TWiRT 746 - IP Radio & WiFi Engineering with Cam Lasley

Young broadcast engineers are few and far between, but Cameron Lasley is making a big difference for broadcasters in Kentucky.  Cam’s primary role is with wireless broadband technologies; he’s the owner of a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) in Kentucky.  On a future TWiRT episode we’ll discover Cam’s broadcast engineering experiences, but on this show we’re finding out about the WiFi technologies that power IP radio links.  These are links that broadcasters - as well as WISPs - use every day.  We’ll gain understanding of link budgets and margins, as well as best practices for modulation schemes and frequency band selection for IP radio links. There’s a lot of great information for us broadcast engineers to absorb on this episode of TWiRT.

Show Notes:
Telecast Communications website
RF Elements Horn Antennas
Ubiquiti AirMagic video tutorial
Ubiquiti Link Planner
TP Link Aginet - WISP end to end management

Guest:
Cam Lasley - Owner at Telecast Communications, LLC

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

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TWiRT 745 - Tower Maintenance and Broadcast Regulations - with Robbie Hulett and Bud Walters

Today’s TWiRT webcast is a double-header - two guests on very different yet important topics.  First up is Robbie Hulett, owner of Tower Maintenance Corp.  Robbie shares his company’s work and achievements on social media, keeping broadcasters abreast of current trends in the tower maintenance field. Perhaps some of TMC’s work will prompt others to check on and maintain their vertical structures with the attention they deserve.  And Bayard “Bud” Walters - a Nashville-based radio group owner - gives us his candid thoughts about the FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” regulatory reform program.  The NAB has filed lengthy comments and suggestions, and Bud, owner of Cromwell Broadcasting, has a few thoughts of his own to share.  See if you agree or disagree!

Guests:
Robbie Hulett - Owner at Tower Maintenance Corporation
Bayard “Bud” Walters - Owner and President at Cromwell Media

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

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TWiRT 744 - Engineering Achievement with Paul Shulins

Congratulations to Paul Shulins, co-owner of Over The Air RF Consulting. He is the recipient of the 2025 NAB Radio Engineering Achievement Award, which was presented at the NAB Show on April 8. Paul joins us on TWiRT, along with Chris Tarr, to talk about recognizing broadcast engineers and their contributions and recognition in the broadcast industry.  We’ll also look at some moments and technical achievements in Paul’s career, plus discuss engineers’ role in the future of radio broadcasting. 

Guest:
Paul Shulins - Broadcast Engineering Consultant and Co-Owner at Over the Air RF Consulting

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

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TWiRT 743 - Live from NAB 2025

The NAB Show 2025, held from April 5-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, showcased a wide array of cutting-edge technical exhibits focused on media, entertainment, and technology innovations. There’s no way that TWiRT could bring you a wide look at the whole show, but we did manage to interview ten broadcast industry insiders in just over an hour, and we present them to you on this episode! From England to Australia, from the Netherlands to Florida, and from Minnetonka to Los Angeles, we’re letting you in on the technical and industry conversations that exemplify our experiences at NAB.  Special thanks to Broadcast Bionics for providing a set for TWiRT production, and the bandwidth to send you our show!

Guests:
Phil Bignell - Broadcast Systems Architect at Broadcast Bionics
David Smedley - Senior Support Specialist at Aiir.com
Reinier van Mourik - Chief Technical Officer at Triple Audio, Netherlands
Ian Campbell - Strategic Accounts Director at AVC, Australia
Jon Shute - Sales at Broadcasters General Store (BGS)
Travis Tibbot - Sales at Broadcasters General Store (BGS)
Doug Irwin - Regional Engineering Lead at iHeart Media, Los Angeles
John Schur - President at Telos Alliance TV Solutions Group
Dan McQuillin - Managing Director at Broadcast Bionics
Robert Combs - Director Of Engineering - Corporate at Cumulus Media

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

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TWiRT 742 - Public Radio Engineers Learn & Share at NAB

Public radio has an audience size of around 30 million weekly radio listeners with a broader reach exceeding 57 million when including digital platforms. Public Radio engineers play a critical role in building, upgrading, and maintaining the needed facilities and infrastructure.  Broadcasters go to the NAB show in Las Vegas to see and hear what’s new in the broadcast and media industries, and the Public Radio Engineering Conference (PREC) is one of the first events surrounding each NAB show. The PREC is public radio's annual get-together for engineers, technologists, leaders and creators of all experience levels. TWiRT is excited to bring you some of the key players - engineers, consultants, and equipment experts. 

Show Notes:
APRE - The Association of Public Radio Engineers - apre.us

Guests:
Alex Hartman - KVSC-FM & Optimized Media Group
John George - RF Specialties
Jim Gray - Optimized media Group
Rob Bertrand - Partner at Inrush Broadcast Services
Scott Hanley - General Manager at WZUM Pittsburgh Public Media

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

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