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TOTAL BROADCAST CONSULTANTS builds studios for Radio Nova!

Total Broadcast Consultants is pleased to be playing a vital role in welcoming Dublin's brand new Classic Rock station, Radio Nova, onto the air. We designed, supplied and are currently constructing the new state of the art studios, located near the new Point Village and Convention Centre developments in Dublin city, to the highest of standards.

TOTAL BROADCAST CONSULTANTS trials DAB and DAB+

Total Broadcast Consultants, based in Waterford, Ireland, is the first independent company to broadcast DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) in Ireland.

Operating under a Test and Trial licence from ComReg, the TOTAL-DAB multiplex, on channel 9B, is carrying feeds from several Irish terrestrial broadcasters.

Uniquely, DAB+ is also on air on the same multiplex.

The trials are designed to allow Total Broadcast Consultants to develop a cost-effective method of broadcasting DAB and DAB+, and to evaluate the various formats and parameters used in the medium, in advance of the expected roll-out of commercial DAB and DAB+ across the country.

The pioneering transmissions are broadcast from a high site operated by Total Broadcast Consultants, covering counties Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, and east Waterford.

More information, and our DABlog - HERE!

TOTAL BROADCAST CONSULTANTS builds Ireland's FIRST all-IP-Audio station!

We've done it again, another milestone! The new Midlands and North-East of Ireland regional station i105-107 is the first station in Ireland to use the new IP-based Axia mixing console and routing system. We're really leading the way here - this system will certainly become the industry standard, making obsolete not only analogue systems but also the plethora of proprietary, non-standard TDM router-based digital systems - with their inherent problems of limited expandability, single points of failure, costly installation and limited functionality.

Ireland is once again leading the pack - in the UK no FM station has yet to make the transition to IP mixing and routing, but the big groups there are watching with envious eyes. Over 1,000 studios worldwide have embraced this technology, with all users now wondering why anyone would do anything else.

TOTAL BROADCAST CONSULTANTS appointed Tieline dealers!

If you want a codec for OBs, remote broadcast etc, and you just want it to work whatever the conditions, and you want the choice of POTS line, cellular G3, ISDN, IP or leased line, then there's only really a choice of one. Tieline - the world's most reliable codecs.

We're now Irish distributors for Tieline -if you've never experienced how a Tieline can sound, and how easy and reliable they are to use, contact us for a free demonstration.

Click HERE for more details.

TOTAL BROADCAST CONSULANTS appointed Axia dealers for Ireland!

We're very pleased to announce that we now represent Axia Audio in Ireland. Axia products, using the innovative Livewire protocol, revolutionise studio design and facilities. Imagine a whole studio connected back to your central technical area by ONE cable! Imagine EVERY source within your facility being available in EVERY studio without complex distribution and switching systems!

Well the future is here - and the future is Livewire, by Axia!

Click HERE for more details!

TOTAL BROADCAST CONSULTANTS builds the country's FIRST all-digital radio station!

i102-104 is the country's newest and most innovative regional station. Based in Galway, it broadcasts to the entire north-west of Ireland from Galway.

i102-104 launched on the 7th of February 2008, broadcasting programmes aimed at a youth audience. The studio and transmissions were designed by us to be all-digital - which means that from the audio sources all the way through the airchain to the transmitters, the signals are carried in the digital domain.

No other station is the country has yet done this - it means absolutely optimum quality and that the station is completely future-proof.

More details and pictures HERE.

TIPP-FM moves to brand new broadcast centre!

In November 2007, Total Broadcast Consultants completed the installation of Tipp-fm's new broadcast facility in Clonmel. Comprising five studios, it has brought the sucessful legacy station right up to date.

The switchover from the old premises was carried out at 4.30pm - prime time, but with no glitches or loss of audio!

Tipp-fm's new broadcast centre is bright and spacious, the studios comfortable and great to work in, and the audio and transmission chain is of excellent quality.