[78-L] Radio blues

[David Lennick]

You are aware that 740 has been occupied for several years by what used to be 
CHWO, Oakville and is now AM 740, part of Moses Znaimer's media empire, nicht 
war? As far as I'm concerned, wasting the other AM frequency in Toronto, 860, 
on French programming is an even bigger waste.

Ca va bien. Tout le monde est fou sauf nous.

dl

On 9/28/2010 10:41 PM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
>> From  "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> I used to listen to WQXR while driving home from Oshawa late at night in
>> the
>> 70s. Sometimes I could pick up WCFL in Chicago. As for CBL's coverage,
>> Vince
>> Giordano used to listen to my late night programs at his home in Brooklyn,
>> and
>> he sent me a few albums..this is how I made his acquaintance. (I once had
>> a
>> phone message from someone at NBC in Chicago, as well, and I thought maybe
>> they
>> were going to lay down the law on my running vintage radio material.
>> 'Twasn't
>> the case.)
>>
> Nevertheless...thanks to a now-forgotten treaty...back in 1976, when I was
> planning
> my move to Canada...I had access to CBL (CBC;s "flagship" station...?!) to
> learn more
> about my new "homeland"...! Apparently, in current condirtions, it is
> assumed that
> EVERYBODY can access FM radio...?! so that our "clear channel" of 740KHz can
> be
> ressigned (I HOPE upon payment...?!) to any/every fundamental orifice who
> has a
> personal idea (backed by potential income...?!) of what radio should become
> in
> the 21st century...?! It is admittedly difficult to fall below the handful
> of formats
> to which we have been forced to hear (say an all Led Zeppelin channel?!)
>
> Nevertheless, there MUST be a better way to use our "clear channel" than any
> of the current (CBC or other?!) participants do9...?!
>
> Steven C. Barr
>