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Author Topic: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations  (Read 2604 times)

Offline aurora

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KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
« on: December 22, 2017, 1931 UTC »
Pittsburgh KQV 1410 News Radio’s owner Robert W. Dickey Jr. announced that the historic station will cease operations on New Year’s Eve after 98 years, although he is leaving open the possibility of selling the station so that a new buyer might resume operations and return it to life.

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/16/1725101/-KQV-RADIO-TO-CEASE-OPERATIONS-AFTER-98-YEARS-RADIO-HISTORY-DIES-WITH-IT-QUITE-A-STORY
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Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2017, 2216 UTC »


This makes KYW 1060 am Philadelphia the lone 3 letter "K" station east of the Mississippi.
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Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2017, 0244 UTC »
More news from Pittsburgh Radio & Television Online,      http://www.pbrtv.com/   Thanks again Boomer!
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exactly the same, except that there is no cat.”
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Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2018, 0919 UTC »
Boomer whup's Lassie any day of the week. I'm glad I got a last log of this one back late July.
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Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2018, 1733 UTC »
    JTA asked Boomer if 1410KQV is off-air, and Boomer has conformed that, as of 1/1/2018 at 6AM EST, it is.
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“I am often asked how radio works. Well, you see, wire telegraphy
is like a very long cat. You yank his tail in New York and he
meows in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Now, radio is
exactly the same, except that there is no cat.”
-Attributed to Albert Einstein, but I ripped it from the latest Splatter .PDF March 2025 issue.

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Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2018, 1819 UTC »
That's a shame. On the other hand, at 98 years it lasted longer than most of us will.
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Re: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations, and maybe resurrected?
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2018, 1947 UTC »
Boomer FWR this to me,   https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122829/kqv-to-be-resurrected/   That would be neat.
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“I am often asked how radio works. Well, you see, wire telegraphy
is like a very long cat. You yank his tail in New York and he
meows in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Now, radio is
exactly the same, except that there is no cat.”
-Attributed to Albert Einstein, but I ripped it from the latest Splatter .PDF March 2025 issue.
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