Audio over IP (AoIP) has been used in broadcast facilities for about 20 years now. A few broadcast facilities have swapped one brand or standard of AoIP equipment for another during that period. Some broadcasters have swapped equipment twice! Whether the reasons for changing equipment are technical, political, old age, or support issues, we’d like …

The guys break down Uncle Howdy's therapy session video that WWE streamed live on their Twitch Channel Thursday afternoon. Where is this leading, will it translate into the ring, and who is involved? AEW Dynamite continued the Build to Double or Nothing with a solid episode of Dynamite that saw the return of Darby Alin to replace Eddie Kingston on …

Dan Case just retired from full-time broadcast engineering - and some key projects are fresh on his mind. Dan started his radio career in Erie, Pennsylvania, and quickly moved up with more responsibility and some engineering management. Dan believes in fixing audio problems right at their source and never trying to fix bad audio with more audio pro…

Andrew and Rich are back with another episode of The Mat Men podcast Talking all the latest in professional wrestling and even more!The guys recap the latest news of the week including WWE not renewing Jerry Lawler's contract and speculate whether or not Jim Ross and him could reunite to call one more match. They also talk about Raw staying on USA …

Boasting 17 signals in 4 radio markets - in New York and Pennsylvania - Radigan Media represents the kind of local radio that’s not only serving its local communities, but doing so with newer technologies. Dave Radigan wears many hats in his growing network of stations, including Chief Engineer. He’s implemented Audio over IP (linear Livewire) betw…

Many radio engineers love to visit other radio stations. We get ideas to perhaps implement in our own stations. Or sometimes we may get a sense of satisfaction thinking that we’ve done a superlative job in our own facilities - compared to others. Today we’re honored to visit the studios of 100.1 FM in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. OMG! What a …

The big story of the week was Tony Khan's involvement in an on-screen angle at the end of Dynamite, during which he received a Meltzer driver from The Young Bucks. The guys analyze this moment and the rest of Dynamite. They also look back at AEW Dynasty and discuss some of the best matches including Dave Meltzer’s star rating for the top matches. T…

Chris Tarr just finished a long-anticipated FM transmitter move. Big implications attended this move all the way across a metro area. The new site needed a directional FM antenna, and they decided that a new transmitter made more sense than moving the old one. Chris covers a lot of ground when contemplating any transmitter site move. Kirk Harnack t…

The guys discuss Nick Khan’s comments about the possibility of WrestleMania being pushed back to either later in April or early May. They also react to the report of Vince MacMahon’s life after wrestling and his affinity for adopting cats. They briefly discuss the production changes made to Monday Night Raw and how they affected Sami Zayn's entranc…

What’s happening at NAB 2024 in Las Vegas? No way can anyone bring you ALL of the highlights, but we’re bringing seven outstanding engineers and corporate leaders to you on this episode of TWiRT! Our broadcast studio is the Bionic Table at Broadcast Bionics in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Thanks to Broadcast Bionics for the …

The Public Radio Engineering Conference (PREC) seems to get better and better each year. Attendees were frequently held in wrapped attention by captivating and informative presentations about audio and RF technologies and techniques. Our guests on TWiRT each took a few minutes away from the conference sessions to give us their impressions of the te…

First up, they're talking about CM Punk's appearance on MMA Hour. What did he say about AEW, Tony Khan, and the incident at Wembley? He also talks about how he never wanted to come back after Brawl Out and how Collision was not going to work. Next, they're breaking down both nights of WrestleMania. Who do they think is gonna win the main event? How…