One of my former TV stations used to time-compress certain syndicated TV shows, Seinfeld, in particular. Like some radio stations, the idea was to squeeze in a couple extra spots an hour. The problem became when time compressing TV, it wiped out the Closed Captioning data in the vertical interval of the picture for the squeezed show. When the FCC started clamping down on requiring CC for all shows, I got to be the bearer of bad news to the station group that time-squeezing days were over. A few months later; I caught a couple of them doing it anyway, and their GM's were sent to the woodshed.
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Stations with slightly higher pitched/faster songs?
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The original mono 45 of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" (originally entitled "The Sounds of Silence") was sped up as well. This direct-drive Technics turntable is spinning at exactly 45 RPM, but it's playing noticeably higher-pitched than the stereo version commonly heard today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=155X0twGV08
I guess they really needed it to not be any longer than the mythical 3:05...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=155X0twGV08
I guess they really needed it to not be any longer than the mythical 3:05...
Everyone who cares and has the ability to do it uses technology if they believe it will make their content more attractive to the audience. It's been done from the very beginning, my friend...
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Zoe Communications of Shell Lake does that with all of their stations. On some of their stations its more noticeable than others, but I like it when the music is pitched up. Makes the stations sound refreshing, and upbeat. It's most noticeable on WDMO 95.7, WCBN AM (also on FM xlator 96.9), and WPLT 106.3.
Re-read this thread for the first time in a while. The 45 of Bob Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue" is noticeably sped up from the LP cut on BLOOD ON THE TRACKS. 5:40 on the LP, 5:31 on the 45.
I wrote a reply and then realized I already contributed to this topic. And on that note.... good night. 
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Yeah well whats the point nobody probably even listens to that station all the way in the middle of alaska.
Are you 10 years old or something? People who live in the Fairbanks area listened or still listen to those stations, just as people in cities you are familiar with listen to theirs.
No i just mean that its not like a station on am thats gonna have a ton of reach.
Extra reach in central Alaska, as an AM signal would provide, creates zero extra revenue and attracts few extra listeners, as population centers are widely scattered there. An FM signal that covers the city effectively is just what you want, nothing more.
Good point I suppose a strong am station could reach Anchorage Alaska from Fairbanks at night which has a pretty big population. Other than that it would be pretty few and far between.
100,000 people live in the Fairbanks Metro area. There are 19 radio stations in Fairbanks. 13 of them are commercial. The topic was pitching up the music for competitive reasons. Clearly, there's competition and money to be made.
Im not disputing that i was just making an observation.
(screen goes all wavy, harp music plays)
Yeah well whats the point nobody probably even listens to that station all the way in the middle of alaska.
Did you ever find a new job after the iheart layoffs mr hagerty?
Yes, Syfy. Thanks for asking! Tuesday will be five months now as an anchor at CapRadio, the NPR affiliate for Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto and Lake Tahoe. The layoff was a blessing in disguise. This is a much better fit for me.
Oh glad to hear that. NPR has to be a great entity to work for. And thats affiliated with california state university sacramento if im not mistaken as well glad it worked out for you.
Thanks! Yes, CSU Sacramento holds the license. Capital Public Radio is tremendous. We have the news station (KXJZ), which I work for, and then a separate FM signal (KXPR) that plays classical during the day and jazz at night. On my first day, I walked in and said "Why has it taken me until now to work for a radio station that has photos of Stan Getz and Mel Torme' on the walls?"
EMF was speeding up the Contemporary Worship on Air1. No idea if they still do it. They were speeding things up quite a bit last year. Probably leftover from the Christian CHR days (They still play some Pop and Hip-Hop cuts) The album versions of a lot of those Worship songs are often 8-10min in length. They edit them down heavily.
Usually CHR, Country and Hot AC stations speed songs up. 2% was the norm. Automation systems can do it. Makes it sound brighter than the competition if the competition is not.
Usually CHR, Country and Hot AC stations speed songs up. 2% was the norm. Automation systems can do it. Makes it sound brighter than the competition if the competition is not.
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