The August, 2026 meeting has been canceled.

Our next meeting will be on

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
12:00 to 1:00 PM
WPXI Community Room
4145 Evergreen Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15214

A little bit about him and the presentation below. Below is the link to join virtually, though you will definitely want to attend this one in person if you can!

"Experience your music in true 5.1 surround sound with innovative stereo-to-5.1 upmixing technology that preserves the original mix sonic integrity, frequency balance, and audio levels. Every detail of the production remains intact — no squashing, no distortion — just a natural, immersive audio experience. No matter the medium — audio streaming service, video platform, live venue, or TV broadcast — this tech transforms stereo content into rich, lifelike 5.1 surround. Audiences can feel every moment, whether they're in the room or on-stage with the performers, or on the field at their favorite sporting event."

Frank Foti is the Executive Chairman of the Telos Alliance, which has been creating disruptive technology for thirty plus years in the broadcast industry. He is also the founder of Omnia Audio, the world's leading signal processing company. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, The Telos Alliance's audio products are world benchmarks. He leads a talented team that researches, designs, and develops innovative and disruptive technology for every form of broadcasting: FM/AM, HD Radio, DAB/DRM, Television, music mastering, streaming, and the cloud.

He is a frequent presenter at NAB (National Association of Broadcasters), AES (Audio Engineering Society), SBE (Society of Broadcast Engineers), state broadcast conventions and writes for all of the major broadcast industry trade publications. He's the recipient of the 2013 NAB Radio Engineering Achievement Award.

In an earlier life, he got down and dirty in the trenches of day-to-day radio as Chief Engineer for a number of successful radio stations: WMMS/WHK (Cleveland), KSAN/KNEW (San Francisco), and the most well-known being Z-100, WHTZ-FM in New York City. Recently, he was featured in the broadcast documentary film, "From Worst To First, The True Story of Z-100, New York."

Outside the world of broadcasting, he is deeply involved in the world of 1/8th scale live steam railroading, as well as building an HO scale empire in his steam powered man-cave!

Here is a link to a Teams meeting if you are unable to attend in person.

Notes from our July, 2026 meeting:

SBE Chapter 20 held our monthly meeting Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 at WPXI-TV 4145 Evergreen Rd, Pittsburgh.

Mike Nudi, Senior Sales Engineer from Harmonic/MediaKind gave a presentation on Playout, Media Processing, and Delivery for Private and Public Clouds

Some available resources on the SBE website:

Certification Preparation: https://sbe.org/certification/sbe-certification-exam-preparation/

Practice Questions for Certification: https://sbe.org/certification/sbe-certpreview/