[BC] End of an Era...

[Wade Giddens]

I wonder how many radio stations have police scanners these days.   I wonder 
how many stations still have a scanner, with a mute relay, in the control 
room.  The first two stations I worked for frequently covered major wrecks 
and fires with a live special report.  We would hear it on the scanner and 
someone, usually the station's GM, would rush out and do a special report 
over the Marti.  I was even on the air when the boss did a live report from 
a helicopter crash site.  One of the pioneers of radio in this area used to 
say on the air, "tune in for the expected; stay tuned for the unexpected".