Radio World International - October 2011 - (Page 1) Distributed to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean and the Pacific OctOber 2011 inside shortwave RTBF Opens Riverside Studio Multiplex | The News Source for Radio Managers and Engineers | advertisement InternatIonal edItIon radiOwOrld.cOm the lake FM rises From wildfire ashes By JaMes careless SLAVE LAKE, ALbErtA — In May 2011, a fast-moving wildfire destroyed 40 percent of Slave Lake, a town of 6,700 people located in northern Alberta. Before it was brought under control, the fire incinerated homes, the library, the town hall, and the studios of Newcap Radio’s 92.7 The Lake FM, the town’s only broadcaster. “The fire was unbelievable — like nothing I had ever seen before,” said The Lake FM Morning Show Host Paul Allen. “Giant plumes of thick smoke and fire in all directions; I mean, you couldn’t even see more than 10 feet in front of you in town due to the smoke ... Insane wind speeds of up to 120 km/h also played a part in creating the perfect storm of conditions that made the situation uncontrollable.” Despite the destruction of its facilities, The Lake stayed alive and got back on air quickly, providing Slave Lake residents with a critical informational lifeline. Here is how they did it. • International shortwave broadcasting continues to change to meet political and listener needs — Page 5 worKBenCh • Around your guy wires, a tree can mean trouble — Page 10 By Marc Maes LIÈGE, bELGIum — With the new Média Rives building, which opened in May, Walloon public-service broadcaster RTBF has a new bespoke facility for its regional operations in Liège. The five-storey-high building hosts RTBF radio and television studios plus, on the top floor, Sonuma, the society charged with digitizing the entire RTBF audiovisual archives. The Média Rives was built from scratch and features the biggest TV studio in the French Community; its 1,200 m2 space is home to several programs BUYer’s GUIde with a live audience including “The Voice Belgique” song contest. At present, the studio has no control room; RTBF mobile vans handle the transmissions from outside the building. The RTBF radio studios moved from the Palais de Congrès de Liège on the quays in the river Meuse to the new site across the river. In the early 1970s, RTBF installed studios at the Palais de Congrès, but the building was not designed for television use and it offered no room for future expansion. “At the Média Rives, we’re in our own (continued on page 6) NEW SITE • Computer-based automation and scheduling systems have changed how stations make their programs. We look at playout and programming systems in Buyer’s Guide — Page 12 The fires ripped through the town of Slave Lake on 15 May 2011. Despite the encroaching flames, the staff at The Lake kept broadcasting. But the next day, the flames were just too close for comfort, (continued on page 3) STUDIOS DESTROYED The world’s biggest broadcasters will be in London 2012 using the i-Mix G3 Will YOU? 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