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The Archers

I have a confession to make. I've become a soap opera addict. At least I can indulge my habit without plopping myself on the sofa for hours. I can catch up on the latest episode while running errands. This addiction has its roots in a five-week business trip to London...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 4, 2018 11:38 PM

KRMG returns to the FM dial

The breathless tweets began about noon: NewsTalk740KRMG: MAJOR NEWS about the Tulsa radio landscape to be announced in three hours - at 3pm. Please RT. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:02:11 NewsTalk740KRMG: MAJOR changes to be announced AND implemented at 3pm on Tulsa's KRMG. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:47:58 I duly...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 16, 2009 10:28 PM

More Anglican chant: BBC Frequency Change announcement

Back in December I posted an entry about the Master Singers' Anglican chant versions of "The Shipping Forecast," later enhanced with a link to their other big hit, "The Highway Code." This week, reader Anne Kroehle sends me a link to another interesting text set to Anglican chant: The King's...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 1, 2004 1:32 AM

And now the weather... in <strike>plainsong</strike> Anglican chant

A bit of Internet serendipity: The news reached me that longtime BBC weatherman Michael Fish was being put out to pasture for the sin of being almost 60 and not at all telegenic. I remember watching his nightly forecasts during business trips to the UK. The article was an op-ed...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 2, 2003 10:55 PM