Best of Show Awards Program Guide Now Available

The ebook contains all of the nominated and winning entries for this year’s virtual awards program.

Today’s Top Insight 9/29/20

Codecs Offer Redundancy, Backup and Failover

Entercom’s Eric Fitch on how his operation has benefited from trends in codecs and STL.

News & Technology 

iHeart Launches Sports Network

Content featuring some big names to be heard on approximately 500 stations and their streams.

EBU Cites Benefits of Public Radio Music

Graham Dixon says music content on Europe's public media is economically as well as culturally important.

At GatesAir, No Worries About Flash

We’ve been touching base with technology suppliers about the pending end of support for Flash. Here’s what we heard back from Ted Lantz.

New IEEE Event to Take Pulse of Industry

IEEE BTS Pulse three-day virtual event will touch on issues like broadcaster disaster preparedness.

The Infinite Dial

Report Says Stations Struggle to Build Online Listenership

Infinite Dial claims a disparity exists between online listening and listening to AM/FM online.

Around the Industry

US Broadcasting Chief Pack Skips Congressional Hearing (TV Technology) 

Pack has caused quite a stir at the international broadcaster, which never seems far from controversy.

Trade Show Industry Giant Extends Worker Furloughs (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Freeman Co., known to many for its trade show services, has been hit particularly hard by the devastation of trade shows coming with the lock-down.

CBAA Gets Funding to Support Community Radio’s Transition (Radioinfo)

Community broadcasters get some support in Australia.

Austin’s Classical Station KMFA Moves Into New Home (Austin360)

Replete with a large performance space, the station moves with ambitious plans, COVID-19 notwithstanding.

Calendar of Events

OCTOBER

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

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

ABA Engineering Seminar, Oct. 20 

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.