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- Subject: WFLI Chattanooga To Go Dark
- From: Marc DeLorenzo <midcapemarc@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:52:53 -0400
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Sorry to see them go. WFLI-1070 was one of the first stations I heard testing during the wee hours. With CBA-1070 in their nightly silent period, WFLI was loud and clear and alone on the channel. They were also one of the first stations I heard with an announcer who had a serious Southern accent. I was 16 at the time (1966) and really got a kick out of that Southern drawl. He IDed as "WFLI, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee" and he stretched that out to about 10 seconds!
Marc DeLorenzo
South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?228-DeLorenzo-s-Classic-DX
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From: Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: David Faulkner <drdsfaulkner@xxxxxxxxx>; IRCA Radio List - irca@hard-core-dx_com <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Mar 24, 2017 10:26 am
Subject: Re: [IRCA] WFLI Chattanooga To Go Dark
WFLI âJet Flyâ was the dominant Top 40 stations in our market when I was growing up in Eastern Tennessee. Spent many a great summer day and night listening to jocks like Tommy Jett. Later as a young man just out of the Navy, I had a chance to work for Mr. Benz as an engineer helping to build WFLI-TV53. I remember getting the chance to spend a few days helping to verify the AM stationâs complicated antenna pattern with Mr. Benzâwe took FS measurements and did a lot of calculations. Even using my TI calculator, I couldnât keep up with Mr. Benz, who did the calculations in his head! It was a real education. WFLI was widely heard, especially during infrequent DX tests. Theyâve been a low-rent religious outlet for years, but it will be sad for them to be gone from the dial. On the downbeat, beat, beatâ..Farewell, old friend. 73,Les Rayburn, N1LF121 Mayfair ParkMaylene, AL EM63nfMember WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. _______________________________________________IRCA mailing listIRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/ircaOpinions 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 officersFor more information: http://www.ircaonline.orgTo Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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