"Corbin Ray" wrote in message
...
I don't care who owns WLIB. But I will never forgive them for killing one
of
the best radio stations in middle America. Remember what happened to WOWO,
50,000-watt blowtorch from Fort Wayne that covered 38 states and half of
Canada?

First, WOWO did not cover 38 states.

There were, at the time of the facilities changes on WOWO, stations with
night operations in Kansas City, Anaheim, CA, Portland, OR (50 kw KEX), San
Juan, PR and Dallas, TX. In addition, a dominant station on 1190 is KEWK, a
10 kw operation in Guadalajara, Mexico, as well as a half-dozen other
fulltimers in Mexico on 1190. WOWO was always directional, going back to
when Westinghouse downgraded it a half-century or more ago so KEX could
become a 1-B clear channel station. It sent little power to the West, to
protect KEX. And KEX did the same so it could run 50 kw. It got a signal
into parts of eastern Ontario, some of Quebec and occasionally in the
Maritimes... but much of that is Francophone and WOWO was hardly of
interest.

WOWO was limited to consistent coverage of maybe a dozen states or parts of
them at night, and NE Indiana, South Central Michigan and a piece of Ohio in
daytime.

Since very little radio listening is done at night (and hasn't been since
the 50's), the important issue is whether the station has decent coverage of
the Ft. Wayne market. Even nearby markets and towns, which did not have
local stations in the 50's and before, now have, in most cases, too many
stations.

David Eduardo wrote:

"Corbin Ray" wrote in message
...
I don't care who owns WLIB. But I will never forgive them for killing one
of
the best radio stations in middle America. Remember what happened to WOWO,
50,000-watt blowtorch from Fort Wayne that covered 38 states and half of
Canada?

First, WOWO did not cover 38 states.

Sure they did... in one form or another!

WLS even states on the air at times how many states they cover, and it's similar
to the 38 state claim....

It's marketing.... and DX!

"N8KDV" wrote in message
...


David Eduardo wrote:

"Corbin Ray" wrote in message
...
I don't care who owns WLIB. But I will never forgive them for killing
one
of
the best radio stations in middle America. Remember what happened to
WOWO,
50,000-watt blowtorch from Fort Wayne that covered 38 states and half
of
Canada?

First, WOWO did not cover 38 states.

Sure they did... in one form or another!

WLS even states on the air at times how many states they cover, and it's
similar
to the 38 state claim....

It's marketing.... and DX!



We used to love listening to John "Records" Lyendecker on WLS, and it came
in just fine in Southern Mississippi. It was the best "large market" radio
you could hear.

-- Stinger

Stinger wrote:

"N8KDV" wrote in message
...


David Eduardo wrote:

"Corbin Ray" wrote in message
...
I don't care who owns WLIB. But I will never forgive them for killing
one
of
the best radio stations in middle America. Remember what happened to
WOWO,
50,000-watt blowtorch from Fort Wayne that covered 38 states and half
of
Canada?

First, WOWO did not cover 38 states.

Sure they did... in one form or another!

WLS even states on the air at times how many states they cover, and it's
similar
to the 38 state claim....

It's marketing.... and DX!



We used to love listening to John "Records" Lyendecker on WLS, and it came
in just fine in Southern Mississippi. It was the best "large market" radio
you could hear.

Those were the days!

Don't know whether you caught my earlier post but yesterday was the 80th
Anniversary of WLS...

According to them anyway.

It was 'Landecker' by the way, he was on a lot of other stations too.

N8KDV wrote:

Stinger wrote:

"N8KDV" wrote in message
...


David Eduardo wrote:

"Corbin Ray" wrote in message
...
I don't care who owns WLIB. But I will never forgive them for killing
one
of
the best radio stations in middle America. Remember what happened to
WOWO,
50,000-watt blowtorch from Fort Wayne that covered 38 states and half
of
Canada?

First, WOWO did not cover 38 states.

Sure they did... in one form or another!

WLS even states on the air at times how many states they cover, and it's
similar
to the 38 state claim....

It's marketing.... and DX!



We used to love listening to John "Records" Lyendecker on WLS, and it came
in just fine in Southern Mississippi. It was the best "large market" radio
you could hear.

Those were the days!

Don't know whether you caught my earlier post but yesterday was the 80th
Anniversary of WLS...

According to them anyway.

It was 'Landecker' by the way, he was on a lot of other stations too.

He may still be on WGN 720...

"N8KDV" wrote in message
...


N8KDV wrote:

Stinger wrote:

"N8KDV" wrote in message
...


David Eduardo wrote:

"Corbin Ray" wrote in message
...
I don't care who owns WLIB. But I will never forgive them for
killing
one
of
the best radio stations in middle America. Remember what
happened to
WOWO,
50,000-watt blowtorch from Fort Wayne that covered 38 states and
half
of
Canada?

First, WOWO did not cover 38 states.

Sure they did... in one form or another!

WLS even states on the air at times how many states they cover, and
it's
similar
to the 38 state claim....

It's marketing.... and DX!



We used to love listening to John "Records" Lyendecker on WLS, and it
came
in just fine in Southern Mississippi. It was the best "large market"
radio
you could hear.

Those were the days!

Don't know whether you caught my earlier post but yesterday was the 80th
Anniversary of WLS...

According to them anyway.

It was 'Landecker' by the way, he was on a lot of other stations too.

He may still be on WGN 720...


Boogie check! Boogie Check! Hoo!....Ha!

Those really were the days.

-- Stinger

"Stinger" wrote in
:

First, WOWO did not cover 38 states.

WOWO was a blowtorch in NC when I was growing up (1960s).

WOWO was a blowtorch in NC when I was growing up (1960s).

Speaking of 'blowtorches'......I could hear WLW as a child in Pisgah....say
1970 (down the road from the antenna setup) without aid of a radio.

That is NO lie. Now that's a 'blowtorch'....and my Grandpa and Grandma and my
Dad talked about how they could hear it in certain places of the house.

You hear stories like this from old-timers who lived in the Pisgah area or by
the VOA site ALL the time.

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"Stinger" wrote:

We used to love listening to John "Records" Lyendecker on WLS, and it came
in just fine in Southern Mississippi. It was the best "large market" radio
you could hear.

-- Stinger

(See my thread, posted yesterday, on this topic.)

Those *really* were the days, and WLS was more
than a radio station. An outstanding, and highly
recommended, site would be www.wlshistory.com.
Every time I visit that website, I really get
choked up, especially when I listen to the airchecks.

I realize that, with every passing year, I'm turning
into my Dad, especially when I say "Those were the days."

73,

Steve Lawrence
KA0PMD
Burnsville, Minnesota