Episodios

  • TWiRT Ep. 765 - Delete, Delete, Delete with Scott Fybush

    TWiRT Ep. 765 - Delete, Delete, Delete with Scott Fybush
    Sep 12 2025
    On This Week in Radio Tech, we’re joined by veteran broadcast journalist Scott Fybush, publisher of NorthEast Radio Watch and Fybush.com, and the well-known Tower Site Calendar. Scott unpacks the FCC’s new deregulation initiative, popularly nicknamed “Delete, Delete, Delete”, which proposes removing a range of legacy rules. We also explore the sobering reality of declining radio station values, what’s driving the trend, and how it’s reshaping the broadcast landscape. On a lighter note, Scott shares details about a different kind of stage performance — a comedy act with his wife that will soon debut at Rochester’s Fringe Fest. It’s an episode that blends policy, economics, and a dash of humor — all through the eyes of one of radio’s most trusted observers.
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    1 h y 12 m
  • TWiRT Ep. 764 - Radio & Engineering in Latin America with Juan and Caroline

    TWiRT Ep. 764 - Radio & Engineering in Latin America with Juan and Caroline
    Sep 5 2025
    We tend to live, work, and observe within the circles of friends and colleagues that we already know. The TWiRT podcast strives to introduce radio engineers and creators who bring new ideas, technologies, and techniques to our thinking. Juan Punyed and Caroline Delamarque are visiting and talking with Latin American broadcasters every day, and frequently visit radio stations with huge audiences in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Brasilia, Panama City, and Bogatá, among others. What are broadcasters doing technologically in these places? And how are engineers implementing and supporting these advances in broadcasting? Juan and Caroline give us a taste of what broadcasters are doing - and perhaps not doing - in Latin America.
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    1 h y 13 m
  • TWiRT Ep. 763 - Adventures in Leadership with Kevin Trueblood

    TWiRT Ep. 763 - Adventures in Leadership with Kevin Trueblood
    Aug 29 2025
    Stereotypically speaking, broadcast engineers may not fit the “leadership” mold. Many of us are perfectly comfortable dealing with equipment, and not with leading other people. While some engineers are naturally also fine leaders, many who aspire to a leadership role may need a mentor, or an example, or perhaps a “baptism by fire”. Kevin Trueblood has leaned toward filling responsible positions throughout his career, and he brings his thoughts and advice on the topic in this episode Moreover, Kevin was just elected by his peers as President of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE). We discuss some SBE plans as well, and get some great advice on backup (or primary) Internet service for critical infrastructure sites.
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    1 h y 15 m
  • TWiRT Ep. 762 - Vertical Real Estate with Brett Gibson

    TWiRT Ep. 762 - Vertical Real Estate with Brett Gibson
    Aug 22 2025
    Brett Gibson explores the topic of vertical real estate and tower leasing on this episode of TWiRT. What are the structural concerns for adding antennas and feedlines to existing towers? How can a structural analysis set the course for seeking tower space clients? And what should renters be looking for in a tower situation, including the lease agreement? Plus, Brett shares insights on IP connectivity among studios and transmitter sites.
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    1 h y 14 m
  • TWiRT Ep. 761 - Cloud-Based Audio Consoles with Clay Walker

    TWiRT Ep. 761 - Cloud-Based Audio Consoles with Clay Walker
    Aug 15 2025
    Explore the broad array of virtual processing platforms available for Radio broadcasters and hear the real-world experience of planning, installing and operating a cloud-based audio processing and distribution system from someone who’s already done it. Clay Walker is here to talk about what Audacy is doing now with cloud-based broadcast operations. Clay’s unique position at Audacy places him squarely between broadcast content and broadcast engineering and IT. He and Chris Tarr compare notes and progress regarding virtualized broadcast operations, when it makes sense to implement it, and whether to go with public cloud services, local data centers, or on-premises deployments.
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    1 h y 12 m
  • TWiRT Ep. 760 - Live from the 2025 TAB Show in Round Rock, Texas

    TWiRT Ep. 760 - Live from the 2025 TAB Show in Round Rock, Texas
    Aug 7 2025
    TWiRT is live at the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB) 2025 convention. This year TAB chose the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center in Round Rock, TX, for their convention location. What a huge turnout of radio and TV broadcast engineers! It’s a social event, learning event, BBQ eating event, and a time to meet with broadcast technology manufacturers. Join us as we talk with nine broadcast engineering and tech professionals who are attending, speaking, and displaying the latest tech at this year’s TAB Convention.
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    1 h y 13 m
  • TWiRT Ep. 759 - Fiber is (Mostly) Great - with Dave Anderson

    TWiRT Ep. 759 - Fiber is (Mostly) Great - with Dave Anderson
    Aug 1 2025
    Dave Anderson, Chief Broadcast Engineer at WUSF, Tampa - brings us two tales of two fibers. One tale surrounds the fantastic utility, capability, and flexibility of using fiber to connect different radio studios to the central rack room. The other tale describes the dangers of having diverse IP connection services that all use the exact same cross-country or last-mile fiber bundle. Either way a fault in the fiber can take out multiple services that were thought to be “diverse”. Dave shares his recent experience and advice for using fiber’s clear advantages while avoiding service pitfalls.
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    1 h y 8 m
  • TWiRT Ep. 758 - Professional Radio Listener, Nick Dee

    TWiRT Ep. 758 - Professional Radio Listener, Nick Dee
    Jul 25 2025
    Most of us radio people - whether engineers, owners, programmers, or sales reps - tend to work in the same market for quite a while. It’s rare that we get a chance to listen to many other stations in other markets to see what’s going on in programming, processing, transmission, and so forth. Nick Dee, however, is making a career of traveling thousands of miles every month and listening - really listening - to hundreds of radio stations on each trip. This exposure to many stations in many markets gives Nick a unique perspective on what’s right and what’s wrong with radio programming, audio, and transmission. With his engineering education he understands when something isn’t right, and even carries a spectrum analyzer to make quick analyses on stations that seem to be transmitting a little more than they should.
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    1 h y 15 m