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The problem is that radio stations typically don't have anyone in the booth most of the time, if ever: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minot_train_derailment htt
by msla 2y ago
The problem is that radio stations typically don't have anyone in the booth most of the time, if ever:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minot_train_derailment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minot_train_derailment
> The Minot train derailment occurred just west of Minot, North Dakota, United States, on January 18, 2002, when a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train derailed, spreading ammonia gas across the city, delaying rescue operations. The cause was found to be small fatigue cracks in the rails and joint bars, not detectable by the inspection routines then enforced by Canadian Pacific.
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> Because it was the middle of the night, there were few people at local radio stations, all operated by Clear Channel with mostly automated programming. No formal emergency warnings were issued for several hours while Minot officials located station managers at home. North Dakota's public radio network, Prairie Public Broadcasting, was notified and did broadcast warnings to citizens.
And Minot is one of the bigger cities in North Dakota.
- 15155 2y agoSeems like it would not be difficult to pass a piece of legislation mandating some form of registered on-call responsibility for the licensees of these spectrum bands?
- msla 2y agoA lot of things that aren't hard never, in point of fact, get done.
- hilbert42 2y ago"The problem is that radio stations typically don't have anyone in the booth most of the time, if ever:" Agreed, it's a serious issue, and the first thing one notices about prerecorded and netwoked programs is the lack of spontaneity and liveliness of the content (personally I don't like stations that are run like this). This, of course, is a regulatory matter. There's no reason why programs cannot be interrupted by an actual human in such emergencies, even if not a professional announcer, an emergency worker or police perhaps.