2019-present Summit Media Corp-Springfield, MO
Summit Media Corp. Springfield, MO
KTTS-FM KSGF-FM KRVI-FM KSPW-FM KSGF-AM
I began working for Summit Media as a contract engineer to provide support services for their full-time engineers. As you can see from the photo, they use Axia Fusion consoles and Wide Orbit Automation. They have variety of transmitters, including a Nautel GV40 on KTTS, a Harris 25 on KSPW and a pair of BE10T's on KSGF and KRVI. The AM is a three-tower directional originally built by the legendary Fritz Bauer. One of the BE FM10T's was recently replaced with a Nautel GV10.
KTTS-FM KSGF-FM KRVI-FM KSPW-FM KSGF-AM
I began working for Summit Media as a contract engineer to provide support services for their full-time engineers. As you can see from the photo, they use Axia Fusion consoles and Wide Orbit Automation. They have variety of transmitters, including a Nautel GV40 on KTTS, a Harris 25 on KSPW and a pair of BE10T's on KSGF and KRVI. The AM is a three-tower directional originally built by the legendary Fritz Bauer. One of the BE FM10T's was recently replaced with a Nautel GV10.
2015-2019 KRBK-TV Springfield, Missouri
KRBK-TV Springfield, Missouri - Koplar Communications
KRBK is the Fox affiliate in Springfield, and is unique in that it is currently a DTS (distributed transmission system) or SFN (Single frequency network). I was brought on board after the departure of the Chief Engineer to manage and improve a number of systems. I've learned more about SFN's than I ever wanted to know.
In 2018, the station was involved in the Spectrum Repack. They repacked from channel 49 to channel 22, and they abandoned the SFN system for a standard, single tower DTV station. I was intimately involved in the planning for the project. This included the financial planning for the project, including the FCC's form 399 planning. It was a huge project. And, it's very exciting.
Below, you see a few photos of the transmitter installation as it was being installed.
August 2, 2018 it was announced that KRBK is being sold to Nexstar Media. I continued with the station until the completion of the repack project..
KRBK is the Fox affiliate in Springfield, and is unique in that it is currently a DTS (distributed transmission system) or SFN (Single frequency network). I was brought on board after the departure of the Chief Engineer to manage and improve a number of systems. I've learned more about SFN's than I ever wanted to know.
In 2018, the station was involved in the Spectrum Repack. They repacked from channel 49 to channel 22, and they abandoned the SFN system for a standard, single tower DTV station. I was intimately involved in the planning for the project. This included the financial planning for the project, including the FCC's form 399 planning. It was a huge project. And, it's very exciting.
Below, you see a few photos of the transmitter installation as it was being installed.
August 2, 2018 it was announced that KRBK is being sold to Nexstar Media. I continued with the station until the completion of the repack project..
Here are a few photos of the installation of a new Gatesair ULXTE-80 transmitter for KRBK-TV. 2018
2013- Southwest Arkansas Media
Arkadelphia, Arkansas- Southwest Arkansas Media - Stations KVRC KDEL KWPS KYXK KBOK
(Photos above)
With the assistance of Rick Jesse of Java Java Radio, we installed entirely new studios for the cluster in Arkadelphia. This included:
Studio furniture for three studios using all new Graham Studios furniture.
Furniture was equipped with StudioHub adapters
Axia Livewive systems, inlcuding consoles, QOR-32, Xnodes (analog, digital & GPIO)
AirForce Automation
Rivendell Automation (Linux)
Telos VX (SIP based) broadcast telephone systems
Telos ZipOne units
Barix Units
TieLine Units
Omnia 11 audio processors
Nautel VS1 and VS2.5 transmitters
New translator station commissioned for KBOK-AM in Malvern, Arkansas
New FM station construction (KWPS)
(Photos above)
With the assistance of Rick Jesse of Java Java Radio, we installed entirely new studios for the cluster in Arkadelphia. This included:
Studio furniture for three studios using all new Graham Studios furniture.
Furniture was equipped with StudioHub adapters
Axia Livewive systems, inlcuding consoles, QOR-32, Xnodes (analog, digital & GPIO)
AirForce Automation
Rivendell Automation (Linux)
Telos VX (SIP based) broadcast telephone systems
Telos ZipOne units
Barix Units
TieLine Units
Omnia 11 audio processors
Nautel VS1 and VS2.5 transmitters
New translator station commissioned for KBOK-AM in Malvern, Arkansas
New FM station construction (KWPS)
2012-KTTN/KGOZ- Trenton, MO-New Studio and Automation System
Station owner John Anthony at the new KTTN-FM console
KTTN AM/FM & KGOZ-FM in Trenton, Missouri. This automation system is "Xstudio" from dcstools.com It is especially well-suited to stations formerly using Computer Concepts DCS or Maestro systems, as it uses the logs, audits and audio formats that already exist. It turned out to be the perfect fit for KTTN & KGOZ.
The station's programming is free-flowing mixture of satellite and local programming. Xstudio handles it well, while maintaining the workflow from their previous legacy DCS system.
Station engineer Randall Mann and I worked together to build a new main on-air studio for their primary station, KTTN-FM.
For more information about KTTN & KGOZ, visit their website: KTTN.COM
For more information about Xstudio software, visit their website: DCSTOOLS.COM
The station's programming is free-flowing mixture of satellite and local programming. Xstudio handles it well, while maintaining the workflow from their previous legacy DCS system.
Station engineer Randall Mann and I worked together to build a new main on-air studio for their primary station, KTTN-FM.
For more information about KTTN & KGOZ, visit their website: KTTN.COM
For more information about Xstudio software, visit their website: DCSTOOLS.COM
2012-KRPS, Pittsburg, KS New Main Transmitter
New Main transmiter for KRPS during installation
KRPS-FM is a 100,000 watt NPR affiliate, operated by Pittsburg State University. I came into this project that was already in the planning stages. KRPS had been using a Harris FM35 since the station was built in 1987. The plan was to replace it with a new Broadcast Electronics 35T, supplied by Chris Kreger of RF Specialities of Kansas City. Plans were made to use the existing HD-transmitter as an analog backup during the changeover process. The contract installer was Rick Jesse of Java Java Radio of Hartville, Missouri. The project went smoothly, with downtime kept to only a few minutes. The system consists of the new BE analog, and a Harris Z16 running digital with traditional split-level combining.
For more information about KRPS, check their website KRPS.ORG
For more information about KRPS, check their website KRPS.ORG
