wacky sounds in radio dont you hate them? i know i do and whats up with those 4 leters that radio stations hav?

Question

im waiting for a song and theres like 10 of ads and wacky sounds anouncing the name and letters asigned to the station.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! just play the ******* ****** song already!!

Answer 1

I'll Check It Out For You And Get Back To You.















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Answer 2

The sounders you're referring to are jingles (if sung) or sweepers, IDs, bumpers or one of a bunch of other names stations call them. They are generally voiced and produced by a professional jock who is not on the air at that station. This gives the station a vocal or musical "identity" separate from the regular DJs.



I'm not crazy about them either.



As to the letters. That goes back to the beginning. Almost all stations west of the Mississippi start with a K; east they start with a "W."

Note I said almost all, as there are exceptions that have been "grandfathered-in" for years. These letters are used to identify the station as just the frequency alone won't do it. The frequencies are used all over the US (and the world) and separated by geography so they don't interfere with one another.



BTW In Canada stations start with a "C," in Mexico an "X."



-a guy named duh

Answer 3

Yo, MIMS can't be saved by music or some act to be G Even with a firefighter around, he'd be a dumb cat in a tree The only rapper who's man part could be replaced by a stub You're right- "the ladies call the bouncers soon as you hit the club" (6th line on his first verse of this is why i'm hot) The only "hurricane" that can shut down the mainstream is Katrina Serious **** done by chris outdone by eminem talkin about weenas! (think Big Weenie) Weezy ******* Baby- the best homo rapper alive Tried to "wham" a girl but ended up jamming his disk drive (his dance is called the wham, basically air humping) Soulja Boy's better off catering sushi, not freestylin about it Tried wearing bathing apes but drowned- "tell um" the website's rerouted

Answer 4

That is to grab your attention. As for the call sign (4 letters), it is how the government identifies the station. All U.S. stations west of the Mississippi river begin with a K, east of the Mississippi river begin with a W. Canadian stations begin with a C and Mexican stations an X.

Answer 5

The radio stations are required by law to broadcast the station ID as close to the top of the hour as possible.



The wacky sounds are not required - a simple 'WXXX, Anytown' will do.



All licensed stations have call letters assigned to them.

Answer 6

With the introduction of radio, ships began to use separate radio callsigns as identifiers for their transmitters. Until 1933 there was no relation between the visual signal letters and the radio callsigns assigned to U.S. ships. (By 1932 government ships were still being assigned 4-letter G--- visual signals, and in the U.S. non-government vessels had been issued sequentially-assigned visual signals from H--- through M---. In contrast, radio callsigns for U.S. non-government ships consisted exclusively of four-letter K--- and W--- calls). Finally, as of the 1933 list, with the widespread adoption of radio, the visual signal assignments were eliminated as no longer needed, although ships that had radio transmitters were now instructed they could employ their radio callsigns for signal letter purposes.

Answer 7

Try this one online....



http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/