On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, phillip holmes wrote:
They ran at 500KW, IIRC. I think there's a book called "Border Radio"
about this station. This is where Wolfman Jack could be heard. I heard
that the fence around the station would glow at night.
Written by Gene Fowler and Bill Crawford and published by the University of Texas press. I worked with them a bit when we were thinking of producing a CD or two of some of the surviving airchecks. There is also a film of the same name.
Some of the airchecks are wonderful...my favorite being exorcisms done live on radio.
And, on a somewhat related note, author of the phrase "Keep Austin Weird," a librarian I might add, and a terrific guy, and the author of a soon to be published book with the same title...did a wonderful radio series which was a parody of the religious programs aired on those radio programs.
If you have not heard the expression "Keep Austin Weird" and are curious, you can visit their website. I am a proud owner of one of their original bumperstickers.
Karl (Austin Texas)