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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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Wilmington 1898 — An American Coup

Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.

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WMXW

WMXW
Broadcast area
Frequency103.3 MHz
BrandingMix 103.3
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WBBI, WBNW-FM, WENE, WKGB-FM, WINR
History
First air date
June 2, 1989 (1989-06-02)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
19624
ClassA
ERP520 watts
HAAT335.0 meters (1,099.1 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°03′40″N 75°56′45″W / 42.06111°N 75.94583°W / 42.06111; -75.94583
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitemix1033fm.iheart.com

WMXW (103.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Vestal, New York, United States, serving the Binghamton metropolitan area with an adult contemporary format, known as "Mix 103.3".[2] It is owned by iHeartMedia, with studios on North Jensen Road in Vestal.[3]

The transmitter is off Ingraham Hill Road in Binghamton.

History

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The station signed on the air on June 2, 1989.[4] From its start, it was an AC station, but at first it played soft adult contemporary music. It was owned by local business people.

In 1997, it was bought by Majac of Michigan, Inc.[5] Majac kept the AC format. In 2000, it was acquired by Clear Channel Communications, which also left its AC format in place.[6] Clear Channel in 2014 became iHeartMedia, the current owner.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMXW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WMXW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Mix1033fm.iheart.com/contact
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1991[dead link] page B-232, Broadcasting & Cable
  5. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-217
  6. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-394
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WMXW

WMXW (103.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Vestal, New York, United States, serving the Binghamton metropolitan area with an adult contemporary format, known as "Mix 103.3". It is owned by iHeartMedia, with studios on North Jensen Road in Vestal. The transmitter is off Ingraham Hill Road in Binghamton.

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America's Talk

America's Talk was a talk radio channel available exclusively on iHeartRadio. Owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., America's Talk featured terrestrial radio show simulcasts and tape delay broadcasts from across the United States. Advertising sales were handled by Premiere Networks. From 2007 to 2013, America's Talk was one of eleven Clear Channel stations broadcast over XM Satellite Radio. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, Clear Channel sold off its ownership stake in Sirius XM Radio. As a result of the sale, nine of Clear Channel's eleven XM stations, including America's Talk, ceased broadcast over XM Satellite Radio on October 18, 2013.

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List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

The following is a list of radio stations currently owned by iHeartMedia. Of these stations, 448 of the stations which are outside the Top 100 DMA markets, plus another 91 stations which may or may not be in the top 100 DMAs are for sale. The TV stations formerly owned by Clear Channel were sold to Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm, on April 23, 2007, with the deal closing in late November 2007. 185 radio stations were to have been sold to GoodRadio.TV LLC until the sale fell apart over financing., and another 177 stations have been sold to other entities. Another 201 stations were sold in 2007.

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Radio Computing Services

RCS, originally Radio Computing Services, is a provider of scheduling and broadcast software for radio, Internet and television stations.

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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Which Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.