Guest Commentaries

This college radio station is student-operated and proud of it

Larry Langford insists that AM can sound better and without additional regulations or specifications

There is no sign the Australian broadcaster’s high frequency broadcasts will be back on anytime soon

Even during the shutdown, the FCC’s agenda makes waves

His son memorializes Jim Withers, engineer and RW contributor, a year after his passing

Why the car radio of the future has to be simple, smart and sexy

From staffing to trends, 2018 is a year community radio woke anew

New and legacy can have faults that must be watched out for

Is the future of stations tied to stepping beyond broadcast?

Watch this video, sent to us from Italy’s Eugenio Lateana, technical director, RTL 102.5

Fundraising rule changes bear repeating

Translators have been a success. Can more be done with them?

PILOT and the EBU are partnering to co-fund development of a prototype

Yes, a balance needs to be struck but the requirements are not superfluous

Monitoring is increasingly done only at the request of the licensee

Engineers say premise for the FCC’s proposal for 5G in the mid-band is “patently false”

Don’t forget harmonic suppression, faulty equipment and more

Ray Uberecken wants to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to NRSC measurements

A crash course on Giving Tuesday and year-end fundraising

Rudman asks how can a licensee know they are out of spec if they don’t measure?

NRSC is likely to be one of the lesser problems an AM could have

The restaurant chain has developed a response plan community radio can learn from

Here is the updated collection of responses to Larry Langford’s suggestion that required NRSC measurements are no longer needed.

One technology supplier says we’re holding onto the past for no good reason