Run Better Promotion Meetings, by Mark Lapidus
I’ve had promotion meetings that last three hours. I’ve had sales people crying in promotion meetings. I’ve seen a sales person leave a promotion meeting with an idea so good, she made $75,000 with it less than two weeks later.

Online Classifieds: NTR Gold, by Lisa M. Osborn
Why let the local newspaper continue to corner the market on classifieds? With the dot-gones and the economy stalling, now could be an ideal time for your station to develop a successful online classifieds program.

Today’s Engineer in Today’s Radio Industry, by Troy Pennington
Perhaps now more than ever before, the technical members of our profession are facing issues that challenge the survival of this industry we so cherish.

Better FM Coverage Can Be Yours, Part 2, by Richard J. Fry
How can you get the most out of your FM antenna system?Radio World asked three prominent broadcast consulting firms to respond to a number of topics about FM antenna performance.

‘Perfect Paul’ to Be Dumped Next Year, by Randy J. Stine
NWS Perfect Paul to be Replaced by Craig and Donna
WASHINGTON Even though it used the best technology of its kind when launched in 1997, Perfect Paul was never quite good enough.

Anthrax Complicates Mail Sorting, by Naina N. Chernoff
Radio Networks, Groups Adjust Policies, Try to Safeguard Employees Against Contamination. WASHINGTON The threat of biological weapons targeted at some U.S. media companies drove several radio networks and group owners to take added precautions.

Mail, Security Precautions for RadioWhat to Do If You Have Odd Mail
The safety of incoming radio station mail is something most managers probably hadn’t given much thought until recent weeks.

Better FM Coverage Can Be Yours, by Richard J. Fry
A station’s antenna and its siting can be critical to its commercial success. Incorrect choices are difficult to evaluate and expensive to fix.

ARMA Cancels Fall Event
The American Radio Manufacturers Association won’t hold a regional show in New England after all. Organizer Vince Fiola said he cancelled the November show when it became clear it would lose about $10,000.

Manufacturers Slow to Embrace EFD, by Steve Jess
INDIANAPOLIS The Society of Broadcast Engineers is trying to convince equipment manufacturers to adopt a standard for "Engineer-Friendly Documentation."

N.Y. Stations Scout Tower Options, by Randy J. Stine
NEW YORK New York City radio broadcasters are studying the feasibility of expanding the transmission facility at the Empire State Building and reexamining the importance of maintaining auxiliary sites since the collapse of the World Trade Center in September.

ComedyWorld Internet Radio Venture Ended With Sell-Off of Equipment to Make Its Final Payroll, by Sandy Wells
By some accounts, the auction held in the spacious Los Angeles facilities of the moribund Internet radio venture known as ComedyWorld.com exceeded expectations.

Armstrong’s Radio Legacy Saves N.Y. TV, by Frank Beacham
Radio pioneer Edwin Howard Armstrong’s legacy to New York City came full circle on Sept. 11, the day the World Trade Center collapsed.

FCC Reduces Database Bugs, by Naina N. Chernoff
WASHINGTON Engineers and attorneys who use the FCC’s Consolidated Database System report marked improvement in the software.

Is Your Public File in Order?, by Jack Layton, CPBE
There is little ambiguity in the FCC rules that spell out the requirements for commercial broadcast station public inspection files, as well as those that cover the non-commercial stations.

Net Radio Audience Ready for More, by Craig Johnston
Web Watch is a roundup of all things radio and the Web. Send your news and tips to Internet Radio editor Laura Dely via e-mail to LD@imaspub.com.

Real Takes Cue from Broadcasters, by Craig Johnston
RealNetworks New Streaming Facility Is Built With Efficiencies Typically Found in Radio and Television

Perpetual Motion Education Machine, by Terry Baun
The author is chair of the SBE Certification Committee.
I think every engineer at one time or another has considered seriously the possibility of perpetual motion.

Building Studio, Working at Home, by Alan R. Peterson
"If only I had my own home air studio," the overwrought host would think, "I could hop out of bed just a half-hour before showtime, pull some prep material off the Net and crack the mic while still in my jammies. Now that’s living."

How to ‘Own’ Any Show That Counts, by Mark Lapidus
Recently, a program director I know was on the back nine of a local golf course when a stranger stopped him. The guy had noticed the PD’s station staff shirt.

Rules Were Set Aside After 9/11, by Naina N. Chernoff
On Black Tuesday, Stations Overcame Difficulties to Serve as Source of Much-Needed Information

One By One, They Returned to Air, by Randy J. Stine
New York Stations That Lost Facilities on World Trade Center Ponder Longer-Term RF Implications

NRSC Looks to November for Next IBOC Step, by Leslie Stimson
The standards-setting body made up of broadcasters and manufacturers, the National Radio Systems Committee, has set a tentative date of Nov. 29 for its DAB evaluation working group to report to the DAB Subcommittee its review of FM test results submitted by Ibiquity Digital Corp.

Terrorism Attacks Cue EAS Debate, by Randy J. Stine
When should the Emergency Alert System be used? Experts are debating that question because the EAS was not activated nationally or regionally in New York or Washington during the terrorist attacks on the nation.

Real Takes Cue from Broadcasters, by Craig Johnston
RealNetworks New Streaming Facility Is Built With Efficiencies Typically Found in Radio and Television

An Inspector’s Perspective on Logs, Ronald Ramage
An FCC Inspector Helps You Avoid the Record-Keeping Problems He Has Seen at Other Stations.

Colleagues Recall Robert Silliman, by Gregory J. Robb
BALTIMORE "He was a good engineer, but he was a great man."
The speaker is Tom Silliman, president of Electronics Research Inc., talking about his father, Robert. The elder Silliman died earlier this year at age 87.

Their Pitch to Consumers, by Leslie Stimson
Soon, theater audiences will see XM Satellite Radio advertising spots depicting music as various objects falling from the sky. Specialty magazine readers such as car audio enthusiasts already are seeing ads for Sirius Satellite Radio.

Who Pays, and Who Benefits?, by James (Andy) Butler, CPBE
This is probably my last opportunity to write for Radio World as the president of the Society of Broadcast Engineers. I want to take this opportunity to discuss a serious issue, but first I need to say some serious "thank yous."

Workshop Detangles IBOC DAB, Alan R. Peterson
As broadcasters prepare for the IBOC age, a lot of questions are being asked. Can we use our existing equipment?

Bring Back Sanity to Streaming,Thomas R. Ray III
Radio World Editor Paul McLane wrote in the May 9 issue about stations pulling their Internet streams. He wrote, "The hasty action by radio groups that yanked their streamed programming recently strikes me as short-sighted."

One City, One Big RF Headache, by Leslie Stimson
WASHINGTON At the upcoming 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, broadcasters, teams and anyone else using coordinated and assigned radio frequencies during the games will pay for that right.

Calif. Stations Dodge Blackouts, by Randy J. Stine
LOS ANGELES Hoping to avoid the California "blackout bug" for the rest of the summer, broadcasters here have readied auxiliary power plans and even lobbied state government to spare themselves the most painful aspects of this summer’s energy crisis.

Computer Session Aimed at Engineers, by Randy J. Stine
Engineering Legends Gather in New Orleans
Five winners of the NAB’s coveted Radio Engineering Award will take part in a roundtable discussion at the "Engineering Legends" session, part of The NAB Radio Show in New Orleans, on Thursday, Sept. 6.

Plan Now for Holiday Promotions, by Mark Lapidus
It’s July and you’re thinking about ... snow! Of course I know you’re not trying to find your gloves today, but if you’d like to pick up some extra dough from holiday promotions this year, it is time to focus on fourth quarter.

BBC Fans Suffer SW Withdrawal, by Tom Vernon
The BBC’s announcement that it would discontinue World Service programming to North America effective July 1 startled many in the international broadcasting and news communities.

Silliman: On Top, Still Climbing, by Steve Jess
CHANDLER, Ind. Lots of people can say they’ve been to the top of the Empire State Building, but not many have been where Tom Silliman has been, clinging to a metal framework and looking down at the art-deco peak, once intended as a dirigible mooring mast, that now anchors a cluster of FM and TV antennas for New York City.

‘Amber’ Abduction Alert Likely for EAS, by Randy J. Stine
FCC Likely to Give Amber Plan EAS Event Code
WASHINGTON With the FCC expected to add an Emergency Alert System event code for abducted children later this year, law enforcement and children’s advocates are hoping more broadcasters will sign on to so-called Amber Plans.

Branding: Internal or External?, by Mark Lapidus
As I was weaving amid the bustling crowd of families – eavesdropping whenever possible, of course – one comment from a wife to her husband caught my ear.

Engineers, Doing More With Less, by Richard L. Edwards, CPBE
The author is vice president of the Society of Broadcast Engineers and chairman of the SBE Frequency Coordination Committee. RW offers this space as a service to the SBE.

Chrome and Glass Shine Again, by Paul Courson
Hams Give Second Life to Legendary Transmitters With Names Like RCA, Collins, Gates and Raytheon.

CFA Tests Set to Begin, by Ted Nahil
CFA Test Site Nearly Complete for June Tests While EH Developer Awaits Test Authority.
With the weather finally moderating in Shropshire in the United Kingdom, long-awaited tests on the Crossed-Field Antenna should soon be underway.

Contract Engineers: Pain and Gain, byKen R.
Experts Talk About the Business of Contract Engineering
Many broadcast engineers who are employed full-time by a single station or group have entertained the notion of leaving the security of a regular paycheck for the world of contract engineering. Radio World talked to five such entrepreneurs to learn more about the pitfalls and rewards of taking that risk.

CBS, Infinity See ‘No NAB’ Differently, by Leslie Stimson and Randy J. Stine
Radio, TV Employees Treated Differently Under NAB Resignation
WASHINGTON Some of the employees of CBS Television and Infinity Broadcasting are still feeling the effects of the resignation of both groups from NAB; but radio employees seem to be enduring more restrictions than their TV brethren.

Plan Now for Olympic Coverage
RF congestion is a headache in most major cities. But imagine pulling it off during the Olympics.

B.E.A.N. Members Plan Field Day,by Kenneth Locke, N8PJN
That time of year has come around again! Field Day is rapidly approaching, and the Broadcast Engineers Amateur-radio Network List Server (re-mailer) has been buzzing about it.

iBiquity Garners Licensing Deals, by Leslie Stimson
iBiquity Gets More Specific on Conversion Costs, Fees and Achieves First RF, Receiver Licensing Deals
LAS VEGAS IBiquity Digital Corp. has cracked the licensing deal barrier, an important step toward what it hopes is commercialization of its in-band, on-channel digital audio broadcasting system.

NAB Honors Arno Meyer
Arno Meyer, president and founder of Belar Electronics Laboratory Inc. in Devon, Pa., will be honored with NAB’s Radio Engineering Achievement Award during the Technology Luncheon on Wednesday, April 25, at the NAB2001 convention.

WSJM.com – Radio News You Can See,by Steve Sullivan
Mike Frazier proudly relates what he hears from his contacts on the Benton Harbor, Mich., police force.

Computer Session Aimed at Engineers,by Randy J. Stine
Logical segmentation. Ethernet. Network topologies. Latency.These are a few of the topics experts will discuss during the NAB/Ennes "Broadcast Networking Workshop: Putting the Pieces Together" on Saturday, April 21, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

To Tube or Not to Tube, by James G. Withers
Not so many years ago, a decision to buy a new transmitter meant picking the brand with which you were most comfortable, negotiating the deal and waiting for delivery.

Mobile Technologies: How to Cope?, by Tom Vernon
With commuting times and traffic congestion on the increase in most urban areas, the time that we spend in automobiles becomes more important.

Marantz Puts Flash in the Field, by Carl Lindemann
The Marantz PMD680 PC Card Recorder is the manufacturer’s second offering in the portable digital recording line.

Net Central: AOL-Time Warner Power, by Carl Lindemann
The America Online-Time Warner merger marks a major turn in the evolution of the Internet into a broadcast medium.

MP3: Why Radio Should Care, by Scott Fybush
For most radio stations, the biggest question when it comes to a musical presence on the Internet is whether or not to provide streaming audio.

SBE at NAB2001: Full Slate, by Jerry C. Whitaker
The Upcoming NAB2001 Convention Will Be a Showcase for Society Activities
RW regularly provides space for commentary from the Society of Broadcast Engineers as a service to the industry.

Satellite Radio Ready to Rock,by Leslie Stimson
LAS VEGAS This is the year of digital satellite radio. Barring any unforeseen production problems, Americans soon will hear digital-quality audio from the developers of satellite-delivered DAB – Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio.

The FM_MC3.2 Listens Well Indeed, by W.C. Alexander
Lines on a map are the most usual means of depicting the coverage area of an FM station.