[BC] Unscheduled moments of silence

[Xmitters at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/10/09 10:16:45 AM Central Standard Time, 
broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:

> The actual contest was to call in with the exact amount of time
>   the station had been off, as determined by our own station clock,
>   so we had listeners sitting out there timing transmitter off to 
transmitter 
> on,
>   within a second.
>   Whoda thunk it ?
>  
>  -- 
>  Cowboy
>  

Cowboy:

That is truly frightening.  Those people are either severely deprived, or 
easily thrilled. 

whaddya thunk?

Last time I did an audio proof (member those) I had a listener call in and 
request a song. I asked him what he wanted to hear, and I told him it was up  
for airplay next. This was about 12:30 AM when I got the call. I finished the 
proof at about 3 AM and disconnected my test gear and played his request. "And 
this is going out to Brian."

'Nuther kid on the same night called wanting to know what the loud whistle 
was that he was hearing on our station. I said to him "what in the HELL is the 
matter with you!  Turn your radio off NOW, or you will become sterile. Haven't 
you ever wondered why broadcast engineers don't have ANY KIDS ??"  He meekly 
said "no" and that he would comply. "and don't turn it back on again until 5 AM
 
or later.... GOT IT ??"
.... ok ....    
CLICK.

The good old days.../.

Jeff Glass, BSEE CSRE
Chief Engineer
WNIU WNIJ
Northern Illinois University