These are some of the many places I like to visit on a regular basis. :-)
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Click here for media related links. Links for radio and television stations are found on each of the seperate listings within ABMP.
Oh, come on. Like you didn't know it existed.
^MINIDISC:
MiniDisc Community Home Page^MUSIC:The single best reference on the net for all things MD.
A pretty neat place for all the best MD gear and MD blanks. Oh, the prices are pretty good too.
CDNow^HAM / POLICE SCANNER STUFF:The internet's coolest music source! They sell CDs, MDs, vinyl, VHS and audio cassettes and merchandise, and they have some great prices. Much nicer than going to the mall.
A [blank]ing huge selection of cool indie pop, rock & other stuff from all over. Lots of vinyl, and great prices!
Tonnes of awesome music, pre-recorded onto minidisc for your listening pleasure. Has a link to Sony USA's MD music page.
Interactive Music & Video Shop
CDs, videos, MDs, cassettes, vinyl, laserdisc, t-shirts and more!
Move over mp3, adios Real Audio, take a look at the possibilities of pay and deliver internet audio. Free music singles from some pretty cool artists. Oh, and in my opinion, the sound quality beats the pants off of mp3s.
The group bis hails from Scotland with music that fails to fit nicely into one category. Reviewers usually wind up stuffing it into pop, rock, punk or some other "sort of but not quite appropriate" category. They rawk, no balls about it. Their official site.
Could you fall in love with an accordion? "Geek rock" it may be, but it's still cooler than anything on 107.7 the X. Their official site. And it's a doozy.
Scanner Hounds^BROADCAST RADIO:This site was just getting up and running when this link was added, but it is shaping up to be a really nice place for scanner enthusiasts to go and get all kinds of information on their hobby. Or, as the site notes, "More than a hobby, it's a way of life." :)
YourEQ features Handheld, Mobile, and Base Model Scanners from Uniden®.
A really good page dedicated to scanning the airwaves of the northern portions of Alabama, including the counties of Madison, Morgan, Limestone, Marshall and Jackson.
Long Island Scanning Resources
Lots of great info and links pertaining to the Long Island area of New York state.
Home page for the West Alabama Amateur Radio Society.
ScanWare's Frequency Listing Links
A massive listing of scanner pages all over the US.
Frequencies and information for northeast Alabama scanner enthusiasts.
Not just frequencies, but also news and useful information pertaining to scanner listeners in the state of Maine.
Van's Hampton Roads Scanner Page
Orlando trunking information.
Dallas/Fort Worth Scanner Listings
When your local one horse town's police get boring, it's time to fire up the Real Audio and plug into this site, where you can hear police and fire from LA, Dallas and NYC.
Trunked Radio System User's Page
All kinds of information on those baffling 800 MHz trunked systems in use today. Emphasis on the Huntsville area.
PerCon makes the cool CDs with all the scanner frequencies on them. Now you can search last year's database and see what you're missing! A few good ways to search. It'll make you want the CD.
The Shelby County Amateur Radio Club's page.
The Birmingham Amateur Radio Club's page.
Big City Radio and TV Directory^CLANDESTINE RADIO / MICROCASTING:All the latest FCC information and histories, too, for most major market cities.
News and information on New England TV and radio stations.
Dial lists for Kansas City and the surrounding areas -- including up to date news!
Bob Walker's Original New Orleans Radio Shrine
A nice history of New Orleans radio. Includes much more in depth information on New Orleans stations than is found on the Alabama Broadcast Media Page. Run by Bob Walker, 30 year veteran of NO radio.
The Big City Radio and TV Directory
Format and techincal information on radio and television stations in major markets all across the country.
A music industry talent placement service with 5,000 students worldwide who train on-site at major radio and TV stations, recording studios, record labels, film studios and video production companies.
Connecticut Radio Broadcasting
Covering the entire state of Connecticut.
Also includes news for New York City, Pittsburgh, Virginia and New England.
A Finnish DX page.
The Official Nebraska Radio Page
Covers all of Nebraska.
An excellent guide covering Michigan; lots of links, too.
The current Atlanta area radio dial, as well as some wonderful historical information.
Great history information on Boston area TV and radio, as well as sound clips, pictures and more.
The Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Radio and TV Guide
Covering the cental Illinois area.
Chris Carmichael's Radio and Media Home
Southern California media information pages.
David H. Citron's South Florida Radio Pages!
Covering all of southeast Florida.
Specific news and information for Philadelphia, PA.
Rob Hatch's Denver Radio On The Web
Covering the mile high city.
Greater Seattle area radio.
Hawaii Radio & Television Guide
Covering the entire state.
Radio information for the greater LA area.
Very interesting information regarding radio stations in the greater London area.
A nice guide to Mexico radio and television.
Covering Portland, OR.
Radio and Television in Syracuse
Covering Syracuse, NY.
Radio and Television in Buffalo
Covering Buffalo, NY.
A very basic list for the Tuscon, AZ area.
Mostly news and information for members, this site covers the MN/WI area.
Radio guides for many cities in Wisconsin.
Covering the Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg area.
The New Golden State Radio Guide
Covering the San Francisco-Sacramento area of California.
Confusing but comprehensive listing of stations in the Salt Lake Valley.
It used to be AZRadio, but now it's merged with the Phoenix Radio Dial to become Radio Reporter.com.
Mostly information for members, but lots of interesting news and info for non-members too.
Airchecks from the past of top 40 radio.
Clandestine Radio^MOVIES:Active "white" radio stations and an anti-Castro history.
Where to get all that cool part 15 (and then some) gear.
Information from the folks at freespeech.org.
Internet Movie Database^TELEVISION:The world's most comprehensive movie and movie related information site. If your movie exists, it exists here.
A great source for movie info and show times (if you happen to live in one of the cities online with Digital Cities.
Montgomery, Alabama's coolest old theatre is back and showing some of the best movies. A true island of culture just south of Goat Hill.
THX. What is it? How does it work? Why do we need this when we've got kids getting paid $5.25 an hour who don't care about your movie going experience? A cool site.
Quentin Tarantino, the man who brought you such ripof...er, movies as Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, is bringing back some "classics" from the heyday of horror.
Marcus Cable^RADIO SHOWS:Marcus Cable. Hey, they're not bad. At least not here. Yes, a cable company that doesn't suck. Too bad I don't have them anymore.
And here's why. Provider of slightly over priced, slightly over compressed digital satellite television. They just bought "partner in crime" USSB.
Bravo is the arts network. It's a really cool channel that pushes the boundaries of conventional basic cable television.
Sister network to Bravo, IFC has some of the best independently produced films this side of oblivion.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Official Site
So a guy's put in space with two robots and a bunch of bad movies... It was bound to happen sooner or later! My favoritest of favorite TV shows.
Another of my favorites is MTV's Daria. Yes, I actually watch MTV without complaining for lack of music videos now because I have M2. So nyah. This unofficial site rocks Lawndale and the world.
Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?^SHOPPING ONLINE:Not much apparently. That's okay, it's still one of public radio's best programs. And like most public radio programs, it seems to have originated from the upper midwest. What's with those people?
Without a doubt the absolute funniest morning show on the air in central Alabama. I actually wake up in the mornings sometimes just to hear this show!
OK, so I don't know quite to make of this page, or this show anymore. It was a stable of my daily radio listening when I was in Tuscaloosa, but the show has changed drastically. It's sort of a bad attempt to copy Howard Stern, albeit it's still funnier than Stern.
Car Talk is NPR's funniest show in my opinion. Certainly not for the high-brow "All Things Considered" (as in "All things considered, I'll let the mechanic fix my car") group, this show combines humor with great advice about your car. The site is absolutely chock full of time kill material. Awesome. Available on AOL at keyword: car talk.
Art Bell is king of overnight radio, and for good reason. Where else can you hear unscreened, uncensored crazy people discuss aliens and conspiracy theories at length? What's scarier: knowing that there are freaky people out there who actually buy into some of the stuff on this show, or knowing that some of weird things talked about on this show are actually quite real?
What can I say? It's the BBC. Not only is it a government run service that people actually like, it's a government run service that provides better programming and news than most US commercial stations can even dream of buying from someone else! BBC radio comes in many flavours: Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 5. The BBC also has some neat technical information online, and they also maintain a site dealing with their digital audio broadcasting system. Finally, their shortwave broadcast World Service has a nice site.
BizRate^MISCELLANEOUS T / MY OWN PRIVATE TIME KILL CENTRAL:Before you go through the virtual doors of that online merchant, check out his rating on BizRate. The absolute best rating system for online merchants. Find out if that company is fly-by-night or a pillar of the community.
It's the place to go for that little Christian fish with the legs and the word "Darwin" inside it. If you're going to be political, you might as well get something from this site. Most of it will piss off at least a few fundamentalist Christians.
Cold war artifacts. Heirlooms from the families of some long dead Czar. Russian war toys. It can all be yours. You didn't think the democratic people of Russia just burned all that Communist Party memorabilia? No! They're selling it to us, and it's tré cool.
Measurement Units Translator^CARS AND MR2 STUFF:Everything these days is online. A handy metric <> everything else converter would be no exception. Here it is!
When I say "enter at your own risk", I [blank]ing mean it! Not for the faint of heart, this website will probably make you barf. And that's a good thing. See pictures of things you'd rather not see. Just remember, if you don't like it, don't bookmark it. That's the rule of the first amendment of internet surfing.
OK, so I don't live in Atlanta, but doggone it this site is so cool I just gotta keep checking on that slow flowing traffic along Peachtree. See trouble spots all through the Atlanta area, get a live look at the Interstate warning signs and yes even see live views of Atlanta's major arteries!
The book is great and so is the website! All the weird, the wacky and the downright bizarre attractions we Americans have setup alongside our highways and byways.
I say "EXPOSED" because this little gem may shock you if you're easily offended by dirty words. Peer in at what people are searching for, live and uncensored. And I thought I didn't know to use a search engine. Sheesh.
Darwin Awards Official Home Page
This is the real official home page for the Darwin Awards. The Darwin Awards are given out each year for those of the human race who find the most ignorant, humorous or "creative" ways to off themselves. Witness natural selection at work. It's not people killing other people, it's people killing themselves... In ways only a moron would could.
Scritch's Multilingual Swear List
Ever wondered how to tell someone off in French? German? Sanskrit? Well it's all here.
Seven Steps to Recruit-Proof Your Child
What makes this site so funny is that they are being serious, I believe.
Birmingham Public Library System
A great site. I don't know where else to put it. Oh, you can search the entire county-wide system for a book right from your computer. Cool, huh?
MR2.com^GSM CELLULAR PHONE STUFF:The definitive site for MR2 owners and enthusiasts.
Got a Toyota? Here's a place for you to get some car tips and other stuff from Toyota.
Don't get to travel much? You can still see what the other states are up to, tag wise at this irreverent site.
Find those speed traps! Don't let Smokey get ya! Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down, 10-4. Ahem.
ByeDeskFujitsu operates this nifty little site where you can get yourself a e-mail address for your phone (!) if it supports SMS. You can also send your friends with SMS capable phones a short message for free.
GSM Alliance / GSM MoU Association
The GSM Alliance is the group of GSM cellular providers in the US that have united to simplify roaming when you travel with your phone. The GSM MoU Association is an organization that does... Something. I don't know what. What I do know is their site and the GSM Alliance site are the same for now. The MoU site has a great database of information on global GSM carriers.
It's not one of the better websites out there, but Powertel certainly is a good carrier, and they probably have better coverage of their service area overall than any other US network.
^selected GSM carriers in the US and Canada:^ALABAMA STATE GOVERNMENT:BellSouth DCS
- primarily serves the Carolinas
DigiPH
- primarily serves the Gulf Coast of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi
Omnipoint Communications
- primarily serves the northeast including Philadelphia and New York City
Microcell
- nationwide Canadian carrier
Pacific Bell
- primarily serves California and the west coast
Aerial Communications
- serves just about everyone else not mentioned
Western Wireless
- primarily serves midwest and western areas of the US
State Jobs Pages^Looking for a good government job? Look no further.
Passing through Alabama? Check out what all there is to see and do while you're here.
Department of Archives and History
I think the name is pretty self-explanatory.
We can't afford to fix them, but they got a web site. Go figure.
Alabama's catch-all governmental web page.