--- title: Telos Alliance Blog Featuring Audio News Events Products & Updates | The Telos Alliance Team (23) description: Telos Alliance has led the audio industry’s innovation in Broadcast Audio, Digital Mixing & Mastering, Audio Processors & Compression, Broadcast Mixing Consoles, Audio Interfaces, AoIP & VoIP for over three decades. The Telos Alliance family of products include Telos® Systems, Omnia® Audio, Axia® Audio, Linear Acoustic®, 25-Seven® Systems, Minnetonka™ Audio and Jünger Audio. Covering all ranges of Audio Applications for Radio & Television from Telos Infinity IP Intercom Systems, Jünger Audio AIXpressor Audio Processor, Omnia 11 Radio Processors, Axia Networked Quasar Broadcast Mixing Consoles and Linear Acoustic AMS Audio Quality Loudness Monitoring and 25-Seven TVC-15 Watermark Analyzer & Monitor. Telos Alliance offers audio solutions for any and every Radio, Television, Live Events, Podcast & Live Streaming Studio With Telos Alliance “Broadcast Without Limits” “Love What You Hear” (23) --- ## The Telos Alliance Team ### Recent Posts [![Personal Phone Collection is off the Hook | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Blogs/Phone%20museum.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/personal-phone-collection-is-off-the-hook) ## [Personal Phone Collection is off the Hook | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/personal-phone-collection-is-off-the-hook) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Jan 3, 2018, 12:30:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![Joe Talbot](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Joseph_Talbot_9588.jpg?width=163&name=Joseph_Talbot_9588.jpg "Joe Talbot")Personal Phone Collection is off the Hook It may come as no surprise that Telos Systems Product Manager Joe Talbot likes telephones. It kinda helps in  his role with the Telos Alliance. But let's be clear... Joe Talbot ***really*** likes telephones! So much that he's created his own personal "Phone Museum" at his home. Joe gives us a little insight into his phone fascination and how they connect him to the broadcast industry. Get the story and check out the slideshow we've created of (some of) Joe's phones! [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/personal-phone-collection-is-off-the-hook) Topics: [Broadcast Telephone Systems](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-telephone-systems), [Telos Systems](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/telos-systems), [Telephones](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/telephones) [![TWiRT 377 - Virtualizing in 2018 | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TwIRT377.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/virtualizing-in-2018) ## [TWiRT 377 - Virtualizing in 2018 | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/virtualizing-in-2018) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Dec 30, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # TWiRT 377 - Virtualizing in 2018   We keep running upon the subject of Virtual Radio, or Virtualizing Radio.  Chris Tobin and I imagine both good consequences and unfortunate ones as broadcasters implement more virtualization strategies.  Sure, saving money could be a motivator for virtualizing, but Chris asks, “How will you improve your broadcast product with the money saved?”  Kirk points out the increased flexibility of virtual tech allows more localism with less effort. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/virtualizing-in-2018) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [Streaming Audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/streaming-audio), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) ## [To Infinity and Beyond: Celebrating 2017 | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/to-infinity-and-beyond-celebrating-2017) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Dec 27, 2017, 11:55:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # To Infinity and Beyond: Celebrating 2017 Every year the Telos Alliance attends broadcast industry trade shows and events across the globe to introduce exciting new products and innovations. But 2017 was different, as we debuted some of our most innovative products yet, from the versatile Omnia VOLT audio processor to the groundbreaking Telos Infinity IP Intercom. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/to-infinity-and-beyond-celebrating-2017) [![TWiRT 376 - How To: Live Video Production for Radio | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Twirt376.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/live-video-production-radio) ## [TWiRT 376 - How To: Live Video Production for Radio | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/live-video-production-radio) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Dec 21, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # TWiRT 376 - How To: Live Video Production for Radio   With social media platforms catering to video, “Visual Radio” is more than just industry buzz.  On the heels of a Washington, DC, symposium on the subject, Chris Tobin shows us the technical setup for a low-budget, yet effective video webcast from WBGO-FM in Newark, NJ. We look at the cameras, connections, interfaces, and software used to create a video version of a traditionally radio-only event. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/live-video-production-radio) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [Streaming Audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/streaming-audio), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) [![TWiRT 375 - Podcast Engineering School | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Twirt375.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/podcast-engineering-school) ## [TWiRT 375 - Podcast Engineering School | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/podcast-engineering-school) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Dec 15, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # TWiRT 375 - Podcast Engineering School   Many skills required for broadcast engineering are directly applicable to podcast engineering and production.  Chris Curren teaches broadcast and podcast engineering skills, including mixing, fixing, loudness, and using plugins [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/podcast-engineering-school) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [Streaming Audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/streaming-audio), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) ## [ASBU Meets AoIP in Tunisia | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/asbu-meets-aoip-in-tunisia) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Dec 13, 2017, 12:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ASBU Meets AoIP in Tunisia Recently, Telos Alliance dealer [Decibel](http://www.decibel.ch) installed a brand new Livewire+ AES67 studio for the new [Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU)](http://www.asbu.net/home.php?lang=en) training facility at their headquarters in Tunis. Our friend Jean-Pascal tells us about the facility, and the ASBU’s jump to AoIP. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/asbu-meets-aoip-in-tunisia) [![Vintage Audio: Sony AIR-7 Aviation Band Synthesized Receiver | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Blogs/FitA%20-%20Air7/Air-7%20-%20large.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/sony-air7-aviation-band-synthesized-receiver) ## [Vintage Audio: Sony AIR-7 Aviation Band Synthesized Receiver | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/sony-air7-aviation-band-synthesized-receiver) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Dec 13, 2017, 11:55:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![Sony Air-7](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/FitA%20-%20Air7/Sony%20Air%207%20front.jpg?width=144&name=Sony%20Air%207%20front.jpg "Sony Air-7")Vintage Audio: Sony AIR-7 Aviation Band Synthesized Receiver This Found in the Attic installment is an ‘80s flashback, even though it doesn't involve After the Fire, Blondie, or the Psychedelic Furs. Our subject is a 1985 [Sony AIR-7](http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/sony_air_7air.html), one of the earlier scanner receivers using frequency synthesis. From the name of this receiver, it's easy to surmise that it was designed to monitor the aviation bands, although it did quite a bit more. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/sony-air7-aviation-band-synthesized-receiver) Topics: [Vintage Electronics](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/vintage-electronics) [![Smart Speakers 101 for Radio Broadcasters: Get out of Radio and Get into Audio | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/Direct_Current/Smart%20Speaker%20pic.jpg)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/smart-speakers-101-for-radio-broadcasters-get-out-of-radio-and-get-into-audio) ## [Smart Speakers 101 for Radio Broadcasters: Get out of Radio and Get into Audio | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/smart-speakers-101-for-radio-broadcasters-get-out-of-radio-and-get-into-audio) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Dec 13, 2017, 11:55:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![Steve Goldstein of Amplifi Media and Sonic AI](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/smart%20speakers/Goldstein%20-%20small.jpg?width=216&name=Goldstein%20-%20small.jpg "Steve Goldstein of Amplifi Media and Sonic AI")Smart Speakers 101 for Radio Broadcasters: Get out of Radio and Get into Audio Shopping for holiday gifts? Smart speakers make great gifts for those into the latest tech. Maybe you’ve requested one yourself, or know someone who has; they're sure to be on lots of gift lists this holiday season. There’s certainly a lot of buzz around smart speakers, and that’s good news for broadcasters. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/smart-speakers-101-for-radio-broadcasters-get-out-of-radio-and-get-into-audio) Topics: [Podcasting](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/podcasting), [Broadcasting](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcasting), [smart speakers](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/smart-speakers) [![TWiRT 374 - Boston Radio with Jim Armstrong | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hubfs/TwiRT374.png)](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/boston-radio-jim-armstrong) ## [TWiRT 374 - Boston Radio with Jim Armstrong | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/boston-radio-jim-armstrong) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Dec 8, 2017, 1:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # TWiRT 374 - Boston Radio with Jim Armstrong   Everyone starts somewhere, and Jim Armstrong started right near the top - in Boston radio! We’re talking early days of on-air traffic reporting, some technical perspectives from those days, and about Jim’s big switch to broadcast equipment sales; lessons here all of us engineers can learn from. [Read More](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/boston-radio-jim-armstrong) Topics: [Broadcast Engineering](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/broadcast-engineering), [Streaming Audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/streaming-audio), [audio](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio), [audio quality](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/topic/audio-quality) ## [Routing Alternate Content the Wright Way | Telos Alliance](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/vlc-automation-with-pathfinder) By [The Telos Alliance Team](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/author/telos-alliance-team) on Dec 6, 2017, 12:25:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # ![WLS Engineer Tim Wright](https://blogs.telosalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/Pathfinder%20VLC%20Automation/Tim%20Wright.jpg?width=210&name=Tim%20Wright.jpg "WLS Engineer Tim Wright")Routing Alternate Content the Wright Way Many stations that carry sports programming—particularly pro sports broadcasts—are likely to be limited by league rules when it comes to streaming game broadcasts due to copyright regulations. As the flagship station for Chicago White Sox baseball and Chicago Bulls basketball, we are one such station here at WLS-AM in Chicago. Due to licensing restrictions of MLB and the NBA, WLS isn’t allowed to stream these teams’ games on their normal internet stream. Instead, alternate programming such as “Best of” editions of local or satellite-delivered shows—usually put together and aired by a producer in the control room—are routed to the internet stream. To make the routing of the alternate content easier, I devised a solution using Axia Pathfinder. The only requirement is a spare PC capable of running Livewire audio drivers and VLC. 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