Tech Tips
Metadata as a Second Language
Streaming is an actively evolving technology, and it’s probably still in its infancy
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Take Care of Your Listener’s Ears
Karl Lind believes in prioritizing the consumer’s experience
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Measure, Measure and Measure Again
In an RF-rich environment, unintentional signals must be dealt with
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The Current State of Terrestrial Radio Streaming
Is your CDN paying attention to these important details?
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Get That Beat Out of Your Head!
Setting AM transmitter frequencies to minimize interference between stations
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In Streaming, Resiliency and Monitoring Grow in Importance
The technologies have become more sophisticated and reliable
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Creativity Is Essential in Today’s Budgeting Process
Consultant Tim Neese offers practical advice to managing costs
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Stay Just Under the Point of Diminishing Returns
“It’s a brave new world, and we have got to change our mindsets”
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Musings on Liquid-Cooled Transmitters
My own experience has been mixed. I’m interested in hearing yours
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Your Streams Have Their Own Processing Needs
What to know about streaming codecs and audio processing
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How an RF Spectrum Analyzer Can Help You
These tools offer a “window” into the world of radio frequencies
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Take Care of Your Gear and It Will Take Care of You
Paul Tinkle: “We can use our transmitters and antennas to save lives”
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NATE Releases Wildfire Smoke and Animal Excrement Guides
Bird and rodent droppings can pose hazards for site equipment and your own health
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Make the Time to Listen to Your Station Critically
Mike Pappas on quality control, HLS and the future of content delivery
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Special Report: Views on Processing From Out in the Field
I asked five experienced engineers for their opinions about trends in radio on-air processing
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Modern Remote-Control Systems Are Your Allies
They play an increasingly important role in your site security
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Our Need for Bandwidth Has Increased Almost Exponentially
IP- and cloud-based systems bring new scalability and flexibility
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Tech Support Requires Facts, Not Assumptions
Here are a few things I’ve learned in helping our codec users
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Internet Reliability Is Still a Matter of Concern
“In some respects it’s still a bit like the wild, wild west”
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MPX Codecs Reduce Operational Costs
Also, more stations are using multiple internet providers
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Your Station’s Cybersecurity Matters Most Now
Shane Toven writes that broadcasters big or small are at risk
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For STLs, IP Links Are Becoming a Necessity
They allow you to take full advantage of telemetry, redundancy and the latest technology
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For STLs, IP Is Now the Default, Not the Exception
Commodity services translate directly to savings
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Some Key Concepts for Cooling
Be conversant with HVAC terminology to get the most out of that business relationship
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When Your Solid-State Transmitter Fails, Have a Backup Ready
You might want to keep an old, tube-type AM transmitter handy, just in case
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What Happens When AI Shows Up on Your Station’s Social Media?
Dan Slentz shows how an Ohio LPFM harnessed an "invasion" on Facebook
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When It Comes to STLs, the Possibilities Are Endless
We asked Cindy Hutter Cavell about trends in getting the signal to the transmitter
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Radio Was Destined to Embrace the Cloud
Jeff McGinley discusses how that plays out at SummitMedia
News Makers
Coalville Public Radio Puts the Cloud to Work
“We’ve reduced costs, energy use and barriers to entry”
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Tips to Help You Survive Hurricane Season
These 10 steps, courtesy of the NAB, can help you be ready
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About Those Series and Parallel Circuits
Resistors, capacitors and inductors are easy once you understand the basics
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Working With Caps in a Phase Converter
At first glance, this looked like a tedious project
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the VLAN
Cris Alexander used virtualization to separate traffic within Crawford's Chicago-area link
Guest Commentaries
Has YOUR Station Gone Digital?
Now is a great time to evaluate whether initiating digital broadcasts makes sense
News Makers
Today’s HD Radio Installations Are Far Simpler
We talk with iHeartMedia’s Greg Savoldi about how the process has changed
Radio IT Management
Troubleshooting an Alarming Situation
Why wasn’t data getting to our four internet radio monitors?
Digital Radio
HD Radio Blend Is Designed to Be Seamless
So monitor and course-correct what is important to you
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Older Translators Can Be a Challenge to Maintain
“Every time I visit them, there is something that needs attention”
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Lessons From 38 Years of Running Translators
Terry Cowan shares with us the benefit of his expertise