[BC] unscheduled moments of silence

[Margaret Bryant]

Well, maybe not the first.
In 1982 or 1983 we needed to do work on our FM antenna and we did not have 
an aux antenna. We knew we were going to be off the air for a few hours on 
a Sunday during the day and we didn't want to have no audience when we came 
back on the air. So days prior to the work we promoted our going off the 
air for antenna work and told them that we were going to give away some 
prize for "x" number of callers who called in after we gave our legal ID at 
sign on. As I recall, the prizes were the entire record catalog of certain 
rock and roll artists. It was very desirable. Yes, we had people listening 
to nothing. And the phones were jammed when we signed back on.

Margaret
Former CE of WAAL-FM

>From: Cowboy <curt at spam-o-matic.net>
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>On Tuesday 10 March 2009 09:25 am, Kevin Trueblood wrote:
>
>  I *might* be the guy who originated that approach.
>  It was about 1989 or so. There was deep concern in that station
>  about losing audience while off the air, so I proposed that
>  "contest".
>  There were a LOT of calls, though I don't remember how many
>  exactly. Hundreds at least.
>  Whoda thunk it ?
>
>--
>Cowboy