[BC] AFM Rules

[DANA PUOPOLO]

WBZ's Remote studio board had no VU meter, because only union techs could use
them. 

They also routed the combo on air board through a second board which was
manned by a union tech.

-D



------ Original Message ------
Received: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:58:00 AM PDT
From: Tom Dimeo <mwamdx at earthlink.net>
To: broadcast at radiolists.net
Subject: [BC] AFM Rules

Back in 1964 I visited WBZ 1030 in Boston and they had the 
announcer who did everything except turn the microphone on 
and off.  There was an engineer who did that.  The person 
giving the tour said they just couldn't convince the union to 
give up having the engineer doing everything.

Guess it was the same thing as requiring fireman on a diesel 
locomotive.

** Original Message From: DHultsman5 at aol.com **
>At an NAB in Chicago,  I visited WLS and it took three 
>people to run a  show, the engineer in the control room, the 
>real "Disc Jockey" was and AFM  guy running two turntables in 
>the studio with the announcer,  and the announcer. This was 
>back in the dark ages.  I think only Chicago and  NY were 
>still under this type of contract.


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