How does calling a radiostation work?

Question

Hello, i've never called a radio station befpre and i never knew how it worked...okay.. is this what i should do?... if i call and i get the busy tone i should hang up and keep calling back until its starts ringing?... then when its ringing i just hold till someone picks up or the contest is over?

Answer 1

When you call you will get a screener. You can tell them what you want, and they will either notify you of the info you need, tell you the contest is over/good to go, etc, or screen you to put on the air.

If the line is busy, keep trying until you get a ringing tone. Eventually someone will answer, regardless of the contest status or not, because it's a general call-in number

Answer 2

Different radio stations handle it differently.  Usually you get a screener, but sometimes you just have to keep calling back.