TWiRT - Christmas 2009

'Twas the Night at the Site

Written by James G. Withers
Used by permission of the author and Radio World 

Merry Christmas!

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TWiRT - Christmas 2009

TWiRT 12 - India Radio

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Int'l Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting, WOR, New York
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York

This week's guest is Elliot Stechman from Mumbai, India.  Elliot has worked with Adlabs - a huge communications conglomerate in India - as well as Times Radio Group's Radio Mirchi

We discuss ...

NextMedia and Citadel file for bankruptcy protection.

Listener question:

I would like to hear how anyone can justify using iBiquity digital "HD" instead of advocating DRM. iBiquity is proprietary and expensive while DRM is open. If iBiquity ever gets to be the sole digital system and the FCC decides that we must go digital the FCC license would become a pre-approval for the licensing authority, iBiquity. If you do not pay iBiquity then you may not broadcast.
December 19, 2009 | James Johnson

Product Pick of the Week - BudTrap

Great gift is Scott Fybush's Tower Calendar for 2010.

Merry Christmas!

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TWiRT 12 - Radio India

TWiRT 11 - RadioDNS

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Int'l Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting, WOR, New York
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

This week's guest is Skip Pizzi.  Skip is a consultant to corporate, legal, government and broadcast industry clients on the subjects of new media and digital transition. 

We discuss ...

the forthcoming Google Nexus One phone, which seems to include an FM radio receiver. 

Congress begins action on controlling TV commercial loudness.

and the Sensia digital audio receiver with extended program information.

Skip discusses an Electronic Program Guide for radio and supporting/related technologies.  Much of what is discussed is available at RadioDNS.

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TWiRT 11 - RadioDNS

TWiRT 10 - War Stories

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Int'l Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting, WOR, New York
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

Stories.  Horror stories.  Teachable moments.   I'll never to that again.  And some humorous stories, too.

This is one fun episode!

TWiRT is supported by
The Broadcasters Desktop Resource
Violet Microphones 

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TWiRT 10 - War Stories

TWiRT 9 - Third Adjacent

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Int'l Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting, WOR, New York
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

Guest: Larry Fuss, President Delta Radio and South Seas Broadcasting

Disaster Recovery - Broadcast Continuity Planning
H.R. 1147 - Local Community Radio Act of 2009

Gift ideas for the Broadcast Engineer:
Scott Fybush's 2010 Tower Calendar
CCrane Internet Radio
2010 ARRL Handbook
e-Reader - Kindle or B&N Nook
Blu-Ray Player with NetFlix Streaming
Roku Video Player

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TWiRT 9 - Third Adjacent