News Makers
Stingray Aims to Be a Global Audio Powerhouse
Its acquisition of TuneIn in December raises the profile of the Canadian company
Facilities
Ocean State Media Executes a No-Nonsense Install
Legacy TV space and existing infrastructure facilitate a fast, budget-conscious radio move
Nick's Signal Spot
What Can You Hear From the Top of a Tower?
Engineer Roman Porterfield takes advantage of the coolness of SDRs
Business and Law
Ryan Media to Buy KBest Stations in Big Spring
Buyer expresses commitment to localism
Business and Law
Licenses at Risk in Michigan, Georgia for Unpaid FCC Fees
Radio station owners must pay or show cause within 60 days
Headlines
MPP Announces Closure of Former Econco Facility
The manufacturer will discontinue repair services for power tubes effective May 12
Headlines
PMI Names Its First Board Members
Its chair will be LaFontaine Oliver, executive chair of New York Public Radio
People News
Harnack Will Consult for MaxxKonnect
He's best known for his show TWiRT and his long association with Telos Alliance
Programming and Sales
Audacy: The Most Devoted Sports Fans Are Flocking to Audio
The company's report highlights the devotion of sports-talk radio listeners
Buyer's Guide
Amitrace Streamlines School Webcasts With Henry
Tom White utilizes SportsCaster to simplify audio setups for student production
Facilities
A Wild and Wonderful West Virginia Revamp
WVRC Media transformed its Charleston radio and TV studios
Tech Tips
Loudness Control Is Your Ally in Preventing Tune-Out
David Bialik says that first and foremost, broadcasters are content distributors
Tech and Gear
On the Ice, There’s a Third Team at Work
The Geerlings' latest video explores what goes into St. Louis Blues TV production
Subscribe and Connect
Guest Commentaries
Who’s Winning, Nielsen or Cumulus?
Jerry Del Colliano updates and reviews the legal wrangling
Roots of Radio
Mary Texanna Loomis, Radio Pioneer
In 1920, she founded the Loomis Radio School in the nation’s capital
From the Editor
This Program Trains Up New Broadcast Engineers
The first students recently completed Wake Tech’s Broadcast Technology Academy
Gregg Skall
Thoughts on AI and the Law
Stations should conform to SAG-AFTRA principles of disclosure and pay
Global
Campaign Highlights “Unique Joys” of Radio in the Car
It emphasizes that radio “remains Europe’s most trusted medium”
Global
Proposed EU Digital Networks Act Would Mandate Radio in New Cars
But the European Broadcasting Union says more protections are needed
Global
Swiss Parliament Reverses Course, Postpones Plans to Sunset FM in 2026
National Council looks to postpone deactivation until the end of 2031
Global
For Radio in the Car, the Right Logo Goes a Long Way
At the WorldDAB Summit 2025, standards for managing metadata were outlined
Global
Misha Glenny Succeeds Melvyn Bragg at “In Our Time”
The new host embraces his predecessor's "forensic curiosity"
Global
Radio Must Fight for Its Car Dashboard Placement
Need for physical buttons and voice assistant woes were WorldDAB Summit themes
Global
Spain Drives Ahead With DAB+ Deployment
Javier Sánchez Pérez of RTVE gave a snapshot to the WorldDAB Summit
Global
EU Should Mandate Radio in New Cars, Bierhorst Says
“This is urgent. Some manufacturers have already dropped FM”
Radio World Ebooks
Trends in Codecs 2026
Codecs are a key part of the radio ecosystem. How is their role changing?
Radio World Ebooks
Radio Operations on a Budget: A New Ebook
Technology managers can control how efficiently they manage their plant
Radio World Ebooks
Trends in Audio Processing — A Radio World Ebook
What do virtualization, AI and cloud mean for on-air processing?