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Greetings from your broadcast friends out on the Desert…

This is BDR Newsletter 795, Volume 16, #15 for November 13, 2024

Here are some things you might want to know about:

BALLOONS, FLOODS, HELICOPTERS, AND FIRE, OH MY
This has been a difficult year for broadcasters. Almost everything you can think of has been thrown at towers around the land. Some stations watched as their building was washed away. And last week, KOFI in Kalispell, MT, suffered a fire and the pictures show the 50 kW/10 kW station’s transmitter building was utterly destroyed.

CHANGES COMING
As of January 20th, there will be a new Chair at the FCC, as the change in administration likely will lead to some changes in the agency’s agenda. Often mentioned as the new Chairman is Brendan Carr. Carr already has been on record with some statements as to where he disagrees with the current Commission actions. We can expect to hear more as we get closer to the changes.

THE RIGHT WAY TO AUTOMATE
There are many automation systems out there, each with different features and strengths. Choosing the right one for your operations is not always easy, and sometimes you end up with something that, in use, does not really fit as well as you thought it would.

This week Adam Robinson from DJB Radio is our special guest and will be here to share some tips and tricks that provide automation solutions for broadcasters of any size. If you want to learn ways to make your automation work better, join us at 2 PM Eastern/ 11 AM Pacific and learn things!

The link is available at www.theBDR.net/TLG/ … and we will again be on youtube live (you can subscribe to thebdrnet channel and get notifications). (you can subscribe to thebdrnet channel and get notifications).

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