As a kid, my favorite TV show was the Batman 1966-1968 comedy-drama series, with Adam West as the Caped Crusader and Burt Ward as the Boy Wonder. And of course, the gallery of criminals and rogues (with some rogues being played by more than one person at a time). It was campy, it was fun,…
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Well, my newest radio stint might actually last longer than my previous radio stint…
This summer, I was able to return to my college radio station, WHCL (88.7 FM, or whcl.org for you new-heads).ย Friday nights at 11:00 p.m. Eastern time, my old college radio show, the Nightowl Radio Show, returned from the archives and spun once more. It’s been a fun run, and I really enjoyed putting together…
Read MoreWould you like to help be part of WPTR’s FM signal?
As you might know from reading this blog, I am a fan of the reborn WPTR.ย On Friday nights, I can enjoy the Chip Ordway Record Show (by the way, why aren’t you listening to the Chip Ordway Record Show?), and there are other community-themed shows throughout the week. But the only ways I can…
Read MoreSo Chuck’s return to radio … it’s really happening.
Background.ย During the current COVID-19 pandemic, my alma mater, Hamilton College, essentially shut down its physical campus.ย Students were taught via teleconference, and Hamilton’s usual extracurricular activities were culled for the year. All except one.ย The college radio station, WHCL, continued to operate.ย And that’s mostly because it was able to have a combination of…
Read MoreThe Return of WPTR!! And damn it sounds good!
Well, they did it.ย God bless them, WPTR is back on the air. It’s a community radio station, which means that the music format will vary from hour to hour, depending on the on-air radio personality at that time.ย You can listen to it on your FM radio, on your AM radio (yes, some people…
Read MoreNot just a whistleblower – the story of The Whistler
Imagine, if you will, a radio drama in which the criminal thinks he gets away with it – everybody involved thinks that he got away with it – heck, even the narrator sorta thinks he got away with it – only to have something trip him up in the final moments.ย Add some dramatic music,…
Read MoreThe Return of WPTR (for reals this time!!)
Did my eyes deceive me? If my eyes were deceiving me, my camera wasn’t. This was what I saw yesterday at the Rotterdam mall – a full-flung studio with big “WPTR” letters over the entrance. Holy crap.ย It’s back. And it’s back at – wait, at 1240 AM?ย The old 3WD frequency?ย And an additional…
Read MoreAnd just like that … we’ve gone to 11.
It didn’t even last a week. But it served its purpose Last week, I noticed that classic radio station WPTR was back on the air, operating at the 1240 AM frequency once populated by the former WSNY / WVKZ / 3WD portal.ย The current station played a mix of 1970’s and 1980’s pop hits, along…
Read MoreWait, did WPTR return to the airwaves?
In 1975, my parents bought me my own AM radio.ย And in that moment, I actually discovered this wonderful world of Albany’s 50,000 watt Top 40 powerhouse, WPTR.ย Oh yeah, Boom Boom Brannigan and the rest of the crew. Unfortunately, with the advent of FM Top 40 radio, AM Top 40 stations like WPTR and…
Read MoreReally classy move, WPYX…
I was in broadcast radio for several years – first in college radio, then for a while at Schenectady radio station 3WD.ย And yeah, there are times when you accidentally play the wrong song or read the wrong public service announcement – i.e., a public service announcement about offering support for the blind, followed immediately…
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