ENC subcarriers?

[Keith_Lake]

Are any stations on the eastern side of I-95 using their subcarriers for separate programming? By "separate" I mean a fulltime alternate programming service such as reading for the blind, foreign-language service, etc? I know of a few that use their SCA as a remote cue channel or as a distribution channel for programs the originating station does not carry on their main signal. Muzak is mostly satellite-delivered these days. What would I hear if I got hold of an SCA reciever?

KL

<a href="http://home.nc.rr.com/gttyson/lastradio.html">The Last Radio Station<a>

 

[BLewis]

Until 2000, WZRU carried a Radio Reading Service on our subcarrier. It was complete with local readings and national readings from The In Touch Network. I don't know if it's the market size, or what...but, we were not able to really make any notable impact with it. There was very little local interest in funding it...or buying receivers for visually-impaired people. So, we took it off-the-air. From what I understand, MUZAK DOES still have 'back-up' programming on 100.7 (instrumental channel) and 106.1 (soft AC). This came from a MUZAK employee about a year ago. Chances are, you would mainly hear the RRS on WTEB 89.3 (I think they have one) and MUZAK on 100.7 and 106.1. With that exception, you'd probably just hear lots of dots and dashes from some subcarriers that are being used to trigger hot water heaters...and stuff like that.

Are any stations on the eastern side of I-95 using their
> subcarriers for separate programming? By "separate" I mean
> a fulltime alternate programming service such as reading for
> the blind, foreign-language service, etc? I know of a few
> that use their SCA as a remote cue channel or as a
> distribution channel for programs the originating station
> does not carry on their main signal. Muzak is mostly
> satellite-delivered these days. What would I hear if I got
> hold of an SCA reciever?
>
> KL
>
> The Last Radio Station
>

 

[Timothy]

> you would mainly hear the RRS on WTEB 89.3 (I
> think they have one)

You can actually hear it also on Greenville cable 13 much of the time. There are two studios, one in NB, and one in Greenville. I forget which gets the first read, but the NB readers show up at 3pm every day, even when we had a college closing blizzard. Other times, a Scott Studios system steps the SCA through various networks for the blind, and plays back the Greenville and NB readers.