Philosophy
This is a personal and regional note but reflects the "radio biz"...if a station cannot turn a profit, then its survival is questionable. The arts do suffer. KXTR [Kansas City, Missouri] began broadcasting about 47 years ago. I used to listen to it on a palm-sized, battery run portable FM radio on my way to undergraduate life. Things have changed over the years: Records on turntables to computer files; a sweet signal on the FM band to a low power spot on the far end of the AM band. Death was expected. I understand that the entire music library will be donated to KANU [University of Kansas]. And the very best to old friend Patrick Neas...a champion of the arts.
- What Is Classic Rock?
I was flipping around the radio channel and when I got to the classic rock station, they were playing some late 90s hair band and it immediately made me think "hey, that's not classic rock." But then I started thinking about the referent of that vague...
- Mathematics And Computers 1959 Style...yudell L. Luke
[Click to enlarge and read.] Yudell L. Luke June 26th, 1918 to May 6th, 1983 Midwest Research Institute Mathematician Has the "Lowdown" on Computers by Roger Swanson The Kansas City Times Tuesday November 10th, 1959 Not the personal PC but state of...
- Gobbledegook?...kxtr Commercial
Here is the new 30 second commercial for Kansas City, Missouris's KXTR [1660am] which is also coincidental in that on November 20th Entercom.com began "high definition" broadcasting for KXTR. The question is...what are the equations on the blackboard....
- Linda Hall Library
Linda Hall Library Kansas City, Missouri The previous post was about Huntington Library and I feel obligated to also mention Linda Hall Library which is one of the world's leading collections of science, engineering, and technology repositories....
- Solomon E. Levy's Passing And Influence
Solomon E. Levy, 86, College of Arts and Sciences professor emeritus of philosophy, died Sept. 21. After earning a degree in physics at the University of Southern California, he worked for Philco in California as a radar technician. He enlisted in the...
Philosophy
Deceased--KXTR
This is a personal and regional note but reflects the "radio biz"...if a station cannot turn a profit, then its survival is questionable. The arts do suffer. KXTR [Kansas City, Missouri] began broadcasting about 47 years ago. I used to listen to it on a palm-sized, battery run portable FM radio on my way to undergraduate life. Things have changed over the years: Records on turntables to computer files; a sweet signal on the FM band to a low power spot on the far end of the AM band. Death was expected. I understand that the entire music library will be donated to KANU [University of Kansas]. And the very best to old friend Patrick Neas...a champion of the arts.A Look Back at Classical 96.5 KXTR
- What Is Classic Rock?
I was flipping around the radio channel and when I got to the classic rock station, they were playing some late 90s hair band and it immediately made me think "hey, that's not classic rock." But then I started thinking about the referent of that vague...
- Mathematics And Computers 1959 Style...yudell L. Luke
[Click to enlarge and read.] Yudell L. Luke June 26th, 1918 to May 6th, 1983 Midwest Research Institute Mathematician Has the "Lowdown" on Computers by Roger Swanson The Kansas City Times Tuesday November 10th, 1959 Not the personal PC but state of...
- Gobbledegook?...kxtr Commercial
Here is the new 30 second commercial for Kansas City, Missouris's KXTR [1660am] which is also coincidental in that on November 20th Entercom.com began "high definition" broadcasting for KXTR. The question is...what are the equations on the blackboard....
- Linda Hall Library
Linda Hall Library Kansas City, Missouri The previous post was about Huntington Library and I feel obligated to also mention Linda Hall Library which is one of the world's leading collections of science, engineering, and technology repositories....
- Solomon E. Levy's Passing And Influence
Solomon E. Levy, 86, College of Arts and Sciences professor emeritus of philosophy, died Sept. 21. After earning a degree in physics at the University of Southern California, he worked for Philco in California as a radar technician. He enlisted in the...