(323) 883-0760 home
(909) 317-8783 cellular
(702) 274-6396 cellular #2
e-mail: ednixon@pacbell.net
 

Experience:
April 2001 to October 2002:
Engineer at KRCA-TV 62, Liberman Broadcasting, Burbank, CA
June 1994 to present:
Chief engineer KPXN-TV 30 Los Angeles, CA
Details of this job are attached.

August 1992 to June 1994:
Chief engineer of KNET-TV 38 Los Angeles, CA

January 1991 to August 1992:
Chief engineer “MARS FM”; KSRF Santa Monica / KOCM Newport Beach

June 1986 to January 1991:
Chief engineer at  KREQ  TV  ch. 23, Eureka, CA

July 1984 to June 1986:
Chief engineer KITS FM 105.3 San Francisco, CA

January 1980 to May 1984:
Chief engineer KROQ FM 106.7 Pasadena – Los Angeles, CA

August 1979 to January 1980:
Field engineer, Circuit Research Labs, Tempe, AZ

April 1977 to January 1980:
Chief Engineer WEFM 99.5 Chicago, IL

April 1976 to April 1977:
Chief engineer KPFT Pacifica 90.7 and KIKK 95.7 Houston, TX

April 1974 to April 1976:
Engineer and announcer at KEYH News 850 Houston, TX
Also did work at KILE and KGBC in Galveston TX

Education:
Comark and Harris transmitter training courses in 1995 and 1997.
Graduate “College of the Mainland”, Texas City, TX 1974; Journalism Degree
Attended Rice University, Houston, TX Media Center in 1975
Francis L. Martin – pg. 2 Work History Details
(323) 883-0760

KPXN PAX TV 30 Los Angeles 1994 - current

During my nearly 7 years at KPXN, I accomplished three studio moves and took the facility from an all tape Infomercial facility to the full network affiliate it is today as part of the KNBC campus in Burbank. Most recently, the installation of a LOUTH automation system for programming play-out from Tektronix Profile file servers replaced an older similar system I specified and installed in 1998 for the launch of the PAX TV network in Los Angeles.
I prepared FCC applications for KPXN-DT 38 and have done all preliminary planning and specifications for KPXN DT channel 38 to be constructed at Mt. Harvard near Mt. Wilson serving Los Angeles. I have also prepared FCC applications for KPXN NTSC to move from the historical channel 30 transmitter site that is operated now on Sunset Ridge to join the digital transmitter on Mt. Harvard. I am in charge of all maintenance at the KPXN transmitter and extensive microwave feed facility that sends KPXN to cable headends in Ventura, Palmdale and Barstow.
I was also in charge of all office internet specifications and distribution, taking this over from the corporate MIS department at Paxson and giving KPXN and the PAX Entertainment division high speed office internet in 1998.
Additionally, as a side item, I also do a small amount of talent work at KPXN, where I voice the “PAX 30 NEWS at 7 and 11:30” news openers for those two weekday broadcasts.
 

KNET 38 Los Angeles 1992 - 1994

I installed three ITS transmitters for World Television, KNET 38 in Hollywood, Ca, Sylmar, CA, and Riverside, CA.  Additionally, I traveled to Houston TX, Phoenix AZ, and Charlotte NC to accomplish similar installations for this operator, who currently operates KTUD 25, UPN for Las Vegas.

“MARS – FM” KSRF and KOCM 103.1 Santa Monica and Newport Beach 1991 - 1992

Designing and installing a groundbreaking synchronization system to make these two short spaced same frequency FM stations a seamless signal along the Los Angeles beach cities was the accomplishment I am proud of here. A paper was presented about this at the 1992 NAB convention.

KREQ TV 23 Eureka – Arcata, CA 1986 – 1989

Installing a full power FOX affiliate to serve this California coastal community was the job accomplished here.

KITS FM 105.3 San Francisco, CA  1984 – 1986

I installed a new transmitter and studio for the live audience “Alex Bennett Show” for this San Francisco FM.

KROQ FM 106.7 Los Angeles, CA  1980 – 1984
Working with program director Rick Caroll and “Freddy Snakeskin”, I installed transmitter equipment that turned this FM in to a market leader in the 1980’s
 
 
 

Francis L. Martin pg. 3 - References:

John Buckham (650) 637-0585  or (650) 592-7504
John is a Bay Area broadcast engineer.

Drew Reardon (702) 474-9601 or (702) 461-3180
A friend of many years, Drew makes the props work at the EFX show.

Randy Wright (501) 223-8239  or (501) 258-6117
Randy handled PAX Cable Relations from his Little Rock, AR office in 2000 and 2001.

Bill Welty (310) 442-2390 or (310) 478-1818
Bill is the chief engineer of KSCI 18 Long Beach. We collaborate on many KPXN projects.

Bob Weller, Hammett & Edison (707) 996-5200
Bob worked with me on KPXN applications. Dane Erickson at the H&E may also be available.

Charles Sinclair (323) 662-6621
Charles was one of my staff at KPXN until we moved to KNBC

Brent Richbook  (409) 948-3401 or (800) 275-2258
Brent is a Galveston county lawyer. He is a schoolmate from years past that I keep in touch with.

Jimmy W. Tyler, Jr. (972) 223-1956
Jimmy works for AT&T Networks.

Marcio Siqueira (408) 730-4116
Marcio is a software engineer for networking giant Cisco Systems in Sunnyvale, CA.

Dr. Ron V. Surdi (310) 833-1310 or (310) 200-1596
Dr. Surdi is a dentist in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Elizabeth Taylor Parks (310) 200-9797 or (323) 293-6823
“Liz” is the business manager at KPXN TV 30 Los Angeles.

Don Wilson (818) 506-8819
Don is a former chairman of the Southern California Frequency Coordinating Committee and Ventech eng.

Lee Rickmers (949) 651-5006
Pro Sound designer for Johnny Mathis and Barry Manilow. Brother of Dave Rickmers, above.

David Solberg; Ed McKeown (702) 451-1388
David is a Las Vegas pharmacist. Ed is in the hospitality industry.

Terry Crosby (310) 833-1310
Terry is a former GM of KPXN and a current owner of KRPA 44 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

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