Complex sentence: This test broadcast was erratic and mostly heard on weekends through March 17,1998; chief engineer Tom McNally was the first voice heard on the station, as a "conducting equipment tests" message aired between the music.
Split into simpler sentences: This test broadcast was erratic and mostly heard on weekends through March 17,1998. Chief engineer Tom McNally was the first voice heard on the station, as a "conducting equipment tests" message aired between the music.