August 2026

This is the August 2026 Revision of the WMUL-FM Operations Manual.

Attached below are the PDF and ePub formats. The web version can be found at: https://wmul-fm.github.io/operations_manual/

Major changes to this revision:
4.B.3. Re-Airing of Music Programs (New)
4.B.4. Broadcast of Previously Recorded Material (New)
4.B.8.c. On-Air Contest Rule Skeleton (New)
8.C.2. How to Take a Transmitter Meter Reading (Revised for new transmitter)
8.D.1. How to Complete the Daily EAS Receiver Check (Revised for new EAS Receiver)
10.A. Digital Router (Expanded the explanation based on in-person training sessions)
10.A.3. How to Select Your Routes (New)
10.A.5. Common Routes (New)
10.E. Using the Flash Recorder in Studio A (Revised for new flash recorder)
11.F. Introduction to the Telephone-Like Interfaces (Rewrote to talk about all of the telephone-like interfaces: The Gentner, Access, Opal, and Linphone.)
11.H. Comrex Access (Added troubleshooting guide)
11.I. Comrex Opal (New)
11.J. Audio Over IP - Linphone (New)
12.A. Transmitter Remote Control (Rewritten for new transmitter)
12.E. The Transmitter (Rewritten for new transmitter and on-air processor)

14.C.4.a. Changing an Event into a Timed Event and Vice-Versa
14.C.4.b. Changing the Transition Type of an Event
14.C.4.c. Changing the Start and End Points of an Event
These three subsections are new and are applied uses of the “Edit Event” dialog box.

14.C.5.a. Loading a Different Log
14.C.5.b. Saving A Log
These two subsections are new and are applied uses of the “Select Log” dialog box.

14.K.1 Accessibility Features of Linux Mint (New)

18.A.6 Quick Reference - Adobe Audition 2024+ (New)
18.B.6 Quick Reference - Adobe Audition 3 (New)

Smaller Changes:
15.B.1. Advanced Topics – Overscheduling
Created this section from a note box

15.B.2. Advanced Topics – Top of Hour
Created this section from a note box that was part of “14.K Planning a DJ Shift to the Clock”

Re-Arrangements:
1.F and 1.G
Moved “Dr Bailey’s Welcome Letter” and “Greeting From the Student Board of Directors” from the beginning of Volume II to the beginning of Volume I.

14. Computer Playback (Automation) – On-Air Operations
15. Computer Playback (Automation) – Intermediate Operations
    Rearranged Part 14. Split some things into a new Part 15.

Swapped the order of 18.A. and 18.B. to place the instructions for Adobe Audition 2024+ first.

Deletions:
14.F.3. Locations of Metadata Fields

14.T. What’s the Diff?
Deleted as it has now been three years since Rivendell 4.