Notes and a brief commentary
Musings From Eric:Patrick Cloonan's McKeesport Daily News (never online) roundup features two interesting tidbits this week.
- Frank Powaski begins his 43rd year of broadcasting polka music with his sixth annual "marathon" this Friday. The marathon marks a 6 month run of "Friday Night Polkas" on WKFB-AM (770) which is a complement to his "Polka Festival" heard year round on Sunday afternoons on sister station WKHB-AM (620). Powaski's marathon will air on both stations beginning Friday night at 5:00 on 770 and switching over to 620 after the paid programming ends and going until 7:00 the next morning. Go Frank, Go!
- How about something to file under the category of "ironic"? WTAE-TV's "Weather Watch 4" has expanded to 5 of the 6 Clear Channel Radio stations in town. WKST-FM (96.1) will be the only CC station not carrying 4's forecasts. Why is that peculiar? 96.1 used to be co-owned with channel 4 and even once carried the WTAE-FM callsign. Furthermore, the announcement of this partnership came as a surprise to Renda Broadcasting officials where, for several years, Channel 4 has provided forecasts for all three of the stations there and has its morning newscast simulcast on WMNY-AM (1360). Renda's VP Alan Serena says, "It is disappointing and disturbing and unlike WTAE." Meanwhile a WTAE spokesperson tells Cloonan that the move will not affect relations with Renda. Meanwhile didn't Channel 11 pull the same move some number of years ago?
Readers’ Forum
WHAT More stations getting Weather Watch 4 radio updates? Bring it on!
J. P. - April 07, 2010 at 2:55 pm