WHEAT NEWS MARCH 2026

We’ve finally perfected our radio face after all these years, so of course it’s all going pro AV. Putting cameras in the studio was just the beginning. Radio has now crossed over into pro territory with television quality video production systems and NDI connectivity. Our Dee McVicker talks with Fritz Golman, who now heads up RadioDNA’s new video and multimedia group after six years as a video systems specialist with iHeartMedia, about how Houston Public Media is ushering in a new era of visual radio. Here’s part one of that discussion.

What do you do when you’re Huskers Radio Network and you need a little something for managing feeds after moving the entire multimedia department (including consoles and WheatNet IP system) into a 25,200-square-foot facility? Create a touchscreen interface, of course.

In this quick clip from our Studio Master Class, Jacob Daniluck with longtime Wheatstone partner Tieline discusses codecs and connectivity. He covers triggering relays from the field, extending WheatNet IP from studio A to studio B in another city, and syndicating programming over IP. He discusses the tight integration of WheatNet and Tieline codecs and a recent Wheatstone/Tieline project for Cogeco Media in Quebec that involved real-time outbound redundancy across four links using hitless data packet switching (you can read more about it in Projects, Never a One-Man Show). Finally, he provides a useful guideline for bandwidth requirements and compression algorithms.

Microsoft Windows® 10 is sunsetting and it’s going down like a box of bricks for many of our friends in the industry. Our tech team walks you through key considerations, from Windows 11 PC requirements and IP audio driver transfers to what you need to know about Linux now that Windows 10 is at its end of life.

If you haven’t updated to a Blade 4 yet, you might be working way too hard. Here are four ways a Blade 4 can be useful.

Get a feel for how your next studio project might come together at NAB booth C1051, where we will be representing all the interconnected elements in a WheatNet IP audio network.

Banana, copper or mud? Take the sound test, Pink Floyd on the brain, Headphones. Rolling Stone calls it,