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Scott “Bo” Woloszyn in the brand-new studios at Walmart and Sam’s Club Radio in Bentonville, Arkansas, along with a closer look (left) at some of the top-flight digital gear
Thanks to Scott “Bo” Woloszyn of Walmart & Sam’s Club Radio for sharing the new studios for the company radio station. The brand-new studios for Walmart & Sam’s Club Radio are located in Bentonville, Arkansas, inside the Walmart home office. The studios feature Axia Telos gear, the automation is DAD Enco, and the video streaming is all via LiveStream Studio. The studios took about two months to build, and
another two weeks to switch out to all-digital gear. Woloszyn tells Radio Ink they have a full main studio and an Axia Fusion console that broadcasts coast-to-coast during live shows. Across from the main studio board is an interview or social media video spot. There’s also a production studio, as well as a video switcher studio for live video capture.
Walmart World Radio Network, which includes both Walmart and Sam’s Club Radio, broadcasts music across the entire U.S. to all Walmart & Sam’s Club locations, with an online stream at www.walmartworld.com. The live shows (Live with Antonio and The Bo Show) are sent via satellite, just like a syndicated show would be. When the live shows aren’t on, each store location acts as a local radio station, playing localized music.
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