[BC] Covering the Unexpected

[Jeff Allen]

The Operations manager and I have VNC and high speed Internet at home and
can run pretty much anything from home if need be.  With Wireless available
all over town we can also use a laptop to access each of our five stations.
Use the Burk remote to reboot the on-air systems if they need it.  I'm
working on building a small studio at my house for the winter blizzards and
there is no way to get to the studio.    Maximize the technology availabe.
I've even run entire ballgames from my house on weekends when the part time
guy decides he is sick.
Your limitations of course are what kind of Internet connection you can get
and how your studio is set up.   We use an Gentner auto answer for the
ballgames wired to a channel on the SS32 audio Switchers.

J Allen





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wade Giddens" <wg345 at hotmail.com>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 11:21 AM
Subject: [BC] Covering the Unexpected


> This is a question aimed at small-market stations that run with small
staffs
> and are automated much of the time.  How do you cover the unexpected or
> infrequent events that require board operators or live local announcers in
> excess of your regular on-air staff?  Some examples would be hurricanes,
> ball games, live remote broadcasts that are incompatible with satellite
> automation, etc.  I am aware of how some stations do this with the use of
> local residents, some of whom used to work in radio full-time, as
part-time
> or emergency fill-in people.  Is this something with which you have had
> problems? Do you find it difficult to find people to fill these occasional
> slots?
>
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