PGA Tour Studios has installed the new Sennheiser Spectera bidirectional wireless audio ecosystem across its new campus in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
As a sports broadcaster responsible for extensive live PGA Tour coverage and diverse studio shows, the PGA Tour Studios audio team required a system that could not only support a facility that houses seven dedicated studios but also manage up to 11 shows broadcasting simultaneously in an environment that would be packed with competing RF signals.
The new system needed to offer transitions between studios and a simplified management interface. The comprehensive PGA Tour Studios setup includes two Spectera base stations, supporting a total of 24 microphones and IFB monitors, distributed across the facility with seven dedicated antennas to ensure optimal coverage. There are plans for this setup to be expanded to six base stations and additional packs in fall of 2025, providing building wide coverage, and hardware redundancy.
The PGA Tour Studios audio team have set up Spectera as such that they have access to all base stations from all computers around the facility. Using Spectera WebUI for each base station, they can continuously monitor the health of microphones, IEMs/IFBs, and antennas, as well as critical battery and RF levels. The audio team can log into any base station from anywhere on their network as needed. This real-time visual representation is invaluable for proactive management, helping to prevent unexpected issues and ensuring system integrity both before and during live shows.