Armstrong & Getty on KSTE 650 in Sacramento California on the Live Radio,
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From Gere to Eternity
Claim: A celebrity was taken to a hospital emergency room to have a gerbil removed from his rectum.
About That Thing with Richard Gere and the Gerbil ...
I don't mean to sound cranky, but it's more than a bit wearisome that the first thing that pops out of some people's mouths when they learn I write about urban legends is, "What about that thing with Richard Gere and the gerbil? Is that true?"
You learn a lot about human nature in this racket. Or should I say, a lot of your worst suspicions about human nature are confirmed, time and time again.
Like, people everywhere are suckers for gossip about sex.
Weird sex. The-weirder-the-better sex. We're obsessed with it, in fact, and that seems to short-circuit our capacity for rational thought.
Gerbilling: a definition
How many here already know what "gerbilling" is? Raise your hands.
Now, how many of you actually believe that anyone really does this sort of thing on a regular basis?
Raise your hands.
I see. Shame on you.
For those of you still sitting in the dark, here's a definition: gerbilling (sometimes referred to as gerbil stuffing) is the practice, most often attributed to gay men, of inserting a live rodent into one's rectum (or that of a partner) for erotic pleasure.
And what are the known facts about gerbilling? In reality, it's not a "practice" of any group of people, gay or otherwise. And while the activity, dangerous as it may be (gerbils have claws!), has surely been tried by someone, somewhere, sometime — maybe even more than once — it is not, if I may repeat myself, a common erotic pastime in any known culture or subculture, gay, straight, or otherwise.
The burden of proof is on those who claim otherwise.
Richard Gere and the gerbil
The specific rumor we're here to address goes something like this:
Several years ago, "they" say, Richard Gere was admitted into the emergency room of a Los Angeles hospital with a foreign object lodged in his rectum. Some say Gere was alone when he arrived, others say he was accompanied by a friend (former love interest Cindy Crawford tops the list).
In any case, an x-ray was taken and it was determined that the foreign object was a gerbil (either alive or dead at that point, depending on who tells the story). Mr. Gere was rushed to surgery, where it literally took a team of doctors to extract the unfortunate animal. Some say the gerbil was found to have been shaven and declawed; others claim it had been encased in a special plastic pouch. I've even heard it said that the gerbil was Gere's own beloved pet (appropriately named "Tibet" in this variant). In any event, when the gerbilectomy was done the medical team was sworn to secrecy (unsuccessfully, we must conclude), and Gere went on his merry way, suffering no permanent harm other than to his reputation.
"Is it true?" you ask.
KSTE
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| City | Rancho Cordova, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sacramento Valley |
| Branding | Talk 650 KSTE |
| Slogan | Sacramento's Talk Station |
| Frequency | 650 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1996 |
| Format | Talk |
| Audience share | 0.5, #19 (Fa'07, R&R[1]) |
| Power | 21,400 watts by day 920 watts at night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 22883 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°28′47.00″N 121°16′38.00″W |
| Former callsigns | KMCE (1987-1991) KRDX (1991-1992) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One TheBlaze Network CBS Radio News Sacramento River Cats |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Broadcasting Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KBEB, KFBK, KFBK-FM, KHYL,KQJK |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kste.com |
KSTE (650 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a Talk format. Licensed to Rancho Cordova, California, the station serves theSacramento Valley. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and features shows from Westwood One and Premiere Networks, asubsidiary of iHeartMedia.[2] The station has studios in North Sacramento near the Arden Fair Mall, and its transmitter is southeast of the city in unincorporated Sacramento County.
By day, KSTE has a powerful 21,400 Watt signal, heard around much of Northern California. But because 650 kHz is a clear channel frequency, KSTE must reduce power at night to 920 watts, so it does not interfere with the dominant, older stations on its channel. KSTE first signed on in 1996, relatively late in AM broadcasting.
Programming[edit]
KSTE is programmed as a complement "second tier" talk station to its more dominant sister station KFBK. While most of the KFBK schedule is hosted by local personalities, KSTE features nationally syndicated talk shows. Weekday mornings begin with "Armstrong & Getty," a wake-up show based at KSTE and carried on stations around the West Coast and Hawaii. At 10 a.m.,Jonathan Brandmeier from Chicago is heard. At noon, it's Sean Hannity, followed by Dave Ramsey at 3 p.m. Glenn Beck is heard at 6 p.m. followed by America Now with Meghan McCain at 9 p.m. At midnight, KSTE airs a repeat of Jonathan Brandmeier, followed by Jim Bohannon at 3 a.m. Weekends feature shows on money, religion, gardening and cars, as well as some paidBrokered programming. KSTE carries some syndicated shows on weekends including Handel on the Law, The Kim Komando Show, The Tech Guy with Leo Laporte and Bill Cunningham, as well as repeats of weekday shows. National news from CBS Radioairs at the beginning of each hour.
Armstrong & Getty[edit]
Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty joined KSTE in 1998 and now have one of the highest rated morning radio shows in Northern California. They can also be heard on radio stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Honolulu and other cities in the West. Armstrong & Getty is the only locally-based weekday talk show on KSTE.
News[edit]
For a number of years, KSTE aired hourly CNN Radio newscasts from Westwood One, then known as Dial Global. On March 2, 2012, Dial Global announced it would discontinue distributing newscasts from CNN Radio and instead replace it with NBC News. CNN Radio affiliates would be switched to NBC on April 1, 2012.[3] However, KSTE became an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network. The station only carries the 5-minute hourly newscasts and no other features from the network.
Sports[edit]
KSTE carries Sacramento River Cats Minor League Baseball games.