TWiRT 172 - Pardon Our Dust

Sinclair Broadcast Group buys Dielectric, saving the antenna company from shutdown. Tom and Chris have a lunch date with Harris. The FCC opens a filing window for LPFM licenses. And we get a thorough video tour of the new Cumulus Country Music Programming facility in Nashville, from Gary Kline.

HOSTS

Chris Tobin, President, MusicamUSA – www.musicamusa.com
Tom Ray, President of Tom Ray Broadcast Consulting – www.tomrayconsulting.com
Kirk Harnack, VP – Telos Systems – www.telos-systems.com

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TWiRT 172 - Pardon Our Dust

TWiRT 171 - Patent Trolls and Other Scofflaws

Obama goes Troll Hunting. ASCAP says “No broadcaster discount for you, Pandora, even though you’re a real broadcaster now.” Oh, those unfair Regulatory Fees. Another AM station gives up. And who’s gonna drive my car while I’m playing with the radio knobs?

HOSTS

Chris Tobin, President, MusicamUSA - www.musicamusa.com
Tom Ray, President of Tom Ray Broadcast Consulting - www.tomrayconsulting.com
Kirk Harnack, VP – Telos Systems - www.telos-systems.com

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TWiRT 170 - War Stories with Michael Patton

Snakes, deadbeats, component-level repair, and a scary raccoon are all part of this War Stories episode. Legendary Project Engineer, Michael Patton, joins us for some wild stories and a few teachable moments in broadcast engineering.

Guest:
Michael Patton, Owner – Michael Patton & Associates – michaelpatton.com

HOSTS

Chris Tobin, President, MusicamUSA – www.musicamusa.com
Chris Tarr, Director of Operations & Engineering at 88Nine RadioMilwaukee
Kirk Harnack, VP – Telos Systems – www.telos-systems.com

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