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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast: Loudspeakers and Lights

Timothy P. Brown

Sep 15, 2022

Pigskin Dispatch podcaster Darin Hayes and I cover and expand my Articles or Tidbits each Tuesday. Click here to listen, or subscribe to Pigskin Dispatch wherever you get your podcasts.

Today’s podcast covers a recent Tidbit concerning the early loudspeakers and lighting in stadiums and how their quality affected the game experience.

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Today's Tidbit... Loudspeakers and Lights

Before WWI, few football fields had loudspeakers to announce the happenings on the field. Audio and lighting technologies advanced after WWI, leading to loudspeakers and lighting systems being installed to keep fans informed and allow night games. Still, the technologies remained primitive by our standards. The lights were not as bright, and the speakers were not as loud, often leading to them being installed between the field and the stands. Even at relatively big-time football programs, loudspeakers and lighting poles obstructed the view of portions of the field…

a year ago · Timothy P. Brown

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