spots on CFRB, back in the early 70s.

turkeytop · SOWNY

I'm a life-long, card carrying NDP member and party activist. I've always considered myself the be on the far left flank of the party. Indeed, in my youth, I flirted with communism. I hung out with some of them.

But, acording to this, I'm a centrist.

turkeytop · SOWNY

I'm a radio geek, a flashlight geek and a battery geek. I'm never without an ample supply of any of those in the house.

turkeytop · SOWNY

mace wrote:
turkeytop wrote:
I'm old. I don't have a cell phone. But I have a house full of battery powered radios and all kinds of spare batteries. If the outage really reall really lasts, I have a couple of wind up radios.
I have a Grundig RF-200 Crank Radio. For such a small radio, it is pretty good for AM DX. Not so much for FM and SW. But it wasn't designed for that purpose. Nice choice of colours too. Yellow, Red or Blue.

I have that radio too. I love it.

turkeytop · SOWNY

How do I get to it? Is there a link?

turkeytop · SOWNY

I'm old. I don't have a cell phone. But I have a house full of battery powered radios and all kinds of spare batteries. If the outage really reall really lasts, I have a couple of wind up radios.

turkeytop · SOWNY

It's a real thing. I never worked in broadcating, but I still have dreams about the profession from which I retired fifteen years ago.

turkeytop · SOWNY

With my late father, winter was never over until he put his longjohns away. (usually about mid-May)

turkeytop · SOWNY

The first one I ever owned was this Sony, five transistor model.
I had a paper route for the Toronto Telegram and I won it for selling a certain number of new subscribers.

turkeytop · SOWNY

We're still in Florida. It might get a mention on NPR news.

turkeytop · SOWNY

I grew up around Owen Sound, about 150 miles north of Chatam. CFCO used to pound iin there like a local during the day.

I have a friend lives down near Dayton OH. Until CFCO flipped to all cowboy music, He used to listen to it all the time down there.

turkeytop · SOWNY

Saul wrote:
turkeytop wrote:
Saul wrote:
It's seemed very weak, of late...
What's your QTH?
Kawarthas.

Wow. I didn't realize they got out that far.

turkeytop · SOWNY

Saul wrote:
It's seemed very weak, of late...

What's your QTH?

turkeytop · SOWNY

Back in the Golden Days of short wave radio (1960s and 70s) VOA, R Moscow and BBC were all over the dial at all hours, almost a nuisance. Nowadays we would welcome that nuisance.