TWiRT 796 - What's Next, Live at PREC

About this episode

The episode features discussions on public radio technology and innovations from the Public Radio Engineering Conference.

This week on This Week in Radio Tech , we’re coming to you live from the Public Radio Engineering Conference (PREC) at the Tuscany Hotel in Las Vegas, just ahead of NAB. We’re talking with leading technology suppliers about practical solutions for terrestrial distribution of both long-form and short-form programming—tools that are already making their way into public radio operations. We’ll also explore emerging captioning technologies designed to help stations meet upcoming regulatory requirements for captioning of both live broadcasts and on-demand content like podcasts. Plus, we sit down with the president of the Association of Public Radio Engineers for insight into where the industry is headed. Join us for a fast-moving, on-the-ground look at the ideas and innovations shaping public radio’s future. Guests: Bill Bennett - Product Design & Solutions Manager at ENCO Systems Mike Pilone - Senior Software Architect at NPR Scott Fybush - All-Purpose Broadcast Consultant Scott Hanley - President, Association of Public Radio Engineers Alex Hartman - Broadcast Equipment Designer and Partner at OMG Dan Merwin - Owner at Broadcast Telecom Michael Chase…

People in this episode

Host: Kirk Harnack

Guests: Bill Bennett, Mike Pilone, Scott Fybush, Scott Hanley, Alex Hartman, Dan Merwin, Michael Chase

Topics covered

• public radio
• broadcast technology
• captioning technologies
• terrestrial distribution
• regulatory requirements
• engineering conference

Keywords

• public radio
• broadcast technology
• captioning
• engineering conference
• NAB
• terrestrial distribution
• regulatory requirements

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ENCO Systems, NPR, Association of Public Radio Engineers, Broadcast Telecom, Spectrotel

Places: Las Vegas

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