Re: Tight Play Lists

["Bill O'Neill" <billo@erols.com>]

>OTOH, heavy rotation has been the rule in Top 40 for a long time...I heard
>that WLS in their heyday had a light connected to a timer...when the light
>came on, the next song you played had to be the #1 song...I think it was
>set to go off every 1:10 or something like that.

Is this myth or truth, that some stations actually put countdown timers on
mic switches to keep you in and out under say, :10 or less?  I know that
even high profile AC stations like the former WHDH didn't go for
talk-downs -- punch a tight segue, mic open and take it to the post (or
jingle).  It did encourage concentration and conciseness.  I must admit,
hearing jocks talk down a song and back up into the next didn't flow as
well.

Bill O'Neill

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