TWiRT 469 - Wisconsin Public Radio Upgrades with Britny Williams

Wisconsin Public Radio was just going to replace a few audio consoles - until they met with one bad surprise after another! Britny Williams is DoO and DoE at WPR’s main studios in Madison, WI. She’s overseeing and coordinating several teams as WPR’s upgrade project developed into soup to nuts replacement - all while keeping all programming going. Britny joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack on this episode.

Guest:
Britny Williams - Director of Operations and Engineering, Wisconsin Public Radio

Show Notes:
Wisconsin Public Radio
WPR’s Coverage Maps
Photo album of WPR’s remodeling progress - Oct, 2019
Britny mentions OpsGenie and Confluence to keep her teams notified and informed

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

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TWiRT 468 - Live from the MBMTC

The Midwest Technology & Multimedia Broadcast Conference (MBMTC) just wrapped up in Columbus, Ohio.  For the first time, this year’s conference consolidated engineering sessions from Kentucky and Indiana broadcast associations, making for a well-attended event with 14 total engineering sessions packed into one day.  John Takach joins us on the “curvy couch” along with Josh Bohn and Matt Levin, plus Chris Tobin from New York City.

Guests:
Josh Bohn, President/Chief Engineer at Bohn Broadcast Services
John Takach, Chief Engineer at Radio One, Indianapolis
Matt Levin, Chief Engineer at CVCO, Inc.

Show Notes:
Josh’s tactical phone - the Ulefone Armor 3wt
What is Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Do You Need It?
Penetration Testing Overview
Easy Tests for your network, including Shields Up!

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

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TWiRT 467 - A Texar Audio Prism Prototype - with Brian Kerkan

We’re on-site at WPOZ in Orlando, Florida, where we found a prototype of the famous Texar Audio Prism. Audio processing expert, Brian Kerkan, joins us to show off some old analog audio processors, including the CBS Audimax and Volumax. Then we turn to one of 16 Texar prototypes. We finish with a discussion of interfacing AES192 FM multiplex info a switcher and IP-STL system.

Show Notes:
CBS Labs, Volumax/Audimax Processors on Collins 20V at K7PP Page
A look inside the Orban Optimod 8000 audio processor
The Texar Audio Prism Story - as told by Glen Clark
FM MPX over AES (AES192)

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

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