HD Radio
Headlines
WNYC(AM) 820 Set to Test All-Digital AM in December
New York Public Radio and NAB will observe co-channel interference and MA3 performance in...
Product Evaluations
The Inovonics 551: An Advance in HD Monitoring
If you haven’t yet met this HD Radio/FM mod monitor, why not get acquainted?
Buyer's Guide
Minnesota Public Radio Gets a Boost From Dielectric With New Antenna
The effects of many long winters had put the former, 30-year-old antenna system out...
Business and Law
FCC Allows FM Digital Radio Asymmetric Sidebands
Broadcasters say the change will help improve digital coverage
News Makers
El-Dinary Expects Further Uptake of HD Radio
In the U.S., the technology “is woven into the fabric of listener engagement”
Business and Law
Aviation Groups Ask for Caution on Asymmetric Sidebands
Groups hope for a larger buffer between the FM band and adjacent aviation bands
News and Business
Xperi Posts Q2 Loss
Kirchner cites progress and “continued business transformation efforts”
Radio World Ebooks
World Digital Radio: A New Ebook
Insights from digital proponents and other experts about the uptake of these technologies
News Makers
Why the Software Approach Matters in HD Radio
Xperi seeks to reduce complexity, lower costs and facilitate software upgrades
Digital Radio
HD Radio Capture Issue Is Not Always Predictable
O’Neal and Kean examine the vagaries of this phenomenon
Headlines
Nautel Introduces “HD Digital Radio Test Drive”
Stations buying a GV2 can test HD for up to six months
Business and Law
Press Communications Continues to Rally Against an HD Radio Power Boost
Its CEO said small, Class A stations will lose audience if the FCC adopts...
Business and Law
Aviation Industry Requests More Time to Evaluate HD Radio Proposal
Groups are working with NAB and Xperi to gather more information
Guest Commentaries
The Story of the FM IBOC MP11 Mode
This extended service mode offers more than 146 kbps usable digital HD Radio throughput
Headlines
NAB, Xperi Raise Concern Over HD Power “Ambiguity”
The FCC is asking for comments after the proponents petitioned for a clarification
Headlines
NAB Updates Digital Dash Best Practices
Report that helps stations assess their metadata includes fresh market audits
Business and Law
Aviation Concerns Slow Digital Power Boost
Xperi and NAB hope a compromise will keep their proposal aloft
Tech and Gear
WKSU Puts MaxxCasting to Work in Ohio
It deploys the first of a two-node SFN including HD Radio
Programming and Sales
Beasley Media Debuts a Salsa Music Format Dubbed “Playa”
It will be featured across the company’s HD2 and HD3 channels
Business and Law
HD Radio Passes 100 Million Car Mark
Xperi narrows its quarterly losses and looks to “a particularly exciting phase”
Business and Law
Will Superpowered FM Stations Get an HD Radio Power Boost?
FCC to decide on digital power increase for about 60 high-power FM stations
Business and Law
Xperi Discussing HD Radio Power Boost Proposal With Aviation Groups
The Aerospace Industry Association and the Air Line Pilots Association International have voiced interference...
Headlines
Beasley Launches Music Discovery on HD-2 Channels
Nutune Country can be heard in seven markets
Business and Law
Airline Pilots Worry About HD Radio Power Proposal
Pilots union says move could cause interference with aviation band
News Makers
Family Radio Explores HD Radio
The Christian broadcaster has turned on its first digital FM signals
Business and Law
FCC Proposal to Boost HD Power Receives Strong Support
Comments to the commission show major broadcast groups fully back idea
Reader's Forum
“For Lease, Multiplex Channels — Best Offer”
We need to make better use of our available spectrum
News Makers
For HD Radio, Use the Maximum Authorized Power
Jeff Detweiler talks about other best practices to get the most from your digital...
Headlines
Crawford Will Flip an Alabama AM to All-Digital
Station in Birmingham will be the latest to try the format
Business and Law
Xperi Reports Q2 Financials
Company posts another GAAP loss but cites “strategic momentum”
Headlines
FCC Advances FM HD Power Proposal
NAB and Xperi have argued that the current formula is too conservative
Digital Radio
Here’s What’s in the FCC Draft on Digital Power Levels
The issue will be taken up in August but don't expect final action that...
Business and Law
HD Radio Power Proposals on the FCC Docket
NAB and Xperi say proposal would improve digital FM signal quality and coverage