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Re: WPTR's signal?

> On 14 Jan 00,  Kevin Vahey wrote:
> 
> WPTR was one of the first stations I knew of that used cue tones on
cart
> machines to trip the next cart......the overnight DJ used to work in a
> studio next to the transmitter, and my recollection is that the 
> day shifters used another studio. But geeze in the mid to late 60's 
> they were like a local in Boston, and it didn t go unnoticed by them.

Yes, that was true about the separate studio.  The old night guy had to
have a first class licence, and had to be in the same room as the TX, so
that he could see the meters straight ahead... which I believe was a part
of the FCC regs at the time.


Rick Kelly













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