AM
Tech and Gear
A Unique Approach to Cutting AM Costs
Downsized state-of-the-art transmitters can offer the same coverage as legacy behemoth units
Guest Commentaries
NRSC Measurements: Ignorance Is Not Bliss
Rudman asks how can a licensee know they are out of spec if they...
News and Business
RTBF Phases Out AM Broadcasts
Belgian French-language public radio is gradually turning off AM in favor of DAB+
Guest Commentaries
AM: Some Engineers Just Don’t Know How to Do It
I would rather lose a bit on the fringe than lose everyone in the...
Headlines
Tivoli Adds AM to Digital Radio for Australian Market
Much of vast Australian continent only served by AM
Headlines
Radio Caroline Returns to Its Roots
The station is now operating 24 hours seven days a week on AM
Around the World
UK Regulator Has Its Say Before AM Transmitters Can Go Dark
Ofcom weighs in on Absolute Radio's plans to reduce medium wave coverage across the...
Streaming
Nielsen: AM/FM Radio Reach Exceeds That of Other Electronic Media
Each week, more Americans tune into AM/FM radio than watch TV or use smartphones,...
Industry
Final Filing Window for AMs to Get FM Translator Will Open in January
An online tutorial will be available that will provide an overview of the application...
Industry
AM Revitalization Efforts, Part Three
We now find ourselves a couple months downstream from the release of the Third...
Industry
Expand or Leverage Your AM System
Look at the various techniques used to either expand an existing AM system, or...
Industry
The Next Phase of AM Revitalization
The Federal Communications Commission announced its third set of AM modernization rules revisions in...
Programming and Sales
FM Dominates Growth in Broadcast Station Totals
Low-power FM crosses 2,000 mark, AM category sees more decline
Industry
What To Do About Bad Monitor Points
In a more golden age of AM broadcasting, problematic monitor points struck fear into...
Industry
New Translator Window Could Open as Early as July
The commission will be opening two windows, the first of which will be for...
Industry
AM Licensee Says FCC Is Out of Sync on Boosters
A petition for rulemaking was filed by an AM licensee urging the FCC to...
Business and Law
Rackley on Synchronous AM Boosters
The consulting engineer and AM expert has filed comments with the FCC indicating he...
Industry
For AMs, Translator Opportunity Widens Friday
This Thursday will mark the closing of the Federal Communication Commission’s first FM translator...
Industry
Lowering the Bar for Community Radio
The thing about pirates is that they love radio. They literally will pay to...
Industry
Layer Announces All-Digital AM Co-Channel Lab Test Results
Conducted to measure the resulting interference and noise degradation generated from the undesired all-digital...
Industry
“Core Market” for AM Continues to Grow and Shift, NAB Writes
NAB offered several proposals about AM revitalization on issues as diverse as siting cross-service...
Industry
Of Hyperbands and Hams
We don’t talk often of the Hyperband or the role amateur radio plays in...
Industry
AM Stations Get More MDCL Notification Flexibility in March
It’s part of the recent revitalization order
Industry
The High Points of the AM Revitalization Order
Perhaps no proceeding issued by the Federal Communications Commission this year has garnered as...
Industry
FCC Takes Steps to Answer Applicants’ AM Revitalization Queries
Commission put out a Public Notice that includes a simplified list of the rule...
Industry
FCC Moves Forward on AM Revitalization Order
Commissioner Pai issues statement, more details forthcoming
Industry
AM Antenna Systems
Just like a person or pet, each antenna system has its own personality, behaviors...
Industry
What Is the Status of All-Digital AM?
The intervening year and 2015 NAB Engineering Conference have only served to galvanize opinions