The Broadcasters Clinic Committee of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association has confirmed that its highly regarded Broadcasters Clinic will return in mid-October.
The agenda, including the list of speakers, has been released by the WBA.
The agenda for the three-day event appears below. Registration deadline is October 2. A special WBA rate at Madison Marriott West in Madison, Wisc., has been set at $149 per night. The deadline to book at the hotel is September 18.
Tuesday, Oct. 10
8:30 a.m.
Real Radio Hosts Working Virtually: How Real Humans Work with Containerized Broadcast Systems — Kirk Harnack, Telos Alliance
9:15 a.m.
Virtualization – Are YOU there yet? A Practical Implementation Approach — Alex Hartman, Optimized Media Group
10 a.m.
Captioned Radio, Generative AI, Synthetic Voices, and Oh My! — Bill Bennett, ENCO
11 a.m.
A Look at Several Last Mile Solutions — Mike Pappas, Orban Labs
11:45 a.m.
More About Metadata, What a Radio Facility Needs To Do — David Layer, NAB
1:30 p.m.
AM Radio – Still Sexy After 100 Years — Jeff Welton, Nautel
2:15 p.m.
MPX Over IP Compression — Tony Peterle, WorldCast Systems
3:15 p.m.
Utilizing RDS In Small Markets — Mark Wittkoski, Ameko Group
7 p.m.
Nuts and Bolts on IP Security: How to Protect Yourself and What to do When Attacked — David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer
Wednesday, Oct. 11
8 a.m.
Washington Issues for the Broadcast Engineer — David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer
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9:30 a.m.
EAS and You – A Love Story? — Chris Tarr, Magnum Media, Wisconsin EAS
1:30 p.m.
Reflected Power Control in Contemporary Broadcast Transmission Systems — Karl Lahm, Broadcast Transmission Services
2:15 p.m.
Broadcast Tower Maintenance and Condition Assessment, Standards, and Best Practices for Tower Contractor Selection — Bill Harland, Electronics Research, Inc.
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4 p.m.
Snowflakes, Tear Gas and Kool-Aid: Lessons Learned from Public Media, Dark Edit Suites, and SaaS Cubicles — Chris Fournelle, Signiant
4:45 p.m.
Radio AI Technology and You
Generative artificial intelligence swept into general awareness like a mighty wind just months ago. Now it is on the cusp of changing radio programming and technology management profoundly. Learn which broadcasters are putting it to use, what questions it raises for managers, and how the technology will affect radio workflows. Also hear about a real-world on-air exploration of RadioGPT at the University of Florida.
Thursday, Oct. 12
8:30 a.m.
An Open Approach to Media in the Cloud — Chris Lennon, Ross Video
9:15 a.m.
LTN: Bringing Order to the Chaos of IP Video Delivery — Rick Young, LTN Global Communications
10:15 a.m.
Newest Developments in Test and Measurement Tools for the Broadcaster Including NextGenTV — Eddy Vanderkerken, Sourcerer
11 a.m.
UHF Broadband Pylon Antenna Technology — Nicole Starrett, Dielectric
12:45 p.m.
How to Deliver NEXTGEN TV with Minimal Costs, Equipment, and Power Usage — Ralph Bachofen, Triveni
2:15 p.m.
New ATSC Encoding Features Provide New Opportunities, and New Workflows — Dennis Klas, Heartland Video Systems
