TWiRT Ep. 759 - Fiber is (Mostly) Great - with Dave Anderson

Update: 2025-08-01

Description

Dave Anderson, Chief Broadcast Engineer at WUSF, Tampa - brings us two tales of two fibers. One tale surrounds the fantastic utility, capability, and flexibility of using fiber to connect different radio studios to the central rack room. The other tale describes the dangers of having diverse IP connection services that all use the exact same cross-country or last-mile fiber bundle. Either way a fault in the fiber can take out multiple services that were thought to be “diverse”. Dave shares his recent experience and advice for using fiber’s clear advantages while avoiding service pitfalls.

Show notes:

* Introduction to Livewire+ is a guide to installing AoIP, including using fiber to transport it.

Guest

Dave Anderson - Chief Broadcast Engineer at WUSF Public Media

Host

Kirk Harnack - Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, Akamai Broadcasting, & South Seas Broadcasting

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