TWiRT 299 - Poolside with Chris & Kirk

At the end of Day 1 of the Public Radio Engineering Conference, Chris and Kirk get a chance to talk radio engineering - poolside. We’re dishing on some radio news stories, like Broadcast Electronics getting a new owner, and he’s an engineer! The NAB Radio Show will be held in Austin, Texas, next year, and the full NAB show starts Monday!

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 299 - Poolside with Chris & Kirk

TWiRT 298 - OTT & IPTV with Sherrod Munday

OTT and IPTV are fairly new terms from the Television or Video industries.  But more radio stations, podcasts, shows, and show clips are being delivered by the same or similar technologies.  Former radio engineer turned TV network guru, Sherrod Munday, joins Chris Tobin and me to talk about audience habits and what infrastructure looks like to make audiences happy in 2016.

Show links:
Sky Angel Television Network
OTT - Over The Top content distribution
Amazon Web Services

Guest:

Sherrod Munday, VP-Engineering - Sky Angel Television Network

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 297 - TV Sat Truck with Robert Pace

What’s inside a modern TV satellite truck?  What audio and video capabilities are likely inside?  Who makes sure that satellite antenna on the roof is aimed correctly?  And what kind of engineer would configure and operate one of these beasts?  Robert Pace, a well-known audio, video, and satellite technician in Nashville joins us in the TV sat truck for which he’s responsible.

Show links:
TNDV Television

Guest:

Robert Pace - Uplink Engineer & Operations Tech, TNDV Television

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 296 - This Show Title is Too Long, with Scott Fybush

The FCC's "AM Revitalization" proceeding continues to grind its way through the system, and there's a lot at stake right now for AM stations of all classes. Numerous broadcasters and consultants are filing comments; and so is Scott Fybush.  Scott joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack to discuss some strong opinions about improving the AM radio band.

Show links:
Scott Fybush’s 2016 AM Improvement FCC Filing
Radio World article about Expanded Band and Class A interests
Radio World: SBE Says Noise is a Big Problem for AM
SBE FIles Comments on AM Improvement

Guest:
Scott Fybush, Fybush Media and Northeast Radio Watch

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 295 - iDAS and oDAS with Chris Tobin

Could antennas be lurking all around you? Chris Tobin says it’s happening more than you might imagine.  From office buildings to hospitals, and stadiums to convention centers, Distributed Antenna Systems are popping up in walls, ceilings, and on light poles everywhere.  Engineering these systems requires precision planning and field testing.

Show links:

What are iDAS and oDAS?
DAS example projects from BSGI
Indiana University Campus Cellular Project

Hosts:

Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 295 - iDAS and oDAS with Chris Tobin