Fairbanks' KQHE Radio proves you don't have to be big to sound big.

Mention Axia installs to most engineers and they'll usually conjure up images of multiple Element consoles, engines, nodes and processors all linked together with Livewire. But KQHE 92.7 in Fairbanks, Alaska is living proof that you don't need to be nearly that big to reap the benefits of IP audio with Livewire. The newest radio station in The Last Frontier is starting out with one Axia DESQ console, an Omnia ONE FM processor, Telos Z/IP ONE IP codec and an Hx1 phone system. That's it.

Get Great Audio over IP Remotes? Yes You Can!

As more and more broadcasters move to IP and public Internet connections for remote broadcasts, the question now is not "Can I do IP remotes?," but "How can I make IP remotes sound as good as ISDN?"

Axia Rides Tall in the Lone Star State

Kidd Kraddick's Yea Network brings new Axia studios online

If you've thumbed through the July 3rd issue of Radio World (US), you probably saw the gorgeous new Axia studios built by Rob Chickering, VP of Operations for Kidd Kraddick's Yea Network head-end.

Celebrating 45 Years of Mousing Around

We write in praise of the humble computer mouse – or, more accurately, the mind that invented it. Dr. Douglas Engelbart, working with ARPA at the Stanford Research Center in Palo Alto, California, was the man who first conceived of and publicly demonstrated digital - that is, hand-motion - control of computing devices, in December, 1968.

5 Broadcast Apps You Can’t Be Without

If you’re like any engineer we know, you’ve likely got a smartphone or a tablet. And you probably know that there are apps out there – hundreds of them – designed specifically for use by you. Finding them… well, that’s another story.

Enabling Omnia.11 Low-Latency Monitoring

Ben Umberger of WFLZ writes:

"I'm using an Omnia.11 with version 1.03 firmware. I have the analog output selected as DJ for off-air monitoring, but the audio is still coming out delayed. What am I missing?"

Topics: broadcast audio processor

Radio In The Ranks: The AFRTS Audio Archive

For Americans posted overseas in combat or peacekeeping duty, US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) has been a constant companion to men and women in uniform for over 70 years, beginning with its World War II origins as the Armed Forces Radio Service. Although the service's origin was to support the troops in battle areas (like WWII London), AFRS and AFRTS personnel have been stationed nearly everywhere there was a US outpost, from Riyadh to the DEW Line installation in the Aleutian Islands.

Off-Air Monitoring with Omnia.9

Resolving audio delay issues with the Omnia.9

Topics: broadcast audio processor

Vintage Audio: Do handheld calculators matter? Our equations say "yes." 

All of us at the Telos Alliance share with our customers a fatal attraction to broadcasting, as well as a passion for making great audio. But that's not all we do. From time to time, we'll profile members of the Telos Alliance and what they do when they're not inventing the next generation of broadcast audio gear.

Using a POTS Phone System with VoIP Lines

Tim Schultz writes "A station I am doing work for just ordered an Nx6 POTS system; they also want to save some money by using a VoIP provider instead of paying the telephone company for POTS lines. I plan to purchase a multi-line (probably an 8-station) terminal adapter to convert the VoIP back into analog (FXS) lines. I'm guessing not all terminal adapters are not created equal as far as audio quality is concerned.  Are there some that you can recommend, or perhaps warn me to stay away from?"