ANOTHER departure at Non-Casting?

[panhandler]

All Access reports that Jo is no longer doing mornings at WYOO - but will concentrate on his programming duties.

 

[852RadioDude]

From seeing the last ratings when he was "concentrating" this may not be a good thing.

 

[iguessillhidemynametoo]

Gee Daniel...last I checked your numbers weren't all that super either. Good luck at that fill in morning gig where you aren't allowed to do more than a time and temp check.

 

[852RadioDude]

I am not Daniel, however all I ask is tell me one good thing that has happened at Non-Casting in the last six months.

 

[downloadchoice]

I am not Daniel, however all I ask is tell me one good thing that has happened at Non-Casting in the last six months.

Well, the falling PCB numbers have taken some of the heat off of us in Dothan.

And McCoy's hiring of all the CC and WABB rejects has kept unemployment among idiots down lol

 

[Stewy]

Another notch in download's belt! But as far as good things there...I think at least a 6 yr time table is more appropiate than 6 months.

 

[852RadioDude]

I disagree, Magic's cluster had a good period for a while and then it fell apart may have something to do with it being off the air. Let's see Saturday at 1:16 my guess would be something is off the air somewhere in that cluster.

 

[Tibbs4]

Did your wish come true today at 1:16???

 

[attackpoodle]

Bottom line is that ratings will tell. Of course all the spots of dead air since the "personal" change makes one wonder what was broke, what is broke and who will go broke

Quote of the month...

 

[thenewguy2]

I disagree, Magic's cluster had a good period for a while and then it fell apart may have something to do with it being off the air. Let's see Saturday at 1:16 my guess would be something is off the air somewhere in that cluster.

Well, I was out late last night... TRIED to tune into WVVE around 2:15AM and there was nothing but dead air... not just for a couple seconds... but until I got home about 2:45AM.

Sounds like the overnight operator at Non-Casting may be looking for a job today... Radio stations still have people "on duty" round the clock, right Valentine?

 

[cceng1]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.......I posted something about this earlier in another thread......sounds like they might be "unattended".....which is legal but that does not necessarily make it good for the listener...they are not breaking any FCC rules by being unattended as long as they meet those "unattended" criteria which I would think they probably are.

I wonder how long it lasted? Probably either until someone came in and reset it or perhaps the computer was able to reset at the top of the hour (3am).....best case, 45 min of dead air (could be more since you didn't start listening until 215) or, even worse, they found it that way when the morning shows arrived at 5:59:50

What the hell were you doing "out" so late on a school night?

wooten

 

[redneckriviera]

I disagree, Magic's cluster had a good period for a while and then it fell apart may have something to do with it being off the air. Let's see Saturday at 1:16 my guess would be something is off the air somewhere in that cluster.

Well, I was out late last night... TRIED to tune into WVVE around 2:15AM and there was nothing but dead air... not just for a couple seconds... but until I got home about 2:45AM.

Sounds like the overnight operator at Non-Casting may be looking for a job today... Radio stations still have people "on duty" round the clock, right Valentine?

As Charlie notes, New Guy, operating unattended overnights is perfectly legal. More importantly, it has become the norm for most radio stations, in markets large & small, and not just from midnight to 6 AM. Most radio stations, nowadays, run unattended from 7 PM to 6 AM--and in doing so have eliminated 2 of the 5 traditional airshifts. For the math majors out there, that's 40 percent of all the on-air jobs we used to fill with human beings. There seems to have been very little written on the subject, but cutting the Jock Jobs nearly in half has been devastating for those who chose the field for their careers. As a result, the lucky few still doing it tend to stay where they are... and tend not to be too demanding of big raises & the like...

 

[cceng1]

very true redneck, but if you are going to be unattended, you need to make sure that:

1. everything is loaded, logs merged , etc
2. have a system that calls someone if there is a problem....it isn't smoke and mirrors to set up a silence sensor to a telephone dialer....or a remote control system that calls someone when the transmitter goes off.....

With that said, we (CCPC) has made a LOCAL decision NOT to do this and we spend the $$$ to keep someone in the building 24/7/365 (although we could go "unattended" without too much effort or $$$)...we have 6 stations.....it is funny how severe weather and other type events happen after 7pm and before 5:59:50am....as I stated in an earlier post on another thread, it is best to get a call at 1am that one of your transmitters is off the air rather than find out when the morning drive crew arrives at 5:59:50....you have a MUCH better chance of having the repairs done and the station back on the air for morning drive WITHOUT the loss of revenue....which begs the question; Why do you save money on overnight personnel and loose money due to being off the air when you have your largest listening audience and your most expensive spots are running ?

I guess it is just a different operating philosophy.

cw

 

[thenewguy2]

As Charlie notes, New Guy, operating unattended overnights is perfectly legal. More importantly, it has become the norm for most radio stations, in markets large & small, and not just from midnight to 6 AM. Most radio stations, nowadays, run unattended from 7 PM to 6 AM--and in doing so have eliminated 2 of the 5 traditional airshifts. For the math majors out there, that's 40 percent of all the on-air jobs we used to fill with human beings. There seems to have been very little written on the subject, but cutting the Jock Jobs nearly in half has been devastating for those who chose the field for their careers. As a result, the lucky few still doing it tend to stay where they are... and tend not to be too demanding of big raises & the like...

Man, I wish they had taught us this hands on stuff in college. I wonder if they've ever though of doing the Radio-Info school of broadcasting? Would we call you Professor Rivirea, or just Redneck?

I'm just kidding of course... though this site is a valuable source of info for those who are just getting into the biz... what to do and where to do it... and maybe more importantly, what not to do and where not to do it.

 

[Tibbs4]

Somebody sounds like he'd would make a pretty good student in RRI (Redneck Radio Institute) Sounding pretty sharp
with the posts here. First order of business, get out of Panama City while ya can! Second order of business become
Charlie Wooten and the world is your oyster! :-X

 

[redneckriviera]

As Charlie notes, New Guy, operating unattended overnights is perfectly legal. More importantly, it has become the norm for most radio stations, in markets large & small, and not just from midnight to 6 AM. Most radio stations, nowadays, run unattended from 7 PM to 6 AM--and in doing so have eliminated 2 of the 5 traditional airshifts. For the math majors out there, that's 40 percent of all the on-air jobs we used to fill with human beings. There seems to have been very little written on the subject, but cutting the Jock Jobs nearly in half has been devastating for those who chose the field for their careers. As a result, the lucky few still doing it tend to stay where they are... and tend not to be too demanding of big raises & the like...

Man, I wish they had taught us this hands on stuff in college. I wonder if they've ever though of doing the Radio-Info school of broadcasting? Would we call you Professor Rivirea, or just Redneck?

I'm just kidding of course... though this site is a valuable source of info for those who are just getting into the biz... what to do and where to do it... and maybe more importantly, what not to do and where not to do it.

LOL! Actually, I do teach this sh*t at one of America's largest universities, now--and continue to operate a radio cluster, as well. So, yeah, you can call me "Professor Redneck" or "Boss."

I started out as a jock and spent 10 years on-air fulltime, mostly in mid-to-large Southern markets, then shifted voluntarily into sales & management. I'm not happy about what has happened to the on-air profession; salaries are artificially low, and that has chased a lot of great people out of the biz. I do see things changing, though. Look around and you'll find a whole bunch of 40-to-60 year old jocks--almost nobody in their twenties. As these old guys start to die off or drift out of radio, there will be HUGE opportunity for talented younger air talents. In fact, there already is--and the laws of supply & demand will force salaries upward...

 

[attackpoodle]

I....Let's see Saturday at 1:16 my guess would be something is off the air somewhere in that cluster.

Wrong...it was yesterday (Tuesday) at 1:17pm...scanning in the car and I hit dead air..whataya know it's a non-casting station...lasted three minutes.

...and there is one day a week (I'll never tell)at 5pm you get to hear two stations at once for an entire hour ...how cool is that?

 

[panhandler]

RNR:

The older generation (the good ole boy network of 50+ white males) is chasing minorities, women, and youth out of our business.

These guys have made millions in radio and think they know it all. They continue to bully the younger set around. They feel because they have money, they understand how to run radio.

Just because you have a lot of money, it doesn't make you smart.

They're going to run radio right into oblivion.

If the business doesn't give the younger group a chance, there will be no one to take over the radio medium.

As Charlie notes, New Guy, operating unattended overnights is perfectly legal. More importantly, it has become the norm for most radio stations, in markets large & small, and not just from midnight to 6 AM. Most radio stations, nowadays, run unattended from 7 PM to 6 AM--and in doing so have eliminated 2 of the 5 traditional airshifts. For the math majors out there, that's 40 percent of all the on-air jobs we used to fill with human beings. There seems to have been very little written on the subject, but cutting the Jock Jobs nearly in half has been devastating for those who chose the field for their careers. As a result, the lucky few still doing it tend to stay where they are... and tend not to be too demanding of big raises & the like...

Man, I wish they had taught us this hands on stuff in college. I wonder if they've ever though of doing the Radio-Info school of broadcasting? Would we call you Professor Rivirea, or just Redneck?

I'm just kidding of course... though this site is a valuable source of info for those who are just getting into the biz... what to do and where to do it... and maybe more importantly, what not to do and where not to do it.

LOL! Actually, I do teach this sh*t at one of America's largest universities, now--and continue to operate a radio cluster, as well. So, yeah, you can call me "Professor Redneck" or "Boss."

I started out as a jock and spent 10 years on-air fulltime, mostly in mid-to-large Southern markets, then shifted voluntarily into sales & management. I'm not happy about what has happened to the on-air profession; salaries are artificially low, and that has chased a lot of great people out of the biz. I do see things changing, though. Look around and you'll find a whole bunch of 40-to-60 year old jocks--almost nobody in their twenties. As these old guys start to die off or drift out of radio, there will be HUGE opportunity for talented younger air talents. In fact, there already is--and the laws of supply & demand will force salaries upward...

 

[Tibbs4]

I have to say the non casting dead air game is quite intriguing. Has anyone caught three or more stations off at the same time,
yet? Wonder if Charlie would be willing to sell his truck to Magic for say, a couple 100,000 dollars, (they got the cash) so they could give it
away as a prize..."if you catch three stations off the air at the same time and one of the others playing two stations at the
same time, you win our competitor's truck (firearms not included) so he can't go to work. (Like the CC limo won't pick him up.)
So try to listen and ...................... (Dead air)

 

[attackpoodle]

Tibbs2, you are too creative! Stop it...! Great idea but sorry, gas isn't in the budget to drive CW's truck, along with ink pens and the daily paper...