From the Editor
FM Directional Computer Simulations — Why Not?
Computer modeling of FM antennas can save time, effort and money
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Audio Streaming Metadata is in the Spotlight
NRSC working group plans a guideline document
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A Chat With a Commissioner
Simington hopes regulators “take full stock of the realities facing broadcasters”
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A Stream of Thought … on Streaming
Streaming is not the also-ran it used to be, we’ve got to get it...
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In Search of Excellence
Our annual award salutes engineers who are making a difference right now
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Your Culture Doesn’t Come From the Studio Space
Your culture is what comes out of the speakers
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The Right Solution Is Often the Simplest
Then if you can’t figure it out, proceed to the unknown
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COVID Doesn’t Care About Trade Shows
In a pandemic, it’s risky to schedule things too far out
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Cummis Set to Take the Lead at SBE
And as the society’s first female leader, she hopes to help it diversity
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Will the History of RDS Repeat Itself for Digital Radio?
NAB’s David Layer says the stakes are higher than ever
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Broadcasting — A Virtual World?
More and more, broadcast infrastructure is moving to the cloud
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Freinwald to Resign Washington SECC’s Chair
Will step down in September after 25 years leading the state’s committee
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Don Backus Retires
Tech sales and marketing exec crossed over from station management
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LeGeyt Sees Radio as a Bipartisan Issue
Here's our special interview with NAB’s next president/CEO
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Greg Shay on AoIP Empowering Broadcast
“It is not good enough ‘if it works when it works,’ it has to...
Columns and Views
Our Favorite Mics: Anabella Poland, WMSC(FM)
College station keeps a well-stocked microphone closet
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Bradley: LP-250 Is Not Dead in the Water
REC Networks is sanguine about its latest proposal
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My Favorite Mics: Larry Langford
“No station ratings have ever been tied to the mic used in the studio”
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Moving Audio in the Cloud Brings Challenges
Bob Orban: Processing options help stations that seek to navigate these new scenarios
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The Fall Radio Show Will Be at the Westgate
Plans shape up for the NAB Show and Radio Show in October
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Today’s Microphones Offer a Buffet of Choices
We asked a bunch of radio/audio pros for their favorites and for shopping tips
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My Favorite Mics: Joan Baker
We’re asking people in and around radio which mics they love and why
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On-Air Radio Revenue Tanked ~24% in 2020
For U.S. commercial radio, last year was simply a bad one
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Megan Clappe Is Named an SBE Fellow
She has headed its certification program for 15 years
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“It’s All Very Frustrating”: Life Under a Consent Decree
A compliance officer explains his issues with the FCC's political file initiative
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FCC Political File Consent Decrees Proliferate
More than 2,100 stations are now covered by agreements that require compliance plans
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Simplifying EAS Alert Insertion on HD Subchannels
Work of the NAB Radio Technology Committee pays a dividend
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A Trip Down Remote Control Memory Lane
Remote control systems and technology have come a long, long way
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Now Dennis Sloatman Has Time for Mountain Biking
We talk with him about his 50+ years in engineering
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Radio Rules! (A Helpful Resource From NAB)
This resource from the NAB is a helpful guide for anyone in U.S. radio
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U.S. Commercial FM Station Count Is Down
Latest FCC data also shows continuing shrinkage in number of AMs
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Xperi Has Big Ambitions for DTS AutoStage
Hybrid radio system is intended to be a global platform
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Radio by the (FCC) Numbers
Six charts from the commission’s marketplace report on competition
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Ebook Explores Digital Outlook for AM
Our new ebook includes an interview with the owner of all-digital WMGG(AM)
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A Good Plan Is Key to a Successful Project
Accounting for variables reduces pressures