Equity adds another station...maybe on FTA?

[Mr Tony]

Was reading that Equity added a RTN station in of all places, Scottsbluff Nebraska

New station KTUW-DT/16 (Scottsbluff) has applied for a license to cover, meaning it's signed on or will soon. Owner Equity Broadcasting's website says KTUW is using the company's "Retro Television Network" brand. KTUW-DT, which has no analog counterpart, is only broadcasting at 5.2kW for now.

Don't know if we'll see it on FTA or not....

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

The more FTA RTN the better!

Lets hope they get it up there!

 

[Mr Tony]

yep. They got a spot now that Mas Musica is gone and is a black screen

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I would still love to see Retro Jams back on KU, I miss that station.

 

[Mr Tony]

Scott honestly you ain't missing much. I had a C-Band dish at G3 for it around the 4th of July and it repeated so much

Couldn't take much more of ABBA and the Fresh Prince's "gittin jiggy with it"

 

[mastermesh]

Youtube is suppossed to releasing a lot of music videos in near future, if they haven't already done so...

 

[TiminMb]

Scott honestly you ain't missing much. I had a C-Band dish at G3 for it around the 4th of July and it repeated so much

Couldn't take much more of ABBA and the Fresh Prince's "gittin jiggy with it"

I picture something like this on the request line.

Host: Who am I speaking to?

Caller: This is Darryl from Little Rock.

Host: Darryl what would you like to hear tonight on Retro Jams

Caller: I'd like to hear something from David Bowie

Host: I'm sorry, we don't have anything from Bowie, anything else you'd like to hear?

Caller: Yeah, how about something from Eric Clapton

Host: I'm sorry, we don't have anything from Clapton, anything else you'd like to hear?

Caller: That's too bad, how about a video from the Rolling Stones, maybe a live concert?

Host: No, Stones

Caller: Golding Earing?

Host: Sorry, fresh out

Caller: The Knack?

Host: Ummmm. let me take a look. Sorry, nothing from the Knack

Caller: The Police? U2?

Host: Nope, don't get much call for those.

Caller: Are you serious? That's some of the most popular music of the 80s. What do people request?

Host: Mellencamp

Caller: Great, how about you play something from John Mellencamp

Host: Sorry, lent it out.

Caller: You do take video requests don't you?

Host: Of course! This is a video request show. What video would you like to see?

Caller: How about London Calling from the Clash?

Host: Yes, we do have something from the Clash. Its a bootleg, so its a little rough.

Caller: Great, well then lets see it.

Host: Its really rough.

Caller: No problem, I'd really like to see it.

Host: Well, its probably a little rougher than you'd like.

Caller: I don't care how $#%%ing rough it is, play it.

Host: Sorry, the vcrs eaten it.

Any other request? Are you by any chance a Rick James Fan?

Caller: Who is?

Host: Do you like ABBA?

Caller: Are you serious?

Host: How about something from the Gap Band?

Caller: Who? You can take that microphone and stick it up your @#$

Host: How about "Safety Dance"? Haven't played that in ages?

Caller: This show is $%%#ed .

Host: We have an online request from Susie in Cheyenne, she'd like to hear some Gary Numan followed by the Fresh Prince and then some ABBA.

 

[Mr Tony]

other than the Sunday night request show on a couple of the RTN stations, the rest is just videos.

when they first came out and I saw "thehumpty dance" I was stoked. But twice in 4 hours and I got burned out quickly

The Tube is much better

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I like the tube as well, but the tube does not play enough videos from the 80's for my liking.

The Tube also seems to play a few songs an hour of which I have never heard before.

The problem with RetroJams was that Dancing Queen by Abba was played every hour or so.

 

[Tron]

I miss The Tube. Gotta get someones "antique, ancient, ugly dish from like the 80's" before they throw it out

Then maybe I'll get my Tube back

 

[Mr Tony]

Tron
some TV stations are carrying it on a digital subchannel. Our local CW/WB is carrying it

 

[N5XZS]

Bad news here in Albuquerque, New Mexico, We lost The Tube Music channel thanks to the sale of KASA-DT to LIN Broadcasting Company!

The former owner was Raycom Broadcasting Company.

I am hoping some local stations here will pick up The Tube Music channel but very unlikly.

 

[iafirebuff]

We have The Tube as a sub channel on our local NBC station. I have only watched it a few times...pretty good!

 

[Tron]

Unfortunately, for now at least, it looks like New Orleans has no Tube digital subchannels. Baton Rouge has had it for awhile now.

Haven't watched since it disappeared from G-10R about a year ago. Has the format changed, or is it still the great music video channel it was?

 

[Mr Tony]

its pretty much the same. I watch it on our local CW subchannel

They've added a few more "live" or concert type videos but its pretty much the same channel

 

[Tron]

Excellent! Great news. Didn't want to hunt for and erect a BUD only to find them playing some sappy 'tear in the beer' music

 

[rdel]

I do miss the Paul Mc. and Wings videos
rdel

 

[voomvoom]

I just noticed on there C-band mux on G3, the TP that's usually blank, with occassional INN feeds, has a test pattern on it. The last time I scanned that mux, whenever that was, this channel scanned as "Utility", so maybe it's nothing. But, then again, maybe the new RTN station will go here?

Al

 

[jself1982]

It would be nice, and even better if it would not play the same show that is on at the same time on the other RTN channels!