[BC] Re: No More Remotes

[Steve Newman]

Remotes were fascinating back in the good old days. The 50's and 60's. After 
that there was so much technology to occupy people they became, well, pass?. 
Actually, I've had this theory that the announcers should be heard and NOT 
seen. "Remotes are for advertisers and NOT for listeners" They're tune-outs. 
The more remotes I hear the more I know a station is scrambling for revenue 
at the expense of the quality of the content. Now this is my opinion but 
I'll bet there are many in this forum who would agree with me. Remotes burn 
the format and my weekends. :)

I still keep hearing..."Get out into the community...get those banners up! 
Shake hands. I say Hogwash. Program your station correctly with good content 
and you'll win. End of discussion. If there's a cash flow problem then have 
management fix it by upping the rates or getting the sales people off their 
butts.

Now, do you really want me to tell you what I think? :)

Steve

Steve Newman
Steve Walker Productions
Opp, Alabama

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Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 12:40 AM
Subject: [BC] Re: No More Remotes



> If you want to have talent at the remote with a microphone in their face,
> fine. Use the mic to feed a local PA rather than a Marti or other remote 
> link.
> People showing up are not going to give a crap if their favorite announcer 
> is
> actually live on the air! This may have had appeal 20 years ago, but I 
> don't
> think it makes much sense nowadays. I doubt that the station actually 
> makes a
> measurable profit when you consider the depreciation costs of the 
> equipment, the
> loss of credibility of the station/client due to equipment problems, the
> engineering time required to keep the remote gear up to snuff, the cost of 
> going to
> the remote a day or two ahead to do signal checks, etc.
>
>
> I can see full blown remotes having value in the case of live sports
> coverage.
>
>
> Jeff Glass, BSEE CSRE
> Chief Engineer
> WNIU WNIJ
> Northern Illinois University
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