Re: Mono (wasRe: WLNG-FM)

["'A. Joseph Ross'" <lawyer@world.std.com>]

On Sat, 7 Nov 1998 FMradio1@aol.com wrote:

> I remember a fun "mono/stereo" type show on WHCN-Hartford in the 1980's.  It
> was called "Back To Mono" which ran Sunday mornings.  It was a 60's/70's
> flashback type show featuring rock from AOR's infancy.  At the beginning of
> each show, the announcer would instruct you to "watch your stereo light"--then
> the board tech would shut off the stereo generator and the tunes would start.
> At the end of the show, usually during the last song, the generator would be
> unceromoniously turned back on.
 
Why was it necessary to turn off the stereo generator?  Would it sound
different than if they just played a mono recording with the stereo
generator on?

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