[BC] Stations that sign off

[Jeff Carter]

Much of the time, especially with PBS stations, things are done in a
certain way "because that's the way we've always done it".

I've worked for the State of Georgia twice, once for Ga. Public
Broadcasting and once for the the University System.  You wouldn't
believe how many utterly stupid things they do every single day
because someone who has been dead for many years set a policy for
personal convenience.

Hearing some career State employee tell me "Well, we've always done it
that way" as if that were the only good reason for anything made my
palms itch more than once.

Jeff/KD4RBG
State Employment Survivor

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 2:31 PM,  <towers at mre.com> wrote:
> Depending on the electric...that's possibly $10K/year saved. More if the
> TX room is cooled.
>
> They might also have a shortage of people willing to come in overnight if
> their desire is to "control" the station.
>
> I don't find this all that unusual.  On of our 24 hour stations signs off
> at midnight and back on at 5AM.
>
> MM
>
>> Why, in this day and age of digital automation or commnuity volunteers or
>> student volunteers... why would a 3000 Watt NPR affiliate owned by a
>> college
>> only operate 6am to 10pm?
>>
>> http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wprl/guide.guidemain
>>
>> I don't see the point in signing off. is it too hard to program automated
>> music overnight?
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Paul B. Walker, Jr.
>> www.onairdj.com
>> walkerbroadcasting at gmail.com
>>
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