From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: ryon@dslnorthwest.net
Subject: Re: Explanation to Graeme about A Piece of the Action
On Aug 21, 1:56apm, Fred Atkinson wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:46:36 -0700 (PDT), Ron
> wrote:
>
> >LOL! This is a strange episode that gets stranger every time I watch
> >it. Why does an AM radio station have receiving capabilities-- what
> >would be the point?
>
> >Ron
>
> As a person who has worked in the electronics/telecom/I.T. industry
> for a number of years, I can tell you that broadcast radio stations
> have receivers for a number of purposes. aSome are used to monitor the
> station's programming. aSome are used to listen to police and fire
> frequencies for news stories. aSome are used to listen to other
> stations. aSome are used for monitoring the Emergency Broadcast
> System. aAnd they have receivers for other things, too. a
>
> There is nothing odd about it. a
Really? This is Iotia... would any of them give a damn about fire
frequencies (if they had them)? And considering how hard it was to
just get the trash picked up, do ya honestly think they used those
percentages and bothered with an emergency broadcast system? Was such
a thing even part of old Chicago?
Bella made i tpretty clear that he-- they-- didn't really care all
that much about radio and other technology; all they cared about were
those things in the Book. So why would an AM radio station in old
Chicago have a receiver when radio technology is just barely tolerated
and it's most important use is to sell Bang Bang-- the sweetest little
automatic in the world-- and other delightfully lethal goodies?
Ron
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