Welcome WRSG!

"Saving the 70s" has another new affiliate! Welcome WRSG, 91.5 FM in Middlebourne West Virginia! The show airs on our first West Virginia affiliate Sunday nights at 7pm, beginning August 16. For a complete list of affiliates, go to Saving the 70s Dot Com http://www.savingthe70s.com

You can listen anywhere, as most of our affiliates stream their audio with great-quality sound! You can also hear new shows at our website at full CD quality!

61 Big WAYS Charlotte--one of the greats!

Here's a collection of videos saluting "61 Big WAYS"...one of the great radio stations ever.

The "Pass the Loot Club"...Murphy in the Morning lampoons Jim and Tammy Faye Baaker's "PTL Club", also in Charlotte. This is one of Big WAYS most famous running bits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QJYjHVgLUI

"Dialing for Dingbats" TOO MUCH SEX CAN MAKE YOU DEAF! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UtW5HW-6g8


WAYS format change in 1982 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRKb8qB5sF0

I'm still looking for an aircheck of Jay Thomas (legendary DJ and actor...Karla's husband on "Cheers", among others) doing mornings on WAYS in the mid-70s. I'll post it when I find it.

Now for something completely different

Here's a video made by a (legally) blind man...as my wife and I visited the New River Zoo in Ashe County, NC last fall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG9rySluV9U

The quality's not great, but it was a fun day, and the animals are loved and spoiled. Great fun!

I was interviewed on the radio!

I was interviewed on the radio tonight (Sunday, August 2) on the WBTM Radio Network in Wilmington, Deleware http://www.wbtm.info

They have graciously consented to let me stream the interview from my website, in case you missed it. Here's the link http://www.theproductionroom.net/wbtm.ram

In other news, I've neglected you, and I am so sorry! Show 61 is IN THE CAN! Most affiliates will air it in a couple of weeks!

If there's something you'd like to hear, or if you have a comment, e-mail me at savingthe70s@aol.com

Thanks!
Mike

Show 58 'n stuff

Show 58 is almost done, I'll put the finishing touches on it tomorrow (Friday July 9). There's some "tasty" stuff in this one, including classic clips from 'All In The Family' and 'Sanford and Son', along with "Uncle" Walter Cronkite giving us the lowdown on Three Mile Island. Did the world end? Listen to find out! Show 58 will air in a couple of weeks on most affiliate stations.

How to listen to the latest show on your internet radio

I'm a radio nerd. I love new radios. And last Christmas my wife got me a new KIND of radio...a stand-alone internet radio. It's the Revo Blik, a wi-fi radio based on "Reciva" technology.

Although you can listen to stations without using your computer, for the really neat stuff, like programming your own stations and streams into the set, is accomplished at the Reciva website, at http://www.reciva.com

If you have one of the Reciva-based radios, here's how to listen to the latest installment of "Saving the 70s" from our website. Just copy and past the following link into the "My Streams" section of the site, while logged in with your user-name. Here's the link http://www.theproductionroom.net/latestshow.ram

That's the link of the Real Audio "ram" file at out website. The "ram" file is merely a text file that tells the RealAudio player where to find the audio. If you're into "geek-stuff", here's what the text looks like in the "ram" file:

http://theproductionroom.net/realaudio/latestshow.ra

To explain, The Production Room Dot Net is the master website of "The Production Room", my radio prodution business, and the home of "Saving the 70s". "RealAudio" is the name of the folder on my site where streaming audio files are stored. And "latestshow.ra" is the actual name of the audio file. Pretty simple, right? You'd be surprised how long it took me to get streaming audio to work reliably, and sound good!

Show 57 & Random notes

Show 57 is in the can. It will air on most stations in a couple of weeks. Note: Saving the 70s is available on many affiliates...including AM, FM, and internet-only stations. Most terrestrial stations that carry the show also stream online, so you should be able to hear it most anywhere with a broadband connection. And if all else fails, you can stream the latest show from our website at http://www.savingthe70s.com or simply click here http://www.theproductionroom.net/latestshow.ram

The show streams from our website in CD-Quality Real Audio with AAC encoding. Side-by-side with the original master of the show, it's really difficult to tell the difference...the audio is that good!

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