1985 FM Radio
In 1985 FM was just starting to challenge the traditional AM service in Wyoming. Sensitivity in car radios had been greatly improved and FM was starting to match AM for coverage area. FM was stereo, high power, high frequency and remote mountain top tower sites which required real engineering talent to keep on the air.
In Casper, one engineering legend was Dan Roberts who built his own station KQLT and also provided engineering for KTRS and others, today Dan is a manufacture rep working for Broadcast Connection in Chicago. However when Wyoming Public Radio was expanding with new service in Laramie KUWR, Jackson KUWJ and Rock Springs KUWZ, Dan sold them the BE FM transmitters and ERI Antennas. Dan is on his way back returning to Casper again.
Dan looking to 'give away' a Nautel transmitter at NAB 2007.
Dave Worley led a staff of engineers at the University of Wyoming with the expansion of the network to include 14 full-service transmitters and a number of translator stations before retiring. On the west side of the state, Dennis Silver was engineer for KSIT Rock Springs. Dennis started a very successful broadcast consulting engineer business based in Utah and still visits broadcast sites in Wyoming.
In the early 80's my career was shifting from mineral industry to broadcasting. As a consultant I ran the Radio Activity on Collins Drive in Casper WY. It is still listed in the phonebook yellow pages, but the number has not been in service for almost 20 years. Besides work for the Casper TV stations, I did a lot of transmitter work for area FM stations, including several that went broke. That was the main incentive for me to move to Los Angeles and stick with television engineering. Broadcast consultants, in addition to an FCC certificate, needed a state professional engineer license. In this respect, I participated with a rare group which included Dennis Silver and Steve Broomell.
I am not going to list the stations that were on-air because many were combos with AM brothers, and most have changed callsigns since then.
In Casper, one engineering legend was Dan Roberts who built his own station KQLT and also provided engineering for KTRS and others, today Dan is a manufacture rep working for Broadcast Connection in Chicago. However when Wyoming Public Radio was expanding with new service in Laramie KUWR, Jackson KUWJ and Rock Springs KUWZ, Dan sold them the BE FM transmitters and ERI Antennas. Dan is on his way back returning to Casper again.
Dan looking to 'give away' a Nautel transmitter at NAB 2007.
Dave Worley led a staff of engineers at the University of Wyoming with the expansion of the network to include 14 full-service transmitters and a number of translator stations before retiring. On the west side of the state, Dennis Silver was engineer for KSIT Rock Springs. Dennis started a very successful broadcast consulting engineer business based in Utah and still visits broadcast sites in Wyoming.
In the early 80's my career was shifting from mineral industry to broadcasting. As a consultant I ran the Radio Activity on Collins Drive in Casper WY. It is still listed in the phonebook yellow pages, but the number has not been in service for almost 20 years. Besides work for the Casper TV stations, I did a lot of transmitter work for area FM stations, including several that went broke. That was the main incentive for me to move to Los Angeles and stick with television engineering. Broadcast consultants, in addition to an FCC certificate, needed a state professional engineer license. In this respect, I participated with a rare group which included Dennis Silver and Steve Broomell.
I am not going to list the stations that were on-air because many were combos with AM brothers, and most have changed callsigns since then.
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