Radio World Buyer’s Guide articles aim to assist readers in comprehending the reasons behind their peers selecting specific products to address different technical challenges. This month’s articles concentrate on items for athletics and distant transmissions.
In his almost 21 years at Audacy, Ryan Sczomak has encountered numerous technologies.
“The engineer stated, ‘Tieline plays a crucial role for us across all six of our Audacy Detroit stations.'”
“We rely on Tieline as the foundation of the Detroit Lions Radio Network on ‘97.1 The Ticket’ WXYT-FM, enabling us to guarantee that Detroit Lions fans throughout Michigan can follow the Lions’ journey — with hopes of clinching a Super Bowl victory.”
His goal of winning the championship will now need to be postponed until at least next season. However, for its game day lineup, Tieline, part of Audacy, employs a Gateway 16 at Ford Field to air all home games. “We achieve this by employing multiple stereo streams, which consist of the main program audio, a channel for producer communication, a feed to the stadium that is shared throughout the concourse, and a feed to the Audacy suite,” Sczomak stated.
“The studio’s Gateway features a fifth stream that transmits to our uplink provider.” Possessing the capability of numerous stereo channels within one codec is very beneficial, since the NFL is the most challenging to manage among the four major sports. We use the ViA codec for our pregame broadcasts on 97.1 The Ticket, the Lions’ radio flagship; and when we’re on the road, we bring a ViA for play-by-play coverage.”
While they depend on a LAN connection in stadiums, having LTE as a backup is an appreciated addition. The ViA’s dual internal LTE cards render it an indispensable tool for us. We utilize SmartStream Plus.
