[GreenKeys] itty broken?

[Paul Wills]

The local all news station in Philadelphia (KYW) still has the TTY 
background.  (Actually, I should listen to verify that.  It's so 
"subliminal" that you don't notice it unless you listen for it.)  I know it 
was there the last time I listened.

PDW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <KFIam640 at aol.com>
To: <larryradio at att.net>; <eugene at hertzmail.com>; <comcents at bellsouth.net>
Cc: <GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] itty broken?


> Larry, I am surprised that WINS still does the TTY sound effect.  KFWB 
> did
> it here for a long time but finally dropped it a number of years ago.   I 
> wish
> I could remember when we stopped using Model 15 machines at KFI.  I  think 
> it
> was in the late seventies when the Extel machines were put in use by  AP.
> Sometime in the late eighties KFI went to satellite delivered news  from 
> AP which
> fed a computer where the news was stored.  The news  staff eventually 
> started
> reading their news from the computer displays  along with some printouts. 
> I
> am sure you are correct that many of today's  listeners do not know what 
> the
> sound effect represents.
>
> Marvin, W6OQI
>
>
> In a message dated 12/26/2008 12:11:22 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> larryradio at att.net writes:
>
> Marv,
>
> WINS AM in NYC still uses a Model 15 in the background
> continuously....they're an all news station.  I ofter wonder how many of 
> the listeners have any
> idea of what that sound effect represents   LOL
>
> lar
>