[BC] Interesting sign-offs and Tech Difficulties

[Ron Cole]

We had the same tape to play when the Transmitter was down.  The only
problem was that we feed two other transmitters from those studios.  So when
the Local Transmitter was down we stopped network programming and played the
tape and put up the slides/Announcements.

Management would not listen and insisted we do this.... Sure made the phones
light up with calls from the people watching the other transmitters, which
were Full Power and Full height facilities..

Ron

On 8/18/06, Bob Barnswatts <amfan at collins21e.com> wrote:
>
> One of the stations that had frequent mw fades back in the olden days had
> a slide they'd put up of a tall lanky engineer with a screwdriver hanging
> out of his back pocket, tripping over a wire.  A big exclamation point over
> his head and that "oops" look in his eyes.  Technical Difficulties, please
> stand by.
>
> I remember my grey haired old mama getting mad and saying why does that
> drunk keep tripping over the cords?
>
> ANOTHER time of note in a union shop i worked in the orders came down from
> the top to make a production video of
>
> "We're sorry but our transmitter is off the air."....  We'll be back as
> soon as we can...blah blah   with instructions to run it in case the
> transmitter went off the air.  This was back way before digital cable feeds
> and  direct tv feeds....  I tried to reason with the lady general manager
> that this was a waste of time but gave up and we made the tape and ran it
> when the transmitter crapped out.  What can you do.
>
>
>
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