The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 45

The Miami Herald Wednesday July 16 1986 TIMIadio 3E not hearing double that really is stereo AJ Closer Look mtmtammm mhmhi Preserving THIS LOOK is at activities undertaken by the Library of Congress in Washington DC in its music division included are chamber music concerts per formed on library-owned Stradivari instruments nationwide searches for original folk music and the restoration of original manuscripts On the Unquiet Library at 8 pm on Channel 17 Library of Linda Thornton Radio i Daytime Highlights Noon Movie (51) "Heroe a la 2 hrs 12:30 pm Movie "The Monte Carlo Story" (1957) Vittorio De Sica Marlene Dietrich Thinking that a beautiful woman is wealthy a gambler with many debts chases her for her money 2 hrs 2:00 pm Movie "The Little Princess" (1939) Shirley Temple Richard Greene A little girl of the Victorian era goes from rags to riches 90 mins V4 4:00 pm Merv Griffin (5) Burt Reynolds author Jackie Collins 1 hr actress Sigourney Weaver 2 hrs 9:00 am Donahue (10 5 20) Topic: The results of a poll of married women 1 hr Hour Magazine (7 11 12) Steve Allen financial liability for pare ts of pregnant minors Allyce Beasley premenstrual syndrome (PMS) treatments 1 hr 10:00 am Merv Griffin (11) See Channel 5 at 4 pm 10:30 am Movie "In (1944) Abbott and Costello Kirby Grant A pair of zany plumbers and a female cabbie attend a high-society get-together but no one knows they weren't on the guest list 90 mins 1 i rw" 7:00 am CBS Morning News (4 11 34) Author Robert Parker fitness expert Richard Simmons: actor Klaus Maria Brandauer of 2 hrs Today (7 5 20) Comedian Steven Wright report on premenstrual syndrome: actor Walter Matthau rock group Van Halen (Part 1 of 2) report on pets (Part 3 of 5) 2 hrs Good Morning America (10 12 26) Buying CD players sleep disorders singer-actress Bette Midler (Part 3 of 3) Van-na White of 'J If been listening to WIOD on a new AM radio lately and noticed Mike voice coming out of one speaker while Sandy seems to be coming from the other not your imagination WIOD (610 AM) has gone stereo becoming the second local station to begin transmitting an AM stereo signal since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave its approval to the concept about two years ago Spanish-Ianguage WCMQ (1220 AM) has been broadcasting in stereo for about a year Its format is mostly music so the transition to stereo seems a natural progression A new Palm Beach music station WOOO (1190 AM) is scheduled to begin broadcasting in stereo early next year But format is mostly talk and sports with the exception of the songs played on weekday morning show and Stew Saturday morning oldies rock show Why would a talk station need a stereo signal? radio is struggling right now with more than 70 percent of radio listeners tuning in to FM" said Dave Gibson chief engineer for WIOD and WAIA (973 FM) want to improve it as much as we can In rebuilding the station technically recently we felt (AM stereo should be a natural next step gives talk more ambiance a more open sound When we have guests in the studio one will be heard through the left channel another on the right while the host will be in the middle To the listener it sounds like the conversation is going on right in the living room" Both WIOD and WCMQ-AM are using the Motorola C-Quam AM Stereo System a system used by some 400 AM stations across the country To receive and AM stereo signals you must have a C-Quam AM Stereo receiver Many new cars are equipped with the system Radio Shack sells an AMFM stereo car radio that receives the C-Quam signal for about $140 and a compact AM stereo tuner that plugs into your existing home stereo system for about $50 If your stereo dealer carry the product he can order one from the manufacturer If many more AM stations switch to stereo and radio manu- WEDNESDAY JULY 16 1986 PIUME DR0ADCAST (Shaded area indicate moviei) I borrowed an AM stereo receiver for a few days and plugged it into my home stereo system And you know WIOD did sound better than it used to The music on morning show has a fuller quality and even the talk sounds richer and clearer than that of other AM stations These days more than ever people are interested in upgrading their home and car stereo systems My theory is anything that improves the sound of radio AM or FM is bound to catch on eventually especially if the cost to the consumer is reasonable Etc After three months of operating without a permanent head WIOD-AMWAIA-FM has a new vice presidentgeneral manager Robert Reich former vice president of sales for EZ Communications in Washington DC officially began his new job this week If you have car trouble Friday and a man stops to help you look closely it just might be the mayor of Miami During rush hours that day (either in the morning or afternoon it been determined yet) Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez will be riding in new a red Jeep Comanche equipped to provide stranded motorists with mechanical assistance or gasoline Suarez will be assisted in his highway heroics by traffic reporter A dream of sorts will come true for WNWS afternoon talk show host Steve Kane Tuesday night when he acts as guest ring announcer for the World Wrestling Federation bouts at the James Knight Center in Miami Kane a wrestling aficionado has previously had wrestlers as guests on his program and will again Tuesday afternoon before the fight when he will act as host to wrestler King Kong Bundy and his manager Skip Herman and Jim McBean morning announcers at WSHE (1035 FM) will take their show on the road again Thursday From 6 to 10 am Herman and McBean will broadcast from Hubcap Heaven a hubcap dealership located on SR 441 between County Line Road and Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Hollywood Also on site will be Michael Talbot of Miami Vice be judging a contest in which a lucky car will be selected to in an upcoming Vice episode Listeners are invited to audition their cars but beware the winning car will be blown up before the cameras Dave Gibson: gives talk more ambiance facturers produce more AM receivers AM stereo could eventually become as widely accepted as FM But with AM stereo technology still in its early stages some station engineers are hesitant or even skeptical about its worth have a lot of problems with the C-Quam said John Morris chief engineer for WNWS (790 AM) and WLYF (1015 FM) Morris was chief engineer for WGBS-AM (before it merged with WNWS) which broadcast in stereo over another system until it switched from music to a talk format saw no purpose in broadcasting in AM stereo after that Talk in stereo is almost like a gimmick with the host in the left speaker and the caller in the right Right now we see no purpose in it If they ever get it to the quality of FM stereo then I guess have to switch to stereo AM like everyone sad thing about this is for the last 30 years people have been laughing at AM saying not high-quality said Mitch Wein chief engineer for WINZ (940 AM) and 95 INZ (WINZ 949 FM) AM stereo could sound as good as FM if car radio manufacturers would put more money into the production of their AM receivers AM stereo sounds pretty good it will definitely help AM radio But it will take a while before it catches PR1UE CABLE PAY-TV Sit-ins for Pauley named TV Tidbits Radio Highlights Sandy Payton 10 am WIOD (AM 610) Dentists Ronald Ayala and Peter Rubleman Lunchtime Miami 11 am WLRN (FM 913) Jazz singer Alice Day Shirley Peters noon WNWS (AM 790) Jack Vitek author of "Idol: The Story of an American about the late Rock Hudson Steve Kane 3 pm WNWS (AM 790) Meir Leibowitz who was imprisoned in Israel for underground JDL work Broward PM 7:05 pm WFTL (AM 1400) Jay Segal discusses travel tips with a representative of the Xanadu Hotel in Freeport Jerry Wichner 9 pm WNWS (AM 790) Dr Lewis Benjamin a dental implan-tologist Jerry Wichner 9 pm WNWS (AM 790) Dr Louis Berijamin and Dr Barry Segal will discuss the latest dental techniques Larry King 11:05 pm WIOD (AM 610) and WPBR (AM 1340) Former Harlem Globetrotters Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal discuss their new team The Shooting Stars Department correspondent Anne Garrels The week of Oct 6 is still open but Tom Brokaw is being mentioned as a possibility there Urich moves to Boston With Spenser: For Hire given the green light by ABC for a second season star Robert Urich and wife Heather Menzies have unloaded their Los Angeles abode and moved permanently to the Boston area where the series is shot From Herald Wire Services So going to sit in for Today show co-host Jane Pauley when she begins her maternity -leave July 24? the rundown: On July 24 and 25 and the week of July 28 Today contributing correspondent Pat Mitchell (Woman to Woman) will do the honors The following two weeks Chicago-based NBC News correspondent Ann Rubenstein will join Bryant Gumbel on the set The week of Aug 18 it will be Lea Thompson of NBC-owned WRC-TV in Washington The next week Carol Marin of WMAQ-TV in Chicago Sept 1-5: Jean Enerson of KING-TV followed the next week by Mitchell Today contributing correspondent Gloria Steinem is set for the week of Sept 15 followed by Marin again The week of Sept 29 it will be NBC News State Late-night 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 12:00 11:30 11:00 SCTV Business (Off the air) Gl Diary TJ Hooker News Good Guy end the Bad Guys (Off the air) David Letterman News (Off the air) Tonight Star Trek inferno Sanford Somewhere in Night David Letterman News News (Off the air) Tonight Conn News Raphael Dating News (Off air) Nightline Hawaii Five-0 The Bank TicTac News News People Nightline Entertan Hart to Hart Noticias 24 Horas G3 CD ea LaTrampa (Off the air) Twi Zone The Monte Carlo Story Bizarre (Oft the air) Soap BED and BREAKFAST HOTEL Great American Breakfast Free! uiami: Airliner Hotel 39-44 4155 NW 24th St 871-2611 1-800-432-2078 Stuart: Bed and Breakfast Hotel 34-39 1200 So Fed Hwy (US 1) 286-6100 1-800-338-3832 Maverick Thief Couple All Fam McCloud Goodwill Games From Moscow Goodwill Games The Cut Man Caper (Off the air) Python MacNeil-Lehrer Bible Praise the Lord Praise the Lord Praise the Lord Today Date G3 ED Posada Man from UNCLE (Off the air) 20th Can Air Power Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt At the Improv Improv AMC Th Boy with Green Hair Barry Lyndon Barry Lyndon Man of Flower BRV Ballet MonkeyGrtp Bums OGillis Knows 700 Club Benny jOroucho CBN Cosby Dragnt: Mon Line Crossfire CNN Sports NewsNight NewsNight Update LateNite OverNite Island Ozzie DIS The Ghost of Cypress Swamp (Off the air) Tennis ESN SpoCtr Surfing Fishing Cup Aerobat SportsLo SpoCtr PGA Tour La Noehe Del Ku Klux Klan Lucha Libre All Baba GAL Histories De Hoy Back by Popular Demand Big birthday special was so popular last month that asked us to continue it during July And so we will Bring your birthday party of four or more to Big Splash during July and we'll buy the birthday guest a special red snapper dinner OUer good July 1-31 only one (fee dinner per party of tour or mote Tax tip alcoholic beverage not included Proof of July birthdate required (driver's license birth certificate) IRed Honor Trancer HBO Dreams The Comeback Kid LIF Everybody's Money Matters Mask Venus France Cert1 MAX 3 Sons Room Service Mister Ed Route 66 NIK I Spy Be a Star Fandan Nashville Now Mountain Video Cash NSH Country Star Trek Ind News Fund Couple PIX Comedy Grizzly Adams Dr Yes indecent Pleasure Electric Blue Tower of Power PLA Mag The Final Terror Aderson Footloose SHO Goodwill Games Goodwill Games From Moscow TBS Tank The Music Lover TMC Grey Fox The Red House Rogers Myaterious Mr Wong Anget and Badman TNC USA That Girl Dick Cavett Alfred Hitchcock Edge Nt Bug News Trapper John MD To Have and Have Not WGN Couple Comedy Bizarre Merv Griffin Joe Franklin Wake Island WOR Hangin In BBS RUB-A-DUB-DUB Fix that tubS Check the TV Book Yellow Page Directory the handiest place to look for services of all kinds THE SEAFOOD EMPORIUM 19056 NE 29th AVENUE NORTH MIAMI BEACH RESERVATIONS: 932-3886 KEY: Program in progress QCIosed captioned for the hearing impaired (S) In stereo where available Movie ratings: Excellent Good Fair Poor For more details about sports programming see Sports section For complete daily television listings refer to The Herald's Sunday TV book Zmm.