Re: [IRCA] 1430 WDIC

[Paul Crankshaw <paulc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all the interesting discussion. I emailed WDIC but so far 
haven't got a reply.

For anyone interested, here's my recording of their id

http://paulc.fileave.com/1430WDIC.wav

Paul
Troon, Scotland




Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> The system doesnt KNOW to do it, it has to be told....It doesnt 
> instinctively know to insert an iD, and if you don't hear any IDs at 
> TOH, then assume it was a mistake because stations have to actually 
> program them in
> A Daytimers automation is usually programmed for only when it's on 
> air, for good reason..... no programming is usually done after hours, 
> no local spots, ids or content..
>  
> Paul
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 8:31 AM, HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS 
> <DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx <mailto:DAVID.HASCALL@xxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Well good for Paul as he got to hear a station that he might not have
>     heard BUT I have a question about daytimers on late:  If a daytimer
>     doesn't sign off at night, due to a technology problem, how does the
>     automation know to ID at the TOH?  I have always wondered about
>     this.  I
>     understand that if a station gets its programming off of a bird, that
>     would still flow just fine but if a daytimer is on in error at 4
>     AM how
>     would the system know to insert ID's and ads and not just have
>     dead air
>     during the local drop in times?  Just curious.
>
>     73,
>     Dave in Indy
>
>
>
>     ------------------------------
>
>     Message: 5
>     Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:01:52 -0500
>     From: Marc DeLorenzo <midcapemarc@xxxxxxx
>     <mailto:midcapemarc@xxxxxxx>>
>     To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     Subject: [IRCA] 1430 WDIC
>     Message-ID: <8CC6DAB15C1F052-AB94-10D1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
>     Paul-
>
>     They may have had a technical problem that either caused the
>     station to
>     sign on too early today or perhaps a problem that caused them to never
>     sign off yesterday.  NIce catch!
>
>
>
>
>     Marc DeLorenzo
>     South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
>     http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228
>
>
>
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Paul Crankshaw <paulc@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:paulc@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
>     To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
>     <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>     Sent: Wed, Jan 27, 2010 3:03 pm
>     Subject: [IRCA] 1430 WDIC
>
>
>     1430 WDIC Clinchco VA heard here in Scotland at 0900 UTC today with a
>     fairish signal, although it is shown as being a daytimer.
>
>     Any ideas? I presume 4 am would not be 'daytime' in VA!
>
>     Paul
>     Troon, Scotland
>
>
>
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Paul B. Walker, Jr.
> www.onairdj.com <http://www.onairdj.com>
> walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>

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