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The end of Kyle and Jackie O Show in Australia Jackie O has quit her high-profile breakfast show with Kyle Sandilands at KIIS and the show is now off-air

Big news from Australia.

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I had a bit of pre-admin admin to do before my admin day.
Only just finished the pre-admin admin.

Sigh...

(Am not a Luddite. Gen AI has its place but not automatically running across all my files and documents, thankyouverymuch.)

Google Workspace upping its price in order to add AI features I don’t want on my account 🫠

I think it’s like lawn bowls - lots of strategy if you understand the game but mystifying for the rest of us! I did play it once in Switzerland and remember it being quite fun!

Do I know anything about curling?
No.
Am I watching the #WinterOlympics final anyway?
Of course! 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This is my winner so far. Hope you get some sleep / nobody treads on you!

A classic of the genre. Welcome!

Yes, yes I was doing @radiotechcon.com admin until the train arrived at the station.

Next stop: Christmas! 🎄

who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there

After 14,000 hours spent making a sourdough loaf dense enough to cause several deaths in a @richardosman1.bsky.social novel, I’m starting to think the artisanal bakeries that sell them for £5.60 are massively undercharging.

This is about eliminating all the spill. It’s very clever.

Simone on stage at TechCon.

We’re off to Glastonbury - as you’ve never heard it before. Simone Lombardi is explaining how the BBC is using new AI techniques to separate stems live. This is much harder than it sounds! #radtechcon

Dan with a presentation slide that says £10,000.

From horses to dogs, as Dan McQuillin talks about future software standards in a way you might not expect…

We learning about what happened to the horse in Nybro. But there are so many horses in Nybro that it’s not such an easy question as it seems 🐴 #radtechcon.

BFBS is sharing what they launched from launching an esports tournament. This is a booming industry and there is a real need for the technical skills that radio tech people already have. Potential career move for you…? #radtechcon

Arqiva is up talking about DAB. "I realise that some people in this room invented it!" say Richard Knight.

He's using an analogy of a fruit smoothie to explain how multiplexing works. #radtechcon

Marianne used AI to compose a rap about TechCon. We will never be this cool again.

Marianne on stage with AI robot picture behind.

Mini masterclass time now - a chance to revise an industry topic from scratch. Marianne Bouchart has travelled from France today to talk about AI for audio. The slides were being updated ‘til the last second as the information changes so quickly. #radtechcon

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

Great tip from James Taylor: if there's more than one person who could jump in to solve a studio fault, you should say 'I am doing x to resolve/investigate y' so that everyone else doesn't overlap with you. #radtechcon

Attention tunnelling: what happens when you are producing a show and don't actually notice what is going out on air, because you are *so* focused on doing your current task. #radtechcon

A session that combines planes AND radio?

Yes, yes, we know our audience! ;) #radtechcon

And now from broadcasting in another continent to broadcasting to your local area. John from Castledown FM is explaining how they had a forced move from on prem into the Cloud and the pros and cons for community stations like theirs. #radtechcon

Daniyal Shah reminds us that solar powered radio stations / tx sites really can work in the UK (especially in the summer months) - sometimes, the performance of PV panels is better than in Africa as the weather does get so hot! #radtechcon

Having been involved in solar powered transmission projects in South Sudan, am very pleased to be hearing about solar powered in Ghana - the tech is getting better and better each year. #radtechcon

The @ebu.ch is letting us play with their EuroVOX system at #radtechcon. Not only is it handy if you find it harder to hear, it also translates to other languages. Our speaker, Monica, is using it to help her understand audience questions asked in English as it’s not her first language. Super cool!

When the power went out across Portugal, everyone turned to radio to keep them informed. It was the most resilient platform for communication. Take that, TikTok! ;) #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

We are onto niche chair chat already - very important to get this right if your presenters are sitting down all day! #radtechcon