[BC] About this HD Radio receiver

[Robert Meuser]

WQXR is not moving into the Times building. They are extending their lease at 
the 5th ave location. They do have a news bureau at the Times.

R

Rich Wood wrote:
> ------ At 01:40 AM 12/14/2005, Robert Orban wrote: -------
> 
>>> Loudness is king back East.
>>
>>
>> ....for what reasons I'll never understand. My ears didn't change when 
>> I moved to California from the New York area and my radio continued to 
>> have a volume control, which I adjusted to produce my preferred 
>> listening level, just like everyone else who owns a radio. Of course, 
>> my move was back in 1968, when New York still had many good sounding, 
>> lightly processed FM stations including (IIRC) 3 commercial classical 
>> stations: WQXR, WNCN, and WRFM. I still remember WQXR's having the 
>> best top-of-the-hour 5-minute newscasts I have ever heard, courtesy of 
>> The New York Times. I have no idea if they are still doing this, but 
>> given the changes in the industry since then, I would have to guess 
>> that these newscasts disappeared long ago into broadcast history.
> 
> 
> When Dick Sequerra was Chief at WNCN I recall no processing at all. Not 
> even limiting. One day I heard the station disappear from the dial after 
> a cymbal crash. I wouldn't be surprised if it went up to 109.7.
> 
> I think the Times is still providing newscasts, though I don't think 
> they're quite what they were then. The station moved out of the Times 
> building years ago, though I've heard they may move back, if they 
> haven't already. I was told they were moving everything into a new 
> building in Times Square.
> 
> About that time audio magazines still considered radio as a possible 
> source. I went to the NYC HiFi show (formerly Stereophile) a couple of 
> years ago. I don't recall seeing an AM/FM tuner or receiver in the 
> place. I doubt there was a system for less than $30-40 thousand.
> 
> Rich
> 
> Rich Wood
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