Independence Day Holiday

The Radio World team and its fellow Future U.S. colleagues are out of the office today in preparation for Independence Day. Enjoy the coming festivities. 

This Week’s Top Stories

Cumulus Completes Handoff of Old WMAL Tower Site

Site near the Washington Beltway is slated for new home development.

FCC Settles With Two Beantown Radio Pirates

Says the two Boston-area operators agreed to shut down, pay fines and destroy their gear.

AM Notes From the Field 

In his travels, Orban engineer Mike Pappas has seen a lot of stuff.

KNX, Los Angeles — A Centennial Station 

The station will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Sept. 10.

Letter: AM Is Simple, Digital Is Overly Complicated

What's wrong with Class B modulators and Class C RF amps anyway?

FM Translator, Booster Advocates Disagree in Origination Dispute

“Unfortunate and substantively wrong” is the reply from translator origination advocates.

Why WWV and WWVH Still Matter

Fans of NIST signals cite benefits including understanding the near-Earth environment.

Guitar Center, a Broken Cable & Facebook Jealousy

Our AM stations in Philly found good results with Aston Origin microphone.

Also Popular

No to Digital AM

A new complicated format is not needed but digital tools can help improve analog AM.

Should Translators Originate Content? FCC Is Taking Comments

Proposal from broadcast groups could mean big changes for FM.

No-Cost Targeted Programming Is a Win-Win

Content available at little or no cost is a boon as radio searches for solutions to its challenges.

BBC’s Fry: Digital in the AM Band Is the Way Forward

BBC distribution exec says broadcasters can achieve reduced operating costs and deliver higher value services to their audience.

Calendar of Events

JULY

ABA Engineering Webinar, July 21 

Texas Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention and Trade Show, [CANCELLED] July 29–30, JW Marriott Downtown Austin, Austin, Texas

AUGUST

Michigan Association of Broadcasters Annual Meeting, [CANCELLED] Aug. 3–4, MGM Grand Detroit, Detroit

SBE Leadership Development Course, Aug. 4–6, Atlanta

Michigan Association of Broadcasters Annual Business Meeting Virtual 2020, Aug. 11 

Nebraska Broadcasters Association Annual Convention, [CANCELLED] Aug. 11–12, Lincoln, Neb.

Alabama Broadcasters Association Convention, [CANCELLED] Aug. 14–15, Birmingham, Ala.

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.