Turntables Built to Withstand the Apocalypse | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Sep 30, 2011 11:44:00 AM

Turntables Built to Withstand the Apocalypse

Nearly all of us "of a certain age" in the Radio business will remember Russco turntables, founded by Modesto, California's Russ Friend in 1945. Built like the proverbial tank, Russcos, with their stepped-shaft / idler wheel drive arrangement, were standard issue in US radio stations for 40 years.

Radio Free Asia Spreads the News With Axia | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Sep 15, 2011 11:02:00 AM

Radio Free Asia Spreads the News With Axia

Washington, DC-based Radio Free Asia (RFA), operating under the oversight of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, an independent, autonomous entity responsible for all U.S. government and government sponsored, non-military, international broadcasting, recently installed an Axia Livewire Audio Network in their Bangkok, Thailand offices. Consisting of one SmartSurface and four Element control surfaces with an assortment of Axia Audio Nodes, the revamped facility recently came online and its broadcast operations are more streamlined than ever. We caught up with David Baden, RFA’s Chief Technology Officer, and John Penovich, Senior Technician for RFA.

Stations, Playlists, and Charts, Oh My! | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Aug 31, 2011 5:46:00 PM

Stations, Playlists, and Charts, Oh My!

Many of us in the business grew up during the golden age of Top 40 radio, and still recall fondly the surveys, playlists and other ephemera that surround the era. Tim Warden, an IT consultant based in Tucson, has a thing for those old AM surveys as well - and has put a site up to collect and share them.

Troubleshooting Zephyr Codec Connection Lock Issues | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Aug 31, 2011 1:56:00 PM

Troubleshooting Zephyr Codec Connection Lock Issues

From the Tech Tip grab bag: "My Zephyr appears to connect to the Zephyr at the other end, but the codec doesn't lock. Whats happening? How do I fix this?"

Keep More of Your Cash and Sound Great Doing It | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Aug 31, 2011 1:14:00 PM

Keep More of Your Cash and Sound Great Doing It

Mike Rogers of Kansas City's KCCV-FM was set to spend the bucks for a top-end processor when he heard Omnia ONE. "I was astonished... Omnia.ONE kept right up with the far more expensive unit when it came to loudness, clarity, and level management." And for about half the price, too. Looking for processing? Check out Omnia ONE - you owe it to yourself (and your bottom line).

The Lightning Master | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Jul 29, 2011 5:23:00 PM

The Lightning Master

He discovered the rotating magnetic field. He invented polyphase alternating current. He developed a system for wireless remote control of electro-mechanical devices - in 1898! The transformer coils that bear his name created man-made lightning and could energize fluorescent lights from 25 miles away. And in 1900 he discovered terrestrial stationary waves, a fundamental part of the invention of radio. "Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain," he said in his autobiography, and to prove it he amassed over 700 patents. If you've never acquainted yourself with Tesla, PBS has a fascinating, engrossing profile online at www.pbs.org/tesla/. And now, we're off to rub some balloons against the wall...

DSL connections and Z/IP ONE codecs | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Jul 29, 2011 4:34:00 PM

DSL connections and Z/IP ONE codecs

John Tyler of Journal Broadcast's Milwaukee cluster writes: "I am trying to use our new Z/IP ONE IP codec for the first time. We got them up and running on the bench at the station, but when we took one codec out into the field for the first time it would connect for around 15 seconds, pass a few seconds of audio and then drop. We have a 6mbps DSL line that is dedicated to this broadcast. Do we need to assign a static IP address to our unit at the station?"

Good thing we're humble, or we might get swelled heads | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Jul 29, 2011 1:56:00 PM

Good thing we're humble, or we might get swelled heads

Compliments keep pouring in for Omnia.11, the new big-boy on the audio processor block. The latest kudos com from Charlie Kendall, Chief at LM Communications in Lexington, Kentucky.

Radio in the Combat Zone | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Jul 29, 2011 12:12:00 PM

Radio in the Combat Zone

Chances are, if you've been in broadcasting a while, you've got some tales to tell. Like the time you were stuck overnight at the transmitter site during the worst storm in memory, babying the emergency genset through the night. Or the time the cops took down the crazy listener in the parking lot. Sure, we've all got 'em.

Processing and Level Management Critical when Streaming | Telos Alliance

By The Telos Alliance Team on Jul 27, 2011 1:25:00 PM

Processing and Level Management Critical when Streaming

The importance of proper processing and level management of internet streams can not be overemphasized.

Take for example a certain, highly-rated terrestrial radio station in a top 5 market whose audio stream I was fond of listening to. I say “was” because I no longer listen.

Why?