We are amazed at how many people have never been inside a radio station so we thought you might like to see where we're coming from, so to speak.  We won't bore you with office shots were going to show you where the real action takes place.

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Mixing Board

This is our main on air mixing board, or just the board as we call it.  From here we do all of our on air shows. The Disc Jockey controls everything that goes on the air here.

Equipment
Directly to the right and directly behind the board operator is the computer equipment that is the backbone of our operation. As you see there are no tape devices visible. That's because every single commercial, jingle, and all of the audio, satellite, and network switching is handled by the computer. The board operator has total control of this system via the keyboard located on his right.

Live Radar and Associated Press

To the left of the board operator is the live radar screen and the Associated Press screen. The board operator can track weather fronts on our radar system as they enter our area to keep our listeners at home or at work completely up to date on changing weather conditions. The other screen is our connection to the Associated Press. This terminal is fed by satellite and provides the jock with the latest up to date forecast, state news, entertainment news and the like, but most importantly, we are notified immediately of any bulletins within seconds. This would let us know if something happens which might prompt us to join NBC or the Kentucky Network for further coverage of the event. We are the only station in Johnson county with these resources and network affiliations, which keeps our listeners connected with the rest of the state and the world.

Production Room
This is our production room where all of our commercials are produced. This room was updated with a sixty four track digital mixer in February of 1999. We are still amazed everyday at how we can complete work in a matter of minutes, or seconds, that took hours to perform in the past. You can see the tape machines in the background which are still used for tapes we receive from outside sources, but all of our production work never leaves the digital domain right down to the time it goes on the air.

 

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