Cable/Satellite channel name change

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:59 am

Court TV (locally in Charleston, Suddenfink channel 45), will be changing their name to TruTV starting January 1, with "all new programs and returning hits."

More details at their new site http://www.trutv.com.

fearpeddler · Post by **fearpeddler** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:05 am

channel 40 (g4) was also moved up to ch216 last week.... (on suddenlink)

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:18 am

Making room for the Fox Business Channel?

fearpeddler · Post by **fearpeddler** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:40 pm

dunno what they're putting in its place, bet it'll suck though

PassiveObserver · Post by **PassiveObserver** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:09 pm

Yeah, moving G4 really pissed me off. It would be different if they had moved by only a few channels, but they put the damned thing in no-man's land.

SPIKE NESMITH! · Post by **SPIKE NESMITH!** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:01 pm

Maybe they did it to see if anyone noticed. I didn't think anybody watched that channel!

PassiveObserver · Post by **PassiveObserver** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:10 pm

They air Star Trek: The Original Series. It's my one source for Capt. Kirk. Now everyone on this board knows my terrible secret. Thanks Spike!

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:59 am

Spider Jerusalem wrote:They air Star Trek: The Original Series. It's my one source for Capt. Kirk. Now everyone on this board knows my terrible secret. Thanks Spike!

My name is David, and I am a Trekkie.

Live long and prosper.

Anyway, from an article on SciFi.com website back in September, here are some stations running classic Trek remastered version:

WEST VIRGINIA
Beckley WOAY Mon 2:00am
Charleston WSAZ Sun 11:35 pm
Clarksburg WVFX Sat 10:00 pm
Parkersburg WTAP-D3 Sun 8:00 pm
Wheeling WTOV Sun 1:00 am

OHIO
Cincinnati WCPO Sun 1:35 am
Cleveland WBNX Sun 4:00 am
Columbus WSYX Sun 2:00 pm
Dayton WDTN Sun 1:05 am
Lima WLQP Sun 10:00 am
Toledo WUPW Sun 12:00 am
Youngstown WYFX Mon 1:00 am
Zanesville WHIZ Mon 6:00 am

As usual, stations mistakenly believe that they have the right to change schedules at the last moment without notice.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:31 am

ok, now that David has outted himself... i've just discovered (read:become interested in) star trek in the last few years. it actually started with "Enterprise". it was a new show at the time, i checked it out and got hooked. (t'pol kinda helped that along..perv) but since then, i picked up on reruns of TNG and voyager on spike and really dig it... don't really see why trekkies dis voyager though i kinda like it... but, i still to this day can't sit through more than 5-10 minutes of an episode of the original series. (no offense to the die hard trekkies... put your phasers away)

i don't know, i think it's the depth of the stories in the more recent series'... the original series seems, to me, to be more about who kirk was going to hook up with.

sorry for the complete threadjack......

Bob Campbell · Post by **Bob Campbell** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:05 am

Hey Zak, did you get your on air name from the guy who's going to do mornings at Dave in Atlanta?

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:46 am

Bob Campbell wrote:Hey Zak, did you get your on air name from the guy who's going to do mornings at Dave in Atlanta?

actually no, a friend of mine came up with in in 89'. i didn't know the other guy existed til i worked with a guy named buzz casey in roanoke. buzz made it a point to track me down on my first day, only to say "you're not zakk" as soon as he saw me. so, at that point i found out i wasn't alone... but every market i've been in at least one listener has called on the request line asking if i was that guy. so, i end up pointing them to his website or current station website. i've even had reps call me up and instantly go into reminiscing mode before confirming i was the right guy... heard some interesting stories that way though

it was a lot less confusing when i wasn't in the "rock" world. but it seems he's segueing out of the rock world now (kinda) so maybe there won't be much confusion anymore

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:01 am

Maybe the other guy voicetracks stations for free also.

Zak Tyler · Post by **Zak Tyler** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:27 am

genlock wrote:Maybe the other guy voicetracks stations for free also.

awwwww, seeeeee you had to remind me about all the food i'm not putting on the table for my daughter didn't you

bossman told me last week that he's working the vt-ing money into a raise he says i'm getting in feb... sounds like another screw job coming my way doesn't it???? lol good thing i love what i do for a living, cuz if i hated it this would really REALLY suck

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:29 am

Go on a crusade to steal every pen in the building.

That will teach them.

lastone · Post by **lastone** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:26 am

genlock

Go on a crusade to steal every pen in the building.

That will teach them.

Right idea....wrong item....

The continuing disappearence of those coveted coffee mugs burns the hell out of em'.

Not that I have ever done such a thing....

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:18 pm

So that's what lead to the demise of the old WLOG....stolen coffee mugs!!

I have been told there is another Dave Allen that works p/t in Charleston. I'm sure with a generic name like "Dave Allen" there are thousands more. Hey, I didn''t choose it. It was given to me.

Clay JD Walker · Post by **Clay JD Walker** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:09 pm

Yeah...Dave Allen...Sundays after Kingsley on WQBE...been around forever...great dude. I believe he was on the 'ol TIP back in the day.

Note, there's only one Clay JD Walker...thanks to Mike Kirtner.

David Paleg · Post by **David Paleg** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:46 am

Clay JD Walker wrote:Yeah...Dave Allen...Sundays after Kingsley on WQBE...been around forever...great dude. I believe he was on the 'ol TIP back in the day..

He was also on the old WCAW back when the station was in Kanawha City over Rite Aid on MacCorkle.

cgarison · Post by **cgarison** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:56 pm

Clay JD Walker wrote:Note, there's only one Clay JD Walker...thanks to Mike Kirtner.

Is this a Clay JD Walker thing you wouldn't understand?

What does Kirtner have to do with with this.

Why would you give any type of credit to Kirtner? I can see giving props to the like of Jay Nunley, Eric McGuire or Scotty Martin. But not Kirtner.

And props always go to Bob Loblaw, aka Sir Pimps-a-lot and many other names since.

Clay JD Walker · Post by **Clay JD Walker** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:17 pm

Hate to say it, but this was fake radio name was issued by Kirtner...it was either that, or "Mayday Clay"...at least it was never Kodiak Jack...

Now, Roach Clip Ronnie...that was a great radio name...