COULD IT REALLY HAPPEN?
Some people, after having read Overnight Sensation, have wondered - could the plot actually happen? Could a song accidentally get on a radio station's playlist and then get played all over the country? If you know about radio in today's world, you know that answer is yes! See, in the old days, radio stations were programmed by many different sources, including the DJs. Especially on some FM stations, disc jockeys had the ability to choose the songs they wanted to play. Some would even bring in their own records and share them with thier audience. As times changed, and radio stations were bought and sold and thousands became part of one or two particular giant media compaies, the idea of picking what got played on which stations became much more sophisticated as consultants and computers and big money got in the mix.
In Hitstreak's case, the song could have easily been added by the Program Director, Tim, from the local side. Then, without giving any of the plot away(!) it could have also been added to the playlist of radio stations all across the country by plugging it into the computer data base which programs the stations nationwide. Did you know that many shows you hear on your favorite radio stations are actually playing on other stations all across the country simultaniously? It's called syndication and due to it's lower cost verses having to program each and every station separately, it's become a standard in the industry. Know what else? Some of the DJs you hear on your favorite radio stations aren't even in your city. They're pre-recorded and then sent electronically all over the country along with the station's playlist. They even cut lines about your city and local events and send them along with the music to make it seem like they are there! And that's how HItstreak could have very well gotten into Meglomania's radio station's playlist and become an...Overnight Sensation. Could it have been prevented? Are there safeguards in the system to catch things like this? Sure. But remember, if someone of power wanted it to happen, they could make it happen. Read the book to find out more!
In Hitstreak's case, the song could have easily been added by the Program Director, Tim, from the local side. Then, without giving any of the plot away(!) it could have also been added to the playlist of radio stations all across the country by plugging it into the computer data base which programs the stations nationwide. Did you know that many shows you hear on your favorite radio stations are actually playing on other stations all across the country simultaniously? It's called syndication and due to it's lower cost verses having to program each and every station separately, it's become a standard in the industry. Know what else? Some of the DJs you hear on your favorite radio stations aren't even in your city. They're pre-recorded and then sent electronically all over the country along with the station's playlist. They even cut lines about your city and local events and send them along with the music to make it seem like they are there! And that's how HItstreak could have very well gotten into Meglomania's radio station's playlist and become an...Overnight Sensation. Could it have been prevented? Are there safeguards in the system to catch things like this? Sure. But remember, if someone of power wanted it to happen, they could make it happen. Read the book to find out more!
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