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Nielsen’s Q1 Audio Today report is out and, no surprise, radio continues to reach nearly everyone in America. On a weekly basis, says Nielsen, 93% of all adults tune in to radio, the most of any platform, and they add, radio has 243 million listeners in a given month. Some of the results are ...

A low-power advocacy network has expressed its concern to the Federal Communications Commission regarding LPFM participation in the September 2017 nationwide EAS test — pointing to lack of communication from the Media Bureau, difficulty using the ETRS database and the cost of complying with current ...

ENCO recently launched an IP-enabled control surface for television and radio systems, including a distinctive in-button video playback feature. As Mark Stewart explains in the video above, ENCO unveiled the ClipBoard interface for its automation and instant playout solutions at this month's NAB ...

The Chapter 11 reorganization of iHeartMedia is just getting underway, but already there has been speculation that the radio giant will shed radio stations during the process, even though company leaders say there will be no wholesale liquidation of properties. At the time of its filing in March, ...

iHeartMedia has named Justin Nesci as executive vice president of advanced audio and data revenue, and the company’s Baltimore cluster has promoted Aaron Hyland to market president. In his newly created role, Nesci will report to President of Digital and Audience Segment Revenue Strategy Carter ...

Radio lost a well-known and much-beloved radio engineer when Jim Carollo passed away at the age of 72 on April 18 at his home in Huntley, Ill., after a long battle with lung cancer. JC, as he was known to colleagues and friends, was the former director of engineering at WGN(AM) in Chicago. He was […]

Randy Stine explores the implications of iHeartMedia’s Chapter 11 filing, and lawyers from the Pillsbury firm write about the FCC’s new hardline approach to pirate radio operators and what it really means. We also share excerpts from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s address to the NAB Show earlier this ...

TagStation subsidiary Dial Report said it is collaborating with Ad-ID to establish tracking standards for the radio industry. “It is clear that the radio industry would benefit from having the same tracking standards that the TV and digital industries enjoy today,” said Dial Report Senior Vice ...

WorldCast’s Audemat marque is releasing a new RDS encoder called, simply, Audemat RDS Encoder. Besides the expected RDS/RDBS tools (e.g. artist name, song titles, traffic message, EAS, etc.), the encoder adds an MPX-over-AES digital audio function. Furthermore, it can insert the encoding directly ...

Lawo has named Craig Newbury to the position of director of sales and operations. He immediately assumes responsibility for the activities of Lawo in the United Kingdom and Ireland. According to Lawo, Newbury brings with him over 18 years of broadcast related experience across a range of ...