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Links NEWS ABOUT LOCAL RADIO STATIONS FYBUSH.com - where you'll find "Northeast Radio Watch". It's updated weekly on Mondays. Detailed reporting of all area stations in New England + NY, PA, NJ. - Also easy to use archive of past weekly issues: by Scott Fybush. Click on the center of the right section for this week's issue. BOSTONRADIOWATCH.com - Reporting of the changes in New England radio; concentrating more on FM and sports stations on AM. --------------------- NEWS ABOUT NATIONAL RADIO RADIOandRECORDS.com - Daily reports about station format and ownership changes, along with FCC policies. Additionally, about today's music scene. RADIO-INFO.com - then click on "Taylor On Radio" so you can fill out a short form to receive Taylor's daily radio report, which comes as email usually around 5 AM daily.Or to go directly to the sign-up page: radio-info.com.newsletter/ register/php BROADCASTINGCABLE.com from the long-established Broadcasting & Cable magazine. RWonline.com - limited, but sometimes different stories like the above. ENCYCLOPEDIC INFO ON ALL AREA STATIONS BOSTONRADIO.org - A summary of all New England stations with photos of each. Compiled by the Boston area's Garrett Wollman. FCC.gov/mb/audio/amq.html - for the FCC's info on every USA AM radio station including coverage maps and technical information. FCC.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html - for the same as above for USA FM radio stations. FCC.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html - again the same but for all TV stations in the USA. 100000watts.com - info on all USA stations. Edited by Scott Fybush. CRTC.GC.CA/eng/whatsnew.htm - The Canadian government's site. News of their broadcast actions daily. COVERAGE MAPS of ALL RADIO STATIONS RADIO-LOCATOR.com -fill in call-letters of station you wish; OR fill out the city/town where you want to view a local group of stations. The see info on an individual station on that list, click the yellow "i" icon. Also contains name of each station owner. The coverage maps are liberal... meaning that the rings around the station tower site uniformly suggests a better signal than the actual signal. The closest (red) ring is the actual 2.5mv/m signal which is subject to electrical interference. (AND) coverage maps are available for most stations on the FCC site shown on this page. --------------------------- HISTORY OF RADIO OLDRADIO.com - articles on early radio and individual stations in USA. EARLYRADIOHISTORY.US/INDEX. html - for a nice selection of early radio topics, ranging from the 1890's through the 1940's. EARLYRADIOHISTORY.US/3myst. htm –or– EARLYRADIOHISTORY.US/3roll. htm - Detailed history and listings of all 3-letter call-signs. MANfromMARS.com - by New Hampshire broadcast historian Ed Brouder. "4,800 airchecks" where you can hear audio of NH+ stations from the 1950's, 1960's and more --------------------- RADIO & TV TOWERS & STUDIOS PHOTOS FYBUSH.com - Click on left section for "Tower Site of the Week", a very detailed tour of a station's tower site, and sometimes studios. Site allows you to see many previous week's tower sites. NECRAT.com - Tower photos of many New England radio stations. **************************************** LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENT AIRED ON WJIB regarding fund-raising. Bob Bittner Broadcasting, Inc, is the owner of WJIB and its assets. Bob Bittner Broadcasting Inc is a FOR-PROFIT corporation organized under the laws of theCommonwealth of Massachusetts. Bob Bittner Broadcasting Inc is solely responsible for the contents of this announcement. Because it's a for-profit corporation, Bob Bittner Broadcasting Inc does NOT qualify as a charitable organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).Any payments made to WJIB and Bob Bittner Broadcasting Inc, its affiliates or owners will NOT qualify for a tax deduction. By making a payment to Bob Bittner Broadcasting Inc or WJIB, you will not receive any ownership interest in the station or its affiliates, nor any influence in WJIB's programming direction. Bob Bittner Broadcasting Inc explicitly disclaims any contract, express or implied, or warranty of any nature with any person making a payment as requested in this announcement. Bob Bittner Broadcasting Inc expressly reserves the right to withdraw this business plan at any time and dispose of its assets, change programming or take any other step related to operation of its business without regard to any payment made.