Subj : Turntables and LPs
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Ogg
Date : Sat Sep 04 2021 21:42:00

Hello poindexter FORTRAN!

** On Monday 23.08.21 - 08:21, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Ogg:

 Og>> I had a brief stint as tech operator (queing up the music
 Og>> and commercials) at the my university radio station. That
 Og>> was so much fun. [...]

 pF> Everyone I know who has worked in college radio loved it.
 pF> I wish my college had a proper station, instead they had
 pF> an audiocast on their in-house cable system - as well as a
 pF> couple of local cable TV stations that anyone could sign
 pF> up for, but they were limited to on-campus viewing.

Our radio station was AM and FM.  Some shows were exclusive to  
only AM or FM, but others were simulcast.  Later, a few years  
after I had graduated, they transitioned to FM stereo with  
transmitters located off campus.

The campus had wired links to many of the buildings on campus  
so that they could conduct a show from anywhere as the need  
arose.  I never learned how that was done.

The station info is https://www.cfrc.ca/ ..and is available  
over the internet since 2004.


 pF> Cable provided some fun times in the '90s. Cable access
 pF> regulations required that cable providers to provide air
 pF> time to local talent. In San Francisco Viacom cable had a
 pF> full production set with cameras and some basic sets that
 pF> you could block time for and do a show to be broadcast on
 pF> cable.

 pF> A couple of friends of mine had a talk show with a band,
 pF> local guests and a "live studio audience" composed of
 pF> friends. We'd all go out for dinner and drinks afterwards.

Sounds like it was good times for sure.


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