{"id":44444,"date":"2020-07-22T08:56:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T12:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=44444"},"modified":"2020-07-22T08:56:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T12:56:15","slug":"radio-waves-radio-six-on-shortwave-again-atn-refrains-from-politics-npr-ratings-drop-in-c-19-and-grand-centrals-role-in-standard-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/radio-waves-radio-six-on-shortwave-again-atn-refrains-from-politics-npr-ratings-drop-in-c-19-and-grand-centrals-role-in-standard-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Waves: Radio Six on Shortwave Again, ATN Refrains from Politics, NPR Ratings Drop in C-19, and Grand Central’s Role in Standard Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A WWV Time Code Generator<\/p><\/div>\n

Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio<\/h2>\n

Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em>\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019s<\/em> Radio Waves<\/em>, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio.\u00a0<\/strong>Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many thanks to\u00a0SWLing Post<\/em> contributors Michael Bird,\u00a0 John Figliozzi, and Jack Dully for the following tips:<\/p>\n

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Radio Six Pops Up Again on Shortwave (Radio World)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Radio Six International<\/a>\u00a0has not been a full-time shortwave broadcaster for some time. But after two recent live broadcasts on 6070 kHz prompted by the pandemic, it says it will continue monthly broadcasts at least for now.<\/p>\n

Radio World visited electronically with Tony Currie.[…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WLW\u2019s America\u2019s Truckin\u2019 Network To Refrain From Political Talk (Radio Insight)<\/a><\/h3>\n

iHeartMedia News\/Talk 700 WLW Cincinnati has eliminated political talk from its overnight \u201cAmerica\u2019s Truckin\u2019 Network\u201d show hosted by Steve Sommers.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Sommers told listeners of the change on Monday morning\u2019s show after multiple unspecified complaints.<\/p>\n

In the on-air statement, Sommers blamed the change on a group of individuals who took offense with comments made by a caller a few weeks ago.[…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NPR Radio Ratings Collapse As Pandemic Ends Listeners’ Commutes (NPR)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Broadcast ratings for nearly all of NPR’s radio shows took a steep dive in major markets this spring, as the coronavirus pandemic kept many Americans from commuting to work and school. The network’s shows lost roughly a quarter of their audience between the second quarter of 2019 and the same months in 2020.<\/p>\n

People who listened to NPR shows on the radio at home before the pandemic by and large still do. But many of those who listened on their commute have not rejoined from home. And that threatens to alter the terrain for NPR for years to come, said Lori Kaplan, the network’s senior director of audience insights.<\/p>\n

“We anticipated these changes,” Kaplan said. “This kind of change was going to take place over the next decade. But the pandemic has shown us what our future is now.”<\/p>\n

Commercial radio is experiencing, if anything, worse declines. But audience research commissioned by Kaplan indicates that NPR’s audience is disproportionately made up of professionals who are able to work from home and who are interested in doing so even after the pandemic subsides.[…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Day That New York Had Two Noons, a Century After Losing 11 Days (Untapped New York)<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York\u2019s history has included everything from transit strikes to riots over Shakespeare to immigration from nearly every country in the world. Yet, for much of this history, people didn\u2019t always know the \u201ccorrect\u201d time or date. Until 1883, virtually every place in the country set local time according to the sun. According to Sam Roberts in his book Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America, \u201cTypically, noon would be regularly signaled so people could synchronize their clocks and watches.\u201d From dropping a ball down a flagpole in Manhattan to ringing a gong, settlements all across the country would alert people of noon. But as railroads spread throughout the country, it was nearly impossible to standardize the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cA passenger traveling from Portland, Maine, to Buffalo could arrive in Buffalo at 12:15 according to his own watch set by Portland time,\u201d Roberts writes. \u201cHe might be met by a friend at the station whose watch indicated 11:40 Buffalo time. The Central clock said noon. The Lake Shore clock said it was only 11:25. At Pennsylvania Station in Jersey City, New Jersey, one clock displayed Philadelphia time and another New York time. When it was 12:12 in New York, it was 12:24 in Boston, 12:07 in Philadelphia, and 11:17 in Chicago.\u201d[…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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