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Editorial: AM IBOC in Distress?
Some people predicted an “IBOCalypse” when AM HD operations went full-time on Sept. 14....
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From the Editor: Who’s Speaking to the Students?
Two years ago I decided RW would present occasional articles profiling young engineers. I...
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Merger Ad Nauseum
We’ve made this point but we feel compelled to reiterate it in the wake...
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Commentary: Commit to ‘Staggering’ Potential of 3G
Three years ago, the hot buzzword in media was “convergence.” This referred not only...
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Eliminate Pesky Peromyscus Leucopus
Peromyscus leucopus is the white-footed mouse, which seems to love nesting in phasors and...
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Rational Discussion or Luddite Rants?
“Just taking a run-through of the latest Radio World issue, Oct. 10, and what...
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Seeing Radio’s Challenges Clearly
As the old adage goes, hindsight is 20/20. What radio needs is more clarity...
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Big Oil: Primary Issue Is Public Safety
The oil company makes it clear that its primary issue is the threat to...
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‘Bellwether’ BE Makes Some Changes
Broadcast Electronics is approaching its 50th anniversary in 2009 and I was pleased to...
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Tackle the Cell Phone Interface
Darren admits to a certain amount of pleasure in hacking apart and/or destroying anything...
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Fiber Optics Provides Site Safety
The module senses a break in the fiber optic loops, which would be cut...
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Retired CE Tackles Toughest Job Yet
After I retired from my position as chief engineer for KFI(AM) and KOST(FM) in...
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Clip and Save: NOTAM Info You Can Use
Greg Muir of Cherry Creek Radio offers additional links regarding the new FAA Automated...
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This Is Not a Test: Freinwald Honored
When broadcast leaders recently realized they needed to meet with regulatory and weather officials...
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Premium Subscription Service FAQs
WQED(FM) is a fine arts radio service for Pittsburgh that is, frankly, just getting...
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Ducting Isn’t Figment of Engineer’s Mind
Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks I experienced as a chief engineer was...
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Article Skips Second Coding Family
Having taken some time to carefully read through Skip Pizzi’s article “Moving On Up...
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Editorial: Try Something
Franklin Roosevelt’s administration was only weeks old when a newspaper reporter asked him how...
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Keep Racks Organized, Toolboxes Dry
Last issue Mark Ward offered a warning to broadcasters to check the phone number...
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Conditional Access Is in the Public Interest
There is an issue brewing in the radio industry and it revolves around nothing...
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A Sense of Emergency
Winding its way through the Senate is the First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007....
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Trees Don’t Improve AM Propagation
An important reminder to have the transmitter field mowed regularly. Even if this area...
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Harris Swims in Some New Channels
“Rather than be a mile wide and an inch deep, we want to go...
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iPhone: Smart Phone Worth Waiting For
The panting over the most hyped smart phone on the planet will subside but...
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WCAU Used Shortwave in Philadelphia
Between the Wars, the Station Launched a Shortwave Operation Under Call Sign W3XAU
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Broadcasters Foundation: Here to Help
The theme of the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s financial assistance program for 2007 is...
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Simplify Satellite Audio, Control Wiring
Marc Mann of San Diego read our tip to keep A/C condensate drain line...
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Editorial: Indecency Rules Need to Go
It's timely that a federal court has called into question part of the FCC's...
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Control Your DA Over the Web
With an eye toward HD Radio, a number of AM stations are considering transmission...
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Radio World Finds a New Home
As Alan Cohen put it, "in movement there is life, and in change there...
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EAS Poised for Massive Overhaul
Few broadcasters have not complained about the shortcomings of EAS. For more than 50...
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Simple Ways to Keep Pests Out
Station acquisitions can tax the most seasoned engineer.
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Loy Barton, a Forgotten Radio Pioneer
To date, no one has been able to offer a clue to Barton’s identity...
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Milking Time
Radio has been a presence in the American home and workplace from its earliest...
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Opinion: Open Up the Online Option
Technology continues to push the envelope of broadcast automation in the area of “command...
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Order in the Transmitter Shack
The hornet nest that Harry Bingaman discovered in the attic of his transmitter building,...
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The Digital Forest Looks Pretty Green
The FCC’s latest report on digital radio is interesting reading, a concise summary of...
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Letter: Rod Moses and Radio Goldfield
Guy Wire wrote about me and Radio Goldfield in Radio World Engineering Extra ("New...
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Opinion: Engineers Dissed Again
Among the top 30 young people in radio, none are engineers.
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Keep Emergency Keys Safe
Bill Sullivan starts out this column with a procedure to improve the accuracy of...
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HD Marketing: Time to Go ‘Big-League’
HD Radio broadcasters need to stop congratulating themselves for their promotion of the format...
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Parity Check
Rights fees have been paid by Webcasters since 2002 and by satellite radio essentially...