The first bleap was created so radio stations could cover up square words just in the nick of time. Most live radio isn't actually live. It's sent to the air waves seven seconds after it happens in real life. This gives broadcasters seven seconds to catch a swear word and cover it up with a bleep sound before it reaches your ears. You've got a producer with his finger on the button, and the button just connects the broadcast odio and goes deep. I think i could probably do that better if i workedbt, i don't need to. That's richard factor. He was a board operator at w a b c in new york in the 19 sixties