Radio World Engineering Extra - December 12, 2012 - (Page 1) engineering extra national or local Guy Wire discusses the opposing camps on radio programming. Page 22 december 12, 2012 Due Diligence Heads Off Acquisition Surprises ◗A dAy in the Life by Cris alexander | In-Depth Technology for Radio Engineers | $2.50 | radioworld.com Helpful tips for engineers working on acquisitions local station and market engineers are often not equipped for such tasks. It’s not that they don’t have the skills; it’s that they don’t have the right mindset. The decisions that go into the process of a station acquisition are based in large part on the findings and recommendations of the engineer. A mistake or oversight at the technical due diligence stage can have a far-reaching impact on the operation and success of that station. In this column, I hope to convey some of the things that an engineer should be looking for and thinking about in performing due diligence for a station acquisition. The primary concern that a station owner or GM will usually have in an acquisition is coverage. That would seem to be a fairly simple question to answer. Drive the signal and find out. (continued on page 8) ENGINEERS ARE CRUCIAL As I scan the trades, it is evident that broadcast station trading is ramping up again. Stations are being bought and sold in various locations, and I suspect that this will continue. Buying a radio station is, in some respects, like buying a used car. Caveat emptor is the rule, and you can easily end up with a pig in a poke if great care is not exercised in the due diligence process. Over the years, I have done a lot of due diligence work on station trades, and I have also worked with local station and market engineers on such transactions. In my dealings on the local level, it has been my experience that Use the list of assets to be conveyed as a checklist as you inspect the equipment. the power of Wireshark Packet analyzer provides inside view of computer communications ◗RAdio iT management by stephen M. poole In previous articles, I’ve used the Wireshark network protocol analyzer to create various illustrations. Given that this is one of the most powerful tools ever created for network troubleshooting, it’s past time that I devoted an article to this marvelous “sniffer.” The usual disclaimer is on a lighted billboard this time: There is absolutely no way that I can cover even a tiny fraction of Wireshark’s features in a single article. I will have to oversimplify some things. 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