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The leaders of broadcast associations repping all 50 United States, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, called on the Senate leadership to pass the PIRATE Act swiftly, saying, “The time has come to take significant steps to resolve this vexing problem.” In a Nov. 13 letter addressed to Sens. Mitch McConnell ...

For many in the radio industry, it has been a great frustration to see the wide acceptance of data phones with their powerful interfaces and networking capabilities. Through a combination of capital investment, brilliant design and innovative manufacturing, the data phone has become nearly ...

It’s that time of year again — calendar ordering season! Broadcast history enthusiast and frequent Radio World contributor John Schneider says his 2019 radio history calendar is now on sale. Schneider reports this year’s theme is “historic radio remote broadcasts.” Schneider has carefully selected ...

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation recently honored 10 members of the media industry at the 16th Annual Giants of Broadcasting and Electronic Arts awards ceremony. The awards were presented during a luncheon emceed by ABC News “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang with a guest appearance by ...

EEKLO, Belgium — Sept.1 saw the large-scale launch of Roxx, a new DAB+ player in the Flemish radioscape. The station is the Flemish region’s first broad “rock” format. Roxx is the brainchild of radio presenter and producer Jeroen Gorus. “Flanders is ready for a station like Roxx. All stations are, ...

The author is director of sales at Comrex. SIP-based VoIP telephony can be considered a technological blessing due to its efficient implementation, cost savings and audio quality. Many of us utilize low-cost VoIP phone lines in our homes and businesses every day and save lots of money as a result. ...

Two senators in a letter to the FCC urged the agency to keep in mind the extensive use of C Band spectrum by satellite operators to distribute content to TV and radio broadcasters, cable TV operators and OTT providers as it considers opening up 3.7–4.2 GHz for new wireless services and shared use. ...

iHeartMedia has teased another element of the upcoming iHeartRadio Podcast Awards. The multimedia company — which has been diligently building up awareness of its own podcasting footprint — says it will honor NPR with the inaugural iHeartRadio Podcast Pioneer Award. The pubcaster will be recognized ...

Cris Alexander, CPBE, AMD, DRB, is director of engineering for Crawford Broadcasting as well as technical editor of Radio World Engineering Extra. He comments here in his Crawford role. I have read with great interest the opinions of some of my colleagues regarding the usefulness of annual occupied ...

NEWBURY PARK, Calif., Nov. 13, 2018 - Platinum Tools (www.platinumtools.com), the leader in solutions for the preparation, installation, hand termination and testing of wire and cable, is proud to announce the debut of the new Waterproof RJ45 Coupler System (p/ns 740C & 741C). The new ...