Transmitter Rebuilding/Retuning in our Shop:

The transmitter is the heart of any radio station.  New transmitters are very expensive - often the largest single purchase most stations ever make.  Many times older transmitters - even those in apparently bad shape - still have a lot of life left in them and can be cost-effectively rebuilt and returned to reliable service. This is where MP&A can help the broadcaster who needs to make every dollar count, with our years of experience rebuilding and retuning transmitters. When we rebuild a transmitter, we give it a thorough cleaning, replace all damaged or worn parts such as power supply capacitors and blowers/fans, tune it for full power, maximum efficiency, and best audio quality, and verify that all control and overload functions are working properly. If it’s a retune project, we use the factory-recommended parts values. In short, we don’t cut any corners. After we are done with the rebuild and have it up and running, our rebuilt units are put through the same rigorous tests a new transmitter had to undergo before it left the factory. We run it at full power with simulated program audio for at least 24 hours if not longer. That's why we are confident that the transmitters we rebuild are as good as they can be - in many cases as good as new, or even better, since, in addition to complying with all relevant service bulletins issued after it was built, we often add our retrofit products.