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Richard J. Dalton

@richardjdalton.com.bsky.social

I lived the party rock lifestyle once. Now I own a radio station in the Nevada desert.

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I bought that Tonopah license at an auction the FCC had!

09.10.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US Senator for Nevada Harry Reid gave tribute to Nevada media and ad entrepreneurs Tom and Marla Letizia on the floor of the US Senate on Oct 8, 2009. bit.ly/2kwTAvL
"He founded Letizia Ad Team in 1974." "They cofounded Tonopah's first radio station, KPAH-FM..."

08.10.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

TIL it was called the Tonopah Highway!

08.10.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HAPPY CAFE CHILL radio πŸ“» πŸŒ²πŸŒ²πŸŒ²β˜•οΈ Sunday morning to all who celebrate- c89.5 fm 6am to 10 am

22.06.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Today is the 100th anniversary of the first transmission of a recognizable moving human face on television (October 2, 1925). πŸ“ΊοΏΌ

02.10.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

Haha

27.09.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As the person who insisted that we play every last dance song of hers on the radio in Seattle, this moment makes me proud with a tear in my eye.

27.09.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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CPB Awards Grant for Public Radio Distribution Through 2030 - Radio World The new entity, Public Media Infrastructure, will be responsible for delivery of thousands of hours programming between content providers and stations.

A new nonprofit, Public Media Infrastructure, has been created to distribute content to and from U.S. public radio stations. πŸ—žοΈ

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is providing major support in one of its last actions before closing down.

My @radio-world.bsky.social story: πŸ‘‡

26.09.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love your number crunching articles!

22.09.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Art Bell on his Coast-to-Coast AM radio show received a convincing hoax call from an alleged former Area 51 worker on Sep 11, 1997. t.co/YJh4qMfXKv
β€œThey want the major population centers wiped out…so that the few that are left will be more easily controllable.”

12.09.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Aug 29, 2007, Union Pacific rail workers lost control of a tanker car filled with chlorine at Arden, NV. The rail car sped about 20 miles through town at speeds up to 40 mph before the track started uphill. Amazingly, no damage and no spill. tinyurl.com/murs5fkw

30.08.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Black and White Taxi Company in Reno, NV had the phone number 69, according to this ad from the Aug 26, 1927 University of Nevada Sagebrush.

28.08.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome back! Your photo stream was missed!

27.08.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That is amazing!!!!

25.08.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UFO allegedly crashed near Ely, NV on Aug 14, 1952 where "16 bodies were recovered." Of course, you cannot have a UFO crash without a government cover up. Here is a @KOLO8 2010 news report recalling the Ely, NV "UFO crash" of Aug 14, 1952. VID: t.co/mpy2EzSGbg

15.08.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I see it now! The old old alignment runs to the east of Gold Mountain and the new old alignment runs between Hasbrouck Peak & Gold.

When they put in the I-11 bypass, will it then be the old old old alignment?

(Your website is the top search result for Divide βœ…)

11.08.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it on an old alignment of the highway? I’ve never seen it, but I have noticed an older alignment that runs a little east of the current US95.

Or maybe I need to pay more attention!

10.08.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Corporation For Public Broadcasting To CeaseΒ Operations After being defunded by Congress, the Corporation For Public Broadcasting will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations.

Corporation For Public Broadcasting To CeaseΒ Operations

After being defunded by Congress, the Corporation For Public Broadcasting will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations.

01.08.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is my favorite version of Nevada! The best part in the video is when they lift her up and the spotlight doesn’t follow until a few seconds later.

27.07.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The very end of where that track laid is on my property, slightly down track from where the depot was!

23.07.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I immediately went online shopping after reading your article yesterday.

22.07.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet the Hobbyists Behind Today’s Smartest Radios - Radio World Open-source firmware for the TEF6686 radio has led to a community of youthful worldwide hobbyists who are embracing long-distance FM radio reception.

The sole reason for my radio obsession was using my dad's portables as a child. The TEF6686 receiver brings me back! πŸ™‚

The fmdx.org community blends the old and new into an innovative open-source project.

I hope you enjoy my story @radio-world.bsky.social ⬇️

#FMDX

22.07.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The first licensed Nevada radio station to actually broadcast, 830AM KDZK in Reno, NV, made its on air debut on the evening of Jul 21, 1922. t.co/JLMnx5u9zR
The license was awarded to Nevada Machinery & Electric Co owned by Frank Broili and Julius Caesar Broili.

21.07.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

While I don’t agree with Commissioner Trusty’s statement on CPB and Public Media Funding, particularly while looking through the rural radio lens, I appreciate that we’re finally being spoken to as intelligent beings, without the alienating buzz terms.

21.07.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jim Butler, who discovered silver at what would become Tonopah, NV, wrote to the Tonopah Bonanza from San Francisco, CA; the letter found in the Jul 20, 1901 edition. t.co/e1FoURm14q
"One hour of pure air and liberty in Nevada is worth a year of San Francisco to me."

20.07.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HOLY SHIT 😡😡 #fmdx #sporadicE

20.07.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Legendary!

20.07.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congress Votes To Approve Funding Elimination To Corporation For PublicΒ Broadcasting Congress voted early Friday morning to eliminate all funding to the Corporation For Public Broadcasting with the House of Representatives passing the bill by a 216-213 measure following the Senate's vote earlier on Thursday.

Congress Votes To Approve Cuts To Corporation For Public Broadcasting

18.07.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yes please!

04.07.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Tonopah, NV on the eve of Jul 4, 1909, the Jul 3, 1909 Tonopah Bonanza warned that people who shoot their pistols at midnight (in celebration of Independence Day) will be arrested. t.co/Mh1AG1FHLv

04.07.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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