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Longing for the Days of Skipping Records

pman44

pman44

When's the last time you heard a record skipping on the air? I'm sure some of the veterans here have some good stories about the skips, blips and other snafu's. I used to love listening to WYDD (how many formats has 104.7 had since that change was made?) for the variety of music, but it seemed they were always good for at least one good skip a shift.

Another way that shows that technology is not always an improvement--A skipping record was usually pretty funny; a skipping cd is almost always annoying and ear-grating.
 
We used those heavy-duty RCA and Gates turntables. They were 16 inches in diameter so we could use the large ET's. They were also driven by a rubber puck. There was enough inertia to cut down on the wow and flutter, but the low frequency rumble was quite high. We used rumble filters to cut down on the noise.

At WCNG 540 in Canonsburg, we had the World Transcription Library. They provided us with 16 inch ETs, and they played from the inside out. They also had vertical cut grooves.

While CD skip is a pain, I think we've come a long way.
 
I remember WCNG. Oh WOW! All Bobby Vinton all the time.
 
We signed on Thanksgiving day in 1957. 250 watts with 2 towers so we could protect the Canadian border.
Someone from Columbus, Ohio called to give us a reception report. LeRoy's Record Shop in Canonsburg provided us with most of our platters. It was great fun working there. I left in Feb. 1958 and joined KQV.
 
What did you do at KQV? Were you Chuck Daugherty, Henry D. ( guess not),Roy Elwell ,Ravin Dave (nope), Lee Vogel (nope), JM in the AM, Larry Aiken ?
Or Byron Zint, Don McNeill (nope), Chuck Brinkman? someone else?

I remember WCNG as one of the big 4 at the lower end of the dial. WCNG, WKBN, WMBS, and WHJB. THey all came in real clear daytimes on the old consol. Then WCNG took the big plunge and became WARO. It was a daring move. Forgot about them until AM classical on Funlovin 540---the real sound of Bach all over Washington County.
 
I was a studio and transmitter engineer, and also a weekend and vacation relief newscaster. Back then I could not do both jobs at the same time since we had two unions. So, I would work, let's say a daytime news shift and then pull the 4 to midnight gig in the control room. That was back in '58 to '61.....when I was young.
 
1) Does anybody still have anyone in the control room overnight when I bet 99% of overnights are robojocked,Vt'ed, or off the bird ?

2) Who was the overnight guy when you worked there ? One of them let in fans on the rare occassion. ;D
 
msmusicradio

When I started at KQV Jim Mclaughlin was the "All Night Satellite". I believe he was replaced by Byron Zint when he (Jim) was drafted. Larry Aiken may have held the position....I'll have to check on that.
 
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