The morning of his arrest, there was a huge tropo opening. I had crystal clear reception for several hours of WTAJ ch 10 in Johnstown, Pa.

Yes gone are the days when Saturday night was appointment viewing. MTM, Bob Newhart and Carol Burnett gave CBS a one, two three punch that NBC and ABC had no answer for. Plus the move to the 8:30 slot after All In the Family saved M.A.S.H. from certain cancellation.

One thing I have read is that those with pets should keep them inside during the eclipse. It would be difficult to stop your dog or cat from looking up.

When I first started to DX, I actually wrote to the FCC and asked if they had a book listing all the U.S. radio stations with their broadcasting power. They actually replied explaining that because of constant changes in call letters each year, any publication would be inaccurate very quickly. However, they recommended that White's Radio Log would be useful in my DX hobby and it was. Years later I would discover the Gold Standard of AM station lists. The annual National Radio Club publication is incredibly detailed.

Tomas Barlow wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

It's no surprise that New York and Los Angeles are still kings of the radio castle down south, remaining the #s 1 & 2 markets in North America. Chicago, as always, is runner-up at #3.

Buffalo, which once occupied a much higher perch, is still in 59th place. For those in Windsor, Detroit ranks at a respectable #14.

But did you ever wonder which place below the border is the lowest of the low in terms of ratings market? It's Grand Forks, North Dakota, which ranks 572 out of 572. Imagine competing for that audience.

The list isn't for everyone and only involves the U.S., but I found it fascinating nonetheless. If you feel the same way, take a peek at it here. 

The Grand Forks market will be familiar to Winnipeg audiences. That’s where people go if they want to shop in the US and that’s where their US TV affiliates come from on cable.

Minneapolis/St. Paul affilliates are also available to Manitoba cable customers.

RadioActive wrote:

It's no surprise that New York and Los Angeles are still kings of the radio castle down south, remaining the #s 1 & 2 markets in North America. Chicago, as always, is runner-up at #3.

Buffalo, which once occupied a much higher perch, is still in 59th place. For those in Windsor, Detroit ranks at a respectable #14.

But did you ever wonder which place below the border is the lowest of the low in terms of ratings market? It's Grand Forks, North Dakota, which ranks 572 out of 572. Imagine competing for that audience.

The list isn't for everyone and only involves the U.S., but I found it fascinating nonetheless. If you feel the same way, take a peek at it here. 

That #572 is the Market Code. Grand Forks actually ranks 243rd, but still last.

My first AM catch was WBT Charlotte. A school friend was into DXing and told me about a top 40  station in Boston at 1030. I said  that's not possible. CFRB and CHUM are too close. He replied not at night. I checked it out. Wow! He was correct. Bruce Bradley was the jock. Signal was as clear as CHUM. I soon discovered KDKA and WHO.  The other 50K blow torches would soon follow. Most memorable AM catch was in 1977. I heard KNBR San Francisco behind WPTF Raleigh. CFTR had been off the air that night for transmitter maintenance. My first e-skip tv catch happened in early summer 1965. I was watching Saturday morning cartoons. Why was I getting Underdog on ch 2 AND ch 3. Turns out the ch 3 was KARD [now KSNW] Wichita,Ks. In later years, I began taping my e-skip, putting it on pause and photographing the station ID, most of which I still have today. As for FM, locally the first two I remember were 98.9 in Rochester and 103.7 in Erie around 1969. WCCK was my introduction to top 40 on FM. After that, CHUM, CKOC and CKFH never sounded quite as good.

I have searched relentlessly for the articles behind the covers. can't find anything. One headline from 1958 would have been an interesting read. "Your next television set could be hanging on a wall"

March 30, 1959 WNED signed on ch 17 for the first time, a mere six months after WBUF shut down after a less than successful two year UHF  experiment as Buffalo's NBC affiliate. During this time, WGR was the ABC station for Western New York.