- Tom McGinley - Radio World Online,03/27/2013 - The destructive forces of Mother Nature often create opportunities for manmade technological improvement. Such was the case for Jim Dalke, contract engineer for KKDZ(AM), a Radio Disney station in Seattle. Fire destroyed most of the Rose Hill main transmitter building in 2005, including the six-tower phasing and…
Jim Dalke CPBE, AMD 8VSB CBNT WG Editor On the opening day of the big Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Sprint announced a preliminary arrangement with representatives of the American radio industry that will enable Sprint customers to listen to local FM radio stations from a broad spectrum of radio companies and aggregators…
The webinar, “Getting Ready for CAP: Countdown to June 30,” is scheduled for June 6 at 1 to 2 p.m. Pacific Time. You can register at this URL for the seminar, just click and enter password attend 30 minutes before the seminar. FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, the National Alliance of State Broadcasters…
Jim Dalke, Editor Copper theft continues to be a concern for Puget Sound Broadcasters. We have read stories of stations elsewhere around the country going off the air as thieves have ripped out copper ground wires and coaxial transmission cables. We have a luncheon scheduled for August 9 with Puget Sound Energy and steps the…
First Ever EAS National Test, The first ever National EAS test is behind us and as expected, with mixed results. In the Puget Sound area, most stations picked up the EAN header from PEP KIRO-AM and immediately rebroadcast it. The audio for most was adequate in quality, but spoiled by a delayed repeat of the…
