Columns and Views
From the Editor
Bill Harland Launches a New Venture
Longtime technology marketer will serve suppliers in and out of broadcast
Guest Commentaries
Public Media Is a Conduit For Public Good
"Accurate information is not a luxury, but a necessity — a cornerstone of equity...
Workbench
Keep Your Site Temperatures in Check
This dual thermostat offers some inexpensive insurance
Reader's Forum
Letter: The FCC Should Allow Software EAS Systems
At the end of the day, we all want reliable message dissemination
From the Editor
Special Report: Trends in Radio Consoles
What are the key changes happening in the console sector? Here’s what engineers in...
Guest Commentaries
Komboni Radio’s Solar Initiative Is Worth Singing About
With the energy supply under strain in Zambia, one station looks to fill the...
Reader's Forum
Letter: No AM Capability? You Just Lost My Business!
A reader bemoans the lack of AM radio while test driving a Ford Ranger...
Reader's Forum
Letter: Baseball Memories on the AM Radio
A reader recalls hearing Marty Brennaman, Herb Score and Joe Tate from central Kentucky
Columns and Views
Root for the Home Team
A visual look at MLB radio affiliates and reader emails on short-spaced FMs
Workbench
Mow, Mow, Mow Your Site
Discuss these tips with the person responsible for riding that tractor
Guest Commentaries
April Fools’ Day Pranks Return to Radio With Release of “New” BSI Products
“We’re fully aware that some people might actually believe these products exist,” writes Sprite...
Reader's Forum
Letters: Thanks for the High School Story
“Thanks for reminding us that radio is alive and well”
Guest Commentaries
DRM Is Ideal for True Simulcast Broadcasting
Ruxandra Obreja shares "the most cost-effective and efficient way to introduce digital services in...
Reader's Forum
Letter: It’s Time to Sunset EEO
"To contend today that the citizenry lacks diversity in programming denies reality," writes a...
Reader's Forum
Letter: Performance Royalties Bill Has Some Big Discrepancies
A reader calls the American Music Fairness Act a "money sucking, unfortunate proposition to...
Gregg Skall
What’s Up With the FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” Initiative?
A notice invites comment on “deregulatory initiatives” to eliminate or modify the commission's rules
Reader's Forum
Letter: What About the Future of RFE/RL?
A reader reacts to Trump's decision to dismantle the USAGM
Columns and Views
When Markets Collide
The unique areas where FM signals adjacent to each other have equal strength
From the Editor
A Striking View of the City by the Bay
Here's how San Francisco looks from the Bayview Park tower site, courtesy Jeremy Preece
Guest Commentaries
A Conversation With Nation FM’s Mariam Bishar
She is using her voice to make sure women and young people in Africa...
Roots of Radio
A Structure Is Gone, Its Memories Remain
We lost a piece of radio history up here in Cleveland last summer
Reader's Forum
Letters: Where’s the Ham?
Readers bemoan cancellation of this year's Amateur Radio Operators Reception
Workbench
Create a Weekly Report for Your Stakeholders
Keep colleagues in the loop (and keep yourself visible)
Guest Commentaries
How Community Radio Amplifies Awareness About Climate Change
"It serves as a bridge between scientific knowledge and grassroots realities"
Guest Commentaries
Prepare Your AoIP for Wind, Rain and Fire
Natural disasters should prompt us to think about technical continuity
Guest Commentaries
We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Power Plant
Radio managers need to take the coming threat more seriously
Roots of Radio
Restoring a 1951 Silvertone 10 Clock Radio
Step-by-step, Chuck Gloman takes us through this vintage radio restoration
Guest Commentaries
How Radio Is Engaging Young People Across Africa
70% of the continent's population is under the age of 30. Radio offers an...
Guest Commentaries
The 3 Reasons Employees Leave Their Managers
Bosses need to communicate and take responsibility when things go wrong, says Gary Begin
Reader's Forum
Letter: Sporadic E Affects TV Signals, Too
A reader recalls E-Skip causing interference on analog TV channel 2
Reader's Forum
Letter: Get Real! The AM Bill Is Here to Stay
A reader calls out Gary Shapiro for his recent letter to the NAB
Facilities
WPTF’s Transmitter Site Is Host to a Radio Time Capsule
While the site is operational, its accompanying building has long been sealed off