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Making the Most of Ad Sales
Radio stations are working harder and harder to retain advertising dollars and expand ad...
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Brush Up on Broadcast Regs on Friday
Internet royalties, streaming, the possible return of the Fairness Doctrine and, RIAA-backed legislation that...
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Rehr, Pogue Speak to a Bright Future
Rehr: “There is an exciting world of opportunity before us. It is the beginning...
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Give Credit Where It’s Due. Please.
When this year's class of the Richard M. Fairbanks Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of...
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Financing Stretches the Budget
This concept sounds simple enough, yet many broadcasters, large and small, struggle with the...
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Editorial: Care and Study: More on the Power Increase
As multicasts began to roll out in various markets, it didn't take long for...
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LPFM: Like It or Not, They’re Here
While I have some concerns about technical standards and potential interference issues, most of...
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D Block: Part of an EAS Solution
SBE Sees 'Once-In-a-Lifetime Opportunity' for the FCC to Support Data Capabilities of CAP-Enhanced EAS.
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And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen: WWII
While World War II-era radio waves continue to bounce out to the far reaches...
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Watch Out for These Legal Landmines
If this weren't the case, you'd be seeing a lot more fines for improper...
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C’mon Baby Light My Fire (Alarm)
Although this sensor doesn't take the place of smoke and fire detectors, it can...
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ITA FM-250B Is Alive at 45
It would be a challenge, but I could definitely see it working again. Two...
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Small Digital Recorders Lighten Load
Units are small enough that there is now (this is my news director gene...
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A New Paradigm for Small-Market Success
Companies are now on the hunt for a “category-killer” model for small-market radio, and...
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Butter Spins a Texas Radio Tale
Along the way he interviews a range of performers and newsmakers: fiddle players, singers,...
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Editorial: Found in Translation
Depending on whom you talk to, we might see the new rules adopted in...
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Guard Against Copper Theft
Tim’s pictures are a good reminder to carry a camera. In addition to documenting...
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Opinion: AM-DA Rule Changes Are Way Overdue
AM radio is perhaps the most challenged of broadcast services. Its vitality has been...
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BBG Should Enhance SW, Not Replace It
Comparing apples to apples, the Internet is actually less cost-effective at present.
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Session Offers a Lot to Process
CBS Audimax. Fairchild Conax. The Discriminate Audio Processor. Optimod 8000. The CP-803. Audio...
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Hide Studio Cables, Don’t Break the Bank
Cable runs inside buildings that weren’t designed to house radio studios don’t have to...
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Radio Finds Ways to Do More With Less
For many old-timers and battle-scarred vets in this business it wasn’t too long ago...
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Editorial: When Do We Stop Calling It New Media?
This labeling goes well beyond semantics. In the media world, perception can have strong...
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NUUF: Redefining ‘Religious Station’
Unitarians call their faith a religion, but their congregations often welcome atheists, agnostics and...
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Built-in Headlights Illuminate the Way
The brim has two ultra-bright LEDs sewn inside that run off a small battery...
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Time of Reckoning Nears for HD Radio
Early on, many of us concluded that in spite of various issues regarding its...
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Jepko’s Was a Gentle Voice in the Night
His show started during the mid-1960s, when one of the most popular talkers was...
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Here Are a Few of My 25 Things
I hosted a Radio World webinar recently about news and trends of interest to...
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A Spare Computer Monitors Site Power
Laptops work best because they operate on battery power should the AC line power...
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Merger: Bad Idea, Then and Now
If a merger proceeds, maybe commercial radio groups should seek an immediate dramatic easing...
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Radio 2020: Ill-Conceived and Doomed to Fail
Rather than reignite the medium and make a strong case for radio’s continuing relevancy,...
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Editorial: Don’t Wait for the Future
Radio must make the transition to a digital service, and at current power levels...
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A DVR Sentry Watches Your Site
Should something suspicious take place, the video cameras can be accessed remotely and in...
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Radio’s Future Is Bright … If the Suits Leave
The story of Arthur Lee is one tale of misery among many for artists...
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Our Digital Edition Is Now More Powerful
Now you can download each issue to your desktop or laptop. You can bookmark...
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Editorial: Radio’s Days of Complacency
Radio should be using this time to make its own service more valuable to...
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Pollen Chokes a Transmitter Site
The screens kept most of this gunk out of his transmitters. Pleated filters on...
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Take a Bigger Slice of Net Income Pie
Although over-the-air radio has enjoyed 90 years as the primary delivery method, it’s becoming...
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Thoughts on IBB and the U.S. Government’s ‘Media Mix’
Most of the governments of the world the USG wants to reach are often...
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Chlorine Products, Electronics Don’t Mix
Are corrosive to aluminum and copper and will wreck electronics.
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Digital Network Lets Reporters Phone It In
This design allows radio reporters to do “live shots” with a professional-quality XLR-connected microphone...
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DOJ Got It Right on the Merger
First and foremost, a black cloud of uncertainty hanging over the satellite industry since...