Virtualizing the Air Chain: Next-Gen Radio Architecture

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

Today’s Top Insight 10/13/20

FCC Sets Deadline for Repack Reimbursement

For FM stations, the date is in 2022, but you don't have to wait until then.

News & Technology 

FCC Names New Field Director

Axel Rodriguez now oversees the 13 field offices.

SES Offers Some Answers to Radio’s C-Band Questions

Satellite company notes next deadline in its own migration process.

Australia’s 2NBC FM Christens New Studios

Project features Broadcast Components integration and AEQ network.

PortCaster Makes a Nice Radio Tool

CEntrance product based on MixerFace interface.

Trade Shows

NRB Plans an In-Person Event in March

We asked Daniel Darling about the organization’s plans.

Around the Industry

Measuring the Effectiveness of Radio Advertising in Connected Cars (Forbes) 

Technology for measuring listener behavior and ad data is getting better.

Biden Is Outspending Trump by More Than 50-to-1 on Radio Ads (Miami Herald)

Joe Biden is leaning on an old-school platform to lure away rural, Christian and senior voters from Pres. Donald Trump in the final stretch of the 2020 race: the radio.

Former KWMU Boss Eby Getting $70K for Six-Month Consultancy (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Tim Eby, who was removed as general manager of St. Louis Public Radio last month, will make about $70,000 to stay on for six months to work as a consultant, state records show.

UMass Dartmouth’s Online Radio Station Signs Off Until at Least January (The Herald News)

COVID-19 ramifications hamper school finances.

Calendar of Events

OCTOBER

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

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

National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 28–30

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.