Anton Lam - 12/03/99 01:47:09
My Email:aklam@sfu.ca
Work in TV/Radio?: No
Where are you from?: Vancouver, Canada

Comments:
Just reading the mail and wondering, is "Action" cancelled like you suggested?

According to "Broadcasting & Cable" trade publication, "Action" has stopped production. FOX will use up the remaining shows and that's it - unless ratings all of a sudden jump, then I'm sure the show would come back. Too bad because it's a funny show

Jim L. - 11/23/99 13:41:16
My Email:w3jim@juno.com
Work in TV/Radio?: NO
Where are you from?: Balmer

Comments:
Hi there, I think most Balmer TV is OK, except for WMAR. I live on the fringe I guess. It is very noticeable that the station cranks up the power during the commercials. Reception is so bad here, that during the show "WANT TO BE A MILLIONAIRE" it is very difficult to read the text of the questions. Actually I receive the DC stations better than WMAR. THANKS FOR THE TIME FROM: JIM IN JOPPA, MARYLAND. w3jim@juno.com

WBAL-TV and WJZ-TV are both running at half-power right now due to the addition of a digital antenna at their transmitter. They are supposed to be up at full power soon as will WIYY-FM "98 ROCK".

Portia Newman - 11/22/99 06:02:58
My Email:pknewman@flash.net
Work in TV/Radio?: No
Where are you from?: OKC

Comments:
I think your comment about UPN speaks for itself really stinks! Our UPN station has only been on the air about 16 months and it is great! It is a company owned station with programming that reflects what the viewer in our area requests...some of the pro rams DO cater to children, so what? This station has excellent programs for the younger viewer and more! It was the station that brought 'Voyager' back to the OKC area. They do worthwhile promotions and participate in many community events.....although I have not seen DC's particular UPN station...the comment that UPN speaks for itself is really uncalled for....UPN Viewer in OKC and PROUD of it!

I base my opinion on WWOR-TV (NY), WUPT-TV (Baltimore), WDCA-TV (Washington), and the other UPN's that I have seen. No local news, lots of infomercials, old re-runs, and that's just the local side of it. UPN itself seems to be based on low-end progra ming. Wrestling "Smackdown", horrible sitcoms and other non-quality programming is why they are always rated in dead-last place.

william d melvin - 11/09/99 19:03:21
My URL:http://www.m-1beartist.com
My Email:wdm@m-1beartist.com
Where are you from?: Bay Area

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Ian Phillips - 11/05/99 20:46:03
My Email:phillipsian@yahoo.com
Work in TV/Radio?: Yes
Where are you from?: Ireland

Comments:
5th November 1999 I have a local soap airing on our local station. It is a soap, not a drama that we now take for granted as soaps, but a major over the top soap, so it has a great deal of humour in it. We would like to try and sell it to the America market and this is were your help would be most appreciated. Where do we start. I've searched the internet, but as usual the information provided is extremely vast. Can you suggest anywhere? Even point us in the right directions. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

It sounds like a hard sell. The only overseas programming that I know of is on BBC America, PBS "Public Broadcasting Network" and Cable Network "A&E". For PBS you would have to contact the hundreds of individual PBS affiliates, and the main network i Alexandria, Virginia (WETA-TV is flagship). Try the PBS stations in high Irish populations, like New York. WLIW-21 and WNET-13 are the big two, but their are a bunch of small PBS's. A&E is also in New York City, I believe on "Avenue of the Americas (a a 6th Ave.). Also try syndicators like "King World" and "Paramount", both in L.A., but they will be tough. Good luck!

Frederic Chase - 10/25/99 21:05:34
My Email:fchase@brown.edu
Where are you from?: Princeton, NJ

Comments:
Whatever happened to 'The PJ's'? You know, that claymation show with Eddy Murphy's voice. It was a decent show, for Fox at least, and it has yet to return from last year? I don't know if this show was canned in '97 or '98, but there was 'Wind on Water' which had Bo Derek, on Saturday on NBC, which was canned after only three or four episodes. That fact renewed my faith in God, or at least Nielsen audiences (there doesn't seem to be a difference to TV executives).

FOX put The PJ's on hiatus until December-ish 1999. It is a "replacement show", meaning that it will fill a slot of a cancelled show like "Action".

H. Deruyter - 10/14/99 04:06:34
My Email:deruyter@ix.netcom.com
Work in TV/Radio?: NO
Where are you from?: Campbell

Comments:
This letter is directed to Mr. Rather and Mr. Engberg. I think it is a disgrace for you to hide behind your First Amendment rights in an effort to trash the Second Amendment and lie to the American people about the right to keep and bear arms. If you had done any amount of legimate research, you would have found that the framers of our Constitution fully intended to create an individual right to own and use firearms.And there has never been a Supreme Court case which has ever held to the contra y. I suggest that both of you spend more time trying to get your facts straight instead of trying to rewrite history and indoctrinate the American people with your own biased opinions about the Constitution. The American people deserve better from CBS. We threfore will turn off all CBS news shows during the upcomming television "sweeps" month which takes place from November 4th through December 1st of this year. It is time that we stand up, until you will stop this trashing of our right to fair and balanced reporting. Hank Deruyter Campbell CA 95008

Mike - 09/30/99 19:49:41
My URL:http://www.homestead.com/orlando0/orlandoradiodial.html
My Email:orlandoradio@yahoo.com
Work in TV/Radio?: somewhat
Where are you from?: Orlando, FL

Comments:
I love your site! I just wanted to let you know of my web page entitled "Central Florida Radio Dial". It is a listing of the AM and FM radio stations in the Orlando, FL area complete with news, history and links. I will add the media world page to my link now! Thanks!

Thanks! Your page has been linked here too.

CG - 09/12/99 19:27:10
My Email:CG41386@aol.com
Work in TV/Radio?: nope
Where are you from?: Cherry Hill, New Jersey (a 'burb of Philly"

Comments:
I noticed an error on your reviews page of DC TV/Radio. You have the calls for Jammin 99.5 as WMJO. The correct calls are WJMO. Just wanted to let you know. Great website!

Thanks! The DC page will be updated soon too.

Lela Svanidze - 09/11/99 06:51:22
My URL:http://www.audience.caucasus.net
My Email:lela@audience.caucasus.net
Work in TV/Radio?: Radio
Where are you from?: Georgia, Tbilisi

Comments:
Dear friends, We are representatives of Georgian Radio “Audience”. Our office is situated in Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus. Our Radio is broadcasting 24 hours, on the 105’9 FM. Georgian people knows and trusts us. We would like to establish the new project, unfamiliar to any Radio in Georgia. This will be a type of CD Library. Where all CDs will be from foreign countries. Due to hard economical situation in Georgia we would like receive them free from charge. I h pe you will understand our great plans and consider carefully our new idea. We appreciate your kindness in advance. We will be very happy if you get in touch with us in future. Thank you and God Bless! Faithfully Miss Lela Svanidze The Main Coordinator of External Affairs lela@audience.caucasus.net Aleksidze 3, 380093 Tbilisi, Georgia Tel: (995-32) 985384 985563 Fax: (995-32) 990340 940880

Mike - 09/07/99 23:33:04
Work in TV/Radio?: No
Where are you from?: Philly

Comments:
You know a lot of news shows such as Action News or News 10 in Philly all break away from shows just to let you know that kids are gonna go back to school, or that a man got shot in camden. I mean what does it take if you are a mewsman or woman another thing is NBC 10 in Philly - too much news news 10 at 5 am 11am 4pm 5pm 6pm & at 11. I mean how much news can one person take & another thing I said that they fear like when it snows they make it look like its the end of the goddam world sorry for all of this but I had to get it out

I'm surprised that with all of the cable news out there, that the locals are still so involved with news myself.

Ashley - 09/02/99 03:18:12
My Email:n/a
Work in TV/Radio?: nope... but I listen constantly
Where are you from?: just moved from NY area to the DC area

Comments:
Your observation about radio in DC is right -having just moved, it's a pitiful contrast. I also agree that Z104 is a cheap ripoff of Z100... they even use the same Z, but Z104's not half as good. Z100's morning show is awesome. 99.1 is also pitiful (analogy: watered-down coffee) compared to 92.3 K-ROCK, which I agree deserves 5 ***** rating.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that!

TheRob - 08/26/99 13:15:17
My URL:http://eagle.cc.ukans.edu/~therob/intro.html
My Email:therob@ukans.edu
Work in TV/Radio?: Sort of
Where are you from?: Kansas City

Comments:
No offense, but some of the webcaster links are really out of date. You even listed a Missouri station under Montana. Plus, no Kansas City webcasters are listed (and we have the very first one, 90.7 KJHK started a live 24/7 signal in 1994). Where can I send my corrections to? Thanks!

It's hard to keep up with the webcaster links! Any changes would be extremely helpful! Please e-mail them to tvradioguru@yahoo.com or leave a post on the messageboard. Thanks!

snickers - 07/13/99 20:49:18
My Email:snickers@ goesp.com
Work in TV/Radio?: no
Where are you from?: nd

Comments:
Your page is REALLY hard to read with the red and yellow print on the multi-colored background!

I'm working on it!

Milan K. Pesic - 07/06/99 22:59:41
My Email:xraz.mbox.vol.cz
Work in TV/Radio?: More than twenty years
Where are you from?: Vojvodina and Czech R.

Comments:
Hi dear FM friends, seven years ago I have faunded first and in such a times the only independent broadcasting media in the Province of Vojvodina /one of two provinces including Kosovo. By the federal Gov. licence, we have started with a quarter of the KW power. Because we have been broadcasting Peace reconciliation, anti Nazi orientation programs, me and my station has been exposed by violence of the state terorism of the Serbian Regime. After nine months "Radio Zenith-XRAZ Fm" has been violently switched off after the destruction of the transmitter site. Now I am looking for the kind people ready to help the restarting. LPFM transmitter and antenna needed as the donation. Thank you

Radio Fan - 06/09/99 20:22:53
Work in TV/Radio?: Previously
Where are you from?: The Big Apple

Comments:
Trying to find out the origin of the WBGO calls in Newark. One source says it's for Bob G. Ottenhoff. Another tells me Ottenhoff joined BGO when it became the current jazz format in 1977. I'm interested in the 1948 origin. Anyone know? Thanks.

I heard "Bob G." also.

Mark - 05/24/99 23:25:39
My Email:markjc@hotbot.com
Work in TV/Radio?: No
Where are you from?: Phenix, VA

Comments:
Has anyone updated the DC TV page? WHMM changed to WHUT. WMDO is on Ch. 30!

Thanks!

Radio Fan - 05/23/99 13:13:58
My Email:RadioFan@webtv.net
Work in TV/Radio?: Formerly
Where are you from?: The Big Apple

Comments:
Along with your station reviews, I especially like the coverage maps. Is there a URL where the maps for stations across the country can be found?

Here is the link to MIT's radio list. CLICK HERE!

- 04/28/99 03:39:38
My URL:http://members.tripod.com/~chinesecookery/

Comments:
Nice site. How do you do it? I've got my hands full just trying to keep an eye on L.A. radio.

This site started out as just one page while I taught myself HTML! A bunch of people now contribute opinions and ideas, so I guess we have "correspondents"! Also, a lot of people e-mail "snipits" and area format changes, personality changes, etc.