On Air Lights

Another project I'm undertaking is the installation of On Air and Recording lights at WSBF.  I'm not sure why this was never seen as important before now.  Any DJ who has had someone walk in the room while doing a mic segment knows that it can be pretty annoying.  On top of that, it sounds extremely unprofessional when you hear a door open and close or people having a background conversation over the radio.  On Air lights would prevent this from happening and would prevent, for example, unwanted cursing from someone who walk in the room during a mic segment from going out over the air.  The control board has a set of pins that output a voltage when the mic channels are turned on.  This voltage can be used to control a relay that will turn on On Air lights above both entrances to Studio A.  The recording studio also needs a set of lights to notify people when a band is recording.  The light here is even more important because the are no windows on the door to the recording studio.  This means anyone could just walk in on a band and potentially ruin a take or even mess then up on the air during a Live Session.  To prevent this I will install recording lights above both doors to the recording studio.  Since there isn't any kind of interface available for me to use to make the lights turn on automatically when recording begins, I will wire up a switch to a relay that will turn the lights on and off.  Once these lights are installed I think it will increase our professionalism and improve our broadcast quality, which is the ultimate goal for any radio station.