LIVESTREAM BROADCAST IMPROVEMENTS

Aa a result of frequent interruptions to recent livestream broadcasts of various services, several remedies were enacted by St. Martin’s Broadcast Ministry Team to improve the reliability and stability of future broadcasts.

First, the capacity of our internet was increased significantly by Charter-Spectrum and our internet equipment was replaced with a state-of-the-art modem and router.  Secondly, the settings of the firewall that protects St. Martin’s electronic data transmissions was modified by our IT service provider, LanServ, to give priority in using available bandwidth to broadcast Sunday services.  And finally, the Broadcast Ministry Team relocated the production workstation to a permanent location and moved the audio and network communication cables under the floor of the sanctuary which removes all trip hazards and prevents accidental disconnections of the cables used for broadcasting services.   

The Broadcast Ministry is extremely grateful for the many people who made these enhancements a reality:

• Page and Greg Andersen, for quickly approving our proposal for the upgrades
• Kenya at Charter-Spectrum, who worked diligently to get the internet upgraded the next day and also lowered the price of the higher-speed internet service below the previously proposed cost
• Steve and Scott at LanServ who helped troubleshoot issues and update the firewall
• Derek Barkey, for volunteering a significant amount of his time and expertise to help run cables below the floor of the sanctuary which involved working in a very dark and dirty environment
• Janet Theiss, for her help in finishing the network connections.

The Broadcast Ministry really appreciates everyone’s patience as we put these remedies in place.