Montanavision, Inc.
Connoisseur Media
Connoisseur Media
Billings, Montana

Work began in December, 2005, to remodel the upper floor of the 101 Grand Building.
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KWMY studio, prior to texture and paint, then with installer Bob Blumer working on the wiring under the new furniture. Later, with the Wheatstone R-55e console in place, Bob has fixed the position of the video monitor holder.
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KPLN studio, with air ducts hanging out of ceiling, furniture bases awaiting their counter top, and console wiring completed.
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KPBR Studio, with texture being applied to the walls, January, 2006. A short time later with topless furniture bases. Finally, in the midst of installing the console wiring harness.
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Production Room after texture but before paint; Bob terminating Gepco cables; cabled just like a studio: two dedicated ac circuits, two Gepco 20-pair shielded audio cables, one 25-pair Cat-3 cable, and six Cat-5e network cables.
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Classy "Recording" warning sign over the door.
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Engineering Room, looking toward the punch block wall. Later, empty equipment racks in place. In May, the equipment and rack panels have been installed.
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The architect of the studio wiring, Dick Jones.
STL Dish
One of the last major items to be installed, the new STL dish on roof, June, 2006.

My 92.5 KWMY (FM) 92.5 MHz.
The Planet 106.7 KPLN (FM) 106.7 MHz.
105.9 The Bar KPBR (FM) 105.9 MHz.
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This page updated 14-Mar-2016.