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Commentary
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Thought-provoking opinions by industry professionals and observers from the pages of Radio World.
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One View: Time for a Reality Check on IBOC
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Owner/Engineer Says HD-R Is Never Going to Work
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by Larry Langford, 12.19.2007
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As an owner/engineer who has been around this crazy business since the ‘60s, I think I can offer some insight into all this IBOC talk.
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Another View: Hey, AM HD-R Critics: Got a Better Idea?
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Naysayers Should Offer a Cost-Effective, Feasible Alternative or Put a Cork in It
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by Stephen Poole, 12.19.2007
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As a market chief engineer who has installed HD-R systems on two AMs and three FMs, I’d like to throw in my own two cents’ worth. In particular, I want to address the negative comments that have been made about AM HD-R in this magazine.
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Editorial: AM IBOC in Distress?
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Proponents Need to Take the Concerns of Smaller AM Stations Seriously
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12.05.2007
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Some people predicted an “IBOCalypse” when AM HD operations went full-time on Sept. 14. The band would drown in a sea of digital hash, digital doomsdayers warned.
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Hear It Now: IBOC Disappoints (Letter)
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12.05.2007
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I made a series of short recordings at my cottage at Klinger Lake near White Pigeon, Mich., on the evening of Sept. 19, 2007.
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From the Editor: Who’s Speaking to the Students?
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Does Your Station Send Someone to Career Day? Are They Prepared to Talk About Engineering?
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by Paul J. McLane, 12.05.2007
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Two years ago I decided RW would present occasional articles profiling young engineers. I was tired of hearing readers and industry leaders insist on the truth of what everyone “knew”: that there are no future radio engineers coming into the industry.
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Commentary: Commit to ‘Staggering’ Potential of 3G
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The Internet Can Be More Than a Promotional Tool; Why Isn’t Radio More Eager to Expand Its Platform?
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by John Schaab, 11.21.2007
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Three years ago, the hot buzzword in media was “convergence.” This referred not only to the assault of unending media from the cable and phone companies but also the convergence of mobile technology.
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Merger Ad Nauseum
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11.21.2007
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We’ve made this point but we feel compelled to reiterate it in the wake of wearisome arguments between the camps as well as endless prognostications by financial analysts as to the likelihood of regulatory approval.
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Rational Discussion or Luddite Rants?
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One Reader Gripes, ‘You Would Have a Better Chance of Resolving the Middle East Conflict Than Getting The Anti-HD Radio AM Group to Have a Rational Discussion About It’
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by Paul J. McLane, 11.21.2007
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“Just taking a run-through of the latest Radio World issue, Oct. 10, and what do I find at the back of the mag? Yet another anti-HD Radio rant by yet another AM Luddite.”
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Big Oil: Primary Issue Is Public Safety
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Author Signs Off on U.S. Oil’s ‘Unusual, Unprecedented’ Complaint That KKOL’s Signal Is Hazardous
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by Jim Dalke, 11.07.2007
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The oil company makes it clear that its primary issue is the threat to public safety it believes the KKOL operation has created.
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Seeing Radio’s Challenges Clearly
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David Rehr and ‘Radio 2020’
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11.07.2007
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As the old adage goes, hindsight is 20/20. What radio needs is more clarity looking ahead.
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‘Bellwether’ BE Makes Some Changes
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A New President Comes on Board at a Time of Market Softening
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by Paul McLane, 11.07.2007
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Broadcast Electronics is approaching its 50th anniversary in 2009 and I was pleased to see BE plan a salute to Larry Cervon, its retired president, in October, with a ceremony in Quincy and a live Webcast.
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Retired CE Tackles Toughest Job Yet
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The Author, Battling Prostate Cancer, Backs New Treatment, Urges Fellow 50+ Broadcasters to Get Tested
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by Marvin Collins, 10.10.2007
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After I retired from my position as chief engineer for KFI(AM) and KOST(FM) in Los Angeles, my wife Herta and I were fortunate to be able to take cruises in various parts of the world, and ski trips to Utah from 2003 to 2006, all while I continued my part-time job — taking care of KBLA(AM) — and did occasional remote broadcasts for various stations. Retirement continued to be good.
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This Is Not a Test: Freinwald Honored
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by Paul J. McLane, 10.10.2007
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When broadcast leaders recently realized they needed to meet with regulatory and weather officials to plan changes in the Emergency Alert System, it was Clay Freinwald who arranged the meeting.
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Premium Subscription Service FAQs
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by Tom Ammons, 9.26.2007
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WQED(FM) is a fine arts radio service for Pittsburgh that is, frankly, just getting by and cutting corners.
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Editorial: Try Something
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The Words of FDR Offer a Lesson for Embyronic Multicasters
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9.12.2007
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Franklin Roosevelt’s administration was only weeks old when a newspaper reporter asked him how he intended to handle the Depression, then in its third, devastating year.
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Article Skips Second Coding Family
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Pizzi Article on ‘Digital Audio 3.0’ Left Out Important Information, Forsaking ADPCM Principles
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by Jon McClintock, 9.12.2007
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Having taken some time to carefully read through Skip Pizzi’s article “Moving On Up to Digital Audio 3.0” (July 4), I’d like to reply and challenge some statements made in the piece.
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Conditional Access Is in the Public Interest
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How Do We Explain the Dichotomy of Maintaining Free Radio Yet Enabling Conditional Access Over This Free Medium?
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by Thomas E. Rucktenwald, 9.01.2007
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There is an issue brewing in the radio industry and it revolves around nothing less than freedom, technology and the future of the medium.
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A Sense of Emergency
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We Support Sen. Landrieu’s First Response Bill
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9.01.2007
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Winding its way through the Senate is the First Response Broadcasters Act of 2007. We applaud the ideas behind this bill and encourage its adoption.
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Harris Swims in Some New Channels
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The Publicly Held Company Is Seeking to Expand Its Broadcast Business From ‘National Accounts’ and Direct Relationships to Include a More Localized Approach
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by Paul J. McLane, 9.01.2007
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“Rather than be a mile wide and an inch deep, we want to go the other way.”
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Broadcasters Foundation: Here to Help
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This Year’s Outreach Campaign Is Our Most Aggressive Ever
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by Gordon Hastings, 8.15.2007
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The theme of the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s financial assistance program for 2007 is “Because Bad Things Can Happen to Good People.”
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