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ABC Audio Partners with LinkUp for Dedicated Broadcast Distribution
September 6th was a fabulous day. It felt like Christmas, Easter, and my birthday, ALL rolled into one! It was the day that a joint press release was released, announcing our multi-year agreement with ABC Audio to serve as their exclusive radio distribution partner! Check out ABC Audio’s press release: click here Of course, we…
Read MoreWhy Does The Sun Negatively Impact Satellite Communication: Questions About Sun Outage
The Sun, the star at the center of our solar system, has an immense influence on our daily lives. Not only does it provide the necessary warmth and light to sustain life on Earth, but its activity can also interfere with our technological infrastructure, particularly satellite communications. Satellite communication is a marvel of modern technology,…
Read More5G & Fall Sun Outages 2023
COULD THE 5G REPACK ADVERSELY EFFECT FALL SUN OUTAGES? Fall sun outages may affect your satellite broadcast beginning next month — October 3rd —in the southern part of the US, eventually wrapping up by October 12th in the north. The outages occur within a few days of both the spring and fall equinox,…
Read MoreThe Truth About 5G and Why You Should Hold On To Your Wallet
I’m going to confess something … the title of my blog entry might be a little (or maybe a lot?) misleading. It wasn’t at all misleading three years ago, when I first penned this blog entry. But things have changed. Just three years ago the advice I gave to broadcasters outside the Top 46 markets…
Read MoreSEVEN MUST-DO DOWNLINK MAINTENANCE TIPS
I’m not here to point fingers, y’all… But as LiNKUP’s field techs have been working their way from state to state, switching out broadcast downlinks with 5G filters, they’ve reported a disturbing pattern; a lack of maintenance at downlink sites. We know how it is; it’s really hard to get to each site on a…
Read MoreTHREE STRAIGHT-TALKING QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD BE ASKING YOUR CONTENT DELIVERY PROVIDER
Since LiNKUP acquired our own Network Operations Center in Englewood, Colorado some 18 months ago we have embarked on a rather speedy course in network management. A Little Background For those of you who are new to all things LiNKUP, let me get you up-to-date. In the past several years, our company’s emphasis has been…
Read More2023 SPRING SUN OUTAGE INFO
Our spring sun outages are predicted to happen sporadically from February 27th – March 10, 2023, beginning in the most northern parts of the US and working its way south. What Are Sun Outages, you ask? Twice each year, broadcasters (radio and tv) may experience some degree of interference due to sun outages, caused by…
Read MoreFIVE DANGERS YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF AT YOUR TOWER SITE
Attend a Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) meeting anywhere in the US, and you’ll hear story upon story of dangerous situations – many preventable – witnessed or experienced by an engineer at a tower / transmitter site. We’ve heard them, too – or experienced them firsthand while in the field. That’s why you’re never too…
Read MoreSATELLITE SHELL GAMES – TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SES 3 TO SES 2 TRANSITION
Preparing the C-band spectrum for the co-sharing of space with 5G has been a complicated reshuffle. By December 2023, not only must every registered C-band antenna be in compliance with the FCC!s mandated spectrum re-allocation, some Ku-band radio customers must be rehomed, as well. Sounds like an exhausting game of musical chairs, doesn’t it? The…
Read MoreSo we did a thing
Last month we bought a company. Well, technically, we bought the majority assets of Colorado’s Orbital Media Networks and, in the process, welcomed an additional crew of amazing people to Team LinkUp, along with 41 new customers that we can’t wait to meet! If you are new to LinkUp Communications, WELCOME! In the coming months…
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