A real pioneer in deploying digital audio sources, infrastructure, and transmission in the UK – and even worldwide, Quentin Howard is our guest on this fascinating episode of TWiRT. Already a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Quentin was further honored as a Fellow of the Radio Academy in November, 2021. We’re discussing the first uses of Compact Disc digital audio in the UK, as well as the UK’s first use of audio processing on FM broadcasts in the 1980s. DAB rollout and the subsequent DAB+ ratification and rollout are also among our topics. We round the show out with what may be the perfect radio format for many TWiRT fans – Boom Radio!
Show notes:
- Boom Radio – Direct AAC stream link – Direct MP3 stream link
- RODE NT-USB
- Blue Yeti
- Inovonics 250 FM audio processor
- David Lloyd – Boom Radio presenter
- Quentin mentioned he likes to evaluate audio quality with Mozart’s Piano Concerto 21
- DAB and DAB+ in the UK (Wikipedia article)
Guest
Quentin Howard, F.I.E.T. – Radio and TV Media Executive, Technologist and Consutant
Host
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
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