[BC] AM maintenance question

[Tom Spencer]

Most stations used to sign off overnight every day - the hours when 
no-one was presumed to be listening anyway, regardless of the 
authorization.  Typical would be about midnight - 5 or 6 AM, especially 
in smaller markets.   Of course, not every station signed off, even in 
small markets, if the license said Unlimited.

Many a young DJ / announcer got started doing the graveyard shift....

John Mayson wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Robert Paine <ka3zci at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   
>>  Do AM stations still routinely sign off Sunday night/Monday morning for transmitter maintenance? I recall hearing in the late 60's WABC going off for a few hours then coming on intermittently, sending various tones and doing other engineering-type stuff.
>>     

>  But I
> questioned if a radio station would broadcast all night upon request
> of the military.  I'm guessing is was SOP for the station to sign-off
> at least one night per week if the movie is accurate.

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