Columns and Views
AM Radio: My First Real Love
The affair continues, and the romance hasn’t all died
New ‘This and Thats’
Even as a “non-technical” person I still get something by reading about current technology...
Welcome Sight
Since my entry into the business in 1992, a new RW at the station...
Not Too Narrow
One thing I really like is you are not tied 100 percent to broadcast-only...
Red Cross Radio Archives Opened
Release marks World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and start of five-year preservation project
Your Station Can Be the Hero
‘If we have steel in the air, we’ll be there for you’
The Search for STL Bandwidth
Licensed links in higher microwave bands provide attractive option
The Rising Tide of Mobile Data
The pressure is on radio to maintain relevance in a changing world
Plan Tower Projects Conservatively
We don’t want to be asking ourselves whether a crash could have been avoided
Launch Your Format, Not Lame Excuses
Strategies to help the next time you flip that program switch
Thanks, Curmudgeon
And why has pay TV become so profitable when carried via “copper path”?
Must Everything Be Mobile?
It reminded me of a paragraph once contained within the FCC Part 73 and...
Hazardous Duty: Control the Risks
Recent accidental death reminds us of the importance of safety
In an Internet World, Radio Lives
‘Ears to Our World’ believes children’s futures are still written on the airwaves
Pix From a Novelty Radio Nut
Animal, vegetable or mineral, someone’s probably made a radio out of it
More About IEEE BTS
This event is open to both members and non-members of the IEEE.
Walk a Mile in My Socks
Planning field work? These little babies repel insects and other unwanted pals
Longing for Skywave
Couldn’t we all just turn off our spectrum-polluting cell phones and other devices for...
DXing From A to Z
We recently received one for our DTV station from a viewer in the Upper...
Engineering Is Their Business Model
Gary Lawrence aims to help stations maximize their valuable technical assets
Imagine What Lee de Forest Would Say
Why is such obnoxious AM processing considered necessary these days?
‘This Concerns Me Very Much’
Ron Rackley and other readers respond to Tom Ray’s article about shopping for a...
‘There I Was, at the County Fair …’
Radio veterans share memories of remotes in the good ol’ days
It’s No Longer Hammer Time
When it comes to ground rods, Scott says it’s easier to drill
IMDA Charts Course for Internet Radio
Heralds comprehensive standardization in this fast-developing arena
Armstrong Wasn’t the Only One
Who invented FM? Gary L. Frost offers a fresh exploration
Note to Self: Be Spectacular
Create knockout radio with your own on-air punch list. Don’t be a generic robot....
FCC, Legal and Tech Experts Fill Panel
On Sept. 30, you can ask these insiders the one question that’s most on...
A New Method to Vandal-Proof RF Signs
Also, how to tell if an antenna heater or other load actually is active
‘We’re Not Exploiting, We’re Exposing’
Reader Joe Patti explains why he remains upset about performance royalties
Common Misconceptions About FM Antennas
Advocate of a single-lobe design pushes for ‘site-specific engineering’
Emerging Bonded Meta-Data Applications
Editorial: What they are and why it matters
Audio Innovators Recall Emil Torick
He's best known for the Audimax, though his work ranged well beyond
Riding Gain at WMAQ
First in a series of radio historical photos from the collection of John Schneider
Jack Neff Was a Self-Made Man
‘Fiercely independent’ engineer and salesman, who passed away earlier this year, succeeded in multiple...
Start the Clock!
Delaying the CAP-compliant EAS equipment and deployment could cost lives.