February 27, 2018 Off

Radio/TV Notes

By Eric O'Brien

PBRTV notes that Whiplash Radio LLC recently surrendered licenses of two Youngstown-area stations. WYCL (1540 Niles) and WHTX (1570 Warren).…

February 19, 2018 Off

MRN – 50 Years

By Eric O'Brien

Today is the 50th Anniversary of the first time Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood aired on a network then known as “National…

February 9, 2018 Off

Notes

By Eric O'Brien

Observer “Seeing Eye” alerted PBRTV today that WMNY (1150 New Kensington) is now airing Hindi music. This signifies that the…

February 8, 2018 Off

What happened to…

By Eric O'Brien

The Wendy Bell Lawsuit: The race discrimination suit with Bell against WTAE-TV appears to have been settled although no terms…

February 2, 2018 Off

KQV not the only one saved

By Eric O'Brien

As we mentioned yesterday, KQV (1410) has been saved by Broadcast Communications Inc. Company owner Robert Stevens told the Post-Gazette…

January 22, 2018 Off

Notable deaths

By Eric O'Brien

PBRTV notes the following: Columbus Ohio radio host John Corby died unexpectedly over the weekend. Corby had worked as news…

January 15, 2018 Off

In memory: C.S. Keys

By Eric O'Brien

C.S. Keys, known in Pittsburgh for his weather forecasting on KDKA-TV (2) and later WPXI (11), passed away Saturday at…

January 11, 2018 Off

Tidbits

By Eric O'Brien

A few items to note on this warm(er) January day: A nice interview with Alan Boal appeared in The Almanac,…