Category: Radio Station WRYL (Page 8 of 8)

Dear Jadja,
My husband and I have been married for almost 15 years. I know he loves me but I am afraid he loves his mother more. You can almost say my husband is a “Mama’s Boy”. He is always running errands for her or fixing things at her house. Recently he has started having his dinner there instead of with me and the children. I have confronted him about this several times and he does not see it as a problem. I tried to be patient and loving to him, but now every time we want to go out he brings his mom along. Once even on our 14th wedding anniversary his mom came along to dinner. I am surprised his mom is not sleeping in the same bed we are. My husband claims that his mom is lonely and he wants to make her last days as fun and happy and comfortable as possible. She is 58 years old and strong as a horse. I don’t see her last days coming any time soon. The other day I lost my patience. I asked him if I and his mother were both drowning, who would he save. He said his mom because he owes her his life. I am really upset about this.
What should I do?
Cathy Ann

Dear Cathy Ann,
Learn to swim.

This just in from the WRYL News Desk. The world is coming to an end at 9 pm this evening.

For this and other news, weather and sports information, tune in to the 10 pm Report on WRYL.

WRYL – The Voice of the Great Up North

Pastor Dzef takes you into a language adventure. Learn Polish and sing along with the Lupinska sisters at the Royal VFW. Use these words in your English conversations and eventually you will become bi-lingual. Practice along with the Royal community. Watch for upcoming Polish language summer camps, Polish story time at the Royal Library and the Kielbasa eating contest at the Lunch Box Cafe

Today’s Word: Cześć

Cześć (chesh) – Cześć is a casual greeting that’s commonly used to say “hi” or “bye” to friends and family.

Example:

Mark: Cześć Alice!

Alice: Cześć Mark! How are you?

Mark: I’m doing fine.

Alice: That’s good to hear Mark. Then I hope you don’t mind me telling you that I don’t appreciate you writing on the Men’s room wall at the Royal VFW – For a good time call Alice at BR5-6234. Drop Dead!!!  Cześć!

Mark: Cześć!

Pastor Dzef takes you into a language adventure. Learn Polish and sing along with the Lupinska sisters at the Royal VFW. Use these words in your English conversations and eventually you will become bi-lingual. Practice along with the Royal community. Watch for upcoming Polish language summer camps, Polish story time at the Royal Library and the Kielbasa eating contest at the Lunch Box Cafe

Today’s Words: Tak and Nie

Tak (tahk) – Yes

Nie (nee yeh) – No

Examples:

Tak! I do like sauerkraut!

Nie. You may not take my daughter to the High School dance.

WRYL in cooperation with the Royal Public Schools and Community Education offers  continuing  Math education for Royal and surrounding communities. WRYL would like to thank Pastor Dzef and the Lunchbox Cafe for their generous support.

Problem: Susie’s mom sends Susie to the grocery store to purchase nine large cans of beans. Susie can only carry two cans of beans home at a time. How many trips will it take Susie to go to the grocery store to bring home nine cans of beans?

 Answer: How can Susie’s mom only serve Susie beans for meals?

Podcast 1 – Can Anyone Hear Me?

This is a test of the emergency blog cast system. This is only a test. If this had been an actual emergency you would have been instructed where to get more information and instructions. We here at WRYL proudly serve the Great Up North and take these tests very seriously. This concludes this test of the emergency blog cast system. Thank you.

A restored video from the archives found at WRYL in Royal.

WRYL was the local radio station for the town of Royal. WRYL provided news, sports, weather and local entertainment for Royal and the neighboring communities. WRYL was known as “The Voice of the Great Up North”.

WRYL was a community owned station. Every family in Royal had a share in the day to day operations of the station. The station operated with a small staff including several broadcasters, an engineer and a business administrator. The Royal community volunteered their time, talent and financial contributions to keep the station a beacon of information for Royal and the greater community.

WRYL was an independent station. The station was not affiliated with the major networks like CBS, NBC and Mutual Broadcasting. It did use the Associated Press and United Press International for national and international news. WRYL would cherry pick radio programs from the various major networks. On some evenings you could hear Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Fibber Mcgee & Molly as well as Suspense, Gunsmoke, Gangbusters and others.

But what WRYL was most proud of was their local programming. Every Saturday you could hear Jerome Melk and the Five Melk Duds perform song and dance music live from the local armory. The Morning Report was a must hear for every Royal citizen. Pastor Dzef from Saint Helgas would deliver inspirational messages from the counter at The Lunch Stop Restaurant every weekday afternoon at 2 pm. There was Telephone Time every weekday morning where people could call in with items for sale or services offered or to promote community events.

The most popular show was on Sunday evenings. Royal Theater Presents would perform stage plays adapted for radio. Most of the plays were written or transcribed by members of the cast. Royal Theater Presents was heard by hundreds of people in Royal and the surrounding communities.

On Sunday night October 18, 1953 Royal Theater Presents performed an original play written by Katrina Wasski entitled “Close Your Eyes And Say Goodbye”. It was a story about how miscommunication and misinformation could lead to a nuclear war and the end of the world. This story included fake news broadcasts and bulletins as well as fake interviews from fake high ranking officials in government. The realism of the show and a grain elevator explosion caused mass panic in Royal and the surrounding area.

The FCC suspended WRYL’s broadcast license pending an investigation. On Tuesday October 20, 1953 WRYL went off the air. Three weeks later WRYL’s license was revoked permanently.

Members of the community were outraged by the decision of the FCC. WRYL will not be silent. Within a few weeks after the revocation WRYL went back on the air alternating on various frequencies and reduced the strength of its signal. WRYL stayed one step ahead of the FCC. It wasn’t until the town of Royal became silent and abandoned that WRYL signed off forever.