April Fools!
(I realize there's another April Fools' Day thread. I just thought it would be funny for at least two people on this board to immediately think "wow, it's about time," then get their written reactions afterwards! Ha ha ha!)

Horribly lame.

I was listening around midnight for format changes. KXJM and KLTH had me going for a while. I heard a few minutes of dead air on KXJM, followed by music, followed by white noise (with the carrier still on), followed by music, followed by silence, etc. There was a short amount of dead air on KLTH, as well. At first, I thought that what I was hearing on KXJM was meant to herald a format change. After midnignt, the expected music went on playing on both stations, so I concluded that I just heard hiccups associated with these stations being switched over to STLs bringing audio from Clear Channel's studio cluster. Even KQOL had me going for a little bit, when they played "Kiss Him Goodbye," near midnight.

White noise on KXJM??? I thought the whole format was nothing but noise. IMO.

That's just the nasty audio processor which 107.5 is using. It sounds like crap! Haven't they heard of a little box known as Omnia?

So when does the voice tracking begin on KLTH?

I hear KXL is going back to beautiful music.

KFXX goes CONservative talk May 12th....

Trix I just know you would listen to that.

I start voice tracking evenings on the Buzz this Monday.

Awesome, Chris! Congrats!!

Wait a minute. This is an "April Fool's" thread? Boy....do I feel stupid.

Gotcha Scottie!!!

wow,it's about time!!!!

I do not hear oldies on 620,only Sgt. zsSchultz??un-progressive!!!??what is the real deal???

Read the first line of the first post, and you'll have your answer.

(Hint: it was posted on April 1st)

I do not hear oldies on 620,only Sgt. zsSchultz??un-progressive!!!??what is the real deal???



And simulcast of KPOJ on KXL and KEX didn't happen either! Too bad ratings might go up...

Me on April 1st (with a little added emphasis):
...I just thought it would be funny for at least two people on this board to immediately think "wow, it's about time," then get their written reactions afterwards! Ha ha ha!

62kgw earlier today:
wow,it's about time!!!!

I tried again but only heard a Mad-cow!!???I am confused!!

confused and fooled!!

At least YOU admitted it! That's the first step to recovery....

but the last program switch from oldies to the KPNKO-KPOJ-commie-talk occured on an April 1st a few years ago!!! .so that set a precidence!!

So when did KEX snd KXL switch to Nazi talk? I'm just sayin'.....

but the last program switch from oldies to the KPNKO-KPOJ-commie-talk occured on an April 1st a few years ago!!!

No, it was 9 AM, March 31, 2004. That's when KPOJ switched from Golden Oldies to Progressive Talk. I have a wave file I recorded of the switch. Epic fail on my part for not posting it on the 5 year anniversary.

Five years later, regardless of one's personal opinion of the format and/or the previous format, 620's format change 5 years ago was probably one of the most successful in Portland radio history.

I would say 620's format change 40 years ago was far more successful!

There was a format change on 910 almost 50 years ago that some would argue was even more successful!! It was certainly revolutionary at the time.

The switch to KPOJ might have been the most successful but it's been the best! The death of Super62 was the best thing that happened in Portland radio in 3 decades!

> The death of Super62 was the best thing

You're really poking at a hornets' nest there, Trix'!

Actually, I loved Super 62(KPOJ)- songs mostly from before my time that I'd always heard as Oldies, mixed with others I didn't know but were completely compatible with the rest of the music, not to mention a large selection of songs! I was really sorry to see it go. I was going to mention the change to KISN but as I understand it, they didn't change format. KVAN was already Top 40. That was very clever use of the phrase, "revolutionary at the time"!

"That was very clever use of the phrase, "revolutionary at the time"!"
Actually, it was. When they changed, they played that song over and over again all day long.

all commie talk hate america first!!???hate oldies 2nd!! CC corporate policy??

Actually, I loved Super 62(KPOJ)-

You, 62kgw and 3 other people.....

all commie talk hate america first!!???hate oldies 2nd!! CC corporate policy??

I think your talking about the EIB network...

Come on Trix you are a big fan of Rush I thought.

Super 62's biggest problem(other than their demographics being too old)was that KISN-FM was not only still on the air but at that time, was playing quite a bit of first decade music. If KISN had switched to Classic Hits earlier, Super 62 might have done better but again, the demographics were too old and I didn't expect it to last vey long anyway. By the way, they had about a 1 share. That puts them around the middle of the pack for an AM station and they weren't even Talk!

>>all commie talk hate america first!!???hate oldies 2nd!! CC corporate policy??<<

I love reading these posts. It's like taking a trip into a bizarro parallel universe without even leaving the keyboard.

No, it was 9 AM, March 31, 2004. That's when KPOJ switched from Golden Oldies to Progressive Talk. I have a wave file I recorded of the switch.

Me too, the last Golden Oldie song was Mystery Train by Elvis Presley

the progressives(mainly Al Frankenstien killed Elvis on 620!!!they wantedd Pete,delete that wave file now!!!620 wanted all local eco-terror allies to tune into 620!!??

Maybe my med's haven't totally kicked in yet, but can someone decipher 62kgw's last post?

"Maybe my med's haven't totally kicked in yet, but can someone decipher 62kgw's last post?"
I gave up trying to figure out what he says long ago. It wasn't worth wasting the time trying to figure out what he was saying.

Translation:

"Progressives" are responsible for the "death" of Elvis on the 620 kHz frequency. They were Hell-bent on getting him off of that station so that they could have a place to air their message. Pete, delete that .wav file of the format flip now (before the progressives and eco-terrorists come after you)! They will not tolerate the existence of any evidence that another format had to be sacrificed so that their message could be heard on 620 kHz.

Thanks Alfredo. How I missed THAT is beyond me.

Alfredo,

Thank you for your service!
If you are able to assist in decyphering future posts, that would be much appreciated.

What is that other language by the way?

>>What is that other language by the way?<<

Bizarrolish. AKA English from Bizarro-world.

Yes, Alfredo, thanks for the translation. Now I understand that statement of his. It makes sense now. His thinking is still convoluted, but now I know what he said.

My method for deciphering 62's post had two main parts to it:

1) Remembering 62's posting history. When 620 flipped, 62' complained quite a bit that the "progressives" had killed off Elvis and other early rockers.

2) From having read 1984 in high school, I recall that one of the hallmarks of the authoritarian regimes in that book was that they liked to revise history for the convenience of their current policy objectives. The job of Winston Smith, the main character in that book, was to edit history books, historical documents, etc. to make them consistent with the historical "truth" that the government wanted. I suspected that 62' would see the destroyers of the "First Decade of Rock" format on 620 as having similar authoritarian tendencies, although I don't know whether he has read 1984 or not.

Alfredo - You will make a find parent someday. You have that important ingredient...patience.

Yes, I read 1984 waaay back so far I don't remember when, but it was long before 1984.
Other than the animals, I don't remember much detail anymore beyond the concept of the story.

A few weeks ago, I downloaded a copy of "Works of George Orwell" to my Kindle... It was great to re-read High School favorites like "1984" and "Animal Farm", but as Missing_kskd pointed out on another thread, the essays and shorter works are very worthwhile reading.

"Orwell is powerful. Frankly, I like his shorter works and essays most of all. "

Thanks for the tip, missing

I don't remember much detail anymore beyond the concept of the story.

we sort of lived through it from 2001 thru the 3rd week of January of this year.

my Kindle

How are you enjoying the reading from Kindle aspect? The actual reading part? Can you kick back somewhere, hold the thing and enjoy it like a magazine OR are other upsides to a Kindle the reason you have it?

Jimbo, were you thinking of "Animal Farm"?

Kindles may not be for everybody... but I find the device to be a perfectly acceptable substitue for paper books for most reading. Illustrations suffer, because of the lack of color, but for most of the materal I read, this is not a huge problem.
The Kindel "experimental" browser does appear to have a spel checker

Maybe my med's haven't totally kicked in yet, but can someone decipher 62kgw's last post?"


When 62 comes of his meth high he will start making sense.... Maybe....

Semoochie,
Yes, you are right. As I said, it has been so long since I read them both, as assignments, that I confuse them.
Same thing with languages. I took both Spanish and German in High School and didn't use them for maybe 10 years and when traveling through Europe, I would start mixing and matching....using Spanish words with German while in Germany and the other way around in Spain. It decreased over time the more often I went over there. Except at Oktoberfest in Munich.....all bets were off at that time. Sitting at tables with non-English speaking "drunks" that wanted to talk to you forced you to speak their language...sorta.

KPOJ call letters will change to KPOS soon for obvious reasons!!

That one is actually funny 62!

Nicely played.

Nicely played? Perhaps. Problem is, it's 27 days late.

So?

It was still funny.

I just checked... seems KPOS is already taken...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPOS

You can't just make this stuff up! He KEEPS GROWING WEIRDER! (Reaches over to give the phrase back to Kent Randles.)

It is REAL. Ol' 62' was right all along!!

http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=KPOS&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C

EDIT Add: It is possible for 620 to change call letters to KPOS; the other KPOS is FM.

OR maybe KPOPS?pORTLAND OREGON PINKO STATION!!!

So, KPOS-FM's an Air 1 translator. Makes sense....... ;o)

Absolutely.

P-ositioned
O-pposite
S-atan

"P O P S" makes me think more of a symphonic ensemble, like the Boston Pops. How about a symphonic ensemble that promotes Communism? Ayn Rand must be spinning in her grave!!

But then, who's John Gault?

Let's build radio towers out of Rearden Metal.

I had fun giving a presentation on Rand to a local group of Atheists earlier this week. To keep things somewhat on topic, I need to mention that in the early 1960s, Ayn Rand co-hosted a radio show about her philosophy on the Columbia University radio station.

"Let's build radio towers out of Rearden Metal. "

Nah! the government would just steal the secret formula.

"I had fun giving a presentation on Rand to a local group of Atheists"

Is her philosophy "popular" again? Or did you have to duck a few eggs? (or perhaps shoes)

These were certainly not Rand fans. One guy got a sick look on his face when I said that the person I was talking about was Ayn Rand. However, I think that the reaction might have been worse if I had given the talk in front of a group of Ayn Rand fans because I talked about her affair with Nathaniel Brandon and how that ultimately destroyed the philosophical study club that they had built together (the Nathaniel Branden Institute). "Something rotten was going on at casa de Rand."

OR maybe KPOPS?pORTLAND OREGON PINKO STATION!!!


OR....

KERFOOF.... EXTREME RIGHTIES FALLING OUT OF FAVOR....

POS is also half of POSSL-Q.

"The POSitive Alternative, Air 1."