tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post3727333326208763510..comments2024-03-28T15:17:18.477-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Call Letter OriginsMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-77143568019984722942009-03-22T01:23:00.000-05:002009-03-22T01:23:00.000-05:00CFRB was named for the Reynolds Batteryless radio,...CFRB was named for the Reynolds Batteryless radio, wasn't it? I think I heard Gzowski mention that once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-51816957069066355962009-03-21T21:28:00.000-05:002009-03-21T21:28:00.000-05:00Thanks. I came across this and remembered listenin...Thanks. I came across this and remembered listening to WOR, WLS and WOWO as a kid with a transistor radio hidden under my pillow. At night it was wondrous to listen to all those voices from so far away. It led me to interest an shortwave and amateur radio and the career I have today. Great post. Thanks, ChrisUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791799262599108538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-37044082892847097462009-03-21T20:29:00.000-05:002009-03-21T20:29:00.000-05:00Thanks for reading and commenting, Vicki.I was sur...Thanks for reading and commenting, Vicki.<BR/><BR/>I was surprised how many stations have the name of Jesus in their call letters.<BR/><BR/>Ah, WINS. I like hearing the teletype whenever I'm back in NY/NJ.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-87039231200765745622009-03-21T19:07:00.000-05:002009-03-21T19:07:00.000-05:00One in rural Alaska was KJNP, for King Jesus North...One in rural Alaska was KJNP, for King Jesus North Pole (I found that in John McPhee's book _Coming Into the Country_.<BR/><BR/>And New York's WINS is not, or not primarily, for the word, though they call themselves "ten-ten-wins" (the frequency is 1010 AM), but International News Service.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737689647783218362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-21731831253239281372009-03-21T12:32:00.000-05:002009-03-21T12:32:00.000-05:00Alas, not on The YouTube.Alas, not on The YouTube.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-29903645983610414952009-03-21T12:17:00.000-05:002009-03-21T12:17:00.000-05:00And here it is, on The YouTube.There's also a "But...And <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxsETNNSEeI" REL="nofollow">here</A> it is, on The YouTube.<BR/><BR/>There's also a "Butterbeans" by Little Jimmy Dickens, sung to the tune of "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (<I>sic</I>).Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-17728834304674764422009-03-21T11:15:00.000-05:002009-03-21T11:15:00.000-05:00Great post! The decoding of WLBB's call letters m...Great post! The decoding of WLBB's call letters made me remember one of my favorite B-52s songs, "Butterbean." (The B-52s in the 1980s were an important part of the Athens, GA scene that spawned bands such as R.E.M and Love Tractor.) Here's a (lyrical)taste: <BR/><BR/>Gramps and grannies,<BR/>Kids in their teens,<BR/>Junkyard dogs and campus queens,<BR/>Yeah, Everybody loves butterbeans!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-83591152341381373282009-03-21T10:15:00.000-05:002009-03-21T10:15:00.000-05:00Fun stuff! Thanks for the link. My mother was bo...Fun stuff! Thanks for the link. My mother was born in Brockville and her sister has lived there all her life.JuliaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795348297295716491noreply@blogger.com