[BC] Fwd: when you had to bunk at the station

[Dave Hultsman]

In a message dated 4/7/2010 5:50:02 PM Central Daylight Time, w3nu at roadrunner.com writes:
>Is there anyone here that worked in the biz back when at least one
>> real live person had to be at the transmitter site full time and
>> maybe have some good stories to relate? When did they get rid of the
>> requirement?
>>
>> Tim
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During World War II all radio stations had to keep someone at their transmitters.  If on the air, a licensed operator or if off the air, a guard or night watchman for security purposes.
 
Most of you fellows don't recall but even daytimers and 250 Watt stations had to have a licensed on site operator until the first remote control rules in about 1952.
 
Harold Hallikanin's site has the evolution of remote control history. 
 
If AM & FM's think they had it bad with licensed operators, think of the costs for early UHF television site which made very little profit (No Receivers, No Programming) but had to have manned transmitters until remote control was allowed. 
 
Dave Hultsman