Zack Zalon is the CEO of Super Hi-Fi, a Los Angeles-based company dedicated to transforming the radio industry. Super Hi-Fi’s tool set is an AI-powered platform of automated capabilities that improves the economics of the radio business by changing the process of building and managing world-class radio stations.
Zack’s presentation will demonstrate a new paradigm for building and delivering music-based radio stations.
Join us Tuesday, November 12th, at 11:30 AM PST. Register using this Zoom link. Organized by Los Angeles Chapter 47.
The O*NET Data Collection Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, seeks the input of expert electronics engineers for data for the Dept. of Labor. O*NET, a comprehensive source of occupational data, is conducting the survey. O*NET is a free resource and provides instant access to detailed descriptions on more than 1,000 occupations that drive the U.S. economy.
The FCC issued a Public Notice on October 16, 2024, selecting from 2023 LPFM filing window mutually exclusive (MX) applications for further processing. The PN listed filings in a separate spreadsheet with selection criterion scores. Petitioners have 30 days to file objections to the selections. Applicants have 60 days to file Major Change (usually frequency move) amendments and 90 days to file frequency time share proposals.
Three San Diego area applicants were given the green light, forcing them to time share the 96.9 MHz channel each chose. The three applicants were:
The Labors Training and Community Development Alliance with its site near the intersection of Interstate 5 and California State Highway 54.
The Football Camp for Kids with transmitter in the same area.
The Justice Overcoming Boundaries in San Diego County with the transmitter at Bonita Long Canyon Park.
The three parties could ask to share the channel with differing time schedules, or carry some or all of the programming over a merged operation. Sometimes parties get cold feet with the complications and expenses and quit the process altogether.
An FM station with no known authorization on 101.7 has been interfering with adjacent channel KGB-FM in areas south of downtown San Diego. The station broadcasts religious music and information, apparently from Tijuana. Operation is reported to be intermittent. The station has a Facebook page and a forum page about it on RadioDiscussions.com. If you have any information you can add about its whereabouts, please let us know.
The evolution of audio transport over IP has been long, and some might argue, painful march. Fortunately, we’ve experienced advances in bandwidth, efficiency and fidelity with better codecs, tenacious reconnection schemes, and clever error correction protocols.
Tony Gervasi of GatesAir will discuss the latest generation Intraplex IPL and Ascent products, which he promises “isn’t your normal codec and transport system.” What can they do for you? He’ll give an overview with best practices and several use cases.
Tony’s background includes more than 30 years of experience in the broadcast industry, including 20 years as Sr. VP of Engineering & Technology for Nassau Broadcasting, where he bought his first Intraplex STL T1 system in 1996. During his tenure at Nassau, he relied on Intraplex products to provide audio and data transport for over 100 radio stations in 15 markets, including Boston and Philadelphia.
In April 2018, Tony joined the GatesAir family as the sales manager for Intraplex.