Digital Radio
Saul Levine Is Fired Up for AM HD
Flipping an AM to classical, he calls attention to the HD Radio aspect
AM Radio
Headlines
Co-locating an AM With a Cellular Tower
A paper by Jim Dalke and Stephen Lockwood tells how KARR is doing it
Reader's Forum
Letter: AM Is Simple, Digital Is Overly Complicated
What's wrong with Class B modulators and Class C RF amps anyway?
Guest Commentaries
AM Notes From the Field
In his travels, Orban engineer Mike Pappas has seen a lot of stuff
Digital Radio
Letter: Don’t Shrug Off Benefits of AM Band in Digital
More feedback on Frank Karkota's commentary
Guest Commentaries
Letter to the Editor: AM Stereo Is Still an Option
Want revitalization? Mandate AM stereo in any FM stereo radio.
Columns and Views
Streaming and Smart Speakers Could Save AM. How?
If broadcasters can weather the transition, these technologies can bolster listenership and sales
Columns and Views
Proof of Performance, 1970s Style
A look back at broadcast test and measurement gear from 50 years ago
Digital Editions
Inside the March 4 Issue of Radio World
Read about the EEO debate, cybersecurity precautions, Italy's digital radio, tips in AoIP, Promo...
Columns and Views
Standardize Flea Power to Support AM Stations
A simple change could make it practical, uniform and legal
Columns and Views
Is the Time Right for All-Digital AM?
What has to come first: a critical mass of receivers, or a significant number...
Business and Law
FCC Stands Behind Philadelphia Translator Decision
Petitioner says the FCC failed to adopt safeguards to preserve spectrum for LPFMs
Business and Law
Radio World Webcast Explores “Digital Sunrise for AM Radio”
Featured interviews with managers and tech experts from Hubbard, NAB, Xperi, DRM and Bryan...
Roots of Radio
Synchronous AM’s Long and Tortuous History
AM boosters repeatedly have been proven effective, but the FCC consistently has declined to...
Columns and Views
The 100th Anniversary of KJR Seattle, 1919 to 2019
Perhaps the first in the U.S. to achieve a century of continuous broadcast activity
Columns and Views
WTMA Celebrates 80 Years in Charleston
It hasn’t changed the call sign, but not much else is the same in...
Digital Editions
Inside the June 19th Issue of RW
Excerpts of NAB's ownership reply comments; Best of Show winners; attract the next generation
Columns and Views
Nostalgia for the Good Ol’ Days
A broadcaster reflects on four decades of radio and predicts what’s to come
News and Business
Rackley Was Revered in Engineering Community
He was a consultant and pioneer in the design of AM antenna systems
Columns and Views
Finally, a Solution to the AM “Problem”
That is, if “they” are really looking for a solution
Buyer's Guide
Nautel Serves Austin’s Oldest Radio Station
And brings it into the future of radio with AM HD Radio
Business and Law
TIS Is a Stalwart of Our Radio Landscape
New technology supplants some highway systems, but TIS stations still play key role in...
Columns and Views
Annual Measurement Checks Are Still Important — Really
Rules call for annual harmonic and spurious measurements for AM stations, but the author...
Industry News
How We Did It: WPHM(AM) Covers 94th Annual Sailboat Race
Port Huron station broadcast live from the Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race and Blue...
HD Radio
All-Digital AM Signs On in Maryland
Check out some photos from Monday's ceremonial switch at this Hubbard Radio station
Blog
Hubbard Testing All-Digital AM on WWFD
The FCC granted an engineering experimental authorization for one year
Headlines
Sproul Decommissions Greentree Road Transmitter Site
WMAL(AM) began broadcasting from new Germantown location May 2
Business and Law
Hope Remains for This Small, Local AM Station
Though WAGS(AM) went dark earlier this year, owner holds out hope for station and...
Columns and Views
Subaru Makes a Positive Move on AM
Could it be that car radio makers are starting to take a second look...
Industry News
Weekly Tech Reminders: Eric Small, Wireless and More
An excerpt from this week’s Monday Morning Coffee and Technical Notes
NAB Show
NAB Sneak Peek: Orban to Demonstrate AM Processor
Orban says “new way” to process AM five years in the making
FCC
AM Stations, Learn From WGBN’s FCC Letter
Commission issues notice of violation to Pentecostal Temple Development Corp.
Industry News
WATCH: Engineers Reenact KQV Transmitter Shutdown
Humphrey and Sterling remember the historic Pittsburgh AM station
Around the World
BBC AM Stations Shut Down in Some Parts of the UK
The Beeb has “trialled” the switch-off of a number of medium-wave transmitters over a...
Industry News
Lightner Buying WTRN(AM)
Pending FCC-approval, he will take over the station from the late Cary Simpson
Headlines
WRDN(AM) Reels in Chairman Pai During Wisconsin Visit
Visit was part of a roadtrip to the Badger State this week
FCC
AFCCE Wants Pai to Address RF Noise, AM Synchronous Boosters
Members recently met with the chairman to express concerns and support solutions
Industry
Synchronous AM Boosters Could Help Revive Senior Band
The concept of synchronous operation was initially suggested in 1924 by Frank Conrad of...
Business and Law
FCC Eases Translator Siting Limit for AMs
The change is to a rule that said an AM station could place a...