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How did this happen?

G

gordon

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Do the people at First Broadcasting listen to their own stations? The Texas A&M game didn't make it on the air until sometime in the third. I thought that something was weird because the Ticket had the SMU broadcast, but nothing on 1190 until the third. So did someone's security code not let them in over at the First Broadcasting studios or something like that? I can honestly say I've never seen this happen before.
 
> Do the people at First Broadcasting listen to their own
> stations?


Come on, get real.



>The Texas A&M game didn't make it on the air until
> sometime in the third.



So? Are you an AGGIE ... or something?


>I thought that something was weird
> because the Ticket had the SMU broadcast, but nothing on
> 1190 until the third. So did someone's security code not let
> them in over at the First Broadcasting studios or something
> like that?



hmmm, something like that ...


I can honestly say I've never seen this happen
> before.


Well, how long have you been in radio? :)

Seriously, read my post below.

Summary: It's because the station is operated on the cheap.
 
> Well, how long have you been in radio? :)
>


I was gonna say... stuff like this happens more often than we like. Could have been the satellite receiver crapped out - maybe the person on the way to the studio to run the show got in a terrible accident. There's all sorts of reasons why something like this could have happened. <P ID="signature">______________
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> > Well, how long have you been in radio? :)
> >
>
>
> I was gonna say... stuff like this happens more often than
> we like. Could have been the satellite receiver crapped out
> - maybe the person on the way to the studio to run the show
> got in a terrible accident. There's all sorts of reasons
> why something like this could have happened.
>
It's easy. "It was an aggie joke" :)
 
Re: How did this happen? "The Rest of the Story"

> > Well, how long have you been in radio? :)
> >
>
>
> I was gonna say... stuff like this happens more often than
> we like. Could have been the satellite receiver crapped out
> - maybe the person on the way to the studio to run the show
> got in a terrible accident. There's all sorts of reasons
> why something like this could have happened.


Well, the real reason it happened is simply because radio stations often are unmanned these days.

So a commitment to a university, its football team and its advertisers is not met. All because owners (and LMA operators) are too cheap to keep a "trained" $5.15 employee on hand in case the equipment decides it wants to travel to Funkyville.

Hell, the employee could at least CALL someone if something goes wrong.

But noooooooo. That would cost money.

After all, "We're THE MIGHTY 1190".
 
> > > Well, how long have you been in radio? :)
> > >
> >
> >
> > I was gonna say... stuff like this happens more often than
>
> > we like. Could have been the satellite receiver crapped
> out
> > - maybe the person on the way to the studio to run the
> show
> > got in a terrible accident. There's all sorts of reasons
> > why something like this could have happened.
> >
> It's easy. "It was an aggie joke" :)
>

Automation = crap

Storz broadcasting tried it in the mid-60s. It didn't work right then. They dumped it fairly quickly. Many stations used Sonimag caroles in the late 60s-70s. It was sterile and fouled up too. Now we are all using computer crap it seems with better, but similar results. Lack of humans equals potential disaster, any way you cobble it up. There's not a proper quality-check loop without humans, regardless of how advanced automation equipment gets.

If a person wants to play with automation fire, they really aught to consider buying a silence sensor and have a backup audio source of something to put on the air while there's problems. Have it call the PD of the station or the poor engineer to come fix it. I personally HATE automation. It's just a way for management types to save bucks while dumping the responsibility of what would be 5 dollar an hour people on engineering or program directors. It's another fine way radio these days sucks ass. Squeeze more blood out of us please oh Mr. Corporate owner. We love it.

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--- THE Insultant ---</P>
 
Otto Mation is not human ...

>> Automation = crap


And it has for more than 40 years.

Otto Mation is no human.

And voice tracking is simply modern-day automation.

Actually Storz dumped automation at KOMA in Oklahoma City by or before 1965 in order to compete with the perennial ratings winner WKY, which often garnered 50+ shares in those days.

By the way, Charlie Tuna was on mornings at KOMA in 1965 before heading to WMEX in Boston and then KHJ. You can hear his aircheck of his from 1966 on www.reelradio.com. Type Tuna in the "search" window.

KOMA's program director at the time, Deane Johnson, got rid of the Schafer automation system without authority from his bosses.

As Johnson relates the story, once at dinner, Todd Storz asked Johnson who decided to dump the automation and go live. Johnson said he did and thought Storz was going to fire him right then.

Storz calmly replied, "Good idea", and they continued their meal.


>> Storz broadcasting tried it in the mid-60s. It didn't work
> right then. They dumped it fairly quickly. Many stations
> used Sonimag caroles in the late 60s-70s. It was sterile
> and fouled up too. Now we are all using computer crap it
> seems with better, but similar results. Lack of humans
> equals potential disaster, any way you cobble it up.
> There's not a proper quality-check loop without humans,
> regardless of how advanced automation equipment gets.
>
> If a person wants to play with automation fire, they really
> aught to consider buying a silence sensor and have a backup
> audio source of something to put on the air while there's
> problems. Have it call the PD of the station or the poor
> engineer to come fix it. I personally HATE automation.
> It's just a way for management types to save bucks while
> dumping the responsibility of what would be 5 dollar an hour
> people on engineering or program directors. It's another
> fine way radio these days sucks ass. Squeeze more blood out
> of us please oh Mr. Corporate owner. We love it.
>
 
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