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Author Topic: KQV 1410 khz to Cease Operations  (Read 2312 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!
I was asked, yet another weird question, of how I would like to be buried, when I finally bite the big one. The answer was actually pretty easy. Face-down, like a certain historical figure in the late 1980's, (I will not mention who, but some of you will get it, and that's enough.) Why??? It would be a burial that will satisfy everyone: (1) My enemies will say that it will show me where to go. (2) On the same point, I can have my enemies kiss my butt. (3) It will temporarily give someone a place to park a bicycle. See??? A WIN / WIN for everyone.

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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.
I was asked, yet another weird question, of how I would like to be buried, when I finally bite the big one. The answer was actually pretty easy. Face-down, like a certain historical figure in the late 1980's, (I will not mention who, but some of you will get it, and that's enough.) Why??? It would be a burial that will satisfy everyone: (1) My enemies will say that it will show me where to go. (2) On the same point, I can have my enemies kiss my butt. (3) It will temporarily give someone a place to park a bicycle. See??? A WIN / WIN for everyone.

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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.
I was asked, yet another weird question, of how I would like to be buried, when I finally bite the big one. The answer was actually pretty easy. Face-down, like a certain historical figure in the late 1980's, (I will not mention who, but some of you will get it, and that's enough.) Why??? It would be a burial that will satisfy everyone: (1) My enemies will say that it will show me where to go. (2) On the same point, I can have my enemies kiss my butt. (3) It will temporarily give someone a place to park a bicycle. See??? A WIN / WIN for everyone.

 

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