TWiRT 640 - Public Radio Engineering Conference 2023 - Live from Las Vegas

The Public Radio Engineering Conference (PREC) is on! Two full days of technical sessions and reconnecting with broadcast engineers from Florida to Alaska. Tech presentations included sessions on Recovering from Hurricane Ian, Virtualizing most of Minnesota Public Radio, Understanding Loudness by Understanding LUFS, Using AI for FM Pattern Studies, and the benefits of captioning radio programming. We pulled a few presenters away and got their thoughts on broadcast engineering projects and challenges today.

Show Notes:
The Association of Public Radio Engineers - APRE
APRE presents the Public Radio Engineering Conference for 2023

Guests:
Kevin Trueblood - Technology leader in broadcast and digital media
Scott Hanley - Teacher, Entertainer, Media and Technology Professional
Rich Parker - Director of Engineering at Coast Alaska, Inc
David Antione - CTO at WBGO / Newark Public Radio
Shane Finch - Sales Director at Broadcasters General Store
Shaun Dolan - Partner at Inrush Broadcast Services
Alex Hartman - Broadcast IT Integration Specialist III

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

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TWiRT 639 - Been There, Done That with Paul Jellison

Quite a few radio engineers first met Paul Jellison just outside his house on 21 acres, right next to a 747 foot Blaw-Knox diamond-shaped tower. Paul lived in the house on the WLW transmitter site for a dozen years, raised his children there, and proudly gave transmitter tours to many curious broadcasters. From 4-POTS-line remote broadcasts, to the first ISDN connections in Central Florida, to new STL and remote monitoring solutions, Paul loves to use innovative technology to make radio sound better and be more reliable. 

Show Notes:
WLW, Cincinnati
WLW’s 50,000 Watt Transmitters - YouTube video
WLW Super Power Transmitter Tour from 1985 - YouTube video
Paul Jellison shows us 50 kW leaking out of a loose screw - YouTube video

Guest:
Paul Jellison - Owner at Technical Media Services LLC

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

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TWiRT 638 - Build & Re-Build Transmitter Sites with Chris Tarr

Sometimes broadcast engineers get to build new transmitter sites or facilities. Usually, however, we’re tasked with rebuilding existing sites or improving them. Chris Tarr is a sought-after engineer thanks to his experience and hard-earned wisdom in best practices as well as clever solutions. On this episode of TWiRT, Chris shares this wisdom and the reasoning behind it from several transmitter site projects. Plus, Kirk presents Chris (and our audience) with three scenarios for new studios and FM/HD transmitter sites, and awaits Chris’s judgment!

Show Notes:
Chris mentioned the Bird SA-6000XT Site Analyzer - It’s discontinued but here’s a video about calibrating it before making measurements.
The Bird Site Analyzer is easily found for sale - used and/or refurbished.
A well-equipped RF engineer may have this current model from Bird Electronics.

Guest:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media

Hosts:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 637 - RadioGPT with Daniel Anstandig & Craig Bowman

Scared of or skeptical about ChatGPT driving voice-tracked AI voices in radio?  You're not alone. RadioGPT can talk. It can research. It can take your calls. And it could be coming to your market. Let's get some answers, together. Daniel Anstandig, CEO, and Craig Bowman, SVP, at Futuri Media are sharing insights on the technologies involved, and their vision for now and the future of Artificial Intelligence in broadcasting. Chris Tarr and Kirk Harnack co-host this episode and play some examples of AI-generated radio content.

Show Notes:
RadioGPT
Demo player for RadioGPT
From Inquirer.net - RadioGPT Merges Radio And Artificial Intelligence
From SLATE.com - Replacing Humans “Is the Furthest Thing From Our Mindset,” Says the Company Selling an A.I. Radio Host
From Interesting Engineering - RadioGPT: 'World’s first' AI-driven radio station is here

Guests:
Daniel Anstandig - CEO & Co-Founder at Futuri Media
Craig Bowman - Senior Vice President at Futuri Media

Hosts:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 636 - SBE National and Local Strategies with Andrea Cummis & Jeff Schick

Andrea Cummis runs a television systems integration firm; and, she’s the current President of the Society of Broadcast Engineers. Recognizing the value of new, younger engineers to our profession, Andrea is working, finding new ways to attract younger, technically-minded individuals to join the SBE. Meanwhile, Jeff Schick, CTO at Sprite Media, is working at the local chapter level to partner with college-level students who are interested in technical professions in media. Both strategy and application are working to bring new engineers into the broadcasting and media creation fields. We’re meeting with Andrea and Jeff on a trip to New York City and an evening with broadcast engineers in US market #1.

Show Notes:
Sprite Media - Digital signage and web creation for broadcasters
Andrea Cummis Re-Elected as SBE President
Jeff Schick noted the importance of Responsive Web Design

Guests:
Andrea Cummis - CTO at PBS39, Partner at AC Video Solutions
Jeff Schick - Chief Technology Officer at Sprite Media, Inc.

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

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