19 June 2007High weirdness at WKYI'm getting a fair amount of traffic looking for information on the WKY countdown, which isn't really referenced here. I found this tidbit at Wikipedia:
WKY has broadcast a computerized countdown as a lead-in to its impending format change. The countdown was originally calibrated to introduce the new format as of 9:00 a.m. CDT on Monday, June 18, 2007. However, the countdown has since been re-calibrated to end on 9:00 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, June 20, 2007. The countdown consists of the words "T-minus _____ days, _____ hours, _____ minutes, _____ seconds, and counting," and followed every fourth iteration by some trivial comment, such as "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?" Other trivial comments typically consist of movie quotes or popular song lyrics.
Station representatives have declined to comment on the future format of the radio station. Nothing too weird, but then this follows:
Meanwhile, this countdown has caused a small hysteria in Lawton, OK some 90 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. Rumors abound, speculating that the person responsible for the countdown is in Lawton and means to harm either the city of Lawton or Lauren Nelson who makes her home there. Some have reported the FBI are in town searching for the radio station's base, also presumed to be in Lawton.
Chain, meet puller. Update, 3:40 pm: Received via email forward:
you may want to turn your radio onto 930 WKY AM. there is a guy that is counting down to a point which will end at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. he's been doing this non-stop for at least 24 hours. obviously, he's hacked into the radio station, and the FBI (fat boys institute) has been trying to find him since friday. he throws in a one-liner every 30 seconds or so. wierd!
Chain successfully pulled. (We've had pirates before, and they were nabbed a lot quicker.) Update, 9 am, 20 June: Dead silence for about fifteen seconds, and then "Nothing bad is going to happen" from Mayor Cornett. What we have here is a non-Sports Animal sports station. Whoop-de-freaking-doo. Posted at 11:33 AM to OvermodulationIf they do make 930 the new sports animal, I hope they don't change the 930 calls from WKY. That would be tragic! Posted by: Scooby214 at 1:07 PM on 19 June 2007Sounds like a bit of (fort) silliness. Posted by: McGehee at 5:56 PM on 19 June 2007Rumor I've heard is some kind of sports, with ESPN affiliation, but also covering local activities. I am hoping they don't change the calls either, as we've already lost KOMA-AM. There was also a story in the Enid paper about all the calls to the police department from impending-doom fearing residents. jb Posted by: Jason at 11:52 PM on 19 June 2007So "Jox 930 it is. Looks like Sports Animal is staying at 640. :) Posted by: Scooby214 at 10:25 AM on 20 June 2007 |