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iHeartMedia Makes a Preemptive Strike
Here’s what it has been telling the FCC about AM Class As — and...
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Let Go of Ancient Modulation
Guy Wire thinks all-digital AM offers best hope for future sustainable AM service
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Last Stand for the AM Band
Our intrepid masked radio engineer thinks all-digital operation is the obvious best choice
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Guy Wire on Nationalization vs. Localization
Two views duel for the future of radio
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The Downsizing Dilemma: Who’ll Be Left Standing?
Guy Wire writes: Maybe fewer than we used to think
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It’s Showtime for the New EAS
CAP-Enabled System the Culmination of Years of Effort — Will It Improve the Old?
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HD Radio: Is It Worth the Effort?
Despite lingering questions, Guy Wire says the answer is still ‘yes’
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Hazardous Duty: Control the Risks
Recent accidental death reminds us of the importance of safety
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The Advance That Has Led Us Backwards
Guy Wire says we’ve become slaves to our automation system technology in too many...
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HD Radio Goes Handheld
Guy writes that the new portable HD Radio turns out to be quite popular
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A Critic Lashes Out at HD Radio, Again
But Guy Says He and Other Opponents Need to Be Realistic
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Power Boost or Bust for HD Radio
Improvement in Digital Coverage Area Necessary for HD Radio Success
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The BMC Plan to Remap and Revamp Radio
Proposal Advocates Converting Underutilized TV Spectrum to Expand the Broadcast Bands
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Radio Finds Ways to Do More With Less
For many old-timers and battle-scarred vets in this business it wasn’t too long ago...
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Take a Bigger Slice of Net Income Pie
Although over-the-air radio has enjoyed 90 years as the primary delivery method, it’s becoming...
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Ouch! Radio Hunkers Down
Station employees everywhere know these are tough times for radio.
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Guy’s 2008 Forecast (and Surprises)
Making room for a new calendar as I did in January prompts a look...
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Battle for the Band: AM IBOC Under Siege
The interference fallout of full-time AM HD operations has been scattered and largely anecdotal....
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iPhone: Smart Phone Worth Waiting For
The panting over the most hyped smart phone on the planet will subside but...
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NAB2007: North Hall Redo, HD Hits Mainstream
The annual NAB rite of passage on the desert has come and gone for...
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New Options for Pirates and LPFM
Harry Reid's FCC intervention is provoking new thinking on LPFM licensing and how more...
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Guy’s Predictions for 2007
It seems obligatory to reflect on the year past and extrapolate industry trends while...
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Radio Makes Room for WiMax
It would seem that quite a few engineers in our business are giving up...
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Let’s Have AM Improvement With Clout
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have a proposed rule making...
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Satellite in Trouble as HD Grows
As the hot summer months course through the 2006 calendar, we are beginning to...
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NAB2006 Abuzz Over IP, HD Rollout
Vendors Tout Audio Over IP, IP-Based Remote Control for Transmitters, Emergence of HD Radios
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Work Smart to Support the Radio Family
A recent RW editorial cited the recent population explosion of radio channels in our...
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HD Tabletop Received With Eagerness
It seemed like it would take forever, but consumers finally got their first taste...
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Can Radio Fight the ‘Internet Revolution’?
Almost every day we read and hear about the impending demise of radio. Terrestrial...
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AM IBOC Tries to Get Past the Noise
Will Interference Problems Derail AM's Digital Upgrade?
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The Great AM Debate
Guy Defends His Proposals to Thin the Population of a ‘Herd Full of Cripples’
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Let’s Save the AM Band
Guy Wire Says It's Time to Reorganize AM's Family Living Arrangements
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5.1 Surround Sound Music Needs a Jumpstart
It's Time to Move Toward a Standard for Radio
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Keeping Score on Satellite Radio
The Dog Star suddenly looks like a balloon in search of a pin.
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An Open Letter to Leonard Kahn
Guy Wire Says If CAM-D Is to Show Itself As a Viable Alternative, Kahn...
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Let’s Break Down the Anti-HD Radio Arguments
It continues to amaze me how many knowledgeable broadcast engineers and industry observers persist...