Columns and Views
Is a Single Digital Radio Solution Possible?
In search of the most efficient way to digitally cover a territory
Columns and Views
Guest Commentaries
Letters: Adding Gas to the Distracted Driver Fire?
Increasing infotainment features in the dash can cause more harm than good
Columns and Views
IBC Exhibitor Viewpoint: Gustavo Robles, AEQ
“Since radio’s creation, the medium has always successfully fought for its space among consumers”
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Joining Forces
Are shared services in community radio’s future?
Workbench
Bad Electrolytic Capacitors Can Cripple Your Exciter
Troubleshoot and replace them to prevent headaches
Columns and Views
IBC Exhibitor Viewpoint: Werner Drews, 2wcom
IP is maturing and clients are now looking more carefully at the IP security...
Guest Commentaries
DRM Can Make Emergency Broadcasts Better
The digital radio alternative can natively provide maps and messages in multiple languages
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Peace, Love, Radio
Woodstock anniversary is a moment for community radio to connect
Guest Commentaries
Letter: DRM Offers Advantages Over Hybrid Radio
A single-point system beats a system requiring multiple signal sources
Guest Commentaries
“The Disease of More”
Some excerpts from a blog written by NAB VP of Strategic Planning Patrick McFadden
From the Editor
Surveillance Systems Are Powerful Site Monitors
Modern, high-resolution video systems can take site monitoring beyond your remote control
Radio IT Management
IP Security Considerations for Radio Broadcasters
Is your network adequately prepared to defend against cybersecurity incursions?
Guest Commentaries
Tower Rule Compliance: Whose Responsibility Is It?
Owners are primarily in charge, but that doesn’t mean tenants are off the hook
Columns and Views
IBC Exhibitor Viewpoint: Charlie Gawley, Tieline
“We’re increasingly seeing more glass in the studio as we move toward virtualization and...
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: EAS Test Time
The national emergency system test is here Aug. 7
Guest Commentaries
Multilingual Emergency Broadcasting: A Moral Imperative for the Radio Industry
Find “designated hitters” in markets to take on secondary language EAS messaging
Guest Commentaries
To Sell or Not to Sell?
A leasing company wants your tower — should you go for it?
Guest Commentaries
UX Clash in the Dash
The key to unlocking digital radio’s value will be the user experience in the...
Reader's Forum
Letters: AM Doesn’t Have to Go Away
It provides important services though some operators are negligent
Guest Commentaries
Adventures in 1970s AM: WOHO’s Missing Call Letters
The year was 1972 and WOHO(AM) was second in the ratings...
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Rocket Fuel
Community radio podcasting gets a boost, and a reminder of its potential
Workbench
Use This Auto Part to Repair a Dehydrator
Plus, a Workbench tip from RW Editor Paul McLane
Promo Power
Set Expectations With Advertisers
If you don’t know the goal, you can’t plan to achieve it
Global
Radio’s Essential Role in Asia
Radiodays Asia, held in Kuala Lumpur, addresses challenges, potential facing radio broadcasters in the...
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: A New Day
Fresh efforts to grow media and audience deserve recognition
Guest Commentaries
Why the FCC Should Reject NAB’s FM Proposal
Read excerpts of iHeartMedia’s arguments to the commission about easing FM ownership rules
Roots of Radio
Hooked on Startups, He Invented Infocast
Here’s a story about something you might call “The Wireless Internet of 1978”
Business and Law
Inside the New Translator Interference Rules
Here’s what you need to know, including details of the revised complaint procedures
Columns and Views
Ten Codec Questions to Consider
Important points to take into account when implementing codec technology
Roots of Radio
WTMA Celebrates 80 Years in Charleston
It hasn’t changed the call sign, but not much else is the same in...
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Turning Off Access
PEG radio and television endangered by FCC moves
Columns and Views
Radio Events: Bigger (and More Important) Than Ever
But success comes from sponsors who act like partners, not advertisers
Workbench
Loose Electrical Connections Spell System Failure
Add some IR tools and cabling know-how to your engineering arsenal
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Northern Discomfort
Alaska governor’s veto harms community radio and residents
Guest Commentaries
Ignore the Sound of Streaming at Your Own Peril
A straight “lift and shift” may not be the right approach to your station’s...
Digital Radio
DAB+ Deployment in France Progresses
Nantes kicks off summer season with launch of regular services
Columns and Views
Community Broadcaster: Be Like Ghostface Killah
Community radio can take cues from the rap icon
Columns and Views
How to Cover Live Events Successfully
Here are some ways to ensure effective linking of all sites in an expanded...