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Cooke: Is HD Radio Dead on Arrival?
Atop the HD Radio booth at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, great big letters...
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Opinion: Window or Chaos?
The FCC has suggested that this spring we might see the first-ever “window” to...
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Opinion: Don’t Forget The Wow Factor
If terrestrial radio is to survive in the long term, it must differentiate itself...
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Saying You’re Local Doesn’t Make It So
I heard from a reader — let's call him Jack — who sold a...
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Commentary: Dick Burden on FM Stereo Revisited
I read with interest the recent discussion on revisiting the decision on the U.S....
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RW Opinion: I Want My Portable HD
One of radio's primary values is its nearly ubiquitous presence, thanks to its broad...
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Commentary: Allow AMs on FM Translators
Many of us small AM owners were amazed to see the NAB file with...
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10 Years Later, Radio’s Business as Usual
I'm interested in how the competitive landscape has changed since the last big ownership...
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Commentary: First Listen — RadioShack’s $99 HD Radio
I was ready to buy an HD Radio receiver about six months ago, shortly...
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RW Opinion: Rethinking AM’s future
The FM-HD rollout, including HD2, continues to roll along nicely. To date, almost 1,400...
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Cheney Era Ends at Comrex
If you’d gone to the polls that day, you might have done a double-take...
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iPods Are Killing Radio!?
I have three iPods. Great devices. Other than the fact that I erased all...
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RW Opinion: ‘The End’ of Radio
A good friend of RW recommended that we watch a recent CBC Newsword program,...
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‘Help! I Have to Train an Engineer!’
“Thank you for publishing Ron Pesha’s excellent article in your Aug. 16 edition,” the...
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RW Opinion: Best of Luck, Ernie and DeLores
The warmest meeting we had during the recent NAB Radio Show was with Ernie...
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Hams Strive to End Antenna Bans
During Hurricane Katrina, the president of the United States wanted to confer with the...
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RW Opinion: Smash-Mouth Radio
“We have news for our competitors,” he said from the podium of the recent...
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Commentary: Dump AM IBOC, Move the AM Band
AM and FM radio stations are required to operate in the "public interest, convenience...
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RW Opinion: Chill on the WIPO Broadcast Treaty
If you listen to CEA or NAB, you'd think the sky was falling over...
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Your Ads Should Attract, Engage and Persuade
Ownership changes the picture you might have of what a station needs to survive....
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Commentary: IBOC Has Been a Mistake
If you doubt that IBOC is in trouble, consider the defensive responses my commentary...
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RW Opinion: Should Satellite Radio Merge?
XM and Sirius have spent a lot on operations and programming even while moving...
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Commentary: DRM Moves Rapidly to Market
Consumer receivers at starter production levels are available in Europe. Mass production of these...
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Commentary: Say Goodbye to Ancient Modulation
As a broadcast engineer who has been involved with both FM and AM IBOC...
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Commentary: Why Some FM Mods Go Over Limits
Recent tests conducted by the NAB and NPR have raised questions regarding wireless FM...
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Reflections on 10 Years at Radio World
A few days ago I marked my 10th anniversary at IMAS Publishing. For most...
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Commentary: Reflections on 10 Years at Radio World
A few days ago I marked my 10th anniversary at IMAS Publishing. For most...
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Commentary: Crossed-Field Antenna Article Lacked Principle
The analysis that Trainotti produces is based on a guess that he nowhere...
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AM IBOC Power Levels = Mystery
It's Time to Call a Halt to the AM IBOC 'Experiment' and Start Talking...
Guest Commentaries
Commentary: Was Fessenden’s 1906 Broadcast Accidental?
This December Brings a Big Radio Anniversary. But Why Did Fessenden Miss the Point?
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Opinion: Engineers: Still Cooking on the Back Burner
In our Sept. 28, 2005 issue, we took broadcasters to task for not doing...