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 <pa...@omne.uk.net> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@hard-core-dx.com> 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.hasc...@dfas.mil <mailto:david.hasc...@dfas.mil>> 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 <midcapem...@aol.com > <mailto:midcapem...@aol.com>> > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com <mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com> > Subject: [IRCA] 1430 WDIC > Message-ID: <8cc6dab15c1f052-ab94-1...@webmail-d022.sysops.aol.com > <mailto:8cc6dab15c1f052-ab94-1...@webmail-d022.sysops.aol.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > 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 <pa...@omne.uk.net <mailto:pa...@omne.uk.net>> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > <irca@hard-core-dx.com <mailto:irca@hard-core-dx.com>> > 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> > walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com <mailto:walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
