TWiRT - This Week in Radio Tech - Podcast

What use is a low-wattage, AM radio station in a town of 2,000 residents? Indeed, the whole county population is just over 12,200. Is AM radio viable there? With 500 watts daytime and 18 watts at night what can a new owner do to revive such a station? Beth Mann, President/CEO of Edge Media Group, wanted to bring WEKT back to a rightful stature in this small, Western Kentucky town. Beth grew up in Elkton, across from the original WEKT studio and transmitter. Now she, along with her “digital-

Rolf Taylor describes himself as a Lover of Audio, Tinkerer, Broadcast Engineer, Support Engineer and Product Manager, Telco Guru, and Researcher and Writer. As Rolf’s longtime friend, Kirk Harnack can attest to each of those appellations. Rolf joins us on this “Festivus” episode of TWiRT, though we spend most of our time on making product usage and support better, and just a few minutes on the “airing of grievances”.Guest:Rolf Taylor - Broadcast Engineer at CACI

As Chris Tarr points out, Paul B. Walker, Jr. is probably the most enthusiastic supporter of local radio service and programming. Paul is the Program Director at KSKO-FM in McGrath, Alaska, but he wears almost every hat required for running a full-service FM Public Radio station. Many TWiRT fans know of Paul through the Facebook group he started, “I Take Pictures of Transmitter Sites.” Chris Tarr and Kirk Harnack talk with Paul about the challenges of broadcasting in rural Alaska,