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Why does WINS 1010 AM still use "The Typewriter background Sounds" ?

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recto101

Why does WINS still use the typewriter sounds during newscasts? I thought typrewriters were phased out of offices 15-20 years ago and in some cases phased out as early as 30 years ago.
I remember KTVU in Oakland used to use the Typewriter background sound until that was phased out as early as 2001-2002 during newscasts. Is WINS using the typewriter sound just for the Nostalgia or is that there to tell the audience that they are not WCBS in their content? I just find it odd to hear typewriters in a radio newscast done in the 21st century. I heard of old airchecks that KNX did use the typewriter sounds in the early days of the all news format. I don't mean the telegraph open of Wins when I say Typewriter backgrounds.
 
On NPR's "Weekend Edition/Saturday" when Scott Simon or the substitute host reads mail from listeners, they open with a B. J. Liederman intro mixing music and typewriter sounds as well. Then again, almost all media say "filmed" when nearly everything is recorded digitally on computers of some sort. They just executed a prisoner in a Southern state, and reporters are saying it was "filmed" to provide proof that lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. Fun Fact: I've read elsewhere that most prisons aren't air conditioned EXCEPT on death row. Don't know why.
 
It's a signature. An identifier. When you hear the teletype you know you're listening to 1010 WINS. KYW here in Philly still uses it, as well.
 
"New Jersey 101.5" uses the sound of clackety computer keyboards and raspy dot matrix printers -- both relics of a 1980s or early '90s newsroom -- as the background sound effect during their news reports.
 
In other words a hokey leftover from an earlier time when having the "cutting edge technology" meant having a teletype.

"Newspower 1200", dot matrix bi-directional printer anyone?

If "Merlin" does his majic, it might just become a thing of the past, even on NYC news stations...my word, NY broadcasters are arrogant enough to let it happen again!

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

P.S. We'll have fun, fun, fun, until ppm takes the "t-bird" away.
 
satech said:
"New Jersey 101.5" uses the sound of clackety computer keyboards and raspy dot matrix printers -- both relics of a 1980s or early '90s newsroom -- as the background sound effect during their news reports.
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Don't forget "New Jersey Chime Time".
 
There's still Radio Reloj in Cuba....

Morse code "RR"

._ _ ._ _ each minute!

cd
 
cd637299 said:
There's still Radio Reloj in Cuba....

Morse code "RR"

._ _ ._ _ each minute!

cd
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Morse Code: the original digital broadcasts.

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
 
Even though it is archaic and far from being cutting edge technology by today's standards, I personally still like the teletype SFX in the background under a newscast. Of course this does nothing in attracting a younger demo to the all news format. Many under 40 have never heard of a teletype.
 
It's an "audio signature". People will associate it with that station for as long as that station still uses it. Mayeb even 10 years from now. They may have no idea what it means anymore, but it's the "signature sound" of 1010-WINS. :)
 
Its as much a signature as their sounders at :00, :20, :40. It is apart of 1010 WINS' personality.
 
Because a computer keyboard SFX sounds like a duck wearing flip-flops? ;D
 
Does anyone remember that WNEW-AM for years had a unique sound effect before each newscast began? No other station could duplicate that sound. MusicRadio 77 WABC also had a sound effect before each newscast.





Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy
 
Kevin L. Sealy said:
Does anyone remember that WNEW-AM for years had a unique sound effect before each newscast began? No other station could duplicate that sound. MusicRadio 77 WABC also had a sound effect before each newscast.

Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy
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IIRC, wasn't that part of the ABC Entertainment Network that ran 5 minutes before the hour? "News 5 minutes sooner"
I thought I remembered hearing it on another station ("copy cat" or sister).
ABC had different news depending on which the station was running. Entertainment ran @:55, Information ran @:00., etc.
There were others.
Please expand on this and jog or reset my "SCN" :)

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
 
badjef said:
Kevin L. Sealy said:
Does anyone remember that WNEW-AM for years had a unique sound effect before each newscast began? No other station could duplicate that sound. MusicRadio 77 WABC also had a sound effect before each newscast.

Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy
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IIRC, wasn't that part of the ABC Entertainment Network that ran 5 minutes before the hour? "News 5 minutes sooner"
I thought I remembered hearing it on another station ("copy cat" or sister).
ABC had different news depending on which the station was running. Entertainment ran @:55, Information ran @:00., etc.
There were others.
Please expand on this and jog or reset my "SCN" :)

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
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In the late 70s ABC had five radio networks all fed via dedicated phone line connection. They were ABC/Information fed at :00; ABC/FM fed at :15; ABC/Entertainment fed at :30; and two ABC/Contemporary which fed a two minute version at :50 and a 4.5 minute version at :54.

If I remember correctly, Paul Harvey was associated with ABC/Information; However, there were exceptions where Paul Harvey was heard on a handful of ABC/E and ABC/C stations. Sometime around 1981 ABC added a sixth network which was ABC/Direction which had similarities to ABC/C. Some stations would tape delay the networks newscast for playback at a different time than when ABC actually fed the newscast such as the example of ABC/E being aired at :55.

Also, on a sidebar, ABC fed WPLJ over the dedicated phone line to affiliate stations between the various ABC network newscast although occasionally WABC was used instead of WPLJ. ABC would cut WPLJ’s audio about one minute before a network newscast, and then the 10-second tone would be heard. At 16 years old I worked for a Florida ABC/E affiliate beautiful music AM station in the mid 70s and I would listen to WPLJ’s album rock in cue whenever I was on-air.
 
jmtillery said:
badjef said:
Kevin L. Sealy said:
Does anyone remember that WNEW-AM for years had a unique sound effect before each newscast began? No other station could duplicate that sound. MusicRadio 77 WABC also had a sound effect before each newscast.

Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy
Click to expand...

IIRC, wasn't that part of the ABC Entertainment Network that ran 5 minutes before the hour? "News 5 minutes sooner"
I thought I remembered hearing it on another station ("copy cat" or sister).
ABC had different news depending on which the station was running. Entertainment ran @:55, Information ran @:00., etc.
There were others.
Please expand on this and jog or reset my "SCN" :)

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
Click to expand...

In the late 70s ABC had five radio networks all fed via dedicated phone line connection. They were ABC/Information fed at :00; ABC/FM fed at :15; ABC/Entertainment fed at :30; and two ABC/Contemporary which fed a two minute version at :50 and a 4.5 minute version at :54.

If I remember correctly, Paul Harvey was associated with ABC/Information; However, there were exceptions where Paul Harvey was heard on a handful of ABC/E and ABC/C stations. Sometime around 1981 ABC added a sixth network which was ABC/Direction which had similarities to ABC/C. Some stations would tape delay the networks newscast for playback at a different time than when ABC actually fed the newscast such as the example of ABC/E being aired at :55.

Also, on a sidebar, ABC fed WPLJ over the dedicated phone line to affiliate stations between the various ABC network newscast although occasionally WABC was used instead of WPLJ. ABC would cut WPLJ’s audio about one minute before a network newscast, and then the 10-second tone would be heard. At 16 years old I worked for a Florida ABC/E affiliate beautiful music AM station in the mid 70s and I would listen to WPLJ’s album rock in cue whenever I was on-air.
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Thank You, Mark, I knew something wasn't sounding right there, it was " ABC/Contemporary".
I doubt stations would use big words like that anymore.

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!
 
cd637299 said:
There's still Radio Reloj in Cuba....

Morse code "RR"

._ _ ._ _ each minute!

cd
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You mean .-. .-. A dot followed by two dashes is "W," not "R."

--... ...-- -.. . .-- .-- --... -.- . ;D
 
KeithE4 said:
cd637299 said:
There's still Radio Reloj in Cuba....

Morse code "RR"

._ _ ._ _ each minute!

cd
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You mean .-. .-. A dot followed by two dashes is "W," not "R."

--... ...-- -.. . .-- .-- --... -.- . ;D
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Yup, you're right. And a 73 2U2. (I had to look at Wiki,)

cd
 
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