New Studio For Local Radio Station RTW FM Waddinxveen
Last weekend my local radio station in my village moved to their new location. I started my local radio DJ career there in 1987 and since 1991, when a new studio was introduced, not much had changed. Although I stopped making programs for them sometime in 2000, I was in regular contact with them and did some work for them in recent years. I was very happy to be commissioned to build a completely new studio for the station. With a new location there was a great opportunity to build a new studio, while the transmitter remained on the air via the old studio at the old location.
Their wish was a modern studio, with a traditional touch. As a local station they have varied programming and DJ/presenters still use CD players and even the good old Technics SL1200 turntables. The heart of the new studio is the digital D&R Axum console with 16 faders.
A fairly simple visual radio solution is also introduced using the D&R camcom module.
The connection to the transmitter location (elsewhere in the village on a high apartment building) is now via a MicroMPX connection, replacing their old analogue VHF STL. (still in the rack as a backup solution in case the internet goes down)
A very fun job, with many challenges. In collaboration with the customer, we came up with a total solution that launches the station from the 1990s into the modern era. This station can be received in a radius of approximately 15 km around Waddinxveen on FM 105.8, DAB 7B and internet www.rtw.nl
Special thanks to Edgar Waterlander / EPM Rental for his collaboration on this project!
