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mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5324 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on Oct 13 2014 05:26 PM we have a little commercial free, all volunteer radio station here where i live that plays an eclectic mix of genres. i've been volunteering with doing some of the daily programing on top of doing a surf music show once a week. all my surf music is now in the station library. anyway......what's cool with our music roulette playlist is that surf music seems to fit pretty well as a segue in and out of almost 100% of the tunes that play. this makes me happy. — www.surfintheeye.com Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25727 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Oct 13 2014 05:29 PM Thats cool. When its a mix, is that a DJ playing the mix, or just a computer picking them randomly? — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5324 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on Oct 13 2014 06:32 PM the computer shuffles and picks the mix and then a 'dj' goes back in and tidies the song selection up. i tidy it up a lot because some of the picks suck (sorry joan baez lovers) but i add a lot more rock than it picks. it's on its way to being a cool station though. — www.surfintheeye.com Top
zzero Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama	Posted on Oct 13 2014 06:44 PM Computors weren't running the programs when I was in radio back in the late 70's. We were spinning records and running cart machines while announcing. We were always 5 to 15 minutes ahead of the show. Does the computer make the gig easier?? Or did I just learn to run a show different?? And we didn't have surf to play!!! — Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5324 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on Oct 13 2014 07:39 PM zzero, i'm new to all this radio stuff. the computer makes it easy for me. i put all the tunes for a show in a playlist in my itunes, copy it on a thumb drive and load it into the station's computer library. i then load it into my allotted time slot and arrange it the way i want it. at the station i record all my 'talk' and plug it into the appropriate places. i talk, but not much. — www.surfintheeye.com Top
zzero Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama	Posted on Oct 13 2014 10:02 PM Sounds a bit easier than what we did. We were in constant motion--record rotation, loading pre-taped shows, meter readings, taking phone calls, running to the AP machine. Show production on the run. It could get hectic, but it was commercial radio. Actually it was fun! Great getting to play surf on your show!! We played country--not my cup of tea.. Enjoy your show! I envy you! Good luck! — Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Last edited: Oct 13, 2014 22:05:07 Top

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