WBCQ The Planet

On Friday, May 4, 2012, during Allan Weiner Worldwide (8pm US eastern time, 0000 UTC), we will be presenting an experiment in the transmission of text messages in digital formats. During the show, we will transmit a brief message in MFSK64 format. This message consist of text that listeners can save to a file with an .htm suffix, then open and view it in a web browser.

The message can be decoded using a variety of free software packages. One such package is FLDIGI, which can be found at http://www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html.

Thanks to Kim Andrew Elliott, audience researcher at the International Broadcasting Bureau, for coordinating this test.

We have received word that Jay Smilkstein, our longtime friend and WBCQ fan, passed away at his home on Monday, March 12, 2012.

If you would like to know more about where to send your expressions of sympathy, please contact me via e-mail at radio@zappahead.net.

Larry Will, WBCQ

We welcome The Watchman Program to WBCQ, starting this Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. US eastern time (2230-2300 UTC) on WBCQ 7.490 MHz.

To make way for The Watchman Program, we are moving Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio to Friday evenings at 9:00 p.m. US eastern time (Saturday 0200 UTC) on 5.110 MHz. Following World of Radio will be The Jean Shepherd Show at 9:30 p.m (Saturday 0230 UTC) on 5.110 MHz. Note that Allan’s show sometimes runs up to 15 minutes late. When this happens World of Radio will follow immediately following the conclusion of Allan Weiner Worldwide.

Summarizing recent schedule updates:

• Added Jean Shepherd, Friday 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on 5.110
• Deleted World of Radio, was Thursday 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on 7.490
• Added The Watchman Program, Thursday 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on 7.490
• Added World of Radio, Friday 9:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on 5.110
• Added Allan Weiner Worldwide, Friday 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on 9.330

The full schedule is available at schedule.wbcq.com.

Jean Shepherd is back! Starting Friday evening, February 10, at 10pm US Eastern time (0300 UTC Saturday) on WBCQ 5.110 MHz!

The Alan Sane show returns to WBCQ this week. Alan Sane can be heard Tuesdays at 7:00 PM US eastern time on WBCQ 7.490.

Allan reports that a new show, “I Sing,” featuring an all Christian music format, will debut on Saturday, December 10, 2011, running from 3:00 p.m. to 12 midnight United Stated eastern time on WBCQ 7.490 MHz.

Radio Free Truth returns to WBCQ in December 2011. This show will be on 7.490 MHz Wednesdays from 7 to 7:30pm eastern time (0000-0030 UTC Thursdays). This will be followed by Lighthouse Baptist Church from 7:30 to 8:00pm eastern time (0030-0100 UTC Thursdays).

Area 51 is temporarily reducing the number of hours on air Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting in December. Visit www.worldmicroscope.com for details.

A new show, The Children of the Lost Tribes of Israel, starts Thursday, December 1, 2011, 7-8PM US Eastern time (0000-0100 UTC), on WBCQ 7.490 MHz.

Get on the radio to a world wide audience! Try it once and you will like it!

Step one: Make a one hour program.

Step two: Decide the time.

Step three: Decide the format. You can send us an audio file, CD, MP3, or even a one hour cassette.

Step four: Email us you choice of time and we will email you back with a confirmed date of transmission email is wbcq@wbcq.com.

Step five: Pay for the airtime. You can pay right from our website using paypal or send us a check. One hour cost is special priced at $50 the hour.

Step six: When you payment is confirmed you are on the air, on real radio reaching a world wide audience.

Breaking News

The FCC has notified WBCQ that they must vacate 7.415 MHz no later than Monday, October 24, 2011. Effective this date the new frequency will be 7.490 MHz.