Akamai Broadcasting bought six radio stations (2 AM & 4 FM) plus a number of translators on Maui. Russell Laferty has been building new facilities, and your TWiRT host, Kirk Harnack, is helping with the final wiring and configurations. In addition to a new rack room and (so far) one studio, Russell is moving several studio-transmitter link (STL) systems and installing new ones. One highlight of the work has been improvements to two tower sites on Mt. Haleakala. We visit the upper site at close to 10,000 feet above sea level where Russell gives us a video tour of the building. Plus, learn how a defective Ethernet switch earned Kirk a trip to this transmitter site above the clouds.
Show notes:
Mt. Haleakala Observatory: Science City
Axia StudioCore is a new I/O and Mix Engine from Telos Alliance
We’ve installed some of the first Axia xNode2 units in our rack room.
The Axia xSelector is key to monitoring our multiple stations.
The Axia StudioEdge handles plenty of analog and AES/EBU connections to our AoIP network.
Omnia MPX Nodes are getting perfect FM MPX signals to our FM transmitters and translators.
Guest
Russell Laferty – Broadcast Contract Engineer
Host
Kirk Harnack –
Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, Akamai Broadcasting, & South Seas Broadcasting
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