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Ouch! Radio Hunkers Down
Station employees everywhere know these are tough times for radio.
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FM HD-R Implementation Options Abound
While people may tell you that one option is “best,” the truth is that...
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BBG: Nostalgia Doesn’t Get the Job Done
The Web supports a dynamic interactive with our audience, allowing us to get news...
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Particularly Now, You Ought to Go
What a shame to not take advantage of the exceptional educational opportunities offered by...
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What’s Inside Box #1?
Tearing into the building’s electrical system, he found a large unfamiliar box in the...
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AMBER Alerts Show Power of Local Radio
Named after Amber Hagerman of Arlington, Texas, who was abducted and murdered in January,...
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Greenies Stick, and Greenlee’s Fish Stix
The rods flex nicely, and the set comes with a tip for tying on...
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Last of VOA’s Wartime Transmitting Stations Goes Dark
For the first time in nearly 63 years, the station is now strangely quiet....
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Can Stations Benefit From Royalty Reports?
Although many commercial and larger non-commercial radio Webcasters cringe when they think of having...
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Gremlins Lurking at the Transmitter?
If you were to list the most common trait among broadcast engineers it would...
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Reasons to Embark on a ‘Green Strategy’
As passionate participants in the radio and television industry, we are all under pressure...
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RW Editorial: Basic Questions, Often Overlooked
As “new media” continue to proliferate, traditional radio broadcasting faces new competitive challenges.
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Tips on Punching the Right-Sized Hole
RW contributor Buc Fitch had an e-mail discussion with an engineer who wanted to...
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In Movies as in Radio, Content Reigns
On assignment for NRB Daily News, a sister publication to RW, I recently had...
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Guy’s 2008 Forecast (and Surprises)
Making room for a new calendar as I did in January prompts a look...
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Editorial: Don’t Require 24/7 Staffing
The agency is seeking public input on unattended operations in its high-profile broadcast proceedings...
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BBG: Don’t Close Shortwaves, Improve Them!
The Broadcast Board of Governors has done enough damage to the U.S. public diplomacy.
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Zero In on RF Hot Spots
What better way to celebrate Groundhog Day than with a resolution to commit to...
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Editorial: Future Imperfect
The Second Report and Order on a next-generation Emergency Alert System finally was published...
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Who Let the Smoke Out, Uh, Uhhh?
I’m grateful for the hundreds of captions readers sent for our contest a few...
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Case Study: How Do You Lug Your Gear?
If like me you have been in the business for a few years and...
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We Need to Mend Some Fences
Broadcasters don’t want to pay more than they have to for content, so it’s...
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Editorial: On LPFM, FCC Acts Wisely But Raises More Questions
Low-power FM stations fill a public service niche. As small, decidedly local stations, they...
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Why Does SBE Subsidize the NFL?
Recently, the SBE sent out a press release announcing the renewal of its contract...
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FM-based Broadcast, WiFi Key to EAS
In recent years, local emergency management personnel have used radio and television broadcast stations,...
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Deedleheads Are Wiry & Scrappy
This collection of 25-pair CAT-5 Deedleheads lives on the desktop of Meg Buenting, a...
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A Crisis Is a Good Time to Be Carded
Imagine you’re the chief of a station in Madison, Wis. It’s summertime, peak tornado...
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Another View: Hey, AM HD-R Critics: Got a Better Idea?
As a market chief engineer who has installed HD-R systems on two AMs and...
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One View: Time for a Reality Check on IBOC
As an owner/engineer who has been around this crazy business since the ‘60s, I...
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Microwave Oven Tester Evaluates WAP Operation
Ed Dulaney is the market engineer for Crawford Broadcasting’s Denver cluster. He writes that...
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Battle for the Band: AM IBOC Under Siege
The interference fallout of full-time AM HD operations has been scattered and largely anecdotal....
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Hear It Now: IBOC Disappoints (Letter)
I made a series of short recordings at my cottage at Klinger Lake near...
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Lubricant Can Be Your Enemy
The beauty of LEDs is that they are solid-state devices that offer high shock...
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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...