On Friday, I unexpectedly logged one of my most-wanted stations, WJDM-1530, a 1 kW (670W critical hours) daytimer in Elizabeth NJ. Though neither the station nor its owner, Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, seem to have much of a presence on the web, my understanding was that WJDM's format was religious, in Spanish. I have often checked 1530 just before their sunrise shut-down time, listening for Spanish talk, but nada was heard.
On Friday, I did a quick check of 1530 just after 1700 EST... as usual, no Spanish, but quite a few stations in the mix (WCKY plus various eastern daytimers). Something caught my ear, though... a fellow speaking rather slowly in English. I tweaked things to try and bring up his voice, and heard: "this is Danny Stiles... on the Internet, log on to www.dannystiles.com...". Then a bit of a fade while another web address was given, and the part that really caught my attention: "you can hear me on... every afternoon from 1 till 5, Monday through Sunday, on WJDM 1530 AM, also 1430 AM, 10 at night until midnight, and on WPAT...". I later found all of these details on his website... turns out Danny is an 85-year-old gent who has been in broadcasting for more than 60 years. He is said to have a personal collection of over 250,000 albums, many of which are 78's, and is still spinning 'em on the air, on four different stations (and on the web too). I'm mighty pleased with this catch, and the background story is kinda neat too. I've probably heard WJDM before, and never realized it... better late than never! Barry -- Barry McLarnon VE3JF Ottawa, ON _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
