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“TWiRT” is your go to show if you want to get behind the scenes on what makes broadcasting possible. The show addresses common issues as well as explaining past experiences from a wide array of hosts who each come from a different background in radio technology. This show is a must for any tech geek or for anyone who is interested in what goes on behind the boards and wires.
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TWiRT Ep. 697 - Swapping Old Tech for New with Matt Levin
Audio over IP (AoIP) has been used in broadcast facilities for about 20 years now. A few broadcast facilities have swapped one brand or standard of AoIP equipment for another during that period. Some broadcasters have swapped equipment twice! Whether the reasons for changing equipment are technical, political, old age, or support issues, we’d like to know about the challenges - or the easy aspects - of changing AoIP brands and standards. Matt Levin is a broadcast engineer in Ohio. His consulting and studio construction work take him to different facilities to make upgrades. Chris Tarr and Kirk Harnack discuss with Matt about using different AoIP systems, using console profiles effectively, and about FM audio processing running on PCs and servers.
Show notes:
* Processors Are Tasked With Repairing Damage - Radio World article by Matt Levin
Guest
Matt Levin - Broadcast Engineer & Technical Consultant
Host
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.MediaKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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TWiRT Ep. 696 - I'm a Builder Engineer with Dan Case
Dan Case just retired from full-time broadcast engineering - and some key projects are fresh on his mind. Dan started his radio career in Erie, Pennsylvania, and quickly moved up with more responsibility and some engineering management. Dan believes in fixing audio problems right at their source and never trying to fix bad audio with more audio processing. And Dan’s passion is developing customer local solutions where they’re needed. From a custom telephone hybrid in the early 1970s, to building a solid, reliable AM station pattern controller. He coined the term “Revenue Insurance” as a way to validate and justify capex expenditures designed to keep revenue flowing in the midst of other failures or disasters. This is an informative interview with with both technical advice and business acumen shared for your benefit.
Guest
Dan Case - Director of Engineering (Retired)
Host
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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TWiRT Ep. 695 - Big Tech for Smaller Markets with Dave Radigan
Boasting 17 signals in 4 radio markets - in New York and Pennsylvania - Radigan Media represents the kind of local radio that’s not only serving its local communities, but doing so with newer technologies. Dave Radigan wears many hats in his growing network of stations, including Chief Engineer. He’s implemented Audio over IP (linear Livewire) between studio and transmitter site, partly because he needed a bi-directional link with no audio compromises - and contact closures. And, Dave has recently opened the door to the “flexible studio”. Using AoIP audio routing tech he’s providing his staff with convenient options for live talk shows, voice-tracking, and production from the same studio, as needed. Let’s check out Dave’s reasoning about implementing the latest tech, when it makes sense to do so.
Guest
Dave Radigan - Owner / CEO at Radigan Media
Host
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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Sponsored by
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TWiRT Ep. 694 - CHR Radio Engineering in Santo Domingo with Rafael Recio
Many radio engineers love to visit other radio stations. We get ideas to perhaps implement in our own stations. Or sometimes we may get a sense of satisfaction thinking that we’ve done a superlative job in our own facilities - compared to others. Today we’re honored to visit the studios of 100.1 FM in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. OMG! What a drop-dead gorgeous studio! Rafael Recio is the Chief Engineer at 100.1 FM. He shows-off this beautiful and effective working studio, which is home to live shows in morning and afternoon drive every day. Rafael worked with the station’s Program Director, Harold, to design and build this world-class radio studio + control room.
Guest
Rafael Recio - Chief Engineer at 100.1 FM, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hosts
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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Sponsored by
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TWiRT Ep. 693 - I Like to Move It, Move It with Chris Tarr
Chris Tarr just finished a long-anticipated FM transmitter move. Big implications attended this move all the way across a metro area. The new site needed a directional FM antenna, and they decided that a new transmitter made more sense than moving the old one. Chris covers a lot of ground when contemplating any transmitter site move. Kirk Harnack touches on a few pointers for IP radio microwave links, including not trusting the existing infrastructure too much!
Show Notes:
* Planning Transmitter Moves
* Facilities - Building, road, fencing, parking, HVAC, roof, ice protection
* Legal including FCC
* Permitting - local zoning, building, etc.
* Safety - fencing, insurance requirements, guy anchors, tower base
* STL considerations & options
* Frequency coordination for 950 & IP STLs
* Fiber internet availability
* AC Power - service sizing, etc.
* Executing the move
* What can be built and ready beforehand
* What has to move overnight or a weekend
* Absolutely no off-air time? Or minimal?
* Actual cutover
* Moving audio processing if needed
* What if something goes really wrong?
* Plan to go back if needed?
* After the move (should have been before the move)
* Tying up all the loose ends
* Grounding, lightning protection
* Putting redundancy in place at the new location
* What if Internet installation is late? Wait or move ahead?
Hosts
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.MediaKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
Follow Kirk on Twitter - @kharnackFollow TWiRT on Twitter - @TWiRTshow and Facebook
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TWiRT Ep. 692 - Live from NAB 2024
What’s happening at NAB 2024 in Las Vegas? No way can anyone bring you ALL of the highlights, but we’re bringing seven outstanding engineers and corporate leaders to you on this episode of TWiRT! Our broadcast studio is the Bionic Table at Broadcast Bionics in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Thanks to Broadcast Bionics for the bandwidth and studio space.
Guests
Darnell Forde - Broadcast Engineer at Salem Media Group, San Diego, CABob Stroupe - Regional Engineering Manager at iHeartMedia, Houston, TXFrancis (Frank) Martin - Owner of MPH Broadcast ServicesDan McQuillin - Managing Director at Broadcast BionicsScott Stiefel - Chief Executive Officer at Telos AllianceJeff Schick - Chief Technology Officer at Sprite Media, Inc.George Whittam - Owner GeorgeThe.Tech, Co-host VOBS.TV and Pro Audio Suite PodcastJohn Bisset - Director, Western US Sales at Telos Alliance
Hosts
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
Follow Kirk on Twitter - @kharnackFollow TWiRT on Twitter - @TWiRTshow and Facebook
Sponsored by
Nautel’s HD Digital Radio Test Drive unlocks content, revenue, & ratings potentialBroadcasters General Store, with outstanding service, saving, and support. Online at BGS.cc.
Broadcast Bionics - making radio smarter with Bionic Studio, visual radio, and social media tools at Bionic.radio.Angry Audio and the new Rave analog audio mixing console.The new MaxxKonnect Broadcast U.192 MPX USB Soundcard - The first purpose-built broadcast-quality USB sound card with native MPX output.