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Cyclometh		2006-11-07 12:33:21 AM

Holy crap. That's...

that's breathtaking.

I particularly enjoyed the Clear Channel official saying it was the result of a "training snafu". That's one hell of a farkup, and not in the slightest bit believable as such.

robsul82		2006-11-07 12:39:29 AM

Nonstory. Criminalization of training snafus that result in the misuse of official emergency communications.

Blues_X		2006-11-07 12:43:54 AM

"Training snafu"... right. Riiiiiiiight.

heap		2006-11-07 12:45:22 AM

training snafu.

beautiful.

i bet it was just some meddling kids.

Abagadro		2006-11-07 12:45:31 AM

If the FCC had any integrity whatsoever it would yank that lisence so fast it would make the PD's head spin. Unfotunately it won't do a damn thing because it is too busy reading 110,000 form letters from the Parents Television Council complaining about dry humping on 7th Heaven.

JohnnyC		2006-11-07 12:46:22 AM

robsul82: Nonstory. Criminalization of training snafus that result in the misuse of official emergency communications.

Republican much?

Seriously... the depths at which Republicans are stooping to try and save their asses... the desperation is thick.

heap		2006-11-07 12:47:24 AM

oh yah..i fogot.

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KOS!

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Juansmith		2006-11-07 12:49:20 AM

Mmmm... It is possible that it was just a training snafu.

But it wasn't.

zappaisfrank		2006-11-07 12:49:35 AM

JohnnyC [TotalFark]

Seriously... the depths at which Republicans are stooping to try and save their asses... the desperation is thick.

Careful or they'll add you to the Robocall list!

/Republicans suck.

RobbieFal		2006-11-07 01:05:54 AM

That's actually the most that Mountjoy has put into an ad so far.

Jon Snow		2006-11-07 01:11:47 AM

Koooooooooooooossss!

westcoastshady		2006-11-07 01:13:20 AM

wow that's a bit brazen

Tatsuma		2006-11-07 01:34:13 AM

Uh, I don't know, if it's a training error, it's pretty dumb

If it's not, it's pretty shameful

But to link to KoS, who in turn links to Something Awful's forum is going to remove a bit of credibility to this story.

Now, it seems that this actually happened. And well, the FCC should investigate the story.

Tatsuma		2006-11-07 01:35:06 AM

Wait, no, their own source is the SF Gate blog.

I'm still going to wait for an actual real news outlet to pick this up

Considering that this probably was broadcasted over many radio stations, I probably won't be waiting too long

msginnyo		2006-11-07 01:43:52 AM

I work at a radio station, and listened to the audio. It sounds like a monthly test, which gets sent out from one station, and then has to get forwarded by other stations.

Occasionally, someone messes up and accidentally sends a commercial spot as part of the audio. That's what this sounded like to me.

But I'm a Democrat, and so enjoy any opportunity to claim a massive Republican conspiracy. Let the hanging begin!

Tatsuma		2006-11-07 02:04:10 AM

Oh, and for the record, so close to the elections, I'm going to be HIGHLY skeptical of any story on any party.

Sir Cumference the Flatulent		2006-11-07 02:12:21 AM

msginnyo: I work at a radio station

Are you getting a kick out of some of these replies? ;-)

Jon Snow		2006-11-07 02:29:33 AM

After listening to the actual interruption, I would like to amend my previous commment:

www.luminomagazine.com

Mexican sex-offendeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrs!!

HumbleGod		2006-11-07 02:50:50 AM

Juansmith: Mmmm... It is possible that it was just a training snafu.

I'd be willing to consider that, too. After all, it's only a one-shot chance to play an ad on competing stations, which isn't too effective unless it's a high-volume time (rush hour, etc).

On the other hand, combine this with the other dirty tricks documented elsewhere by the Republican Party, and one can be forgiven for some skepticism. It's become clear that the Republican Party knows no bounds when it comes to sabotaging this year's elections. I'm not saying anything stupid like "all Republicans are corrupt," but it's hard to deny that the current batch of Republican politicians will stop at nothing to cheat their way into office.

heap		2006-11-07 02:51:44 AM

Jon Snow: Mexican sex-offendeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrs!!

were they the flag burnin' kind?

msginnyo: Occasionally, someone messes up and accidentally sends a commercial spot as part of the audio.

more than likely - i highly doubt it's a very close race. but still...

Dave The Slushy		2006-11-07 04:05:32 AM

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!

DWT Samus		2006-11-07 04:09:18 AM

Woohoo!

I love when stories about Sacramento get greenlit. Oh yeah, KFBK 1530 is where Rush Limbaugh started out :)

Craptastic		2006-11-07 04:12:46 AM

*breeeep breeeep breeeep breeeep*

This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this were an actual emergency, the Democrats and terrorists would be conspiring to raise your taxes, turn you gay and make you have abortions. Don't vote for these traitors, and PLEASE don't look up the word "traitor", as information ruins everything.

*breeeep breeeep breeeep breeeep*

PS - Stay the course

*breeeep breeeep breeeep breeeep*

Howie_Feltersnatch		2006-11-07 04:13:51 AM

robbiedo		2006-11-07 04:14:35 AM

I think someone needs a stay at one of our finer federal ass pounding penal institutions

dmaestaz		2006-11-07 04:23:57 AM

Hell, I am conservative, and the only reason I knew Mountjoy was even running is when I received my voting guide in the mail! I doubt this will have an effect.

Sarsin		2006-11-07 04:36:51 AM

Oh, how long can the trusty radio intern hold out? How can he possibly resist the diabolical urge to push the button that could broadcast GOP ads? Will his tortured mind give in to its uncontrollable desires?
Can he resist the temptation to push the button that, even now, beckons him even closer? Will he succumb to the maddening urge to mass broadcast? At the MERE...PUSH...of a SINGLE...BUTTON! The beeyootiful SHINY button! The jolly CANDY-LIKE button! Will he hold out, folks? CAN he hold out?

jay_vee		2006-11-07 04:53:39 AM

Buttsecks?

Spaz-master		2006-11-07 04:55:48 AM

JohnnyC [TotalFark]

"Seriously... the depths at which Republicans are stooping to try and save their asses... the desperation is thick."

Hey wait, John Barrow (D) has done that twice here in Georgia this month alone... Think the statement should be that any of the slime eating politians would do the desperate act...

Poolio		2006-11-07 04:56:56 AM

I've started taking bets on what, if any, action the FCC will take against the station.

:-)

EdTheHead		2006-11-07 05:03:22 AM

Real Newspaper:
Sacrament Bee (pops)

jook		2006-11-07 05:07:52 AM

Tatsuma

*smoochie smoochie*

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=10638

Stupid Palestinians and their Californian politics!

Deneb81		2006-11-07 05:36:27 AM

Ok, if this WAS a training snafu:

1) Who the hell let the intern play with the actual broadcasting system if they weren't sure the person wasn't a fark up?

2) Who the hell designs a radio management system that even ALLOWS the broadcast of a commercial during an Emergency System that easily.

3) Does this mean they were playing with the Emergency System, had purposely placed a GOP add in it, and then accidentally hit the 'interrupt broadcast button'?

The Billdozer		2006-11-07 06:28:05 AM

I have a question; something that has been bothering me for a while:

1) Why are we only hearing about all these tricks now, instead of back in 2004? It seems like this is the election that people are voting in to "throw W out of the White House", when that ship sailed two years ago.

2) Why is it that the only "scandals" we are hearing about are on the Republican side?

BobTheFirstJr		2006-11-07 06:30:12 AM

Are these 'lawyers in waiting' Constitutional Experts or are they Criminal Defense Attorneys?

Dansker		2006-11-07 06:56:59 AM

The Billdozer:
2) Why is it that the only "scandals" we are hearing about are on the Republican side?

Think, McFly! Think!

Aexia		2006-11-07 07:07:51 AM

Billdozer, why do you hate the troops?

The Billdozer		2006-11-07 07:10:31 AM

Dansker: The Billdozer:
2) Why is it that the only "scandals" we are hearing about are on the Republican side?

Think, McFly! Think!

I truly hope you aren't implying that the only scandals are from Republicans.

skipjack		2006-11-07 07:19:46 AM

kozkidz..unite!

/sarcasm

Dinki		2006-11-07 07:22:57 AM

The Billdozer: I truly hope you aren't implying that the only scandals are from Republicans.

Well let's see- the republican response to every one of their scandals is to point to a democratic scandal. The fact that they aren't can only mean one thing- they can't find any.

Dansker		2006-11-07 07:25:06 AM

The Billdozer:
I truly hope you aren't implying that the only scandals are from Republicans.

I was implying that you weren't thinking. And subtly either.

Are you implying that a botched joke by Kerry wasn't turned into a "scandal"?
If that's the best the other side can do, I'm guessing they have no real scandals to point their fingers at right now.

skink		2006-11-07 07:26:23 AM

Okay, time for me to weigh in. I have no political axe to grind here, but I think some of you MAY be misunderestimating the stupidity of off hours radio jocks. Before EAS, we used the EBS test system, which used our own cart tapes for the test tone and announcement. EAS centralized this, somewhat...But the spots/psas/bumpers are STILL set up by the jock in the booth at the station that is assigned to be the main alert station.

He/she reads a list of carts that get played in any particular break segment from a schedule, then either lines up carts (they look rather like 8 track tapes), or mouse clicks the right spots from a PC menu, much like playlisting on your home PC.

My guess is that the jock lined up the EAS spot, and lined up other spots behind it without breaking them up as SEPERATE from the EAS test. Again, you'd like to think the jock would recoqnize that the EAS tests are serious shiat, and messing them up is bad...However, having been responsible for training part timers, sometimes the best you can hope for is that they won't burn down the station playing with the coffee maker at 4am.

/Once had the station go dead for 38 minutes, because I was busy recording commercials in a production bay. DOH!
//Also possible that someone did it trying to 'help' their pet candidate...Can't imagine a politico knowing this is possible.

Dansker		2006-11-07 07:26:35 AM

^^not subtly...
D'oh.

dittybopper		2006-11-07 07:39:18 AM

When the Grey Hair is dead, Ogre will eat his heart. Before he dies, Ogre will put his children under the knife, so the Grey Hair will know his seed is wiped out forever.

infantry		2006-11-07 07:43:29 AM

it sickens to me to think about the all those lawyers getting involved.

Mr. Tweedy		2006-11-07 07:49:02 AM

Abagadro
... FCC ... too busy reading 110,000 form letters from the Parents Television Council complaining about dry humping on 7th Heaven.

Comedy gold! I'll still be chuckling at the voting booth on that one!

mrexcess		2006-11-07 07:55:01 AM

Oh, right "training snafu". On election day. From a conservative talk radio host.

If you believe that, it's because you want to believe it.

schrodinger		2006-11-07 08:03:21 AM

2006-11-07 06:28:05 AM The Billdozer

I have a question; something that has been bothering me for a while:

1) Why are we only hearing about all these tricks now, instead of back in 2004? It seems like this is the election that people are voting in to "throw W out of the White House", when that ship sailed two years ago.

2) Why is it that the only "scandals" we are hearing about are on the Republican side?

1) The scandals were around in 2004 as well. You just weren't paying attention, and the republicans weren't as desperate.

2) First off, the country is very anti-GOP at the moment, so any form of voter suppression would tend to benefit the GOP. The media (e.g., Clear Channel) is vastly corporate owned, and thus would benefit the party that would likely help to deregulate them (The GOP). And the democratic demographics are more prone to intimidation tactics. I mean, if a democrat candidate want to suppress the vote, what would he do? Go over to all the rich suburban neigborhoods, and post fliers telling them that they best not vote if they used a tax loophole recently to purchase their new yatch? Go over to the Christian neighborhoods, where their preecher has violated tax exemp status for the past several months telling them that a vote for the GOP is a vote for Jesus, and hang up posters telling them that God doesn't want them to vote on Tuesday? Wouldn't work.

Brewer		2006-11-07 08:08:48 AM

I was in charge of my high school radio station for several years, had a show on my college radio station, and interned at a local station for a year after that - I have never seen or heard of anyone accidentally broadcast on the EAS.

No Such Agency		2006-11-07 08:19:33 AM

Abagadro:
If the FCC had any integrity whatsoever it would yank that lisence so fast it would make the PD's head spin. Unfotunately it won't do a damn thing because it is too busy reading 110,000 form letters from the Parents Television Council complaining about dry humping on 7th Heaven.

Hmm, I guess I need to watch that show more often.

The Billdozer:
I truly hope you aren't implying that the only scandals are from Republicans.

Look, we all know scummy politicians come in many stripes. But the Republicans have been in complete power for a while now, they have more capacity to screw with things because they run the country (at least for the next day or so...). Hence, more Republican scandals. I also think that the current crop of (R) is particularly full of power-hungry, amoral scumbags, but you may not agree with that so I won't use it as an argument here.

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