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We Take the Wheatstone Factory Tour
Behind the Scenes at a Modern Manufacturing Plant
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Profile: Garrison Heads NPR Tech Operations
Radio World’s Excellence in Engineering Award winner led the public network’s big HQ move
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Let Go of Ancient Modulation
Guy Wire thinks all-digital AM offers best hope for future sustainable AM service
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Radio Books Make Great Presents
Looking to stuff a stocking? Here are three titles you might consider
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National VOA Museum of Broadcasting Names Executive Director
Retiring WCET VP and Station Manager Jack Dominic selected
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Turn Old iPhones Into Security Cameras
Also: LBA Group helps businesses comply with new OSHA standards
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Commentary: DRM Offers Digitization Key
The open all-band digital standard offers solution to help local stations digitize
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Despite Bleak Predictions, Radio Persists
Radio isn’t doing as terribly as you might think; here are some reasons why
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Bite Into Restaurant Promotions
How to create advertising that leaves listeners hungry for more
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A Cheaper Way to Repair Porcelain Standoffs
Also: thoughts on whether it really is worth it to ‘do it yourself’ sometimes
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Autobiography Captures Era Gone By
Bruce Vaughan’s ‘Surviving Technology’ is a treasure trove of radio history
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Commentary: New AoIP Standard Is But the Next Step
Ten years on, reflections about the growth of audio over IP as used in...
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When Lightning Hit, McCoy Stepped Up
A radio group makes special note of the efforts of its engineer in Augusta
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Commentary: AM Efforts Should Include Tech Solutions
Revitalization attention is welcome; DRM should be considered too
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A Tale of Two Sample-Loop Connectors
Or, how to make sense of off-kilter antenna readings
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PBS Revisits the Panic Broadcast
‘American Experience’ celebrates the75th anniversary of a radio classic
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New Antenna Protection Rules Are a Win
Many years ago, in the mid-1980s, I was charged with the task of improving...
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The Grand Transformations of IP Audio
But lack of industry cooperation still hampers change
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Build a Low-Power Dummy Load
Here’s a DIY project of particular help for translator and LPFM users
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How We Sound to the World
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan says U.S. international broadcasting needs new vision and better management
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‘Radio Is No Longer Spinning a Dial’
Broadcast and streaming sessions at AES explore new angles on familiar problems
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Stations Should Prepare for the Worst
Have a station emergency plan in place in case sudden attacks should occur
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Your Tower May Be in the Crosshairs
Autumn brings hunting season, rust and other problems for your stick
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Why LPFM Is Good for Radio
A few reasons to celebrate as FCC filing window draws near
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Warner/CC Revenue Deal Is Good News
Frameworks are being built for a longer-term, fruitful relationship
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CLB is for Beginners, Not Masters
RJs must surprise audiences with innovative content, personality and style, not with fixed CLBs
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AM Radio: Where Do We Go From Here?
IBiquity Says HD Radio provides a cost-effective path for AM to evolve
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Humor Helps Talent on the Job
Also, we share feedback on our parabolic microphone project
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A Detroit Apex Station in 1936
A two-element crossed dipole antenna was mounted on the decorative ball that capped the...
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Esayian: A Focus on Digital Is ‘Imperative’
Marketron seeks to participate in industry’s ‘monumental sea change’
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Start Steering in the ‘Connected Car’
Broadcasters should immerse themselves in this space
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TTN’s Dash for a Better Dash
Balancing ‘cost-effective,’ ‘ubiquitous’ and ‘safe’ as systems advance rapidly
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TTN’s Dash for a Better Dash
Balancing "cost-effective," "ubiquitous" and "safe" as systems advance rapidly