WOR(AM), a 50 kW clear channel station in New York City, used a Wheatstone LXE broadcast console for remote duties at the recent New York City Marathon in early November.
That’s according to Wheatstone John Davis, writing in a recent Wheat:News newsletter. The “studio” console has better communications than the usual 4–8 channel mixers more suited to handling a garage band that are used for remotes by radio stations (that still do remotes).
Davis reports that that WOR’s engineers “knew that a real broadcast board in the field would make intercoms easier than taking a Mackie into the field. So, we went to work. [Wheatstone’s] Jay Tyler put together a road case and a custom back panel so plugging in headphones and a network connection would be easier. We then discussed with iHeartMedia’s engineers how to make the broadcast work.”
A nearby talent station was connected to the console allowing the producer to communicate with scattered reporters and three Comrex codecs were tasked with providing broadcast-quality input from the reporters.
A couple of rehearsals with the kit allowed the Wheatstone team and WOR personnel to workout the kinks, making for a successful remote and a lesson learned.
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