This is pretty much what December looked like, but now that we've had several sunny days I finally got to mow.
We’ve had pretty smooth sailing here lately. Maybe after those two big lightning hits last fall, anything seems like smooth sailing. As a result, we’ve been able to press on with accomplishing some of our dreams here at Radio HRGS. I even managed to mow the yard, but it wasn’t quite dry enough to get one little spot. More about that in the Audio Update at the bottom of the post. And I’ll tell you all about our new Facebook page in a little bit. First, let’s get caught up on other stuff.
The new phone system is virtually done. I still need to get a line out to the audio shop so we can talk from there. The intercom feature will really come in handy sometimes. Mildred and Peter now each have their own phones in the office right where they want them. I got that part done today. The new phones look and sound way better than the old ones.
We now have Sunrise Serenade on the AM channel again. In the “old days” we used to air exactly the same thing on AM and FM. When we made the change to having Spanish on one channel and English on the other, we effectively doubled our available hours for programs and music, but we also made it so that our AM listeners were hearing Spanish programming in the early morning when we air Sunrise Serenade. Many people said they missed it, especially the people out on the Utila Cays who depended on our morning weather forecast before heading out in their boats. This Monday we finally managed to get Sunrise Serenade onto the AM. It’s prerecorded and we have to get to the studio a little earlier to get the weather forecast recorded and put in place, but we think it’s worth it.
And then there is Facebook. Radio HRGS has finally entered the 21st century and we are on Facebook. You’ll find our English page right here. If you like Spanish better, you can see what Romel Hernandez is up to right here. If, after listening to the HRGS Update (below), you want to see those videos Peter & I were talking about, you should be able to find them on the English Facebook page. We have questions for our listeners as well as links to YouTube videos of some of our music so you can see the artists as well as hear them. It’s a work in progress and we’ll be adding things as time and the creative juices allow.
A while ago, I’d said we were working on a surprise for our listeners. We were talking about putting Sunrise Serenade onto the AM, of course. Now we are talking about another surprise that I think lots of people will like. But I can’t tell you what it is till I know if we can actually accomplish it. That’s my next project. I can’t say what it is, but it involves making some cables and setting up a computer to use them. That’s all I’ll say for now. You’re welcome to try to guess what it is for now. Anyone who gets it right gets a free trip to the beach here on Roatán. But not a free trip TO Roatán.
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