[IRCA] 1430 WDIC

[Marc DeLorenzo <midcapemarc@xxxxxxx>]

Nice clear ID, Paul!  It will be interesting to see if they respond to your email.  They may not want to acknowledge that they were on the air at 4:00 AM local time.


Marc DeLorenzo 
South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228
 



-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Crankshaw <paulc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 10:46 am
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1430 WDIC


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 
> 
> 
> 
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> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:01:52 -0500 
> From: Marc DeLorenzo <midcapemarc@xxxxxxx 
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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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