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Today’s Top Insight 9/21/20

Indiana AM Station Suspends All-Digital Transmission

While Hubbard’s all-digital experiment in Maryland has gotten lots of attention, another has been going on more quietly near Fort Wayne. Owner Brian Walsh tells Radio World he was enthused about the quality and coverage but he has ended the experiment at least for now.

News & Technology 

Pai’s List of Radio Rule Changes Has Grown Long

Chairman highlights continuing efforts on “modernization of media regulations.”

iHeart, NPR Are Part of New Alexa Routines

Bundled operations can be shared with others.

Wisconsin Broadcasters Remember Gary Mach, Engineer

In addition to his achievements on the job, he worked for decades on the WBA’s Broadcasters Clinic.

Visualization From Broadcast Bionics

Camera One aimed at affordability and simplicity.

From the Field

Producing “Overheard at National Geographic”

Gathering field audio from exotic locales is just another day at the office.

Around the Industry

NRB Survey Shows COVID-19 “Next Steps” for Association Members (NRB)

Find out what members of the religious broadcasting group are thinking and planning.

KCRW(FM) Eliminates 28 Jobs Including Several On-Air Personalities (Orange County Register)

Station President Jennifer Ferro said the station was expecting a 30% reduction in its operating budget, much of that due to cuts in corporate sponsorship.

Marecek Cashed in on St. Louis Sports-Talk (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Greg Marecek passed away Sept. 13. The sports writer turned broadcast entrepreneur built a St. Louis-oriented sports talk empire and then sold high to out-of-towners.

Radio? Are You Sure? (Business Live)

Paulo Dias says that reports of radio’s demise are premature.

SEPTEMBER

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

ABA Engineering Academy Radio Engineering 101, Sept. 21–25

Society of Broadcast Engineers Virtual National Meeting, Sept. 22–23

OCTOBER

World College Radio Day, Oct. 2 

Radio Show Radio Week, Oct. 5–9

Radio Mercury Awards, Oct. 6, Sony Hall, New York

IEEE BTS Pulse, Oct. 6–8 

WBA Broadcasters Clinic, [CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT] Oct. 13–15

Podcast Day by Radiodays Europe, Oct. 26, The Mermaid London, London

CABSAT, Oct. 26–28, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai

National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 28–30

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.