TWiRT 580 - Radio's Northern Outposts with Pierre Boucher
Friday, January 28, 2022 at 12:27PM
Pack 300 pounds of luggage, parts, and tools - Check.
Set FM transmitters to 30 watts TPO - Check.
Set STL data rate to 8 kbps - Check.
Take the day off if the weather is nice because no one else will be working - Check.
Bring the caribou and beluga recipe books - Check.
Such is the to-do list for Pierre Boucher, broadcast technician for some of the most northern radio stations in Canada. Working in far Northern Quebec and Nunavut, Pierre keeps these vital communications resources on-the-air for the Inuit people and others living in these northern extremes. Pierre joins Chris Tarr and Kirk Harnack on this intriguing episode of TWiRT.
Show Notes:
Taqramiut Nipingat Radio Network official website
Wikipedia’s description of the Taqramiut Nipingat network of stations
VF2446-FM - Low Power FM station in Salluit, QC, CA on Radio-Locator.com
A Salluit 360º Street View from March, 2016
Many of Pierre’s hand-selected tools are from Wera
Guest:
Pierre Boucher - Technicien en radiodiffusion
Co-Hosts:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting
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