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Show Most of the day, volunteers volun-teers play their favorite.' records which gives residents resi-dents a diverse exposure to all kinds of music. Since 70 percent of the volunteers have never seen the inside of a radio station before, Blair says it will take some time before everybody .Is prificent r in dealing with the equipment. equip-ment. Blair says they are very interested in continued feedback feed-back from residents and are anxious to know what people want to hear on the radio. He i'says they , still need volunteers volun-teers specifically people to help build record racks and ; someone with electronic or radio background to assist ' with engineering. , v i i :- ., -. i , mmmmfl "W ; ' v --4;- 1 TOm iBW.WiWilft . Jtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm J j, n r -i ;- iff V . v.t -s .J ft yi - Blair Feulner EPCW-. Oh The Air dancing at the Tent. - - " i ' 'iff " : ri'.; tir H.r' I, f. apologizes fdr;;sonie inter-upted inter-upted . broadcasts? due , to equiriment' Tajlure; i ' We've . been working fhebugs out of the system' during the .week ; and we've found bugs in just f about everything?!;said Mr. : Feulner. Blair thought that by the end of this week all . the immediate problems will be corrected and a clear . strong signaKheard all .over town. Feulner says the reception will be good in Snyderville and fair at Summit Park and with the exception of thef : Prospector area excellent in . Park City proper, He added : that reception varies ' in ' Prospector because - of the , v mountains and is dependant on the quality of receiver, V A . good radio will pick up the -signal oerfectlv' said Feul- :r-: I Park, City, residents have ': ben : spending ia lot ; of time : lisferiing to theradio during the past weelCivT ne voice of I ; " RPC W' ;THe;. radio" : station ' : ' Park City; built' ' is Tieard in . carsi ' coming from " open - windpws,' in' stores and: on - the rstTeet. Listeners are . ; attentive and somewhat a-. a-. mused as they listen to the, . voices of:!frienc3s and ac-, quaintences over the air. After , years ot work and community involvement Community Wireless", Park City's first radio station was signed on the ajr last Wednesday .evening., Al-, though the non-profit, noncommercial non-commercial station was "officially "offi-cially signed on by Wireless President, Blair Feulner at . ceremonies at Car 19 Rest-; aurant, the dream , finally ffX4T-ABwawwwwwMw --J... .vHwwwwwWwMPHtwwwwwt wkMHwMwMwwwMHWIwwwwV J Jav Meehan in The Station. j ner, "but a poor one might have to be rigged with some type of makeshift antenna." . - Blair and Ron Burnett sign the station on every morning at 6am with their morning show which is a combination of music, news; humor and "interviews with local residents. resi-dents. Next at 9am. Bob Williams is heard playing classical music until noon . when the station broadcasts the news ; and weather. . Feulner admits that the local news had been a bit scarce ' because their reporting staff , is not solidified but adds it will pick up later. "Give us about . a month" he said, "and we should have our programming down pat." The weather report by Peter Van Schaenk gives residents an acurate prediction predic-tion of mountain weather and temperatures. Previously people had to rely on Salt Lake reports which can vary substantially from actual : conditions in Park City. ' became a ; reality across the street. KPCW's Memorial Building station when the first record was "spun". -That record which launched anew area of communication in Park City was the 1948 recording of the "Utah Waltz" played by Tex Ross and the Park City Rhythem Wranglers. The first record, was the choice of Lloy4 High -who picked KPCW as the call letters for jhe community station. While about a hundred residents listened a transister during the sign on fund raising dinner" at Car 19. Hundreds more danced to live music in the community commun-ity tent at Prospector Square. Others still listened at home; throughout the evening until the station signed off early in the morning. . A week latere Blair Feulner Feul-ner says he's received nothing but positive feedback feed-back about the station although he admits and ii ' ml- ,tf i ) i Aw V J A.J " - V- J L ,,.,, Mayor Green cutting the wire. |