Re: RUSS Automated tone

["Aaron [Bishop] Read" <aread@speakeasy.net>]

At 03:18 PM 9/23/2002, Russ Butler wrote:
>I'd appreciate some helpful, techie information, please.  What is the
>inaudible tone that is used to cue events in an automated radio station's
>programming computer?  And how is that signal generated onto a CD program so
>that the radio station can download the digital audio successfully with the
>cues to activate commercials, promos, ID's, jingles, etc.?  Do all radio
>station's automated systems accept the same tone cue, and where could I
>obtain the equipment (or this service) in the Boston area?  Thanks for your
>reply and any sources to follow up with.
>
>Russ Butler  oldradio@earthlink.net


IIRC it's a 25kHz tone for one full second, but others on the list will 
probably know for sure...


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