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Richard Pennycuick, our ANNZUS ally is needlessly readly to ungirth his
sword:
>Does this mean (gasp) that they run commercials *between movements*?? And
>!!, too. If it does, I'll sharpen the guillotine blade and oil the wheels
>on my tumbril. Or I can give you Attila the Hun's e-mail address.
No, they are quite traditional and do broadcast the entire piece
uninterrupted. In fact, when they have a technical problem, they apologize
profusely to those who are recording the work. But imagine if they had a
Bruckner festival or broadcast the entire Parsifal between Sloan-Kettering
announcement. You could die before you discover who is the best butcher
in town!
NYC really is a good station. Better with the commercial sponsors
then when all it was a NPR outlet. By the way, it is the most-listened
public radio station in the country and the first and (only?) founded as
a municipal station for Mayor La Guardia to read the funny papers to the
kids of New York during a prolonged newspaper strike in the 30s. Its FM
signal carries pretty well into the far suburbs, where I am.
A. Carlan
Keeping a Leg Up for Nielsen
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