Guest Commentaries
The Invisible Team Behind the Microphone
Behind every great radio station is a technical team you never hear about
Columns and Views
Guest Commentaries
In Kenya, Radio Mirrors Life
There are more than 250 stations in the country today, Toepista Nabusoba says
Promo Power
Stop Selling Radio
While advertisers continue to value branding, they increasingly expect accountability, writes Mark Lapidus
From the Editors
Remembering 9/11: Nick Langan
Anxiety and dread hung heavy over the entire autumn in 2001
Reader's Forum
Letter: Seasoned DXer Shares Tips for FM Radio Phasing
Mike Bugaj compares the Bolin phase box with the RSPDuo's diversity mode
Guest Commentaries
The State of HD Radio: 125 Million Cars and Counting
Stations that treat the screen as an engaging platform will succeed
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Remembering 9/11: Steve Shultis
An oral history of WNYC's efforts to return to the airwaves following the attack
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Remembering 9/11: Laurie Squire
Former Met Opera broadcast stage manager shares her memories from a radio perspective
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The Importance of Metadata in Today’s Streaming
Broadcasters gain tighter control over the listening experience
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Another C-Band Transition: What You Need to Know
Broadcasters should not mistake long lead time for a reason to ignore the issue
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Radio: Trust Leader, Lifelong Companion
We need to look beyond the classic radio stakeholders
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Remembering 9/11: Jeff Littlejohn
“Everyone was operating on adrenaline,” former EVP of engineering for Clear Channel said
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Remembering 9/11: John Mullen
He vividly recalls the day while overseeing WQCD and WRKS
From the Editors
Aaron Ishmael Is Engineer-Turned-Station Owner
He now owns 14 radio stations across the country
Guest Commentaries
Optimization Starts With Common Sense
The “secret sauce,” if there is one, consists of these basic ingredients
Guest Commentaries
This Low-Power FM Gets a Whole Lot of Bark Out of Its Signal
From funding police K9s to hosting "Woofstock," Ohio's "Rock Dog" serves the community
Reader's Forum
Letter: Time for Small Market Radio to Stand Up
Gary Buchanan, president of several Colorado stations, says local radio is the future
Guest Commentaries
Defying Expectations in Public Radio
What Classical California’s growth says about the future of public radio
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Audio Quality, Start to Finish
Good audio processing goes beyond the audio processor
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“I Can’t Understand What They’re Saying”
Speech intelligibility increasingly is a problem across media
Reader's Forum
David Bialik Remembers Tom Keller
The engineer worked for the former VP of Science and Technology at NAB
Guest Commentaries
Lean Into the Data Rate of RDS 2.0
The standard enables robust reception and emergency preparedness
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Broadcast or IP? It’s Not a Binary Choice
“Soon, switching off FM will be an innocuous event that just makes economic sense”
Reader's Forum
Letter: Carmakers, Clean Up Your RF Noise!
James Sanford says he can detect whenever an EV or hybrid drives by
Reader's Forum
Letter: Could WBT’s Land Be Shared, Just Like Cincinnati’s Blaw-Knox?
Rolf Taylor suggests developing around the tower site
Reader's Forum
Letter: The WBT Transmitter Site Isn’t Just a “Radio Geek” Matter
A reader wonders how a 50 kW station can operate on a programming loop
Reader's Forum
Letters: Tower Light Logging, VOMs and Plain Talk
A sampling of recent letters to the editor
Guest Commentaries
“Summer in the Heights”: Radio and TV for High School Kids
Check out this program held at John Carroll University in Ohio
Reader's Forum
Letter: Keeping the WBT Site as a Landmark Just Isn’t Logical
Readers continue to ponder the future of the Charlotte AM transmitter location
Roots of Radio
A Visit to Nashville’s WSM(AM)
Photos from the transmitter site of the station that birthed the Grand Ole Opry
Reader's Forum
Letter: The Dilemma of WBT’s Site
Archie Stulc weighs in on transmitter site relocation, government investments and the historic preservation
Roots of Radio
The Pavek Museum Celebrates Edwin H. Armstrong
Mark Persons drops back in for a visit
Reader's Forum
When It Comes to Silencing Stations, Tower Leases Loom Large
John Caracciolo argues forfeitures have nothing to do with ownership rules
Guest Commentaries
So You Have an LPFM Station. Now What Do You Do With It?
Dan Slentz shares his core principles at Ohio's WDOG(LP)
Reader's Forum
Letter: In 2026, Land Is Worth More Than an Aging Transmitter Site
Bob Biermann asks: Why interfere with what WBT's Charlotte property owners desire?
Reader's Forum
Letter: Let’s Celebrate the Next Generation of Engineers
Jeff Twilley encourages his team at Delaware's "The Bridge" to give back