Speaking of Beeeps

[Mark Watson]

 Stephanie Weil wrote:

> Does anyone have any photographs of the WCAP studios they could share?
>
> Does the place still look the same?  Or have they folded with the trends
> and modernised? :(

   The most modern pieces of equipment in the WCAP studios as of my last 
time on the premises (Dec.19-21, 2005, when I hosted the annual " Talk To 
Santa" programs) were a DVD player in the production/talk studio. (DVD 
player used as a CD player for the brokered ethnic shows to use). Next 
oldest item would be the production studio computer & a computer in master 
that has bumper music on ot. Otherwise, it's the same old "museum" that we 
know and love. The current boards in use are early 80's vintage Radio 
Systems models, one in each studio. There's an old Sparta 4 rotary pot 
console in the news booth. The newsroom still has the antique Motorola 2-way 
base station, although I don't believe it's worked in years. The 1974 GMC 
mobile studio still has the 60's era Motorola 2-way in it as well.

   There are two pictures of WCAP on Scott Fybush's NERW site 
(www.fybush.com) that were taken when on his New England visit last June. Go 
to "Archives", click on "Photo Galleries", then click " Boston Area 2005" 
and the WCAP pics are in the top row next to the WJMN pics. I didn't think 
of bringing my camera along when I was there last month, but I guess I'll 
have to get in there to some pictures of the other parts of the "museum".

Mark Watson