[BC] Future of Radio Eng. /was/ Computer based audio

[Phil Alexander]

On 18 Feb 2006 at 11:05, Sid Schweiger wrote:

> >>When was the last time a computer jock answered a 3 AM call?<<
> 
> Please stop perpetuating this myth.  There are plenty (myself included)
> who do it all the time.  It's just as inconvenient and unacceptable for
> an insurance company's computers to be down for maintenance, repairs or
> upgrades during the business day as it is for a radio station's
> transmitter to be off during the business day for the same reasons.

Excuuuuuuuse me, Sid, but I was talking about computer jocks NOT in
broadcasting. <g>  Yes, I know, even in relatively small shops one 
operator may be scheduled for late work around monthly closing, but
where no shop exists, getting a guy at 3 AM from the local service
company may not be an easy task.


Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037





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