Guest Commentaries
Entering the Age of Audio Interactivity
The transformation will ensure that listening becomes even more personal
Columns and Views
Business and Law
The Integrity and Ethics of Broadcast Engineers
SBE’s general counsel expresses concern over language from the FCC Audio Division
From the Editor
Ebook Explores Digital Outlook for AM
Our new ebook includes an interview with the owner of all-digital WMGG(AM)
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Distant Tension
How can stations maintain a productive work culture remotely?
Workbench
Workbench: Tips for Avoiding Wet Encounters
Also, a postscript to our discussion about generator maintenance
Guest Commentaries
Nurture Your Personal Network
To build knowledge, build relationships. Great sources of information are all around you
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: How Biden Helps Radio
Four ways the Biden/Harris administration can engage with local broadcasters
Digital Radio
Is There Any Good Year for DAB?
Christer Hederström says that DAB supporters have “exaggerated” DAB success
Digital Radio
DTS Connected Radio: A Global Enhanced Radio Experience
D'Angelo: DTS Connected Radio is “the only global connected hybrid radio ecosystem”
Digital Radio
Digital Radio Mondiale in Focus in India
Activities include FM, education and receiver penetration
Guest Commentaries
Tips for FMCommander Power Users
Lost the lease on your tower? Need to find a better channel?
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Off-Air
“The Daily”’s scandal reminds community radio about the value of trust
Workbench
Maintain Equipment for Long Life Spans
Also, use Cal-Blue Plus to spot slowwwwwww nitrogen leaks
Reader's Forum
Letter: Gianni Bettini vs. Donald Little
Remember the Italian army lieutenant who patented electrical recording in 1902
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Making Sense of Chaos
What can a small community radio broadcaster do when breaking news is the priority?
Guest Commentaries
Commentary: “The Old Goats Are Going Away”
Broadcasters need to act to refill our ranks before the dial goes quiet
Business and Law
Beasley Highlights Its Upcoming 60th
Company plans to note its history throughout 2021
Workbench
Workbench: Germicidals May Kill Your Electronics
Not all sanitizing wipes are safe to use on your equipment
Guest Commentaries
Is It Time for Radio to Restore Dynamic Range?
Hybrid radio could be the impetus for backing off over-the-air FM processing
Guest Commentaries
Maintaining Quality in Digital Audio Chains
Tips and truisms about a subject that is often misunderstood
Headlines
Letters: AM Digital, FM Translators, Lightning Dissipation
Readers write in to tell us what they think
From the Editor
A Good Plan Is Key to a Successful Project
Accounting for variables reduces pressures
Reader's Forum
Letter: This Is Retirement?
I shoulda taken a job at RadioShack, assuming I could find a RadioShack
Guest Commentaries
Radio’s Global Response to COVID-19
Facebook group swapped hundreds of ideas from around the world
From the Editor
Jason Ornellas Makes His Mark
Our Excellence in Engineering recipient “will go through walls to get things done”
Reader's Forum
Letter: Broadcasting From in the Bubble
How operations at our community station in New Zealand were affected
Guest Commentaries
The Golden Era of Local Radio News
Memories of reporting and the tools we used to do it
Guest Commentaries
How We Took on the Pandemic, and Won
A local broadcaster says this very tough year also has been one of learning...
Workbench
Workbench: More on the STL Support Pole
Also, Bondic is an ultra-strong adhesive that cures with UV light
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Diversity Was Radio’s Story of the Year
From scandals to inspiring efforts, noncommercial radio was defined by equity in 2020
Programming and Sales
What’s the Right Tone on COVID-19?
Understanding attitudes is the tricky part of being on-air during the virus
Reader's Forum
Letter: Drop the Three-Channel Rule
A serious consideration for AM revitalization is being overlooked
Workbench
Workbench: A Lineman’s Tips to Ground an STL Pole
Also more about gas discharge tubes and metal oxide varistors
Digital Radio
Collaboration Seeks a Radio Analytics Standard
RadioDNS Technical Group leads an effort to measure consumption across platforms
Guest Commentaries
Community Broadcaster: Difference Makers
Community radio deserves your year-end donation
Digital Radio
HD Radio’s History of Innovation and Future of Growth
Personal, local and immersive — I see that as the future of HD Radio
From the Editor
Geary Morrill on SBE’s New TPTP Program
Effort aims to bring SBE resources together to benefit new entrants more
Guest Commentaries
Making PPM Encoding Easier
How Orban’s XPN-AM processor came to have PPM encoding built in
From the Editor
Online Resources Blossom at SBE
President Wayne Pecena talks about normalcy and change at the society
Guest Commentaries
Groups Will Model I.T. Like a CDN
Musing about the implications of virtualization on physical facilities