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[Finn]

go after someone who spells his slang perfectly.

That was the giveaway that wannabee is, shall we say, not what he pretends to be. Reading the original post, you could see the wheels turning "ummm...how would I compose this if I wanted to come across as some ghetto-ite loser looking for a gig?"

I believe the expression is 'too clever by half', Sistah.

Regards.
TSB

I figure he probably comes from Wellesley. Are Howie Carr's daughters old enough to be dating yet??

 

[Finn]

btw,

'too clever by half'

;D

Sistah.

But, are you black, a Bostonian, or a white teenager??

 

[dumber than a box of hair]

Same goes for radio engineers, who are now computer specialists.

Let's hope that never works in reverse...because if it does, you'll not only see lots of dead transmitters, but also lots of dead IT people. Nearly every transmitter has the potential to kill, and IT people are not trained in how to install, maintain or repair high-current equipment.

 

[Cueburn]

Same goes for radio engineers, who are now computer specialists.

Let's hope that never works in reverse...because if it does, you'll not only see lots of dead transmitters, but also lots of dead IT people. Nearly every transmitter has the potential to kill, and IT people are not trained in how to install, maintain or repair high-current equipment.

Thank you! I have be fighting that kind of battle for years.

 

[12 In a Row]

It's the radio engineers who can fix the transmitters, and became computer specialists.

 

[Middy Weston]

Staying viable requires learning how to do/be a number of things. If you just want to be a jock, good luck.

For anyone starting out, I'd suggest finding a small markket station that will force you (allow you) to do everything. Do news, sports, PSA's, do on-air shifts, write copy, produce spots...do EVERYTHING. People who are multi-dimensional have a better chance of surviving.

No matter how many stations go "jockless", they will always need someone to write copy and produce spots.

 

[12 In a Row]

Radio is not a growth industry and has become yesterday's technology.

At one point, radio was a need.
You needed it for local news, weather, sports, traffic, no school announcements.
You needed it for the latest new music and trends.

2008, I get all the info I need to know from my local TV station sent to my cell phone for FREE.
Plus the local school system has an automated phone system that calls the home and cell to inform you if your child has a delay or closing.
My space and rest is where the new generation is getting their information. 12 in a row? 20 in a row? 30 minutes of music?
Your I-pod gives you plenty more.

Radio preaches to it's clients to market their goods and than cuts it's own marketing and promotions departments!
Radio preaches research and development but again has little or no R & D.

How does radio stay viable 10 years from now? Lets get R & D on it! Oh, thats right, we don't have that.

 

[dumber than a box of hair]

It's the radio engineers who can fix the transmitters, and became computer specialists.

The reason I posted that is because I've already heard of some attempts to hire IT people to fix transmitters. Haven't heard of anyone being killed yet, but if that trend continues, it's only a matter of time.

 

[ZRXOA 5248]

they can try to hire IT people all they want, but unless they have a license, there is a limit on what they can legally do. Even if they are designated a chief operator by the C.E, there are very few CE's or consulting CE's I know that would continue to be the engineer of record if an unlicensed untrained person was playing with anything that fell under my domain. If it deals with frequency or power it's off limits. Then there are those pesky tower lights, adjusting the transmiter for PSSA, PSA, etc., making sure the tower site is secure, the tower is painted, no critters getting in the cabinet, gas in the coax, air filters being clean so the interlocks don't trip when the thing gets warm.... EAS.... I'm sure there are lots of IT folk who are prime candidates for Darwin awards for their work with HIGH VOLTAGE, tower climbing, RF burns,

I know I would not risk my license on it.

 

[dumber than a box of hair]

they can try to hire IT people all they want, but unless they have a license, there is a limit on what they can legally do. Even if they are designated a chief operator by the C.E, there are very few CE's or consulting CE's I know that would continue to be the engineer of record if an unlicensed untrained person was playing with anything that fell under my domain. If it deals with frequency or power it's off limits. Then there are those pesky tower lights, adjusting the transmiter for PSSA, PSA, etc., making sure the tower site is secure, the tower is painted, no critters getting in the cabinet, gas in the coax, air filters being clean so the interlocks don't trip when the thing gets warm.... EAS.... I'm sure there are lots of IT folk who are prime candidates for Darwin awards for their work with HIGH VOLTAGE, tower climbing, RF burns,

I know I would not risk my license on it.

I hate to break it to you, but you need to move into the 21st century. FCC licenses have not been required for engineering personnel for over 20 years. It's completely up to station owners and management who gets hired for engineering work. As of the end of 1985, all licensing requirements for engineers in broadcast stations were dropped (including the "box-top" Restricted Radiotelephone Permit, which anyone signing the transmitter log had to have back then). Certification from the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) is available, but again, it's not required by the FCC nor is it universally required as a condition of employment for engineers. Individual engineers are seldom if ever held accountable for FCC rule violations regarding a station's operating parameters, and that's been going on for much longer than the time that licenses haven't been required. All rule violations devolve back onto the licensee.

I wouldn't let anyone untrained in dealing with high-current equipment anywhere near it...but unless I'm the station owner, it's not my call.