The unlikely origin of on-hold music: an explainer
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The unlikely origin of on-hold music: an explainer
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The unlikely origin of on-hold music: an explainer
Description
April 14, 2024
Outside of recognizing it as your cue to sit tightly and wait for the person on the other line to help you, have you ever given on-hold music a second thought? Regardless of your answer, you might be unfamiliar with the origins of on-hold music. The phenomenon was born in an unlikely, but happy incident for American inventor and factory owner Alfred Levy. Adam Wallis explains.
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The unlikely origin of on-hold music: an explainer01:58 | April 14, 2024
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The Year Without a Summer: How a massive volcano altered the course of human history07:38 | March 24, 2024
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The unlikely origin of on-hold music: an explainer01:58 | April 14, 2024
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Judas Priest’s Rob Halford talks ‘Invincible Shield’, Dolly Parton, tolerance in metal community08:05 | March 8, 2024
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LEGO: How the world’s No. 1 toymaker benefits adults, brick by brick06:54 | December 30, 2023
The unlikely origin of on-hold music: an explainer
Description
April 14, 2024
Outside of recognizing it as your cue to sit tightly and wait for the person on the other line to help you, have you ever given on-hold music a second thought? Regardless of your answer, you might be unfamiliar with the origins of on-hold music. The phenomenon was born in an unlikely, but happy incident for American inventor and factory owner Alfred Levy. Adam Wallis explains.
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