Text and photos by SCOTT FYBUSH One of our favorite categories of stations to write about is that small band of survivors that make up the earliest educational AMs in the nation. As early as 1922 (even earlier, in Wisconsin), a handful of universities began applying for radio licenses, and despite decades of regulatory action […]
By SCOTT FYBUSH (This installment of Site of the Week was originally published in 2005, and we’re reprising it now because these towers finally came down just last week. Long before the towers were finally razed, this site was silenced; in 2009, the construction of the Xanadu shopping/entertainment complex in close proximity to this site […]
Text and photos by SCOTT FYBUSH If you’re a regular reader of this column, you know all about how we spend a significant amount of time each year in our “alternate home base” of Indiana. This week’s installment inaugurates a series of Sites of the Week that stem from our residency in Indiana for part […]
Text and photos by SCOTT FYBUSH Regular readers of this column know that one of our favorite subjects is the “before” and “after” of a station move, especially when the “before” is a facility the station’s called home for a long time. So when the news spread in early 2012 that WLAD (800) and WDAQ […]
Text and photos by SCOTT FYBUSH After a long series of columns focusing on the West Coast, it’s always nice to come back closer to home – and for the next two weeks, we’ll share with you some pictures taken on one busy day in June 2012, visiting stations in and around Danbury, Connecticut, a […]