Yep, those ‘full disclosure’ rules certainly made broadcasters do what seemed silly at the time. What’s worse, the clamor to air those ‘put you to sleep’ announcements were not brought about by complaints from listeners who wanted more information. It was a ‘defensive’ strategy to keep the ‘competition’ from filing complaints.
Jim WalshSeptember 13, 2009, 2:51 pm
This assumes that your average, garden-variety DJ *has* any self-esteem to lose…
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Yep, those ‘full disclosure’ rules certainly made broadcasters do what seemed silly at the time. What’s worse, the clamor to air those ‘put you to sleep’ announcements were not brought about by complaints from listeners who wanted more information. It was a ‘defensive’ strategy to keep the ‘competition’ from filing complaints.
This assumes that your average, garden-variety DJ *has* any self-esteem to lose…