"Ding" over the radio

[mercurygrandmarquis1]

I was just listening to the Bronx/SI and i heard a "Ding" noise. What does this mean? Is it put over the radio or is a background noise from the CO?

 

[vbcapt]

I believe it's the Decision Dispatchers console "dinging", it's a prompt that there's a run on his/her screen to be reviewed quickly before being released to go out.

 

[raybrag]

Either that or else the popcorn is done in the microwave

 

[FD347]

If the sound you're referring to is the "ding.wav" that can be found in any Microsoft machine, it's the sound that plays when a message hits the queue.

 

[grumpy grizzly]

As an old BFD Buff I monitor radio reference but open other tabs. If I am on nycfirenet and a message hits on the BFD the "bing" goes off.