RE: stations still using carts

["Larry Lovering" <news@southstation.org>]

So will I!  Looking for a record-play unit and a couple of play units.

-Larry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Brian
> Vita
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 7:08 PM
> To: Peter Q. George; Shawn Mamros; Bob Nelson...WMWM;
> boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: Re: stations still using carts
>
>
> If anyone knows of any cart machines and/or carts that are
> destined for the
> dumpster or otherwise in need of a good home, please give me a call.  I'll
> be glad to take them off your hands.  The same goes for any other
> production
> equipment.  I'll pay for the call and the pickup!
>
> Brian
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Q. George" <radiojunkie3@yahoo.com>
> To: "Shawn Mamros" <mamros@MIT.EDU>; "Bob Nelson...WMWM"
> <bobonradio@yahoo.com>; <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 9:47 AM
> Subject: Re: stations still using carts
>
>
> >      Believe it or not, WSHL-FM (Stonehill College) in
> > Easton, MA is currently using carts and burned CD's.
> > However, carts are heading for extinction at 'SHL
> > within the next few weeks.  We will be going to a
> > Digilink Free system for (PSA's, promos and current
> > playlist music material only).  The rest of the stuff
> > will be on CD's and some vinyl material as well.  We
> > already have a very basic Gateway PC automation system
> > during the school breaks courtesy of Winamp.  Our
> > legal ID's are automatically inserted using an old
> > cart machine fired by a Radio Shack "vox-clock".
> > After three years, it has never lost a second of time.
> >  It's so low-tech it's beautiful.  73.
> >
> > -Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
> >  Whitman, Massachusetts
> >
> >
> > --- Shawn Mamros <mamros@MIT.EDU> wrote:
> > > WMBR still has cart machines and some carts, but
> > > they're definitely
> > > headed towards extinction.  PSAs now come in on CDs,
> > > and we've been
> > > putting those CDs right in the studios for quite a
> > > few years now (better
> > > sound quality and less space).  Most local band
> > > music we receive is
> > > already burned on to CD as well.  For everything
> > > else (promos, sound
> > > effects, other spot-type stuff), we now have
> > > DigiCart machines in the
> > > new air studio - such a vast improvement over the
> > > old carts that it isn't
> > > even funny.
> > >
> > > I won't be shedding any tears when we finally pull
> > > the old cart machines
> > > out.
> > >
> > > -Shawn Mamros
> > > E-mail to: mamros@mit.edu
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
> > Whitman, Massachusetts
> >                            "Scanning the bands since 1967"
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> > radiojunkie3@yahoo.com
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