Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Bye Bye Buccos...

KDKA Pittsburgh
On your dial at 1020

There’s always something happening
on 1020 just for you
It’s the right stop
It’s the bright spot
It’s the pioneer station of the World

KDKA Pittsburgh


It seems silly to me to get nostalgic about a radio station. I’ve listened to this 50,000 watt broadcasting giant consciously for over 50 years. Because it has no other powerful radio stations on its frequency between sunset and sunrise it can be heard all over the northern hemisphere after dark. Why during the summer evenings in Florida one could often hear …PIRATES!
Not any more after October. Yesterday the Pittsburgh Pirates announced they had awarded their broadcast rights to a local station (WPGB FM 1047) which has been owned by Clear Channel Communications for about two years.
Business is business. Forget that KDKA was the first to broadcast a major league baseball game in 1921. Or that they’ve done all the Pirate games for the last 51 years. Those of you who still listen in distant parts of this land can get all the games if you’ll subscribe to xm satellite radio for about $14 a month although you’ll only get the Pirate announcers for home games.
I only have one other reason to listen to KDKA anymore. That would be a semi “infomercial show” heard on Sunday mornings between 9:00 and 11:00 AM called “Your Money and You”. Hosted by Hefren-Tillotson’s financial guru Jim Meredith it’s the best two hours of radio available anywhere for those who want to learn how to plan for the future and invest wisely while doing it.

There’s always something happening..

5 Comments:

At 10:52 PM , Blogger Newsandseduction said...

Here we have too many FM radios and a total freedom of speech. Is that good?

 
At 11:17 PM , Blogger jipzeecab said...

Freedom of speech is good especially when a culture such as yours and mine have so many diverse influences competing for attention.

 
At 10:42 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I used to listen to that station when I was stationed at the Damage Control School of the US Navy way back in 1967!

 
At 9:24 PM , Blogger d.K. said...

But we're all prisoners of nostalgia. Your story is one of loss, whether you see it that way or not. I find myself experiencing that emotion on a more and more frequent basis, like when I visit the small town in Wisconsin where I grew up and see only antique stores and Norwegian kitch for sale - the original "real" stores replaced by the giant box stores a mere 20 miles away. Progress or not, it's difficult to face change.

 
At 10:49 PM , Blogger Newsandseduction said...

Nostangia is worth it, I think. And Jip your opinions are correct about freedom of speech.

 

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