TWiRT 157 - Paul Brenner

What can broadcasters do with multi-kilowatts and a 24/7 wide-area data stream? Paul Brenner, head of the Broadcasters Traffic Consortium has some ideas that are in the consumer marketplace now. Up to date Traffic, Weather, News, Fuel Prices, Advertising, and Alerts are being sent now over FM HD signals.

Paul describes this exciting technology that makes FM broadcasters a key part of a wide-area data delivery system.

LINKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW

http://radiobtc.com
http://tagstation.com

Register for a webinar on Next Radio FM
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THIS WEEK IN RADIO TECH IS SPONSORED BY

Telos and the ProSTREAM audio streaming encoder with built-in Omnia audio processing. Visit http://telos-systems.com

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TWiRT 156 - Stephen Poole

TWiRT 156 - Stephen Poole     

Many times we overlook successful broadcast groups in our industry, Crawford Broadcasting's Stephen Poole talks about his great employer, two excellent assistants and 5 radio stations they support. Our discussion touches on why you should understand how other departments at your radio station function, can you talk GM speak?, Sales Manager jargon?  Also, can jukebox radio really help the industry while non traditional sources for music and news continue to gain popularity.  How to process HD 2 & 3 audio streams with high frequency rolloff, really?

Stephen Poole and Chris Tobin talk about why we need to understand the inner workings of our radio station departments and our passion for radio as a career.

TWiRT is sponsored by Omnia Audio and the Omnia.9 FM audio processor by Leif Claesson.  http://omniaaudio.com/9 

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TWiRT 155 - Michael Dorrough

TWiRT 155 - Michael Dorrough

Look into the racked equipment at many radio and TV stations, and recording studios, and you'll find something with the name "Dorrough" on it.  Famous in broadcast audio circles for bringing multi-band audio processing to broadcasting, Mike Dorrough  exhibits the spirit of invention and innovation.  In this episode, we talk with Mike about audio processing and meaningful audio level measurement with his Dorrough Loudness Meter.

Chris Tobin, Chris Tarr, and I talk with Mike Dorrough in a fascinating hour, learning psychoacoustic truths that are just as valid today as when they were discovered.  

Links from this episode:

Dorrough Electronics - http://www.dorrough.com/

Photos of vintage audio processors - http://www.261.gr/vintage8.html

History of the VU meter and the Dorrough Loudness Meter explained - http://www.dorrough.com/video.html

TWiRT is sponsored by Axia Audio and Axia xNodes.  One day all your audio gear will have an Ethernet jack. Until then - there's xNodes.  http://axiaaudio.com/xnodes 

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TWiRT 155 - Michael Dorrougn

TWiRT 154 - Marques Brownlee

TWiRT 154 - Marques Brownlee

We take a break from oscillators and cart machines to chat with topical tech guru, Marques Brownlee.  Marques has over 500 instructional and tech gear review videos on YouTube, covering everything from DLSR cameras to building a Hackintosh computer.  

Chris Tobin and I talk with Marques about tech, and about putting tech and web services to great use in our busy professional lives.  

Links from this episode:

Ubuntu Phone info… http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone

Hardware shopping list for building a Hackintosh...http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/search/label/CustoMac

Bob Roche on building a budget Hackintosh…http://www.youtube.com/cpukid00

Marques Brownlee's YouTube channel... http://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee

Instructional, how to videos… http://www.lynda.com/

TWiRT is sponsored by Omnia Audio and the Omnia.9 FM audio processor by Leif Claesson.  http://omniaaudio.com/9 

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TWiRT 154 - Marques Brownlee

TWiRT 153 - Mics & Levels with Mike Phillips

Podcasts, talk shows, how-to programs, political commentary and rants, celebrity interviews or just mouthing off — most compelling audio content starts with a microphone and a quick trip through a mic pre-amp.

With thousands of mics on the market, and nearly as many pre-amp choices, how does the home studio user choose the right combination, and set them up properly? We take a shortcut to great advice that works every time!

Broadcast audio consultant, Mike Phillips, joins Chris Tobin and me for a fast-paced tutorial on mic selection, adjustment, proper use, and avoiding common pitfalls. As usual Andrew Zarian asks the really good questions that we forgot about!

This Week In Radio Tech is sponsored by:

Axia Audio and the popular IP-Audio Axia consoles. On the web at axiaaudio.com.

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