Owner of Tim Požar Telecommunications Engineering, 1981–present
- Consulting and contract broadcasting engineering company with present and past clients including:
- Pacifica
Foundation and KPFA -
Developed current MP3 streaming system, technical consult for
various shows and station build outs.
- The Grateful Dead - Produced for a number of years the
locally (KPFA originated) and nationally distributed (via NPR and
ABC satellite systems) New Year's Eve shows.
- Hotwired, - Designed
their audio studios.
- Dave Mathews Band -
Produced a nationally distributed New Year's Eve show.
- KKSF - Developed
their streaming and various web features.
- KOIT - Developed various
web features.
- KFSR-FM - See below.
- KVPR - See below.
- KALW
- Acted as consultant for the audio processing of the air-chain
and studio design.
- KFCF - Acted as consultant
for the current studio construction, web and streaming presence.
Director of Engineering for Weaver-Davis-Fowler's
and then The Brown Organization's stations in San Francisco;
KKSF (was
KLOK-FM
1984–1987) and KDFC, 1993–1996
- Provided strategy for the technical direction of the company.
- Designed, built and maintained state of the art, world-class studio
installations (1985 and 1994). This included live sound stages,
talk-show and combo studios. Equipment included
SAS 32000 routers,
Intraplex
T1 STL channel banks, PR&E
BMX,
ABX
and Newsmixer
consoles.
- Put the first commercial radio station web site on the Internet
(WWW.KKSF.COM)
- Designed and installed new main and auxiliary antenna systems
for KKSF.
- Maintained RCA and
Continental FM transmitters.
- Designed and installed FM booster sites.
- Did the engineering required for station construction permit
and license of boosters and antenna systems.
Consulting and Chief Engineer of
KFSR-FM at California
State University, Fresno, 1983–1984
- Designed and installed new studios and transmission systems.
- Did the engineering required for station construction permit
and license.
Consulting and Studio Engineer of
KVPR-FM, 1981–1984
- Designed, installed and maintained new studios.
- Consulted and architect for current streaming system
Consulting and Studio Engineer of
KSJV-FM (Radio Bilingue),
1981–1984
- Designed, installed and maintained new studios.
Chief Engineer of KTAC-AM (now KHHO-AM) and
Asst. Chief of KBRD-FM (now KMTT-FM),
1980–1981
- Maintained studios.
- Maintained three tower directional 5Kw AM including a
Continental
316F transmitter.
- Maintained 100Kw FM on a very remote site (Three Sisters
Mountain) including a Wilkinson 20Kw transmitter, multiple diesel
generators, etc.
Chief Engineer of KKIS-AM (now KATD-AM) and KDFM-FM
(now KFJO-FM), 1979–1980
- Designed, installed and maintained new studios with McCurdy
and Autogram consoles.
- Maintained 5Kw three tower directional AM including a Harris
MW-5A transmitter.
Engineer with R.L. Stover Broadcast Engineering Consultants,
1974–1979 and 1981–1984.
- Assisted with studio and transmitter design, installation
and maintenance of various AM and FM stations under contract.
- Engineering work in the startup of
KFCF-FM.
