Back when we first changed from carts to cd's for the music, when only one channel came out (very noticeable on Mamas and Papas songs) you knew the y-connector on the back of the player needed to be replaced. These days the problem is far more complex and too few stations have full time engingeers who really know how to fix things. Its the old "hey, everything is digital and solid state, what can go wrong ?" Well, as we are noticing on many stations, a lot can and DOES go wrong.
> > > Some of thier songs around the 5-6 o'clock hour sounded
> > like
> > > it was beign played on a mono car radio with just one
> > > channel working. All you could hear was vocals, and some
>
> > > bass.
> > >
> >
> > Their processing has been an issue since they went to the
> > oldies format. They really need to fix that ASAP--along
> > with the signal. And weekend programming.<
>
> Well, yes, you're right. But this particular problem isn't
> the processing. It's one channel of a stereo recording
> making it to air. And it's a problem I'm hearing on more
> and more stations these days - AM or FM. Also, often the
> song you hear on an FM Oldies station may include both
> channels, but is simply in mono - whether it was recorded in
> stereo or not. Sometimes, this last problem has more to do
> with which Oldies library the station bought. But often,
> it's just sloppy engineering - particularly when only one
> channel can be heard. There's no excuse for it and it's
> another reason people are abandoning broadcast radio in
> droves.
>
> Steve
> KC2LDY
>