It's bad enough actually having to deal with that stuff so I don't want to hear about it in the middle of the night! I don't find Sterling interesting at all but I guess it's a matter of taste.
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WABC - What happened to Lionel, 2-5 am weekends
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You might want to look at that schedule again...his show airs from 11pm - 1am. Next Take follows at 1am. 😉
Next Take. Hosted by University of Pittsburg students:
"KDKA Next Take" Revolutionizes Overnight Radio with Pitt Student Hosts - Pitt To The Point
In a bold move to redefine radio for younger audiences, Pittsburgh's historic KDKA-AM 1020, now rebroadcast on FM at 100.1 MHz, has launched "KDKA Next Take," a news, information, and talk program hosted by University of Pittsburgh students.
pitttothepoint.com
What an interesting idea...giving a time slot to college students to do a news and talk program. I will definitely give this a listen. Didn't KFI try this at one time?Next Take. Hosted by University of Pittsburg students:
"KDKA Next Take" Revolutionizes Overnight Radio with Pitt Student Hosts - Pitt To The Point
In a bold move to redefine radio for younger audiences, Pittsburgh's historic KDKA-AM 1020, now rebroadcast on FM at 100.1 MHz, has launched "KDKA Next Take," a news, information, and talk program hosted by University of Pittsburgh students.
Yes on Sunday afternoon.
KFI radio launched a ‘Meet the Press’-type show. Local students are its voices.
Richard Wagoner also responds to reader mail about Southern California radio in days gone by.
www.dailynews.com
Unfortunate. Understanding the tech side has given me many, many advantages over the years that made a difference competitively. From being the first in my market with the Audimax/Volumax combo back in the 60’s to being taught how to create a listener interactive website in 1995, I had tools that made my stations better for the listener.
Me too. I spent a year as a union engineer in NYC. I learned just enough to be dangerous.
The term “union engineer“ in most markets, and with most people meant the same as “board up“. The most technical that any got was registering meter readings.
I am talking about anything from the ability to reach schematics to the understanding of different modulation technologies to the differences between the numbers of antenna elements for FM stations. In other words, that means being able to tell in at least moderate detail, the difference between an 833 and a four 4-400-A (and knowing that a better version of the ladder tube is the QB-4-1100.
A board op is in a different union. I was in NABET. I did NOT do meter readings. The computer did that.
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His description of his interaction with the Apple Store employee if true was pretty funny. I cannot imagine me at age 19 in 1981 telling a customer at the Sears I worked at "it's my way or the highway". If I did so I would've been fired immediately and escorted out by store security.
And I did...
First the positive. The students are intelligent and well versed in the hot button topics they discuss in depth.
Now, the negative Someone needs to help them with the overall presentation and production of it. Especially the presentation...it is so bland and boring that it makes NPR sound like a New Year's Eve party. And really, they could use some tips on how to annunciate and present themselves for better radio listening. Volume levels are always up and down, finally got tired of always having to adjust the volume trying to listen.
So overall it was disappointing and unlistenable.
That's a universal problem with streaming. For whatever reason there's no processing so levels are all over the place. I have my own processor on my computer that takes care of it. It cost me a whopping $30.00!
I'd like to do that too. Mind sharing what processor you bought?
Breakaway Audio Enhancer version 1.4
Breakaway Audio Enhancer provides superior audio enhancement processing for all Windows compatible players. This one application will process all of the stereo audio on your Windows system.
store.claessonedwards.com
It does an amazing job. I bought mine years ago and I see it's still $30.00!
I also love the interface. It's a rare piece of software that makes configuring all the settings easy. Just hover over anything and it explains EXACTLY what it does.
It makes streaming great. You'd think the streaming services would do that.
Thanks!Breakaway Audio Enhancer version 1.4
Breakaway Audio Enhancer provides superior audio enhancement processing for all Windows compatible players. This one application will process all of the stereo audio on your Windows system.store.claessonedwards.com
It does an amazing job. I bought mine years ago and I see it's still $30.00!
I also love the interface. It's a rare piece of software that makes configuring all the settings easy. Just hover over anything and it explains EXACTLY what it does.
It makes streaming great. You'd think the streaming services would do that.
Breakaway is an absolutely marvelous piece of software. The programmer (Leif) is a genius. It's no wonder Foti scarfed him up to work at Omnia. I always wondered if he had video game development experience in his background, because even his graphical rendering kungfu (Breakaway's on-screen scopes) is gorgeous -- just as nice visually as his processing is audibly.
I don't know if his free MPXTool utility is still online anywhere, but it also makes use of his waveform scope screenwrite routines and is a fantastic tool for decoding and playing 192 kHz WAV captures of raw FM multiplex signals.
I don't know if his free MPXTool utility is still online anywhere, but it also makes use of his waveform scope screenwrite routines and is a fantastic tool for decoding and playing 192 kHz WAV captures of raw FM multiplex signals.
I recently found a small, multi-format streaming service that proudly announces that it uses Optimods on its streams at the bottom of its web site. The site itself is somewhat dated, listing only 4 streams and incorrectly giving their bitrates as 128 kbit/s MP3. But if you listen via their Roku app (search Radio Storm), you can play all 8 of their streams (Oldies, Classic Rock, 80s, Classic R&B, Country, At Work, Christmas, and Comedy) at good quality. Each streams at both 128 kbit/s AAC-LC and 192 kbit/s MP3, with the exception of Classic R&B, which is 256 kit/s MP3, and Comedy, which is 96 kit/s MP3. (Stand-alone player users will prefer this.)
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Getting a little off-topic for a WABC thread but Leif Claesson offers Breakaway One processing for broadcasters and streamers too.
www.breakawaysoftware.com
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