This morning, Cambridge 105 covered the Remembrance Sunday service at the war memorial on Hills Road, Cambridge. You can listen again to the coverage here.
We are no strangers to outside broadcasts, covering everything from the Cambridge Rock Festival to the Addenbrookes Hospital Christmas Concert, but this was a little different.
The war memorial stands in a very public location, and the adjacent roads were only due to be closed for a short period. This, combined with a need for our presence to be discrete and avoid distracting from the service, meant we opted for a completely wireless microphone rig.
The readings and prayers were given from a stand-mounted handheld microphone near the memorial - the only one the public were probably aware of. This also fed a pair of PA speakers (an independently mixed output from the broadcast audio).
The band of the Salvation Army was captured using a radio mic cable tied to a nearby tree when they were in their final position, and while approaching as part of a parade, another clipped to a convenient traffic light did the job. Finally, a shotgun microphone provided ambient crowd noise and filled in as required.
Julian Clover, presenting for the broadcast, wore a further radio mic as well as a wireless in-ear monitor. This meant he was able to move within the crowd to offer commentary on the proceedings while being able to hear the broadcast mix.
The OB went very smoothly, with the only real technical challenges being wind noise on microphones, and a slightly enthusiastic singer a little near to one of the mics during one hymn!
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