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Why Worry About Your Air Chain?

Originally streamed February 8, 2024 

Reviewing AM and FM air chains in large and small markets, a plethora of problems can be found. Not only do these problems negatively impact audio quality, they affect Nielsen PPM encodability!

Inevitably, air chains degrade over time and for many reasons. Equipment, formats and other conditions change. Analog to digital conversions (or digital to analog) happen. “Stuff” that you might not even be aware of may have been added to the air chain over the years. 

But, if the air chain is working, why should I worry about it? This presentation discusses how to locate air chain problems and developing a course of action to resolve them and also covers air chain best practices as well as Processing 101.

 

Your Instructor

Mike Pappas, Field Engineer and VP of Business Development, OrbanMike Pappas

With more than 30 years of experience in the field of engineering, Mike Pappas currently works as a field engineer and VP of business development for Orban.  In this role, he has installed all beta sites for Orban’s new XPN-AM audio processor and developed field-testing methodology to determine coverage impact when running MDCL on AM transmitters. He was the past chair of the Colorado Section of the Audio Engineering Society and has held a number of memberships in a number of professional engineering groups.

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Registration and Pricing

This webinar is approximately 60 minutes long. 

SBE Members: $62
MemberPlus Members: FREE
Non-Members: $92

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Questions?

If you have questions regarding this course, contact Cathy Orosz via email or by phone at 317-846-9000.

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