16 Satellite expert David Desrocher, a senior engineer at The Aerospace Corporation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said that, "NOAA's new space weather scales will sigruficantly aid the space indus- Professional Barry S. Finkel [email protected] try in anticipating events, understanding effects, and developing more robust satellite designs and mitigation strategies." John Kappenman, a senior engineer at Metatech in Duluth, Minn., explained that space storms can impact the operational reliability of electrical transmission systems world-wide. sports gcg:;:?243-2409 "The previous solar cycle demonstrated just how seriously the power industry needs to consider the Networks Network listings for team sports stations potential impacts of geomagnetic storms," Kappenman said. One of the strongest impacts occurred during the last solar cycle in 1989, when the entire Province of Quebec went dark because a geomagnetic storm caused power lines to overload. Here is 1999/2000 National Basketball Association (NBA) flagship information from the "Sporting NOAA's Space Environment Center in Boulder is responsible for issuing warning, watches and News NBA Guide" via Ken Onyschuk. Also is one NBA network list. Please send me any network forecasts of the space environment and potential impads on Earth. The Center continuously monitors lists you may have. Thanks. the solar environment with a complex array of ground-based obse~ationsand satellites operated by Atlanta Hawks 750 WSBCA Steve Holman NOAA and its national and international partners. [NOAA via Al Quaglieri email] Boston Celtics 850 WEEI-MA Howard David, Cedric Maxwell Charlotte Homets 1110 WBT -NC Bob Licht, Mike Gminski, Gil McGregor, Gary Vaillencourt Chicago Bulls 1000 WMVP-IL Neil Funk, John Paxson Cleveland Cavaliers 1100 WTAM-OH Joe Tait Dallas Mavericks 570 KLIE-TX Matt Pinto, Brad Davis Thrill is Gone Denver Nuggets 950 KKFNCO Jerry Schemmel Detroit Pistons 99 WWJ -MI George Blaha, Larry Henry, Mnnie The 'Local' Has Gone Out of Local R Johnson By SUSAN KENT be listed in the ad as weU? Golden State Warriors 680 KNBRCA 'lim Roye OPENFORUM Even tho few local DJs who ue atiU Houston Rwkets 950 KF'RC-TX Gene Pederson, Jim Foley, Jeff ARer reading the letter by Perry ontheairuoundhem-Icnn'tlinten Hogedom Crabill that was in The Star last hi- to molt of them either. Why must I ait day, I feel I must write as well. the ak irQ102, The Fox, WAPP, WK- through rick, put-down humor or tho 920 KYST-TX (SS) Adrian Cavania First of all, I too am saddened to Mz, WFTWReal County, and WXVA! laht 'Cigaf job, or hearing 'Jerry Indiana Pacers 1070 WIBC-INa MarkKevin Boyle, Lee Bob "Slick" Leonard, hear that the 'John & Joe Shag on Nobody awered the phone. In Q102 8 Sp ' ef stories? Thank goodnrss for WNTW (also not be left out is the cane I tried for three hour0 before I not AcsaCable 6, even though most of 107.1 WSYW-IN a 'Charlie & Max Morning Buzz" show mmeone, and then they told me &ey the time I find myself turning down Los Angeles Clippers 1150 KXTACA Ralph Lawlor, Michael Smith on the nowdefund 99.3 The Frog) is eouldn't air my dation. lacal ra- the audio ewg aftarmon. no more. Another reason for people to dio serving the public? Hah, that's a This bring* up another question: Los Angeles Lakers 570 KLACCA Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz turn off local radio. good laugh. Now that we have rating for TV and Miami Heat 610 WIODFL (EE) Mike Inglis, Ed Pinckney However, as long as the FCC allows All of thi. is m sad. Very sad. I am movies. whv not radio? It mah no 830 WACC-FL(SS) ++ these big, out-of-ton bmadcast mm- only 35 yean old, and even I ean re sense - complaining about ex Milwaukee Bucks 620 WTMJ-WI Ted Davis panies (like Capstar) to come into member radio's good old days. Pam in6lmandonTV - butit'sOKifa DJ talks about sex. My 6-year-old Minnesota limberwolves 1130 KFAN-MN Chad Hartman, Jim Peterson small markets like Winchester and Bell, Mike Bell, Keith Lupton, Wendy 710 gobble up stations, more local radio Robbine, Kevin Owene, John Bloom, daughter now how8 what the word New Jersey Nets WOR-NY Bob Papa, Albert King programs will be biting the dust. I Frank Mitchell, and, of course, Joe 'bisexual' means. not bv TV. but be- New York Knickerbockers 660 WEAN-NY Marv Albert, Louis Johnson, John would not be a bit surprised that in Pwuali, all bring back fond memories cause her bus driver iad the radio Andariese five years, there will be only one 14 to me. turned to a local ststion and the hl on Orlando Magic SSO WDBO-FL Dennis Neumann, Jeff Turner W left in the Winchester ma. I misa statione like WHPL (I am the air talked about 'bisexual fan- tasies.' Do we need thb? No! Philadelphia 76ea 610 WIP-PA Tom McGinnis I agree with Mr. Crabill that AM sorry about hearing the recent 620 (and FM too) should maintain local of WL'o Johnny Bell), WFFV, and I am the last me for boymtta; how- Phoenix Suns KTAR-AZ (EE) Al Mcloy, Keith Erickson programming, but with so many sta- Muaic 105 Wincheater'o hret full-time ever one may be needed here. Radio 1480 KF'HX-AZ (SS) Fred Morales tions amund here turning to automa- FM rock atation). Then you had thaw lim by advehing dollars. I am ad- Portland Trail Blazers 1190 KEX -OR Mike Rice, Brian Wheeler tion and satdte, that's not the direc- hir 50.000-watt. clear-channel radio viniig tbnt we, the listeners, boymtt Sacramento Kings 1140 KHTKCA Gary Garould tion local ra&o is going and it's not sctiof ~mmingihto wkfhestex Late all local radio stations who don't broadcast locally. Then maybe they San Antonio Spurs 1200 WOAI-TX (EE) Jay Howard good. As I recall, someone wrote in night, like Chicago's WM and WCFL 1350 about a year ago stating that 92.5 (The Voice of Labor), New York's will understand and do away with this KCOR-TX (SS) Paul Castro WINC-FM is the only local station WABC. 1220 WGAR (Cleveland), and automationlasteIlite trash they give us. Seattle Supersonics 950 KJR-WA Kevin Calabro around here that is live' 24 hours, a WXBW out of Buffalo, a station that I don't want to bear someone who u Totonto Raptors 590 CJCL-ON Chuck Swirsky, Jack Armstrong situation that has not wedat all was so big here that I remember many 'live from Hollywood, or in Phoenix Utah Jazz 1320 KFNZ-UT Rod Hundley, Ron Boone one year later. It shouldn't be this stores at Ward Plaza playing it for 'pretending' to be in Winchester. When I turn an the radio, I want to Vancouver Grizzlies 980 CKNW-BC Don Poier, Jay Triano way. background music. u Washington Wizards 980 WTEM-DC Dave Johnson As far as the FCC goes, that bmad- As the mng goes, the thrill in gone, hear someone who live hmWinch- ester.' That's the purpose of 14radio Indiana Pacers 199912000 Mark Boyle, Bob Leonard (via Blaine Thompson [e-mail]) casting is a 'selvice,' most radio eta- long lone. Wincheater radio in 1999 in the tions around here failed in that de- nothing but garbage - satellite, au- in the fmt place, word 14. partment long ago. tomation, unfunny DJs, no variety. Maybe a boycott can send a me* 860 WGOM-IN 1480 WRSW-IN 100.1 WFLQ-IN asge to these big radio mmpdes - 930 WHON-IN WTHI-IN 103.5 WAWC-IN I ask. how can the local stations misleading commercials. An example ia that the listener should mme first, md amund here serve the public when in the McDonald's ad that is airing on not 'saving bucls' or "ratings. The& 1230 WSAL-lN 1550 WCVL-IN 103.9 WIMC-IN most of them, no one in there late at some stations around here; it ends one would hope, the listener would 1280 night or on weekends? Call a station with 'not in Winchester. Virginia.' WGBF-IN WMDH-IN WRBI-IN benefit. 1330 WTRE-IN 93.9 WZBDIN 104.9 WWWY-IN around here at 3 a.m. and odds are Doesn't the same company that runs - good no one will take your call. I my- McDonald's in Wiester also run the 1340 WBMr-IN 94.3 WREEIN 106.5 WWBL-IN self tried calling six area stations one ones in Boyce, Front Royal, and Opn F-I. Ll a dm" -JO& a SLOr dm k$t7i"wyatkir cham. Swa fint b o night to try to get a cancellation on Charles Town? Shouldn't those towns WXFN-IN 95.3 WNDI-IN 107.1 WSYW-IN *a 1350 WIOU-IN 95.7 WLRX-IN 107.7 WMRSIN Perry Crabill sent in the above clipping from the Winchester @'A) Star, adding "Earlier this year 1370 WGCL-IN 95.9 WKUZ-IN WNTW-610 in Winchester canceled the "John &Joe Show", a local morning talk program starring 1440 WPGW-IN 96.7 WOW-IN ~adihl John Schreiner and Joe Pasquali ... and replaced itwith an inane satellite feed with no local signifi- Flagship station WBAL cance. I wrote a letter of protest to Capstar and the station manager and sent a copy to the Star. The ++ I do not know the names of the announcers. nba*'.OW. DMr publication of the latter prompted Susan Kent, a local listenel; to respond with the enclosed article, a Ken Onyschuk's list has the Pacers' flagship 1070 WIBC-IN; the Media Guide has 107.1 WSYW-IN.