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You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
A mental health professional counsels radio on its social insecurities
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Believe It or Not, Cold Weather’s on Deck
So spend a few months prepping for snow and ice before they hit
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Communicators, Not Communicating
Another voice heard from in the wilderness of emergency alerting
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Wall-to-Wall Buzz
A reader responds to Guy Wire’s musings on the AM band I usually look...
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Readers Comment About Online Music Services
‘I guess Live365 is the great-granddaddy’
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Put Ads in Their Proper Place
Plan topics and shows that will generate the most revenue
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A Pair of Hands in an Old Pill Bottle
Also in Workbench: How to best recycle collected junk
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Museum Spotlights Mics and More
One visitor to the Mic Museum lay down on the floor and said to...
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Kott: Abacast Aims at the Bullseye
Cloud-based ad targeting is this company’s business
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AM Owner: Boost Nighttime Power
The author met with Commissioner Pai and discussed several options to help AM
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Comment: FEMA Is Broken
Warren Shulz’s guest commentary (“It’s Broke; Stop Trying to Fix It”) was long overdue....
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Dark Fiber Extends Reach of AoIP
Clear Channel’s Portland project demonstrates the possibilities
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Boost Mic Gain Using Remote Mixers
… And reset large circuit breakers with a motor-driven device
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The Ampex Cue-Matic Disk Recorder
Follow the evolution of spot playback technology.
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SCBA Fund Helps Radio Students
Program benefits career hopefuls but also serves needs of SoCal stations
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Audio Preservation Gets a Boost
Donation to National Recording Preservation Foundation seen as “game-changer”
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Budgeting for the Budgetless
Take a realistic look at where to put your (limited) resources
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Put a Scrap Satellite Dish to Good Use
Use these step-by-step illustrated instructions, courtesy of Frank Hertel
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Lost in Translation
A former radio station employer of mine has three FM translators that relay a...
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Much Ado About the Vu
John Reiser comments about Oliver Berliner’s vu recollections
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Patent Update: Queen Sacrifice or Path to Broadcaster Checkmate?
Movement on the USPTO front, but will Digimedia actually benefit or is this a...
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WWVB Notes Golden Anniversary
Congratulations to NIST station WWVB on its 50th anniversary. The National Institute of Standards...
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True or False? Take the Rules Test
A sampling of questions from a helpful new rules guide from NAB
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A Solution for That Pesky iPhone Plug
Also, a tip for feeding cables through sheathing on a remote truck mast
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EAS: A Valuable Work in Progress
Broadcasting can and does deliver warnings when other means fail
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‘Connected’ Car Means Different Things
Carmaker alliance details what its members see as crucial to safety and innovation
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Radio for the iPhone? Apps–so–lutely!
Over the summer, try some of these amazing mobile tools
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A 1960s Remote Broadcast
This is one in a series of photo features from the author’s collection. See...
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BBG: Consider the Changing Landscape
Asks Congress to help with priorities like a CEO, infrastructure, reduction of overlap
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Armstrong Honored With Plaque
Mayor and city council members acknowledge Yonkeer broadcast technology inventor
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Last Stand for the AM Band
Our intrepid masked radio engineer thinks all-digital operation is the obvious best choice
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Why So Down on Millennials?
Broadcast’s next generation is helped, not hurt, by new tech savvy
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A Western Electric 25B Console at KGY
If an audio console can be a work of art, the Western Electric 25B...
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Visualize Better With Idea Sketch
App helps you create simple diagrams; it’s helpful for brainstorming and planning