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Today’s Top Insight 10/27/20

CEOs Look Beyond the Pandemic

Pittman, Berner and Field tried to put the best light on their business situation during their roundtable in the recent online fall Radio Show.

News & Technology 

Does Your Site Have Good Bones?

Cris Alexander has seen a few things on his visits to transmitter sites owned by other companies. Here’s his column from the latest issue of RW Engineering Extra.

Westinghouse Began the “Business” of Broadcast

Terry Harvey offers a defense of why Nov. 2, 1920, should be celebrated.

StreamS Unveils IOdigi2X, IOdigi8X Audio Interfaces

New AES digital in/out USB audio interfaces.

College Media Spotlight

University of Nebraska, Omaha

KVNO maintains as much normalcy as COVID times make possible.

Around the Industry

Local Broadcast Media Ownership Should Reflect Diversity of U.S. Communities (The Hill) 

Former radio station owner Rep. Greg Walden argues for media ownership reforms that “create policies to incentivize new entrants into the marketplace, and help lift voices of underrepresented individuals by promoting diversity.”

WLUR, Washington and Lee to Mark Historic Milestone (Augusta Free Press)

The Virginia school will celebrate the anniversary with a panel on Oct. 28.

DJ Ron Britain Made His Name in 1960s Cincinnati Radio (WVXU-FM)

Strong in Cincinnati and then spent decades in Chicago.

Suspect Named in Marquette County Sheriff’s Truck Theft (WLUC-TV)

Greg Zyburt stopped at WKQS(FM) for an interview about a big drug arrest. Upon leaving the station he discovered his official police truck had been stolen during the interview. It was not a classic era radio prank.

Calendar of Events

OCTOBER

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

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

National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 28–30

NOVEMBER

WorldDAB General Assembly 2020, Nov. 3

CABSAT Virtual, Nov. 9–10

RadioAsia, [Cancelled] Nov. 9–11, Bali, Indonesia

ABU General Assembly & Associated Meetings, Nov. 16–Dec. 17

Radio TechCon, Nov. 30 

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.