Brady Commons Expansion: KCOU 88'1 FM Studio Plans

1
Brady Commons ExpansionKCOU 88.1 FM Studio Plans
Sean Gorman Christian Vang Clear Channel Radio
St Louis, MO

• Capital Improvements
• Spring 2008

2
KCOU Features and Functionality

• Centralized digital storage and playback of music
• Automation capabilities Holidays/Summer
• Fully functional news room with playback features
• Multi-line phone system for Talk/Public Service
  Shows
• Wireless remote broadcast capabilities
• Live Mizzou sporting events at home and on the
  road
• Live Broadcast from events/concerts/promotions
• Production facilities with full audio editing
  capabilities
• Studio quality live performance to air
  capabilities
• Internet streaming of local programming

3
Project Summary

• Phase 1
• 39,000 - News/Live Studio
• Phase 2
• 52,600 - Main Studio
• Phase 3
• 18,600 - Production Studio
• Phase 4
• 58,300 Shop/Server Room

4
News and Live Studio
Oldies 103.3 FM KLOU News/Production Studio St
Louis, MO
5
News and Live Studio

• Remora Control Surface
• This control surface acts as a mixer for
  microphones/CD players/phones and other audio
  inputs and outputs.(est. 13,000)
• This mixing surface controls the Digital Audio
  Engine which actually performs the mixing,
  routing, and audio distribution for the entire
  facility and will be installed in the Shop area.

Remora Control Surface
Digital Audio Engine
6
News and Live Studio

• (2) Tannoy Studio Monitors
• Durable studio monitors that provide greater
  bandwidth significantly lower levels of
  distortion, smoother responses and greater input
  source flexibility (est. 2,000)
• (1) StudioHub Cue Speaker
• Monitor Cue channel and speaker
  phone/editing(est. 400)

7
News and Live Studio

• Computers
• Dell Workstation
• Running Vox Pro phone editing software
  w/controller
• (est. 3,500)

• Dell Workstation
• Running Adobe Audition Editing music
  tracks/live performances
• (est. 2,500)
• Dell Workstation
• Internet/Show Prep Computer(est. 1,000)

8
News and Live Studio

• BSI Simian Automation System
• Full Automation or Live Assist
• Triple-overlap Segues
• Automatic Weather and Time announcements
• Voice-Track Editor built-in
• Background Recording
• Supports GPI/O Devices
• Dynamic HTML Web Page
• Exports track data for RBDS/RDS/DAB
• Touch-screen capable
• Multiple HotKey Sets
• Easy Satellite Integration
• Very easy to use
• Imports and Merges Traffic Music Logs from
  virtually any scheduling system.

9
Setup and use adding links,continued
10
News and Live Studio

• Electro Voice RE-20 Microphones (5)
• Industry Standard - heavy-duty dynamic broadcast
  cardioid microphone (est. 3,000)
• Symetrix 528E Voice Processors (5)
• Voice processor that performs six separate
  functions microphone preamplification, de-essing
  (sibilance removal), compression/limiting,
  downward expansion, parametric EQ, and voice
  symmetry alignment.
• (est. 3,000)

11
News and Live Studio

• Sony/Denon CD Player (2)
• Durable Broadcast Quality (total est. 1,600)
• Sony/Denon MiniDisk Player (2)
• Durable Broadcast Quality
• (total est. 1,600)
• Microphone Boom Arms (5)
• Table Mountable
• (total est. 1,000)

12
News and Live Studio
Questions?
Numix Control Surface (Main Studio)