Re: [IRCA] Tom Ray Leaving WOR

[Chernos Saul <sauldx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Can we have the best of both worlds - keep Tom Ray and lose WOR? I had a sports station underneath to the west in the wee hours, very briefly, and the likely options would be WA CA or ND.
Saul / Burnt River ON

> From: karlzuk@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 06:35:41 -0500
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Tom Ray Leaving WOR
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> It's unlikely that WOR 710 will drop HD Radio any time soon.
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> Clear Channel is a big player in the (God forsaken) HD Digital Radio Alliance.
> They are the cheerleaders for iBiquity and company.
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> Without HD Radio, how could station owners break the rules to get HD-2s and HD-3s
> on to the legitimate analog FM radio channels?
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> All of this gives me a headache!
> You should hear my very local WCBS 880 at night at my QTH.
> I'm only about 40 miles from the transmitter and I hear the digital machine noise
> under the program audio constantly. A joy to listen to. 
> 'Compatible digital'   Sure.
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> Take out the digital noisemakers and the NRSC filters.
> Let my AM radio go!
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> Karl Zuk  N2KZ
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> > From: ricklew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:58:59 -0800
> > Subject: [IRCA] Tom Ray Leaving WOR
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> > All Access reports that Tom Ray is leaving WOR, where he's been chief 
> > engineer for more than 15 years.
> > He'll be running a consulting business.
> > I suppose the writing was on the wall after Clear Channel purchased the 
> > station.
> > He was certainly a staunch IBOC defender in its early days, although he's 
> > seemed less optimistic about its viability in recent years.
> > --
> > Rick 
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