The Inside Story Of An Outside Broadcast
I've received these photographs from John Fergusson, who runs Â鶹Éç Radio Orkney. They capture a little bit of radio history because they depict the station's first ever live outside broadcast. And it was all made possible thanks to the support of listeners.
But hey, John tells the story much better than I can
We got the caravan after an appeal on air in the Bruck Programme, stripped out most of the fittings, soundproofed and wired it, and installed the equipment. The aerials for the radio mics were mounted on the step ladder for maximum range.
We broadcast four hours from the County Show - the first real OB (i.e. outside a "venue" like the cinema or college) since we were set up, and it went without a significant hitch.
At 1500 hrs, we stripped the rig at the show, and re-set at the Sports complex for the Parish Cup football final. The gantry was put up by a local building company.
We started the programme at 1830, for kick off at 1845 and closed it after the final whistle of extra time at 2100. It was a more complex technical rig, but a simpler production task and went without a hitch. It was very well received not only by listeners at home, but also by spectators at the game listening on earpieces."
