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To: dangus; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; Diplomat; ..
A billion or so years ago in the late 1960s, North Texas State College finally got a student radio station on the air. I was among a gathering of Radio/TV students and faculty standing in Master Control as we waited for the first broadcast. After a few moments of silence at the appointed hour, the very first words transmitted into the Denton, Texas, airways were, "Flip the [effing] switch!"

We all looked at each other and radio legend & Radio/TV professor Bill Mercer said, "That will be hard to top as the years roll by, won't it?"

It was agreed that it would not take the FCC long to swoop down and shut us down, but as time went by, nothing came of it. Other than it being a great story to tell now and then.

And there was the time I was giving a live 5 minute news report when several of my very close, personal friends decided to slip into the studio and fill my pants with whipping cream--

But that can wait for another time... when we have a lot more beer--

8 posted on 11/05/2010 10:47:15 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2
I remember listening to a college station, broadcasting on AM, "with less power than your average light bulb". You could hear them across campus on a clear night.

It was fun, but then the comm arts dept decided to go upscale (50,000 watts) and the fun faded fast...

11 posted on 11/05/2010 11:14:51 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Bender2

Love it!!


30 posted on 11/06/2010 11:10:22 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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