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BPR’s New Data Center
BPR has never had a fully outfitted data center. Similar to our current studios our current solution was installed in the mid-eighties and homegrown. It is worth noting the accomplishments of those efforts. We have successfully run broadcast support operations
Millipede Infestation at High Top
Last week I made a trip up to High Top to perform a task that should take less than ten minutes. Opened the door to find an infestation of millipedes, standing water and a stench beyond description.
Transformative Gift Leads to Monumental Project
Blue Ridge Public Radio is laying the groundwork for our future. As the result of a transformative investment we received in the Fall of 2018, BPR is in the midst of a major overhaul and upgrade of our studio and radio IT systems. Since my arrival at BPR in October...
The 2019 NAB Show
Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters, the NAB Show is a trade show for pretty much anything and everything that goes into the creation and distribution of media…
New Studio Furniture Arrived!
We received our new studio furniture for the first three studios to get remodeled/upgraded. It was quite a job getting all the packages into the station and unpacked. We worked with Forecast Consoles to design furniture to fit our existing rooms and meet the...
PREC Day 2 + 3
Day 2 and the new half-day session of Day 3 of the PREC opened with a new set of topics. Rather than go into too much depth again I’ll list some of the key topics and points. Next Generation of HD Radio There is a lot of study and development going into...
Studio Tear Down
Over the last few days, we have removed all equipment and furniture in preparation for our first round of studio upgrades. This round will include upgrading our existing Studio B (featured in the film below), existing Talk Studio and converting an office into a new...
Broadcast Interruptions – Brevard 90.5 BPR Classic & 101.5 BPR News
Update: Services have been restored at Brevard for both 90.5 BPR Classic & 101.5 BPR News as of 10:00 AM this morning. Thankfully we had great weather to work in. Update: Power has been restored to our transmitter site. In addition to losing power we sustained...
Broadcast Interruption: Streaming Quality & Interruptions
Update: Our streaming services have been restored with Apple Music and Internet Radio in iTunes. Update: Our streaming services have been restored to optimal operations for all services except for Apple Music. We continue to work on this issue and hope to have it...
Broadcast Interruption: 107.5 BPR Classic Black Mountain, NC
Update: At 3:15PM our power was restored and so was our broadcast. At 1:02 PM on 4/9/19 we lost power at our transmitter site for 107.5 BPR Classic serving Black Mountain, NC. Duke Energy is aware of the outage and working to restore power. We will update this post as...
