Axia Helps Johns Hopkins' Remote Learning Students Shine

Every now and then, we come across a unique implementation of our gear outside the realm of broadcast. One such installation can be found at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, one of the premier medical schools in the U.S., where the Bloomberg School of Public Health uses four full Axia studios for their online learning program. Dom DeLauney, Online Learning Production Supervisor, explains how an elite medical school came to require four audio studios full of Axia gear.

TWiRT 378 - Keeping HD Aligned with Alan Jurison

In HD Radio’s earlier days, a fixed architecture offered fixed time alignment between FM analog and its HD1 signal.  Today’s HD transmission systems are far more flexible, but time alignment can vary resulting in a confusing listener experience.  Alan Jurison with iHeart Radio is an expert on this topic. He joins us to talk about making sure FM/HD listeners get the best experience possible.

Topics: Broadcast Engineering, Streaming Audio, audio, audio quality

Axia PowerStation / StudioEngine Just Got More Powerful

Axia PowerStation and StudioEngine, which can be used with Axia Fusion consoles as a standalone studio solution or as part of a larger IP-audio network, just got more powerful with the release of software update v3.2 for Fusion Console Mix Engines.

Minnesota Public Radio Sticks with Axia for Complete Facility Upgrade 

Years ago, Minnesota Public Radio was one of the very first Axia customers, outfitting its entire facility with the popular Axia Element consoles. Over the years, the Element console has seen the facility through thick and thin, so much so, that now—more than a decade later—MPR Chief Engineer Bill Dahlstrom and Director of Engineering and Facilities Tom Nelson decided to stick with Axia for their studio-wide console upgrade, installing Axia Fusion consoles throughout. We sat down with Bill to learn more about his experience and why MPR decided to stick with Axia all these years.

The Bisset Brief: Planning Your AoIP Radio Installation

John Bisset, Telos Alliance Radio Products Sales Manager for the Western U.S., tells us about his travels across the country, where he has helped facilitate a number of AoIP radio facility installations. He shares some of his experiences here.

Axia IP-Tablet Virtual Radio Software Wins Two NewBay Product Innovation Awards

We're excited to share that our Axia IP-Tablet Virtual Radio Software has garnered not one, but two NewBay Product Innovation Awards from Radio and Radio World magazines.

Now celebrating its fifth anniversary, NewBay’s Product Innovation Award recognizes excellence in manufacturing of products to serve the TV/pro video and radio/online audio industries. Winners are selected by a panel of professional users and evaluation criteria include innovation of concept and design, creative use of technology, price value, and suitability for use in a broadcast TV/pro video or broadcast/online radio environment.

Read on to learn why this product is getting so much buzz, with several awards to its name, including the 2017 Radio World International IBC Best of Show Award, 2017 Best Product of the Year Award from Salon de la Radio, and more. 

Topics: virtual radio, virtual radio software, newbay product innovation award, axia ip-tablet

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!

Topics: Broadcast Telephone Systems, Telos Systems, Telephones

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.

Topics: Broadcast Engineering, Streaming Audio, audio, audio quality

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.

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.

Topics: Broadcast Engineering, Streaming Audio, audio, audio quality