[Scan-DC] Off Topic: Question About Disney Hostage Incident

[DJoneses]

It is the sound of the crosswalk lights.  The beep for the visually impaired 
so they know when the light changes and they can cross the street.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dewey" <dewey3 at gmail.com>
To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 6:09 PM
Subject: [Scan-DC] Off Topic: Question About Disney Hostage Incident


> Just curious... every media outlet, radio AND TV, that broadcasted live 
> from
> the scene of the hostage situation had an audio "Tic-Tock" in the 
> background
> of all their transmissions.  Does anyone have any idea what that was?  I
> know of older police systems that would broadcast ~1 minute beeps that I'm
> guessing would show that your radio was turned up and that you weren't
> sitting on the mic.  Then there's the old EDACS beeps that some were 
> calling
> anti-scanner beeps... would lock the scanner on the same channel.  But I'm
> just wondering what the tic-tock was since it came over media, and EVERY
> outlet that broadcasted live from the scene.
>
> Dewey
>
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