[grc] Trademark feud in Woodstock, NY

[al davis]

On Tuesday 24 February 2015, Simon Frech wrote:
> I wonder why they haven’t called themselves "Woodstock
> Community Radio" from the beginning.

Too close to "Woodstock Radio", which is also a registered 
trademark of "Radio Woodstock", so it would definitely be 
considered as looking for a confrontation.  

> To me, "Woodstock 104”
> sounds commercial, silly, and non-descriptive.  It’s almost
> like they were looking for a confrontation with Radio
> Woodstock.

Even community radio needs to have an identity, and not just 
"community radio".  In this case, the identity relates to what 
you might hear on student run college radio around the time of 
the Woodstock festival.  Silly slogans and jingles were a 
significant part of the culture at the time, even college radio.

Actually, I think "Woodstock 104" is very descriptive.  
"Woodstock" = the community of license, where they are on earth.  
"104" = where they are on the FM dial.

> Looking for WIOF on the web… nothing, except for a blogpost
> by Ursula welcoming them to the Pacifica network
> http://pacificanetwork.org/?p=1156. Amazing photo with 3
> reel to reel machines, two turntables, what’s missing are
> the cart machines. 

The cart machines are under the counter, under the reel-to-
reels.