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Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:42:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Phil Dirt
Subject: Re: update on EDITION #27 of TWANG SHEBANG
It's super rare to have an over-the-air high school station, but some
have carrier current stations or a super-low power (100 milliwatts)
station. They are almost all "dorm radio" or student activities, just
as the vast majority of college stations are, and like college most
radio stations, their target audience is their own student body (inward
looking, not regional or outward looking).
Phil
--- wrote:
> Thanks for the info, Phil. I guess Freddie figured no one would know
>
> where El Cerrito was, so he called it Oakland. Do a lot of high
> schools
> have radio stations still? If so, I wonder if there's some kind of
>
> network between them that would carry his show?
>
> Danny
>
>
> On Oct 30, 2005, at 9:09 PM, Phil Dirt wrote:
>
> > KECG is a low-power station licensed to El Cerrito High School.
> They
> > are on the air on a limited schedule. Their coverage is area is
> > limited
> > to El cerrito and parts of Berkely and Oakland by virtue of their
> > transmitter's very low location (20 meters below average terrain).
> You
> > will find coverage maps and more via the links below.
> >
> > Low power (17 watts), 88.1 FM
> > Low power (10 watts), 97.7 FM
> > From FCC site:
> > KECG (EL CERRITO, CA) NOT OAKLAND
> > Licensee: EL CERRITO HIGH SCHOOL
> > Channel/Class: 201D Frequency: 88.1 MHz
> > Effective Radiated Power (ERP): 0.017 kW ERP
> > Antenna Height Above Average Terrain: -20. meters
> > Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level: 69. meters
> > Antenna Height Above Ground Level: 35. meters
> > Non-Directional
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
call=KECG&band=FM&freq=&freq_exact=Yes&city=&state=&country=&format=&ow
>
> >
>
ner_search=starts&owner=&scope=&count=20&is_lic=Y&is_cp=Y&is_unl=Y&is_f
>
> > ul=Y&is_lp=Y&is_fx=Y&is_fb=Y&sort=Call&sr=1&sid=
> >
> > Phil Dirt
> >
> > --- wrote:
> >
> > > Freddie, I'm here in Oakland and can't pick up either of thoseÂ
> > > frequencies. 88.1 is noise and 97.7 is bleed over from KFOG.
> WhatÂ
> > > gives?
> > >
> > > Danny Snyder
I did NOT FIGURE "NO ONE WOULD KNOW" this was NOT Oakland
not pleased with that suggestion.....
The station's facilities are in OAKLAND
and the AQUAMARINES were there with me, as was SURFER SPUD of "Drifting Sand"
it's known as "More Public Radio"
see, for example,
I will post here more information in further response as soon as I can speak
with Dan Coleman
this is NOT, I repeat, NOT a "High School" station
here is a dated story of interest:
stay tuned, I'll have more info soon
why you couldn't pick up the show...I don't know...but when we broadcast LIVE
people were calling in,,,,and it was all favorable....
UNSTEADY FREDDIE
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YIKES - I didn't mean to offend, Sorry. If you speak to the station,
I live in North Oakland near Piedmont Avenue. I tried both my home
stereo and car radio. Any info you can find would be great, I really
look forward to hearing the show.
Danny Snyder
>
>
>
>
> I did NOT FIGURE "NO ONE WOULD KNOW" this was NOT Oakland
>
>
>
> not pleased with that suggestion.....
>
>
>
> The station's facilities are in OAKLAND
>
>
>
> and the AQUAMARINES were there with me, as was SURFER SPUD
of "Drifting Sand"
>
>
>
> it's known as "More Public Radio"
>
>
>
> see, for example,
>
>
>
> I will post here more information in further response as soon as I
can speak with Dan Coleman
>
>
>
> this is NOT, I repeat, NOT a "High School" station
>
>
>
> here is a dated story of interest:
>
>
>
>
04&storyID=19649
>
>
>
> stay tuned, I'll have more info soon
>
>
>
> why you couldn't pick up the show...I don't know...but when we
broadcast LIVE people were calling in,,,,and it was all favorable....
>
>
>
> UNSTEADY FREDDIE
>
>
>
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>
--- In , "Danny Snyder" <snydr@s...>
wrote:
>
> YIKES - I didn't mean to offend, Sorry. If you speak to the station,
> I live in North Oakland near Piedmont Avenue. I tried both my home
> stereo and car radio. Any info you can find would be great, I really
> look forward to hearing the show.
>
> Danny Snyder
> >
> >
> >
sorry for any misinterpretation on my part
this info is being passed on to my Program Director Dan Coleman, who
will respond directly, or thru me....
it's just that for me, and Dan, and Twang Shebang, it is a BIG deal to
have crossed over to FM
MORE PUBLIC RADIO is also a growing enterprise, and are expected to
add stations over time
to me, it's not the strength of the signal necessarily, but the fact
that surf music can be heard on FM, beyond the internet, is the key
other stations (with high watt and far reach) are giving us the
serious once-over as I write this....so some exteremly exciting
developments are brewing on the horizon
I ain't the 'tech guy' here -- just the dude who puts together a show
trying to give surf musicians an opportunity to be heard by those who
have never heard them before -- it's that simple
don't want to give people the impression that this is something you
want to label a 'high school station' production -- that needs to be
clarified, fleshed out...and I'll wait until Dan sends something to
the Group or me
again, no hard feelings
it's just that I believe with an OBVIOUS PASSION in this music, and
this is my way of giving back to a genre that turns on my soul with a
deep richness, and I do not want my/our efforts cheapened...hey we're
trying our best!
Unsteady Freddie
