Fully Modulated is your backstage pass to the stories and signals that shaped radio, TV, and wireless communication. Join Tyler, a broadcast engineer, as he uncovers the wild moments, quirky legends, and technical breakthroughs that keep the world connected. From vintage radio hacks to the real drama behind today’s digital waves, each episode blends deep research, humor, and storytelling for anyone curious about how media magic happens. Independent, insightful, and made for every fan who loves a good broadcast mystery.
Fully Modulated is your backstage pass to the stories and signals that shaped radio, TV, and wireless communication. Join Tyler, a broadcast engineer, as he uncovers the wild moments, quirky legends, and technical breakthroughs that keep the world connected. From vintage radio hacks to the real drama behind today’s digital waves, each episode blends deep research, humor, and storytelling for anyone curious about how media magic happens. Independent, insightful, and made for every fan who loves a good broadcast mystery.
In this episode of "Fully Modulated," Tyler Woodward dives into the challenges of radio broadcasting during winter. Learn how ice on antennas can disrupt signals and the innovative solutions engineers use to keep stations operational. From heating systems to radomes, Tyler shares expert insights and stories from the field, highlighting the resilience and ingenuity required to maintain broadcasts in icy conditions. Tune in for a deep dive into radio technology and the engineering feats that ensure your favorite stations continue to broadcast, no matter the weather.
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A quiet moment on a loud day: we step back from schematics and signal paths to say a sincere thank you. This special Thanksgiving bonus is a love letter to radio’s people—the mentors who turned confusion into confidence, the colleagues who answer at 2 a.m., and the listeners whose curiosity fuels every deep dive into transmitters, codecs, and the history that shaped the dial.
Tyler traces a path from the first radio job in 2014 to the long nights and longer checklists of broadcast engineering, and into today’s role in network engineering, where timing, routing, and reliability keep entire station groups connected. Along the way, we talk about why live audio captured our attention in the first place, how a single fix can save a morning show, and what it takes to keep signals strong when budgets shrink and formats change. The theme that keeps returning isn’t a piece of gear; it’s people. On-air talent, engineers, PDs, sales, and managers form a resilient community that shows up, ships the show, and serves listeners when it matters most.
We also reflect on how this podcast found its audience. What started as a niche corner for the technically curious has become a gathering place for stories about transmitter sites, HD Radio, and even a few pirate legends. Your emails, DMs, and corrections sharpen the work and make each episode better. That feedback loop is proof that radio’s heartbeat is still strong—driven by craft, curiosity, and care.
If you’ve ever kept a station alive through a storm, taught someone how to trace a signal, or simply tuned in because the human voice still matters to you, this one is for you. Thanks for listening, for sharing your stories, and for keeping the medium vibrant. If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend in the industry, and leave a quick review so more radio geeks can find us.
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The ground under broadcast distribution is moving, and the question isn’t whether C-band was reliable—it’s how we keep that reliability as the FCC clears and auctions more of it. We dive into the real tradeoffs facing stations of every size, from small-market radio shops without diverse fiber routes to major TV groups juggling national feeds. Along the way, we unpack why C-band earned its reputation, where Ku-band helps and hurts, and how to design delivery paths that survive storms, backhoes, and the odd cloud hiccup without your audience ever noticing.
From leased analog lines to microwave relays to satellite and now IP, the throughline is simple: everything breaks, so redundancy wins. I walk through practical, field-tested ways to build layered resilience: pair primary fiber with Starlink and a 5G router, bond multiple ISPs, and use protocols like SRT and RIST for secure, resilient transport. We get specific about automated failover, health monitoring, active testing during off-hours, and the runbooks that turn chaos into a two-second blip. If you’ve been skeptical of the public internet for mission-critical delivery, it’s time to revisit the data—today’s multi-path IP can match or beat satellite uptime when designed with path diversity and smart routing.
You’ll hear how larger broadcasters are already sending primary feeds over fiber with satellite or cellular as clean backup, why LEO constellations change rural options, and how to think about cloud dependencies without losing sleep. The goal isn’t a single perfect solution; it’s a hybrid system that spreads risk and recovers fast. Whether you’re planning for the next spectrum shift or upgrading a small station on a tight budget, these tactics help you protect airtime, revenue, and trust.
If this conversation sparks ideas—or pushback—I want to hear it. Send your questions and war stories, share the episode with a colleague who runs the board at 3 a.m., and hit follow so you don’t miss what’s next. If it keeps your signal alive, it belongs here.
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Forget the crackle. We dive into the secret life of AM stereo—the late-night rabbit hole that led us from a Wyoming station’s YouTube clip to the engineering that once promised FM-grade sound on an “old” band. We break down AM versus FM in plain terms, then follow the 1970s and 80s race among Motorola, Magnavox, Harris, and Khan to deliver true stereo on AM without abandoning listeners with mono radios. The result is a story of elegant design, messy standards, and a pivotal FCC misstep that left drivers and DJs caught between systems.
You’ll hear how C-Quam became the most practical path to AM stereo, why the Harris AMS G1 exciter made upgrades almost plug-and-play, and how a handful of stations proved music on AM could feel big, warm, and alive. We talk through the lawsuits, the car radio confusion, and the quiet truth that many “limits” of AM were set by policy choices and crowded dial conditions, not the raw capability of the gear. With real-world examples—from KEVA’s stereo oldies to pockets of Canada, Australia, and Japan—the episode paints a vivid picture of what might have been if the industry had moved faster and agreed sooner.
If you’ve ever wondered why AM sounds thin, or if it has to, this tour flips the narrative. Great processing, smart exciters, and clean spectrum can turn AM into a surprisingly immersive listen, especially for classic rock and soul that rely on stereo space. Stick around for a candid takeaway on timing, standards, and how technology wins only when it meets listeners where they are. If this story made you rethink AM radio, follow the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, drop a rating or review, and share your own radio memory—does your dial still hide a stereo surprise?
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Ever switch sources in your car and feel the sound collapse as soon as you tap over to satellite? We pull back the curtain on why Sirius XM can feel flat and “blanketed,” tracing the problem to low bitrates, legacy codecs, and a hard ceiling on satellite bandwidth that forces tough choices. You’ll hear clear comparisons—48 kbps music channels and even lower talk channels versus 320 kbps streaming and lossless options—and what those numbers mean for stereo width, transient detail, and vocal clarity.
We walk through the tech without the jargon trap: how psychoacoustic encoding decides what to throw away, why the merger ballooned channel count but not spectrum, and how that pushed bitrates down even further. Then we look at the escape hatches. The Sirius XM app can climb to 256 kbps and relieve some pressure, but services built for fidelity still have the edge. Meanwhile, FM and HD Radio remain sleepers in this conversation: with a decent tuner and sane processing, they deliver cleaner stereo, more air, and less fatigue than the satellite feed many people default to on road trips.
From there, we shift to what actually matters for both creators and listeners. Most people don’t notice subtle artifacts unless they A/B sources back to back, which is why convenience keeps winning. But if you care about sound—or you’re building a brand around it—you can own the chain. We share practical steps for producers and broadcasters to protect dynamics, pick smarter encoders, and set bitrates that don’t sand off the highs. For listeners, we offer a simple testing routine and clear guidance on when to pick satellite, HD, or streaming so your setup fits the moment rather than fights it.
If you’re ready to hear more and settle for less mush, tap follow and leave a quick review to help others find the show. Share this episode with the audio nerd in your life and tell us your car A/B test results—what source wins for you, and why?
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Radio stations across America are getting hacked through vulnerable Barix audio codecs, and your station could be next. In September 2025, hackers hijacked KPOG in Des Moines and KRLL in Missouri during Labor Day weekend, broadcasting explicit content and fake Emergency Alert System messages. Over 600 Barix Instreamer and Exstreamer devices remain exposed on the public internet, discoverable through Shodan searches by anyone with basic technical knowledge.
This episode breaks down exactly how these Barix STL (studio-to-transmitter link) hijacking attacks work, why legacy broadcast equipment remains vulnerable despite years of warnings, and most importantly—how to protect your radio station's audio codecs from exploitation.
Learn the critical security measures every broadcast engineer needs to implement, including VPN tunnel deployment, proper firewall configuration, and alternative security approaches when full VPN implementation isn't immediately feasible. Hear directly from industry experts like Fletcher Pride (Family First Radio Network), Shane Toven (Frandsen Media), and Barix founder Johannes Rietschel about preventing codec hijacking.
Whether you're running a small-market station with limited IT resources or managing broadcast infrastructure for multiple facilities, this episode provides actionable cybersecurity strategies to keep your Barix equipment secure and your station protected from internet-based attacks.
Topics covered: Barix Instreamer/Exstreamer security, Shodan vulnerability scanning, VPN tunneling for broadcast equipment, STL link protection, port forwarding risks, emergency alert system security, and IoT device hardening for radio stations.
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The October 2025 AWS outage that took down major internet services for hours proves why broadcasters need multi-cloud redundancy and hybrid infrastructure to protect both revenue and emergency alerting capabilities. When automation goes down, commercials don't air, programming stops, listeners tune out, and advertising revenue disappears. Tyler breaks down why radio stations need backup systems using an analogy everyone understands: redundant internet connections.
Just like businesses maintain Spectrum as primary internet with Lumen as backup, broadcasters should run primary automation on AWS with backup on Azure or Google Cloud. When one cloud provider experiences DNS failures and outages, backup systems on different providers automatically take over, keeping programming running and revenue flowing.
This opinion episode covers why IP-based studio-to-transmitter links over single internet connections create vulnerability, why stations need backup STL paths through different providers or microwave links, and why broadcast automation distributed across multiple cloud providers prevents total station failure during provider outages. Tyler also discusses why on-premise EAS hardware should remain the foundation for emergency alerting even as CAP and IPAWS expand internet-based capabilities.
Dave's Garage technical analysis reveals why backup systems that depend on failed infrastructure don't actually work, and why true redundancy requires genuine independence between providers, just like backup internet connections use different backbone infrastructure.
Topics covered: AWS outage impact on broadcasting, multi-cloud redundancy for radio automation, hybrid on-premise and cloud infrastructure, IP STL backup strategies, EAS reliability considerations, broadcast revenue protection during cloud failures, redundant internet connection analogy for multi-cloud architecture, automation system failover, protecting morning drive advertising revenue, and why radio infrastructure diversity matters.
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The Box Music Network was the interactive TV channel that let viewers pick the music videos — years before YouTube and streaming. Launched in Miami in 1985, The Box gave communities real control over what played next, from underground hip-hop to banned Madonna videos. By the mid-1990s it was reaching 30 million homes and even beating MTV in viewership. So why did MTV buy it in 1999 and shut it down?
In this episode of Fully Modulated, we dive into the rise and fall of The Box, the business model that pioneered on-demand television, and the legacy it left in today’s streaming world.
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What happens when a professional poker player spends decades hoarding billions of dollars in spectrum licenses? In this episode of Fully Modulated, we follow Charlie Ergen’s incredible rise from selling backyard satellite dishes to running Dish Network, his bold $13 billion bet on 5G, and the $23 billion spectrum sale that just ended his dream of becoming America’s fourth wireless carrier.
You’ll hear how the FCC, AT&T, T-Mobile, and even Elon Musk’s SpaceX all played a role in this high-stakes showdown, and why spectrum has become the most valuable resource in wireless. From Project Genesis to the AT&T deal, this is the story of how Dish lost the 5G race — and what it means for the future of your phone service.
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In 2000, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich got the shock of his life: their unreleased song "I Disappear" was playing on radio stations across America - before they'd even finished recording it. This is the wild story of how a leaked demo ended up on Napster, radio DJs started downloading it illegally, and one phone call triggered the biggest lawsuit in digital music history.
Discover how radio stations accidentally became pirates, why Metallica sued 335,000 fans, and how this single incident destroyed Napster while creating the legal framework for every streaming service we use today. From studio vault to Senate hearings, this is the untold story of the leak that changed everything.
Perfect for fans of music history, 90s/2000s nostalgia, radio stories, and anyone curious about how the internet broke the music industry overnight. Learn the real timeline, hear the actual quotes, and understand why this case still matters in the Spotify era.
Credit: The "Napster Bad" image comes from the series that was produced in the years 2000-2001 by Bob Cesca from a group then known as Camp Chaos, satirizing Metallica and their MP3 sharing crackdown.
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Ever tune into a radio station and hear the same song playing... for hours? That's called radio stunting, and it's one of the weirdest, most effective tricks in broadcasting history.
This episode digs into the crazy world of radio stunts - from a Louisiana governor who played an obscure song for almost 60 hours straight in 1955, to the California station that somehow found 823 different versions of "Louie Louie" to play back-to-back.
But the real story here is personal. Back in 1998, when I was 12 years old living in Tampa, this new station WLLD pulled off the most creative stunt I'd ever seen. They played Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" on repeat for two days while these fake DJs named Josh and Brian pretended to broadcast from a boat on Tampa Bay. I spent hours trying to call their "celly" but never got through - along with thousands of other people who got completely sucked into this elaborate hoax.
That stunt launched Tampa's first major hip-hop FM station and led to these massive concerts called "The Last Damn Show" that I actually went to. We're talking 14,000 people watching Eminem back when he was just starting to blow up.
You'll also hear about the Tampa rock station that played "Stairway to Heaven" for 24 hours straight (imagine being the intern who had to keep changing the CDs), plus how modern stations are still pulling these stunts but now they go viral on TikTok instead of just local news.
Some of these stunts made millions, others got stations in trouble with the FCC, and a few actually helped launch major music careers. They're basically the original way radio figured out how to "break the internet" decades before the internet even existed.
If you've ever wondered why radio can be so wonderfully weird, this episode explains it all.
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Ever wonder what's behind that perfect radio voice that draws you in during your morning commute? This episode takes you on a fascinating journey through nearly a century of radio microphone technology, from the massive, temperamental ribbon microphones of the 1930s to the sleek digital mics powering today's podcasts and broadcasts.
You'll discover why early radio hosts had to stand perfectly still like statues, how the introduction of dynamic microphones in the late 1930s revolutionized broadcasting, and why the legendary Electro-Voice RE20 became the gold standard that shaped the sound of professional radio for decades. We'll explore the technical innovations that gave FM radio its intimate, close-to-your-ear quality in the 1960s and 70s, and examine how modern podcasters are changing the game with new technology.
Along the way, you'll learn about the engineering breakthroughs that made wireless broadcasting possible, understand why certain microphones cost hundreds of dollars while others work perfectly for under fifty bucks, and gain insight into how audio processing has evolved from analog compression to digital perfection. Whether you're curious about radio history, considering starting your own podcast, or just want to understand the technology behind the voices you hear every day, this episode reveals the hidden world of broadcast audio.
From ribbon to dynamic to condenser microphones, discover how each technological leap forward changed not just how radio sounded, but how hosts could connect with their audiences. Plus, get honest recommendations about modern podcast equipment and learn what really makes the difference between amateur and professional sound quality.
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KSDP 830 AM serves just 600 people in Sand Point, Alaska—one of America's most isolated communities. But this tiny radio station is a lifeline, broadcasting everything from tsunami warnings to local fishing reports across the Aleutian Islands. Now, federal budget cuts threaten to silence KSDP forever, potentially leaving an entire community without their main connection to the outside world. Join Tyler as he explores the 40-year history of this remarkable station, the current funding crisis facing rural public radio, and what happens when the last voice goes silent in America's most remote places. This is the untold story of how political decisions in Washington can have life-or-death consequences on the edge of the world.
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Howard Stern just reminded the world why he’s still the master of media. After months off the air, Stern’s return to SiriusXM started with a prank that had Andy Cohen taking over his channel, news outlets reporting he was gone, and fans convinced it was the end.
But it was all Stern’s idea, a perfectly timed stunt that exposed how fast rumors spread and how easily the press can be fooled. In this episode, we break down what happened, why the media fell for it, and how Stern turned a summer cold into one of his biggest bits in years.
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Tyler previews the upcoming Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic in Madison, Wisconsin (September 15-17, 2025), highlighting the sessions he's most excited to attend in his professional capacity.
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Learn why conferences like the Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic (put on by the Wisconsin and Minnesota Broadcasters Associations) matter for the future of broadcasting technology and engineering.
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Got pushback on my last episode calling HD Radio a complete failure? You were right to call me out. While HD Radio's original consumer vision crashed and burned spectacularly, the technology quietly found success in ways nobody predicted.
In this follow-up episode, I break down where HD Radio actually succeeded after failing as a consumer product:
HD Radio never became the "CD-quality revolution" marketers promised, but it accidentally built infrastructure that makes radio better in unexpected ways. Sometimes innovation finds success through the back door.
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Ever wondered why HD Radio never took off despite being technically superior to regular FM? This might be the most tragic story in broadcasting history - a technology that had everything going for it but still managed to fail spectacularly.
In this episode, we explore how HD Radio went from revolutionary promise to comprehensive disaster. We'll cover the brilliant engineering behind OFDM technology, why it cost stations up to $200,000 to upgrade, and how the "digital cliff effect" made listening unbearable. Plus, we'll talk about the perfect storm of competition from iPods, satellite radio, and streaming that killed HD Radio's chances.
From the early success of in-band on-channel broadcasting to Wisconsin Public Radio shutting down their HD operations, this is the story of how superior technology couldn't overcome bad timing, economic barriers, and devastating market forces.
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Ever wondered how rock and roll conquered British radio? It all started with rebellious DJs broadcasting from ships in the North Sea. In this episode, we dive into the wild world of pirate radio - from Radio Caroline's first broadcast in 1964 to the underground stations that introduced reggae, house music, and hip-hop to British audiences.
We'll explore how a loophole in international law led to floating radio stations, why the government was so desperate to shut them down, and how pirate radio moved from ships to land when the authorities cracked down. Plus, we'll talk about the fantastic movie "The Boat That Rocked" and why pirate radio's legacy still matters today.
From cramped ships rolling in rough seas to mobile transmitters dodging detection vans, this is the story of the rule breakers who believed the airwaves belonged to everyone - not just the people with licenses.
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On this bonus episode of Fully Modulated, Tyler drops the curtain on the weirdest holiday in broadcasting: National Radio Day. Why August 20th? Who actually invented radio? And what happens when the whole country suddenly remembers the tower selfie folder on their phones?
Tyler digs into the chaotic, disputed origins of National Radio Day, spins stories about how radio became the most personal mass medium on the planet, and shares why radio still matters in a world ruled by screens and algorithms. You’ll get tales of World War II newsflashes, wild morning show stunts, and the timeless agony of dead air.
This episode busts radio myths, unpacks a few engineer legends, and gives practical tips for making National Radio Day special—whether you’re running a big stick, a one-room LPFM, or just listening from your kitchen table. Plus, you’ll hear the strangest thing ever found in a transmitter building, and a few facts you’ll want to drop at your next engineer’s lunch.
If you’ve ever wondered why radio has so many birthdays, why people still care, or what makes this medium so stubbornly magical, this is the episode for you. Happy National Radio Day!
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In this final chapter of our special series, The Story Behind EAS, Tyler Woodward explores how emergency alerting is moving beyond familiar tones and crawls into a new era of rich data and smarter delivery. From the Common Alerting Protocol to NextGen TV, the systems that warn us are becoming faster, more precise, and more connected than ever.
You’ll hear how artificial intelligence is helping emergency managers detect threats in real time and how social media is reshaping the way alerts spread through communities. We also look ahead to a future where your phone, car, and smart devices all work together to keep you informed.
Whether you work in broadcasting or you’re simply curious about the systems that protect us, this episode will leave you with a clearer understanding of how technology is transforming emergency communication.
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