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Special Reports
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Special Reports on industry issues.
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Reading Service Imperiled In Oregon
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IAAIS Worries About a Precedent
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by Leslie Stimson, 6.18.2008
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“It’s worrisome because it sets a precedent,” said Heather Lusignan, immediate past president of IAAIS. Reading service organizers say the OPB decision ignores the needs of older, visually-impaired, less technology-literate people.
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What It’s Like to Refit a Masterpiece
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Bill Sacks Refurbishes Classic Analog Optimod Processors
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by Paul McLane, 6.04.2008
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He’s an insightful engineer and big fan of Optimods. I chatted with Sacks about his venture and his strong feelings about them.
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WUVT, Sterne Focus on Their Futures
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Helped by Industry, Virginia Tech Radio Station Moves Forward With Upgrade
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by Randy J. Stine, 6.04.2008
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WUVT is still using a loaner Harris ZX-3500 transmitter from Clear Channel and a Flexstar exciter donated by Harris, Thomas said.
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Radio on the Avenue of the Americas
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Clear Channel Opens Huge Collocation Facility in Historic Art Deco Building in TriBeCa
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by Tom Vernon, 5.21.2008
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The building was the point of origin for the first transatlantic cable, and the end points of the first around-the-world phone call in 1935.
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Fred Newman: Money Where His Mouth Is
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A Walking Sound Machine Talks About His Years With ‘Prairie Home’ and Getting Those Sounds Just Right
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by Ken R. Deutsch, 5.07.2008
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When I spoke with Newman on the phone, he exuded the excitement of a kid putting on a show for the family, only a lot funnier.
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Tom Silliman: NAB Honors Do-It-All Engineer
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Radio Innovator Was Born With a Greenie in His Mouth — and a Taste for Bigger Things
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by Randy J. Stine, 4.23.2008
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During a career driven by a desire for adventure, Tom Silliman has managed to conquer many aspects of life, both professional and personal.
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In Blacksburg, Dave Hodges Keeps It Moving
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Engineer Enjoys Working for a Small Company and Being Entrusted Early With Significant Projects
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by Ken Deutsch, 4.23.2008
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Engineer for Positive Alternative Radio and Positive Radio Group, both based in Blacksburg, Va.
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Inside Associated Press in Washington
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by Tom Vernon, 4.09.2008
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There are more than three miles of 4 inch conduit, more than four miles of electrical cable, more than a mile of mechanical piping and more than 1,200 miles of data cable.
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LVCC Will Get an Extreme Makeover
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The Convention Center to Undergo Major Renovations Through 2011
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by Ken Freed, 4.09.2008
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Since it opened in 1959 with the World Congress of Flight, the LVCC has hosted some of the largest trade shows in the world.
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Dahl Shutters Company, Sells Its Parts
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Harbach Buys Dahl Amateur Parts Supplier; Plans for June Re-launch
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by James G. Withers, 4.09.2008
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Dahl said he is optimistic about the experience his customers will have with Harbach.
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Radio, By Any Other Name ...
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Engineers See Both Promise and Dangers in the Blossoming Choices for Alternative Delivery
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by Tom Vernon, 3.26.2008
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As broadcast engineers contemplate their annual sojourn to Las Vegas, RW talked to several about what’s going on in their worlds and what’s on their minds.
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NCE Applicants Have Big Dreams
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Wanna-Be Noncom Licensees File for New Frequencies; Patience Is Advised
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by Randy J. Stine, 3.26.2008
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Experts say since many of the 3,630 are mutually exclusive, meaning multiple applicants applied for the same frequency, the total number of new channels assigned is hard to predict.
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A New Concept in AM Radiator Design
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A Provocative Research Idea Leads Field Observers Onto Likely Solution
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by Dr. J. Parcfolluf IV and R. Langison, P.E., 3.26.2008
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The problem was simple. How could they continue to broadcast without their towers?
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BSW Enhances Offerings With Wheatstone Consoles
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3.12.2008
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RW asked BSW’s Steve Kawasaki about the announcement.
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Religious Managers Gather in Nashville
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Christian Stations, Like Other Broadcasters, Are Redefining Themselves as Audio Content Providers
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by Craig Johnston, 3.01.2008
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“We are very concerned about the implications for all non-profit broadcasters, radio, television, Web-based, all of them, because we feel this might be the beginning of an initiative for the federal government to step into all non-profit organizations, to look for roles for governance.”
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Copper Theft Knows No Market Limits
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While One State Ponders Changes in Law, Stations Share Tips to Deter ‘Hot Wire’ Crime
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by Randy J. Stine, 3.01.2008
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Florida legislators are eyeing get-tough measures to stop copper thieves from ransacking vulnerable and often remote broadcast sites and reselling the scrap metal.
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Hy Lit Spun the Platters in Philly
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For Over 50 Years, His Baritone Voice and Lively Delivery Were Heard on Philadelphia Airwaves and At Hundreds of Personal Appearances
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by Ken Deutsch, 3.01.2008
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He was there when rock and roll was born in the 1950s. He hosted Elvis, the Beatles and the Stones in the ‘60s. And he helped promote Philadelphia’s unique soul sound in the 1970s and ‘80s.
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Plans for New EAS Move Forward
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But Next Generation Is a Year or More Away and Details of Equipment Requirements Remain Unknown
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by Randy J. Stine, 2.01.2008
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Saying EAS needs improvements but not replacing, the Society of Broadcast Engineers along with a number of governmental entities continue working toward the launch of a new emergency alerting system.
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JDAS Is a ‘Specialized Industrial Computer’
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An Interview With Eric Wiler
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2.01.2008
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Eric Wiler is the senior director of technology for Jones Radio Networks, which recently launched the Jones Digital Audio Server, a delivery technology platform for distribution of radio content manufactured by Wegener.
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With Radio Blogs, Stations Practice the Art of the Possible
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by Tom Vernon, 2.01.2008
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As broadcasters in the Internet age sought new ways to connect with their audience, many stations added Web pages, started streaming program audio and initiated podcasts. Some in the past few years also have added station blogs.
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