TWiRT 533 - Bold Radio Predictions for 2021 with George Zahn

There’s no way to know if 2021 will be less tumultuous than 2020, but last year was a turning point for many, if not most broadcasters. George Zahn, a Cincinnati-area broadcaster and audio enthusiast for over 40 years, notes a “dumbing down” of audio quality in broadcast, while some broadcast competitors are getting better. He joins us with solid advice and a warning or two about keeping great audio in broadcasting.

Guest:
George Zahn - Station Director at WMKV-FM, Maple Knoll Communities

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 532 - Undo & Process with Jim Kuzman

When you meet someone who is positively expert at something, you want to ask questions, pic their brain, learn what they know. Jim Kuzman literally wrote the manual for the infamous Omnia 9 audio processor. He knows audio processing inside and out, and especially the processing functions found in the Omnia 9.  What does “Undo” do? How should I use a multiband spatial enhancer? How many multibands of processing should I choose? And why are you clipping my bass notes separately? Jim reveals answers to these questions and more!

Show Notes:
Omnia 9 audio processor
Technical articles authored by Jim Kuzman
Radio World “Cool Stuff Award” for Leif Claesson’s “Undo” technology

Guest:
Jim Kuzman - Content Strategist - Telos Alliance

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 531 - Positive & Uplifting New Studios with Bill and Shane

Excuse me, can I watch?  We're visiting the new studios of K-Love and AIR1 in Franklin, Tennessee, where Bill Jackson is nearly finished with two brand new, world-class radio studios. They’ve just finished hanging some large video monitors, and the acoustic treatment goes up next.  Shane talks about K-Love’s remote transmitter sites while Bill describes some of the clever studio construction techniques they’ve put in place.

Show Notes:
Educational Media Foundation
K-LOVE
AIR1
The new studios will be used for several shows, including Skip & Amy on K-LOVE.

Guests:
Shane Toven - Senior Broadcast Engineer at EMF K-LOVE & Air1 Media Networks
Bill Jackson - Regional Broadcast Studio Engineer at EMF K-LOVE & Air1 Media Networks

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 530 - Cadillac Engineering with Tom Lawler

Where do Cadillacs and radio engineers intersect? At the corner of Tom and Lawler, that's where!  If you don't know Tom Lawler, you will after this episode of TWiRT. Tom is a Customer Support Engineer at RCS, and does on-air shifts at a couple radio stations.  He’s also an accomplished engineer with experience in studio and transmitter maintenance. We’re discussing audio source material, his favorite mic, and two great war stories.

Show Notes:
Tom’s tip about Posi-Lock connectors is work noting. Kirk likes them, too!
Tom likes Valley People mic processing. Tom Vernon wrote a story about this for Telos Alliance.
Tom discussed the Digigram UAX220-MIC USB interface.
In one Cadillac Tom installed a Kenwood KDC Media Tuner
And, Tom is a big fan of Cadillac Broughams and Fleetwood Broughams.

Guest:
Tom Lawler - Customer Support Engineer at RCS

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 529 - Fire Safety for Broadcasters with Dean Wilson

TWiRT 529 - Fire Safety for Broadcasters with Dean Wilson

Would you stay on-the-air if your studio caught fire? What about your transmitter site? Dean K. Wilson is a fire protection expert with a broadcasting background. Indeed, he got started in radio at the age of 12. During his career Dean has provided a variety of fire protection engineering, security engineering, loss prevention, and business process consulting services, as well as development and delivery of training programs and seminars for the National Fire Protection Association and Society of Fire Protection Engineers.

Show Notes:
National Fire Protection Association
Flash Point of Volatile Fuels
Article about Fire Protection Engineering
Halon 1301, aka Bromotrifluoromethane
Broadcast Solutions International - Information on Fire Suppression Systems for Broadcasters

Guest:
Dean K. Wilson - President and Chief Consulting Engineer at Dean K. Wilson Associates

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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