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Quote of Note
- Norman Vincent Peale
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AM is alive and well at WQUN
Quinnipiac University puts it all together with Livewire
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WQUN, making news with their new Element and VX systems.
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Anyone who needs a reminder in 2012 that AM radio is still a vibrant, involved medium has only to look at scenic Hamden, Connecticut, where Quinnipiac University's WQUN is thriving on news and community involvement.
In 1996, the university purchased a 1KW directional station; following a 1-year renovation, WQUN signed on with a diverse format that includes local news, interviews, national news, and live coverage of Quinnipiac sports. WQUN is a unique operation, being a commercial AM station owned by a university. Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational university with 6,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students, located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. There are 58 undergraduate and 28 graduate degree programs, including mass communications.
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Telos VX broadcast VoIP system.
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To ready the station for the intensive news operation they'd be running, CE Ryan Krupa looked at a host of competing consoles and phone systems - and chose Axia Element consoles and Telos VX phone gear. In fact, it was the seamless integration between the two critical systems that clinched the deal for Krupa. "What really sold us is the seamless integration between Axia consoles and Telos phone systems," says Krupa.
That integration was much appreciated during the recent election, during which 'QUN was in full news reporting mode, with phone and in-person interviews abounding. To read the full story and see more photos, check out our interview with Ryan Krupa at AxiaAudio.com/interviews/ .
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U.S. election debates raise the volume level
But there's still no debating great audio
More than 243 million viewers tuned in to network television to watch - and hear - the Presidential debates this October. And Linear Acoustic products were right in the mix.
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The Linear Acoustic LQ-1000 Loudness Quality Monitor racked up and ready to go near the audio mixing console at one of the Presidential debates. VGA output allows information from the front panel display to be shared on an external monitor as shown here.
(Click for a bigger view)
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Renowned production audio mixer Michael Abbott was the man behind the console creating the audio feed for each of those broadcasts, and selected the Linear Acoustic LQ-1000 Loudness Quality Monitor to measure audio loudness levels and analyze the mix.
"I used the broadcast feed to the pool feed provided by ABC and CNN and FOX, which was derived from a discrete mix on the front-of-house console," Abbott explained. That feed made its way to all of the major broadcast television networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX - as well C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC.
Abbott, who owns All Ears, Inc., regularly relies upon Linear Acoustic gear in his work, which includes mixing audio and production coordination for major network television programs and live broadcasts, including the Grammy Awards, and in mobile production units. "I have used most if not all of the loudness meter devices available and find the LQ-1000 offers the most functions to analyze the mix, and it has by far the most rugged design and build quality."
The way Abbot used the LQ-1000 is different than its normal application, which is to ensure that their stations meet loudness compliance regulations on final broadcast content. But that's OK with Linear Acoustic founder Tim Carroll. "This just goes to show how versatile the product really is," said Carroll. "It's equally at home in helping create compelling audio for a high-profile live broadcast." Read more at LinearAcoustic.com.
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Sound big. Spend small.
You don't have to spend major bucks for major-market sound
We always like to hear from satisfied station General Managers. After all, if daddy (or mommy) ain't happy, no one else is!
 Al Sergi, General Manager of Summit Media's WAFD, West Virginia's 50,000 watt hit station, couldn't be happier with his Omnia ONE FM. "We replaced another company's nearly top-of-the-line unit with the Omnia ONE FM, and you wouldn't believe the audio quality and kick that we have now. The five bands really perform. I don't know how you do it in a unit that is so attractively priced".
Well, that's our little secret. But let's just say that there's a lot of firepower jammed into in that little 5-band box. And Al's not alone. Just a short time ago, we shipped our 8,000th Omnia ONE and we are closing in on 8,500 any day now.
And for you early Omnia ONE adopters, we've got you covered: a 5-band
upgrade is provided free of charge via a simple download. Go get it from
OmniaAudio.com/software/.
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News from the Field
Who's getting new gear?
- CBS Sports Radio Network, New York, New York
- Cumulus Radio's KFOG-FM, San Francisco, California
- Premiere Radio Networks, Sherman Oaks, California
Omnia.9 is dominating the airwaves at:
- Radio Imprensa's Imprensa FM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- LKCM Radio's KFWR-FM, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
- Catholic Broadcasting Northwest's KBVM-FM, Portland, Oregon
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Radio Video
Classic Radio on the Net
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, as we present this promotional film produced by NBC in 1947 as an in-theater short.
This vintage piece takes you through the history of the NBC Radio Network and gives a tour of the Rockefeller Center network operations center in New York. Plenty of custom consoles, vintage O-scopes, AT&T switching equipment and in-studio shots of live broadcasts, and even a monologue from NBC News' legendary H. V. Kaltenborn. There's even promotional footage of some early television sets!
Warm up the Wards Airline and join us over a cup of warm Ovaltine, won't you?
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Tech Tip of the Month
Z/IP ONE 'Push Mode:' how to make a push
 Gabriel Alonso of Lexon SA in Madrid, Spain, writes to ask: "We have a customer who wants to send a stream to up to 6 different locations, and we know there is a mode called 'push' in Z/IP ONE codecs to do that. Can you explain how?" Our Matt Rockwell responds: "The connect string would be 'RTP:x.x.x.x:port'. Simply enteer the Z/IP ONE's 'Connect' menu and enter the RTP streams there; keep entering in additional RTP streams in the connect menu and the Z/IP ONE will 'stack connect' to the entered units. Keep in mind that, when doing this, you will need to disconnect all streams at the same time when the 'push' is done."  |
Tech Updates
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Discrepancy Sheet
What did Santa leave for you?
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The Sixties were a pretty magical time for those of us lucky enough to be children. Wham-O, Ideal, Monogram, Marx -- all purveyors of childhood gear that transported us to magical realms; made us astronauts, cowboys, perfect mommies, race car drivers, or anything else our fertile pre-teen imaginations could envision.
Wes Clark, a native of Southern California, has documented his childhood growing up in Burbank, California, and his site "Avocado Memories" features a page that reminisces about all those wonderful toys we lusted after during the Christmases of our youth. From Major Matt Mason to the Tickle Bee, they're all here, enough to send you running to eBay looking for that toy Santa never sent your way (be prepared for sticker shock if you try this). It's plenty of good memories and good fun; check it out at http://wesclark.com/am/toys.html
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Clark Novak, Tom Vernon, Denny Sanders, Angi Roberson, Guy Hufferd and Jim Kuzman
for Telos, Omnia, Axia and Linear Acoustic
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