Virtualizing the Air Chain: Next-Gen Radio Architecture

We sat down with five leading industry technologists for a roundtable discussion.

Today’s Top Insight 10/1/20

NAB, DRM Spar Over All-Digital for AM in U.S.

A summary of what both told the commission this summer, plus some technical recommendations from NAB.

News & Technology 

College Radio: Great Hopes, Great Fears

Station managers and staffs grapple with the long-term impact of the pandemic.

Metadata: Keeping Radio Strong in the Car

Why WorldDAB launched a campaign around images and text for car dashboards.

Radio Show Explores What’s on the Horizon

Tech topics include hybrid radio, virtual workflows, Xperi/TiVo merger and all-digital on the AM band.

User Report: WorldCast Secures National FM

Old and new APT codecs keep Romanian network transmitters connected.

DIY

My Vacuum Tube Headphone Amp Project

Curt rummages in his discard stash and finds he can build something interesting.

Around the Industry

Broadcaster Beware — Not All EAS Developments Are Publicized (TAB)

New FCC requirement concerning the airing of false EAS tones may have slipped by broadcasters unnoticed.

Nebraska Rural Radio Association Postpones Annual Meeting (KNEB) 

Citing concerns with public gatherings and the on-going COVID-19 situation, the NRRA announced that they have postponed their November annual membership meeting until early in 2021.

Utica Radio Personality Shares Italian Culture (Spectrum Local News)

Joe Putuele has been on various Utica, N.Y.-area radio stations for 57 years.

The Barn Theater in Willmar, Minn., Turns to Radio Show (West Central Tribune)

Three vintage “Fibber McGee and Molly” radio scripts from the 1940s, complete with a sound-effects crew, were performed, and recorded, in front of a small audience. They will be aired on Lakeland Broadcasting’s KWLM(AM/FM).

Calendar of Events

OCTOBER

The Next Big Thing: A Media Tour, various dates and locations in October–November

World College Radio Day, Oct. 2

Radio Show Radio Week, Oct. 5–9

Radio Mercury Awards, [Changed to Virtual Event] Oct. 6

IEEE BTS Pulse, Oct. 6–8

WBA Broadcasters Clinic, [Changed to Virtual Event] Oct. 13–15

ABA Engineering Seminar, Oct. 20 

Podcast Day Online by Radiodays Europe, [Changed to Virtual Event] Oct. 26

CABSAT, [Changed to Virtual Event and Postponed to Nov. 9–10] Oct. 26–28, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai

National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 28–30

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.