[BC] The end of small town radio

[Scott Bailey]

Harold,
    My 13 year old niece is faster "texting" than I am. Back in the 80's, when the snow came, kids always called the local AM station wanting to know if Sumner County Schools will be closed today, tomorrow, etc. We would (and still do) announce it on the air. Today, we get "O" calls about schools being closed.

   Today, the kids know way before I do, thanks to the machine I'm sending you this message on and the TV Stations in the Nashville Market start local newscast at 4:30 AM, every morning before my station can go to day power. We have just about gave up on announcing about school closings here. Like I said, the kids and parents get the info faster than we do from the school board.

Scott 

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Scott Bailey
WMRO Radio, Gallatin, TN
  
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From: harold stanton <k5gvr at hotmail.com>
>
>  OH Mom, it's just "too hard!"
> 
>  Whose home in the daytime? Do you know? Have you asked?
 Seems that the "chiren" will be in school while the folks are somewhere making 
> a buck.
 Go there and ask whats for lunch and tell anybody listening. Tell 'em what the 
> students are doing this afternoon.
 If they are getting it over the internet faster then you, better ask them to 
> let you know first, then tell somebody.
 Be there, answer the phone,seems attendance is not a requirement for 
> performance anymore.
>  Somebody's business will most likely be open to serve anybody left in town.
 Who are they? Get a salesperson, offer 'em 50% of whatever they bring in new 
> for three months.
 There is a reason that a song on a jukebox is fairly cheap, and I did have a 
> bunch of 'em out at one time.
>  Its not too hard!"
>         Harold