> What was up with the Patriots on "101 The Fox" in Rutland VT
> ? The audio quality was absolutely horrible, muffled and
> only in one the right channel.. Local commercials sounded
> normal. Any other Pats stations have this sort of trouble ?
>
Can't say what happened at the Fox, but in my experience, it may be:
A: a defective (or dirty) pot on the board.
B: satellite feed cr@pped out and the game was fed via POTS line.
In my years of running board for these types of broadcasts, these were the two most common causes of such a problem. Problem (A) can be rectified quickly if you have another pot (or another studio) you can use for the game feed. Problem (B) can be a bit more tricky...it could be just a matter of clearing the dish of ice and snow to get a signal, or it could be something beyond my technical expertise.
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