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Same DJ on 2 different stations at once

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RadRadio23

I've heard of syndicated radio like Kid Kraddick in the morning but there are DJs on stations in Grand Island, NE and Mitchell, NE (KETT 99.3 and the new 2 Day 103.1) that seem to do both at once. They announce the station and everything so it doesn't sound voice tracked but how are they doing it for 2 different locations at one time? These stations are both owned by Legacy Communications but are in 2 different areas of Nebraska. One is rock and one is CHR. Does he just speak for one part then switch to the other station? I question this because this is a local DJ, not on the big Clear Channel stations.
 
With ISDN and T3 lines and computer automation, almost anything is possible these days. At one time there was a country DJ team on the air "live" in several markets. They were based in Nashville, TN. They had computers with playlists running for all the markets sending a feed to the appropriate local station. They would record bits minutes before air, and the producer would drop the bits in the appropriate playlist. They had phone lines from the local markets so they could answer the phones as if they were actually in the local market. And I recently found out their show was syndicated through Legacy. This team was on the air live in Nashville in the afternoons from the same studio.
 
RadRadio23 said:
I've heard of syndicated radio like Kid Kraddick in the morning but there are DJs on stations in Grand Island, NE and Mitchell, NE (KETT 99.3 and the new 2 Day 103.1) that seem to do both at once. They announce the station and everything so it doesn't sound voice tracked but how are they doing it for 2 different locations at one time? These stations are both owned by Legacy Communications but are in 2 different areas of Nebraska. One is rock and one is CHR. Does he just speak for one part then switch to the other station? I question this because this is a local DJ, not on the big Clear Channel stations.
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It could be voice tracked- done well. I've heard announcers give the time (correct time I might add), talk about the weather conditions, use phoner bits and other highly localized elements all while being voice tracked.

There was a satellite network format operated by Waitt Radio Network (Now a part of Dial Global) that was a form of remote voice tracking. The music was played from local hard drive and the announcer pushed voice tracks via satellite to the local hard drive a few minutes ahead of time. The same announcer was simultaneously on 20-30 stations and it sounded really good.

The technology allows lots of options to make great radio. Unfortunately instead of using it to improve the product, so often it's used to cut local staff to the bone.
 
This has been possible for decades, although today it's probably done differently than it was years ago.

I'm aware of an AM-FM combo in the 1970s in which the jocks were on the air live on the AM station (back before FM became dominant). Then they would throw their mic switch into audition, record a track for the FM onto a cart, and then insert it in the mechanical automation for the FM.

At least, unlike today's voice tracking, the jock was in the actual market where he was working. ;-)
 
PirateJohnny said:
With ISDN and T3 lines and computer automation, almost anything is possible these days. At one time there was a country DJ team on the air "live" in several markets. They were based in Nashville, TN. They had computers with playlists running for all the markets sending a feed to the appropriate local station. They would record bits minutes before air, and the producer would drop the bits in the appropriate playlist. They had phone lines from the local markets so they could answer the phones as if they were actually in the local market. And I recently found out their show was syndicated through Legacy. This team was on the air live in Nashville in the afternoons from the same studio.
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It could....But one bad day for the person(s) doing this, an accidental button push (with no time to backtrack) or a technical snafu somewhere in the chain and KABLOOEY!......
 
I voice track a classic hits FM station 10am-2pm and do news on our 3 AM's in the same market. The casts run while I am on the FM. I have V/T'd for our easy listening station for a 6pm-10pm shift, and the 2pm-6pm shift a few times putting me on the air 8 hours, plus the hourly newscasts. I did the v/t 7 days a week for several months, now I am down to only 6 days a week. All "in house".
 
JON BRUCE said:
I voice track a classic hits FM station 10am-2pm and do news on our 3 AM's in the same market. The casts run while I am on the FM. I have V/T'd for our easy listening station for a 6pm-10pm shift, and the 2pm-6pm shift a few times putting me on the air 8 hours, plus the hourly newscasts. I did the v/t 7 days a week for several months, now I am down to only 6 days a week. All "in house".
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For a four hour board shift, how much time was actually spent preparing your tracks?
 
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