TWiRT 756 - The Three Layers of Redundancy with Chuck Bullett
Friday, July 11, 2025 at 8:21AM
This Week in Radio Tech dives into how broadcasters can build rock-solid, multi-layered broadcast plants that keep them on the air and their audiences happy, even when equipment fails. Chuck Bullett, Director of Technology at Audacy San Francisco, shares his modular “backup B and C” philosophy—designing independent, mutually exclusive systems that can stand in when a mic arm snaps or a transmitter tower goes down. This episode discusses practical strategies like retaining reliable legacy gear as a parallel safety net while integrating new technology investments. Listeners walk away with a “what-if” mindset and concrete steps to harden their facilities against catastrophic, revenue-draining outages.
Show Notes:
Create a Weekly Report for Your Stakeholders - Contribution by Chuck Bullett to John Bisset’s Workbench column in Radio World
Guest:
Chuck Bullett, CPBE - Director of Technology | Engineering at Audacy, San Francisco
Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, South Seas, & Akamai Broadcasting
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TWiRT 756 - The Three Layers of Redundancy with Chuck Bullett
