[BC] When did they write the rule?

[JYRussell@academicplanet.com]

When did they write the rule into Part 73 about having to inform the callers
they were being recorded, aired, etc...??
Jason


> "Party Line" as discussed here before, was on the air from the mid
> fifties until Ed King's death in the early 70's, probably 1972.  The
> decision to paraphrase callers on the air was a deliberate one. The show
> aired from 10pm-2am and had a soothing, bedtime quality to it.  Ed and
> Wendy were both witty and erudite, and having callers on the air would
> have completely destroyed the mood and intellectual level of the show.
> As it was done, contributions to the show that were worthy made it on
> the air, and those that were disruptive were never even hinted at.
> Everyone went to bed listening to Party Line, and woke up to KDKA in
> morning drive.
>
> On the other hand, modern hybrid technology was definitely not available
> at that time.  We took our news feeds over the phone, but the technology
> used was the phone coupler, and the push-to-talk button in the handset.
> That was in 1973.
>
> Aristocart developed the Fone Box in 1980 or so, followed by the Telemix
> series of products for multiline use, promoted by Allied.  Mark
> Durenburger and Steve Church collaborated on that project, I believe.
>
> The introduction of the Telos 10 in 1984, with its digital hybrid
> technology really lit the fuse on the rocket that sent talk radio into
> orbit.
>