CBS chirp

[Bill O'Neill]

Doug Drown wrote:
> I believe I'm correct in saying that the aforesaid "cricket chirp" used by
> CBS Radio isn't supposed to be heard by listeners prior to the hourly
> "bong."  It's designed to be a - :01 time alert to prepare stations for the
> newscast.  A lot of stations overlook that and play it, but I've read
> comments that it's kind of unprofessional.   -Doug
And if the audio processing at an affiliate is capable of 
tonsillectomies-on-inhale,  then it is also capable of cranking up a -18 
dB chirp fairly effectively.

Bill (inhale, wheeze, crackle, splat) O'Neill