Alan Jurison on Virtualization

“There’s more content streams than people. To really produce that high-quality broadcast, we need to be able to simplify and structure the broadcast business into a way where it can be easily managed.” Read more in the new Radio World ebook.

Today’s Top Insight 10/8/20

Breaking of LPFM Rules Leads to $15,000 Penalty for R.I. Station

Consent decree resolves issues over commercial underwriting and multiple station ownership.

News & Technology 

D.C. Reacts to Hill Dems’ High-Tech Smackdown

NAB applauds recognition of impact on local journalism.

AES Show to Look at Podcast Studios

Virtual session to feature roundtable including radio station experts.

DRM Says EECC Sends “Powerful Message”

Consortium calls Europe’s digital radio process a good example to other countries.

Samuelsen Studio Dedicated at Entercom Detroit

WXYT salutes late show host who passed away in August.

Reader’s Forum

What’s a Local Broadcaster to Do?

Station owner Roy Burnette says it’s a scary time for an AM to invest in new facilities.

Around the Industry

$2.1 Million Pro-Biden Ad Buy Planned for Black and Caribbean Stations (S. Florida Sun Sentinel)

Select south Florida radio stations to benefit from billionaire’s political largesse.

Public Stations Receive CPB Grant for Statewide News Op (Crain’s Cleveland Business)

Cincinnati Public Radio and WOSU to benefit from $56,000 grant.

FCC Broadcast and Telecom Deadlines for October–December (CommLawBlog)

Make sure your paperwork is filed by the deadline.

South Bend Approves Controversial Radio Tower in Monroe Park (South Bend Tribune)

The Mid-West Family Broadcasting redevelopment of a building for its South Bend, Ind., cluster receives another approval.

Calendar of Events

OCTOBER

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

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

National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 28–30

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.