[BC] Broadcast Radio when JFK was assasinated

[Glen Kippel]

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 7:21 AM, Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com> wrote:

> ------ At 02:16 PM 9/6/2008, Glen Kippel wrote: -------
>
> There was no FCC edict.  It was just something that stations did back then.
>>  I doubt that it
>> would be the same today.  For one thing, stations had record libraries
>> back then.  Secondly, it seems that people are much less respectful now.
>>
>
> I don't really understand why it's disrespectful not to change your format.
> WQXR, New York, stuck with its format during 9/11 on the theory that people
> might want an escape from the constant repetition. The music was a bit more
> somber but they didn't do the constant repetition everyone else did. Trust
> me. Once you've seen or heard about the event it gets tiresome and
> profoundly depressing. I saw it all from the street about a half a mile
> away. I have a recurring movie in my head. I don't need to see that clip of
> the smoking tower. It's part of my brain. Many who witnessed the event close
> up are suffering from PTSD. It was the most horrible sight I'll ever see as
> long as I live.
>
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WQXR didn't have to do much to alter their format.  But, stations playing
gangsta rap probably should have.  As to the repetition you mentioned, I
doubt that such stations would have a very large library of funeral music on
hand.  Thus the short playlist.