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I was going to post the same - I worked at a community station briefly in the 90s and they used a standard home VHS recorder that had audio (and video) componen
by ljf 6y ago
I was going to post the same - I worked at a community station briefly in the 90s and they used a standard home VHS recorder that had audio (and video) component in on the front. A 4 hour tape and long play mode you could cover 24 hours with just 3 tapes. It was all a bit diy and remembering to change the tape if it fell in my show was pretty stressful, at least for a 17 year old.
I also understood that it was a term of our (short) license that we had proof of what was said in air, should anyone make a complaint etc. since all our shows were played live.
- zbuf 6y agoYeah this was hugely common in the UK, as you could fit 8 hours of Nicam digital stereo on a VHS tape at long play, for your license obligations. And as a bonus the security cameras as well if you need it. All using readily available consumer gear with built-in timer. It would wear out every year or so. Some stations used the same VHS trick as a play out system to cover overnights as well. I recall one of the problems is the fire hazard of keeping 8 weeks or so of tapes.