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About Us
Sterling Communications is a Broadcast Engineering Firm which has been helping broadcasters and future broadcasters with all types of engineering questions since 1979.
If you've considered founding a radio or television station, you know that this is an ambitious undertaking. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recommends, and the prospective station licensee soon finds that he needs, professional assistance in all phases of the application... not only engineering technology. The FCC even cautions that all filing requirements should be checked carefully before filing at risk of dismissal of the application and loss of FCC filing fees.
Whether you are interested in starting a radio station, starting a LPTV station, or expanding your broadcasting outlets, we can help you quickly and cost effectively with our broadcast engineering services.
Sterling Communications is equipped to meet those needs, offering a helping hand to guide you through the myriad of details necessary to create and operate your station. In addition, Sterling stands on an impressive record of FCC approvals for licensing and operation.
Bringing together the talents of legal, engineering, financial, and other professionals, Sterling is an organization with excellent credentials and an outstanding track record of performance in this highly specialized field. The majority of our people have spent their entire adult lives in broadcasting, and are committed to the highest standards of client service.
Our business is built upon the principles of integrity, competence, and professionalism as well as an ongoing commitment to establishing and maintaining quality radio communications. We maintain the best available technical and data files, hold membership in professional organizations, and constantly work to upgrade the quality of radio and television broadcasting. We believe in going the extra mile for our customers.
In today's world, there grow to be fewer and fewer radio and television stations that are dedicated to the presentation of quality, family-oriented material. We believe that this is a need that is not being met to its fullest potential. It is our desire to work together with individuals interested in this market to provide quality broadcasting, rather than merely quantity.
About Jim Price...
An FCC first-class licensed broadcast engineer, Jim Price began his career in broadcasting nearly 45 years ago as a teenager. He helped found Sterling Communications in 1979 as vice president. He now serves as president of Sterling and is dedicated to providing services and assistance to quality broadcasters.
About James Price...
Son of Jim, James has been working with Sterling since 1987. After receiving his degree in Business Administration James has worked in the realm of Broadcasting nearly his entire career. As Vice President of Sterling he works most closely with our clients in scheduling and processing all work and services we provide. Most often James will be the one to answer the phone when you call and he's the one to be able to answer nearly any broadcasting question you have.
About Casey Westra...
Casey has been involved in radio since his youth, including design, buildouts, generating income for educational radio, and even "on air" work. He specializes in providing cutting edge expertise when designing directional patterns for any FM - and LPFM stations. And he's the tenor in a popular local quartet!
About Danny Langston...
Danny works in our engineering department. He is highly qualified to assist our clients in technical design of antenna systems and maximization of their broadcast service. His background and interest in radio began with his father being a board member of a gospel radio station. This station has been a client of Sterling since its inception. Danny attends Northwestern Technical College earning a degree in architecture. We anticipate his future with Sterling to add improved benefits to our clients in the design of state of the art station and transmitter facilities.
About Tim Kochis...
Tim is our Sterling staff "field engineer". He is the man! He can take a couple of pages of Construction Permit and build a beautiful and EXCEPTIONAL, economical station. Tim works within the available budget of the CP holder, and gathers the absolute best equipment for their station. He then tunes/tweaks the station to get 100% out of the transmit equipment. He has authored many white papers that processing and transmitter companies use when building their equipment. He's a real gift to our clients.
About Gary Brown...
Gary is our AM engineer pro. By day, he's the chief engineer for a major market AM station and field engineer for AM's in multiple states. By day & night, he does field and engineering work for our many AM clients, and engineering and filing work with the Commission on behalf of our clients. He's also the eldest of our engineering staff and has been affiliated with Sterling since it's inception. We're highly grateful for the brains God has given this man.
