Radio Days
December, 1980, film scan.
This was back in the day, a day when there were no CDs, computers, or mp3s. Just LPs and tape carts. The DJ (that's me) would cue up the next record by matching the end of one with the beginning of the next, similar to what is still done today at some clubs. We knew how to create the carts and promos, splice promo tapes, patch in live telephone calls, create seven second delays, and even operate the transmitter. To achieve this level of mastery one had to have enough technical knowledge to pass challenging FCC (Federal Communications Commission) written tests and then wait for approval. I took mine in a federal building on Varick Street in New York City.
And that's the way it was.
Radio Days
December, 1980, film scan.
This was back in the day, a day when there were no CDs, computers, or mp3s. Just LPs and tape carts. The DJ (that's me) would cue up the next record by matching the end of one with the beginning of the next, similar to what is still done today at some clubs. We knew how to create the carts and promos, splice promo tapes, patch in live telephone calls, create seven second delays, and even operate the transmitter. To achieve this level of mastery one had to have enough technical knowledge to pass challenging FCC (Federal Communications Commission) written tests and then wait for approval. I took mine in a federal building on Varick Street in New York City.
And that's the way it was.