Welcome to Radio TechCon 2025 stage view over heads of delegates.
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Thanks once again to everyone involved in Radio TechCon 2025!
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David Lloyd on stage
@davidlloydradio.bsky.social wrapping up what was an amazing day of interesting sessions. Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors, volunteers and speakers and especially to all those who attended #radtechcon
Winners of the quiz
Winners of the quiz
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Well done to our top 10 winners!
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Steph Hirst presenting on stage
Steph Hirst presenting on stage
There will be a quiz at the end here we go! Everyone’s phones at the ready as @stephaniehirst.bsky.social is our host for the most anticipated quiz of the year!
There are prizes!!
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Rick Astley Rick rolling us on stage
Getting “rickrolled” was not on our #radtechcon bingo card
Simone Lombardi talking on stage
Plugins are used for controlling the audio and broadcasting live. A system that makes Simone colleagues fall off there chair with how resilient it is.
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Simone Lombardi talking on stage
Simone Lombardi says “5-10 years ago live festival sound would be less critical. Now audiences expect studio polish even if live and artists care a lot about their sonic identity.”
Enter, AI Stem Separation
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Simone Lombardi talking on stage
Simone Lombardi talking on stage
Our final talk of the day, a suitable headliner, Simone Lombardi from the BBC talking about how to achieve crystal clear sound from Glastonbury.
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Dan McQuillin talking on stage
Dan McQuillin talking on stage
Dan McQuillin talking on stage
Dan McQuillin talking on stage
@broadcastbionics.bsky.social Dan McQuillin says “Be Dynamic - the future belongs to dynamic agility”
With the thinking that a racks room is like a petting zoo
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Dan McQuillin talking on stage
@broadcastbionics.bsky.social Dan McQuillin is up next teaching us about the new standards that are on the horizon. Comparing it to pets vs cattle?
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Jörgen Bang on stage talking to an audience
Jörgen Bang on stage talking to an audience
Top line, the horse in Nybro was saved and is well!
Jörgen Bang also talks about the importance of the AI app responding in a way for younger users
Thank you Jörgen Bang
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Jörgen Bang on stage talking to an audience
Jörgen Bang on stage talking to an audience
Jörgen Bang on stage talking to an audience
Jörgen Bang tells us about Sveriges Radio award winning interactive news app based on the EBU NEO system and what really did happen to the horse in Nybro!
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Hi Phil, watch this space for updates on the video!
BFBS presenting at RadTechCon 2025
James Smith & Angie Avilanos from @bfbs.com @forcesnews.com tell us about putting together coverage of an ESports tournament for the British Military. The games might be virtual, but the logistics involved in putting together the live broadcast were as real as any irl live sports event. #RadTechCon
Photo of a fruit smoothie analogy of DAB multiplexing.
Richard Johnston and Richard Knight are giving a DAB multiplexing explanation using a fruit smoothie / blending analogy. A very Rich session about moving the location of the smoothie maker and the interaction between engineering and commercial. #RadTechCon
Key takeaways for AI
My Dr said take aways are bad for you. Not these ones, from Marianne on AI… #radtechcon
Marianne Bouchart talking about AI
From Human Factors to Artificial Intelligence. Now we have an incredible AI Master Class at Radio Tech Con 2025 with Marianne Bouchart — exploring the cutting edge of AI, creativity, and tech innovation. #RadioTechCon #AI #FutureOfTech *
*Yes chatGPT did write that (you can tell by the em-dash)
The APGAR scale was invented by Dr Virginia Apgar to check newborn babies' health straight after birth. So NewsUK created the Prater scale (after Nick Prater) to help them work through broadcast incidents! #radtechcon
Slide advice for taking decisions: Be present, and separate information gathering from decision making.
Key takeaways from James’ session. Be present, and separate information gathering from decision making. #radtechcon
Slide about decision making, at radtechcon 25
From clouds to clouds. Pilot and Aviation expert, Dr James Taylor’s session, now taking off, is asking us to think about how we make decisions. #radtechcon
John Sparrow talking at radtechcon 25
Now John Sparrow is taking us through the updates to Castledown FM. Three months to move an entire community radio station, low on time and low on budget they decided to move from On-Prem to Cloud. Every cloud has a silver lining. #radtechcon
Power flow diagram
Daniyal Shah is telling us about how BBC World Service is harnessing solar power for broadcasting in Ghana. We do like a good flow chart.
Monica Palomo and David Lloyd on stage answering questions
Thank you Monica Palomo! Time now for our first coffee/tea break! #radtechcon
David Lloyd wearing a miner’s helmet in the dark on stage.
Bringing In The Dark Radio to a whole new level in our session on Black Sky Events. #radtechcon
Monica Palomo using EBU EuroVox application to translate questions in real time. #radtechcon
Monica Palomo talking on stage in front of audience
“Television went black but radio shined brighter than ever.” #radtechcon
I’m at @radiotechcon.com today!
Monica Palomo talking on stage in front of audience
Monica Palomo states that there was no ability to cook, therefore it was “Chaos, coffee and continuity”
Radio studios powered by generators, for smooth broadcast.
Listeners praising radio for their only link to communication. Radio isn’t old, it is resilience.
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Monica Palomo on stage talking in front of an audience
Monica Palomo explaining the events that took place in April 2025 at 11:30am, when Portugal and Spain had a grid failure. 60 million people lost electricity. Airports and mobile networks heavily impacted. Traditional TV and digital services were vulnerable. Making radio the go to. #radtechcon
David Lloyd on stage in darkness with a head torch
Lights out in the theatre as @davidlloydradio.bsky.social brings on his mining hat. Luckily we have Monica Palomo on next who is going to be discussing the recent event in Portugal that saw an international blackout and what to do when the lights go out, but you didn’t throw the switch. #radtechcon
