John Cereghin wrote:
Or maybe WHVW? Stations like this are even more annoying than ESPN stations. At least they may slip in a local ad from time to time, but stations like these go for hours at a time with no announcements at all, no ads, and only quickie IDs. What's the point in wasting the watts with this kind of "programming"?
From your description of the unID 950, it sounds very much like WHVW's format - and there are a fair number of people in and around Hyde Park who'd disagree vehemently with the idea that the station is "wasting the watts."
WHVW has something of a cult following for its quirky programming, which is almost a labor of love for its owners. I think they make most of the station's operating costs back with weekend leased-time programming. Yes, it's largely nonstop music the rest of the time...but it has a loyal audience, more so than a lot of much bigger AMs these days. I know I tune in when I'm passing through. Here are a few more appreciations of WHVW:
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/12/adventures_in_a_1.html http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/12/arts/television-radio-an-island-of-idiosyncrasy-on-the-am-dial.html?scp=1&sq=WHVW&st=cse s _______________________________________________ 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]
