TWiRT 528 - Radio over ATSC 3.0 with Mark Aitken

You thought ATSC 3.0 (NexGenTV) was all about 4k video and immersive audio, right? That’s what I thought until I heard about Sinclair Broadcast Group and their approaches to enhancing all things media.  From Single Frequency ATSC 3 Networks to carriage of dozens of radio stations’ content, Mark Aitken, SVP for Advanced Technology at Sinclair enlightens us on the big plans ahead for ATSC 3.0.  Marty Sacks, EVP for Sales, Support, and Marketing at Telos Alliance joins us as well.

Show Notes:
ONE Media – Television’s “Next Generation”
Sinclair Launches First ATSC 3.0 Radio Service In Seattle - Radio Insight article
Monetizing ATSC 3.0 - a webinar and white paper series from ATSC3Advocate.com
Saankhya Labs - wireless chipset & solutions provider
ATSC 3.0 Next Gen Overview video
FCC Modifies DTS Rules for ATSC 3.0 Flexibility - TVTechnology article

Guest:
Mark Aitken - SVP of Advanced Technology at Sinclair Broadcast Group

Hosts:
Marty Sacks - Executive Vice President of Sales, Support and Marketing at The Telos Alliance
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 528 - Radio over ATSC 3.0 with Mark Aitken

TWiRT 527 - Engineering Excellence with Jason Ornellas

Jason Ornellas is this year’s recipient of Radio World’s Excellence in Engineering Award. One reason for his selection is Jason’s leadership in executing a complex, major market studio build. From design, technology selection, equipment installation, and final commissioning, Jason Ornellas and his team of engineers built one of the most beautiful and effective radio facilities you’ll ever see.  Let’s meet Jason and have a look at these gorgeous radio studios!

Show Notes:
Jason Ornellas Makes His Mark - Radio World
V Three Studios helped to architect the new Bonneville Bay Area facility
They Built New Studios During COVID - Radio World
Jason mentioned ION Forge speaker stands
The Bonneville Bay Area studios are equipped with KRK ROKIT G4 speakers

Guest:
Jason Ornellas - Regional Director of Engineering at Bonneville International

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

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TWiRT 526 - Better Podcast Audio with Chris Curran

Podcasters and broadcasters - Got a problem with your audio? Does your audio not measure up to the "pro" podcasts? Chris Curran is here for a whole hour with up-to-date advice and suggestions for clean, clear audio - always at the right volume. From your recording “space” to mic selection, to mic technique, to compression and post-processing - Chris brings the advice of a recording and podcasting pro.

Show Notes:
We discussed the new Shure MV7 podcast microphone
We mentioned the ubiquitous Shure SM7B dynamic vocal mic
Kirk mentioned his Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun mic
Also Kirk’s favorite dynamic mic, the Heil PR40
We also discussed a couple of R0DE mics
Kirk likes his dbx 286s mic pre-amp and channel strip
Chris recommends iZotope RX 8 software for automated audio cleanup
Chris also likes the Reaper Digital Audio Workstation software
We mentioned Auphonic for online file processing to “master” your podcasts
And Descript looks very interesting for automatic speech to text and audio/video editing based on dialog

Guest:
Chris Curran - Founder of Podcast Engineering School and host of The Podcast Engineering Show

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

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TWiRT 525 - What a Year 2020 Was with Tom Ray

Are you “done with 2020”?  Many of us certainly are.  Seems 2020 has been the year of disaster, failure, and disappointment.  Hardship for many. We met so many challenges this year with lockdowns, layoffs, scrambling to work from home, and some good friends and colleagues passing away.  Tom Ray is our guest, and somewhat of an expert on equipment failures; he sees a lot of them! Despite Tom’s sometimes curmudgeonly disposition, he’s actually an optimistic and positive engineer. On this episode we’re looking at equipment failures that seemed especially rampant this past year, and we look at the bright side of getting these failures repaired and working again.

Show Notes:
Funeral arrangements for Chris Tobin at Perazzo Funeral Home
Photo album from this episode

Guest:
Tom Ray - TWiRT contributor and President at Tom Ray Consulting

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

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TWiRT 524 - Christmas Eve with John Bisset

Most of our TWiRT family and friends know by now that our co-host, Chris Tobin, passed away last Saturday, December 19, 2020.  He was 59 years old.  We will do a special TWiRT episode in tribute to Chris within a few days.  For now, we’re carrying on with today’s TWiRT episode, as I”m quite sure Chris would have wanted.  Rest in Peace in God’s arms, Chris.

Over a month ago we decided to do a Christmas Eve edition of This Week in Radio Tech.  John Bisset, agreed to be on the show with us to recall some Christmas engineering memories, chat about Christmas gifts, and think about what’s ahead for radio engineers.  Plus, we read and answer some comments from engineers as part of a Christmas Eve giveaway.  

Show Notes:
We gave away three of these ONN Surf 7” Android tablets
John mentioned Mouse Magic, the rodent repellent with a minty aroma
We think 2021 will bring more virtualization, such as the Axia iQs

Guest:
John Bisset - Director, Western US Sales, Telos Alliance & Author of Workbench at Radio World

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

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TWiRT 524 - Christmas Eve with John Bisset