Spurious Noise on WBZ-AM

[rogerkirk]

"SteveOrdinetz" noted:

><snip> one thing I have noticed occasionally on
>WBZ is something that almost sounds like streaming buffering...where it
>will skip a syllable or two in the middle of an actuality or a
>pre-recorded feature.

I've noticed that many times - especially in commercials thay've run a million times.  Shows up like a sore thumb.

Also, has anyone noticed the "beeps", "chimes" and other computer noises that the studio mic is picking up?  It's quite annoying and very unprofessional (IMHO).