Stirling Country 1070 WKMB hi-fi aircheck 2/9/01
Added: Nov 19, 2008
Author: vwestlife
Duration: 8:1
** Hi-Fi Audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7l5RKJyZOo&fmt=18This is a "scoped" aircheck of 1070 WKMB (Stirling, NJ) recorded February 9th, 2001 from my Radio Shack Optimus 12-603 "GE Superadio III clone" radio.WKMB was a "Mom and Pop" locally owned, operated, and oriented station for over 30 years, best known for its country music format that aired from 1979 to January 18th, 2003. They called themselves "The Greatest Little Country Music Station This Side of Texas," and with a homebrew audio processor built from Radio Shack parts, they had a totally unique sound on the dial to match.After the station's founder passed away in 2002, his three sons continued to run WKMB's Stirling Country format for about six months, before deciding to sell the station to a church in nearby Plainfield, NJ, who built new studios for the station and took over in January 2003, switching the format to Black Gospel. However, WKMB's long-time morning DJ Bob Hunt remained with the station and still is their primary "voice" today, adapting like a true radio pro to the new format.1070 WKMB is a daytime-only station transmitting 250 watts non-directional. The homebrew "Rontimod" audio processor has since been retired, now back in the posession of its creator, and has been replaced with various components including an Inovonics 222 limiter, which still gives them a bit of wideband "kick," although not nearly with the same texture and density.
Channel: Entertainment
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Rating: 3.00 (2 ratings)
Views: 120
Comments: 2
Added: Nov 19, 2008
Author: vwestlife
Duration: 8:1
** Hi-Fi Audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7l5RKJyZOo&fmt=18This is a "scoped" aircheck of 1070 WKMB (Stirling, NJ) recorded February 9th, 2001 from my Radio Shack Optimus 12-603 "GE Superadio III clone" radio.WKMB was a "Mom and Pop" locally owned, operated, and oriented station for over 30 years, best known for its country music format that aired from 1979 to January 18th, 2003. They called themselves "The Greatest Little Country Music Station This Side of Texas," and with a homebrew audio processor built from Radio Shack parts, they had a totally unique sound on the dial to match.After the station's founder passed away in 2002, his three sons continued to run WKMB's Stirling Country format for about six months, before deciding to sell the station to a church in nearby Plainfield, NJ, who built new studios for the station and took over in January 2003, switching the format to Black Gospel. However, WKMB's long-time morning DJ Bob Hunt remained with the station and still is their primary "voice" today, adapting like a true radio pro to the new format.1070 WKMB is a daytime-only station transmitting 250 watts non-directional. The homebrew "Rontimod" audio processor has since been retired, now back in the posession of its creator, and has been replaced with various components including an Inovonics 222 limiter, which still gives them a bit of wideband "kick," although not nearly with the same texture and density.
Channel: Entertainment
Tags: 1070 air aircheck am country crl daytimer format jersey local music new nj omnia optimod radio stirling texas wkmb
Rating: 3.00 (2 ratings) Views: 120 Comments: 2
