Subscribe to Email Newsletters
Click on the widget
below to view the
last issue of
Radio World
Engineering Extra
|
|
::
view all articles in:
The Reference Room
|
Guy Wire
|
by Guy Wire
RW Online's Masked Engineer
Who is that masked man? It's Guy Wire, who, with his trusty soldering iron and riding astride his cluster's remote van, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the radio way. Guy Wire is the pseudonym of a veteran engineer who prefers to remain anonymous. He welcomes your comments and questions. E-mail him at: gwire@imaspub.com.
| Also check out Guy Wire's Internet Mailbag to see what others have to say about his column. |
 |
|
| |
Death Star Strikes Planet Earth Radio
|
|
RW’s Masked Engineer Takes XM Satellite Radio Out for a Spin
|
|
by Guy Wire, 1.03.2002
|
|
We saw it coming. Some said it could never work. Others said no one would buy it. Still others predict it will trigger the beginning of the end for traditional radio as we know it.
more
|
EAS: Not Even a Glass Half Empty
|
|
|
|
by Guy Wire, 9.26.2001
|
|
The Emergency Alert System. That morphed version of Conelrad and EBS held over from the Cold War we love to hate. It’s done little to assist the public in times of real emergencies except maybe for tornado and hurricane warnings in some areas.
more
|
Radio: The Longest Running Survivor Show
|
|
|
|
by Guy Wire, 4.10.2001
|
|
These are becoming rather dark days for radio. The deepening recession. Shrinking staffs with consolidation. Eroding younger audiences.
more
|
LPFM: Idolatry for disbelievers
|
|
|
|
by Guy Wire, 10.13.2000
|
|
Guy Wire gets his share of e-mail from LPFM proponents who believe our existing radio bands have gone to hell in a handbasket. They are convinced that LPFM is the best hope that will somehow revive radio listening into something worthwhile for their ilk. DAB will only make matters worse they say.
more
|
|
|
|
|
|
