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From: BDR <[email protected]> On Behalf Of The BDR via BDR
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 10:00 AM
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Subject: [BDR] EF2 Vs Studio / System Health Check

 

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Greetings from your broadcast friends out on the Desert...
This is BDR Newsletter 812, Volume 16, #32 for March 12, 2025

AN EF2 TORNADO VISITS A TV STUDIO
It was in Lake Mary, FL. Some exterior camera show interesting footage - you might notice one of the satellite dishes and a light are knocked over ... at least while you can see. 

THE DST CONTROVERSY IS BACK
Yes, there are those that love it, and those that hate it - usually depending upon where you are in each time zone - and latitude. Politicians are again pushing year round "Standard Time" or "Daylight Saving Time." It will be interesting to see if Congress settles on one or the other this year.

SYSTEM HEALTH
We often talk about the health of our rf systems or the audio chain. But what about you, yourself? Between the doctors who have no appointments open for months or insurance companies that fight every claim sometimes we let things go a lot longer than we should, in retrospect.

This week, we want to focus on personal health and some of the things to which we really should pay attention. As a special guest, Curt "Cowboy" Flick will be with us to discuss the medical situation he has just overcome, and some pointers that the rest of us should consider.

Please join us Thursday at 2 PM Eastern Daylight ... as usual. You will learn something.  www.theBDR.net/TLG/

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CONTACT FOR NRSC ... AND MORE!
From time to time, we try to remind you about ways to solve problems or get information from our colleagues. Several of the folks doing NRSC measurements are starting to firm up their circuit. Getting with them can save a lot of money by reducing travel expenses as they work their way through their clients.

On a more general level, the BROADCAST email list has been helping folks now for over 40 years with news, information, and assistance. Just for broadcasters ... and no bizarre ads. BROADCAST and Tech-assist are available at www.radiolists.net. We hope you will join us.

AM RADIO
The current status of the AM in Every Vehicle Act: 54 senators have signed on so far. Also, there was a meeting recently in DC attended by over 560 broadcasters seeking to get Congress to approve it and get it signed by the President.

Meanwhile, the Local Radio Freedom Act (as competition to the music industry's American Music Fairness Act) seeks to prevent more royalties on broadcasters. Thus far some 135 in the House and 20 in the Senate have signed on.

GPS OR PNT OR ....
The FCC continues exploring alternatives to GPS and the potential reliability of NextGen 911 networks. During the March meeting, a Notice of Inquiry will be considered to see what might be alternatives to the existing GPS, saying it has become indispensable to society but may be disrupted by bad actors - putting the nation's economy and security at risk. The NAB has already suggested a system they worked on: the BPS.

MORE BROADCAST FINANCE PROBLEMS
This week the NASDAC put Cumulus Media on notice that their stock could be delisted as the net shareholder value for some 400 stations is below the minimum for NASDAC listing. Eight years after a 1 for 8 reverse split that lasted only a few weeks, shares of Cumulus closed at 43 cents this week, well under the $10 million million.

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Some recent articles of interest:

More newsy items here

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MANUFACTURERS' NEWS

NAB is approaching fast! .... April 5-9.  The Registration Page is here. This is for full registration or Free Floor Passes.
There will be more than 1,000 exhibitors, including 140+ first-timers at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Since we are getting closer, the manufacturers are letting us know what to look for on the floor.

Here is a BOOTH LIST AND FLOOR PASS CODES from your favorite manufacturers:
         Broadcast Depot - West Hall Booth: W-1953,  Floor Pass code: NS6722
         Broadcast Devices - N2421 (hosted by Broadcasters General Store)
         Broadcasters' General Store - Booth N2421
         Davicom - Booth W3543 - Free floor pass code: NS9583
         Dielectric - Booth W3000 - Floor pass code: NS2558
        Digital Alert Systems - Booth W3837 - Free Floor Pass code: NS5442
         iMediaTouch - booth # is W2242    Pass Code is NS9725
         Inovonics - Booth W3535 - Floor Pass code is NS5268
        Insoft - West Hall booth W1327 (Broadcast Depot's booth)
         Jampro - Booth W1720 - Floor pass code: N4389
        Lawo - Booth N-623 - Floor pass code: NS6282
        Nautel - Floor Pass code: NS9564 - NUG seminar at the Flamingo Hotel
         Streamguys - Booth W1743 (with ENCO Systems)
        Telos Alliance - North Hall Booth #N721  and N2553  - Floor Pass Code: NS9723
         Wheatstone - Booth W1654 - Floor Pass Code: NS8557
        Aqua Broadcast - Booth W2520, in the Great Britain Pavilion.    

Some new information:

Wheatstone has alerted us to their new Linux audio driver for its WheatNet IP audio network and a new near instantaneous failover technology for its IP audio television consoles.

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Dielectric will launch their new FM version of the TV OptiLoad that won a product award at NAB las year. Also, they have begun shipping the DCR-E FM antenna, the seventh and latest model added to its DCR ring-style antenna family. The ring-style antennas are said to offer a low wind load, which reduces stress on tower structures.

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Inovonics will be introducing four new products and showcasing many of their regular crowd pleasing problem solvers.

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Lawo latest crystal broadcast console will be at the Show, as well as two audio production consoles and the latest software updates.

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See the rest at https://www.thebdr.net/manufacturers-news/

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Do You Remember? This week in history:
Broadcast related items:

... and 92 years ago (3/12/1933) FDR made his first "Fireside Chat" broadcast to the nation.

Here are some other "Headlines of the Past."

... and 156 years ago (3/15/1869) the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first professional baseball team.

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* Blurred lines was too similar to 1977 Got to give it up.

** They were the only act to chart #1 hits before, during and after The Beatles.

*** The first RIAA Gold Record was awarded to Perry Como for "Catch a Falling Star"

**** Take a look at history: http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html

***** The flight in the Vostok 1 was short: 1:48 

****** Scientists now say there is no evidence it started in Spain, but most likely in Kansas. Wartime censorship led to newspapers using "Spain" as the epicenter of the "Spanish Flu."

MIDWEEK BONUS

Here is an odd Pop Quiz: Is Ranch Dressing a liquid or a solid? Wait ... What ?!?!

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