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    Workbench: Three Steps to a More Efficient A/C System

    Posted: 22 Jul 2022 10:01 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/workbench/workbench-three-steps-to-a-more-efficient-a-c-system


    How are your studio and transmitter site air conditioning systems running?  

    For the majority of our readers, this is the season when reliable
    operations are crucial. But maybe your management has cut your service contracts to meet reduced operating budgets. If so, there’s a YouTube video that can help. It describes three steps you can take to ensure good
    cooling. 

    The first is to use a vacuum to clean the return vents of dirt and dust. Restricted air flow can hamper cooling.  

    The second tip is one that I’ve heard debated by engineers and air conditioning techs. The video suggests NOT using pleated high-efficiency
    air filters, but instead selecting the standard fiberglass ones. 

    The argument is about whether pleated filters restrict air flow and make a system work harder. Fiberglass filters may be fine for sites you visit regularly — like the studio — where they can be changed regularly. However, visits to transmitter sites may be several months apart. We’ve all seen the filth that the pleated air filters trap, especially in transmitters. Ask
    your air conditioning tech or the manufacturer of your system for a recommendation.  
    Use a hose and dish soap to clean condenser coils.

    The third tip is simple enough: Clean the outside condenser unit. The fins
    get clogged with dirt, dust and insects as air is drawn from the front,
    sides and back and pulled through by the top-mounted fan.  

    Disconnect the AC at the condenser. Using diluted dish soap, squirt the
    liquid through the vents — no disassembly needed. Allow the soap mixture to sit for a few minutes, then use a garden hose to rinse the fins, cleaning
    the dirt-encrusted suds from the unit. Rinse several times with clean water from the garden hose, though not at high pressure lest you damage or
    distort the fins.

    This routine provided a cooling improvement of 10 degrees in the video. Not
    bad for an hour’s work. Watch it here. 
    An image from the YouTube video with tips for getting the most out of your
    air conditioning.
    Mic mystery

    Evan M. Tidwell is the general manager of WSHF(FM) in Muscle Shoals, Ala. (“Real Country 94.5, The Voice of the Shoals”).

    Evan writes that the picture from Dan Slentz that we published in June
    shows an RCA 4-AA condenser mic, manufactured by General Electric.
    Evan Tidwell gave us the scoop on this early RCA model.

    This model was introduced in 1928 to compete with Western Electric’s 47-A condenser. The RCA designation is 4-A for the mic and an extra A for the “Announce” stand. The 4-AP version shipped with the “Program” floor stand.

    The mic’s multiple pins are to allow both the audio circuit to pass through the cable, as well as 6-volt and 200-volt supply voltages for the vacuum tubes. 

    When introduced, Evan says, this model was an impressive replacement for
    the carbon mics in use at the time. Many photographs of NBC and other
    studios from 1928 to 1933 show this microphone. 

    Once RCA introduced the ribbon or velocity mics in 1932, they quickly
    replaced most condensers.

    Evan moderates the Vintage Radio Station Broadcast Gear group on Facebook,
    to which Workbench readers are invited. Evan welcomes readers to share
    photos of your favorite pieces. Remember to send them to us, too,
    especially if the mic is still being used!

    Arizona Public Media Senior Broadcast Engineer Stephen Claasen also
    remembered this microphone model from a collection owned by his father, and remembers his dad identifying it as a condenser mic.  

    Unlike the electret condenser mics of the 1960s and later, the capacitive element needed to have an external charge on it continuously, and the
    output was quite low, so audio amplification was necessary. As Stephen remembers, the condenser element looked a bit like the carbon button mics,
    but internally it was different.

    [Read Another Workbench by John Bisset]
    Sniffing out AES signals

    Those of us who have transitioned from the world of analog signals to AES
    and digital probably still remember the “Fox and Hound” signal tester. 

    The Fox was an audio signal generator clipped on one end of a wire, and the Hound was an inductive signal “sniffer” that identified the cable carrying that test signal.    

    Alan Colwell, CPBE, wrote to see if there was a piece of test equipment
    that can be used the same way but to identify AES signals.

    System integrator Edwin Bukont, founder of E2 Technical Services and
    Solutions, reminded me of the Ward-Beck Bit Spitter and Bit Buddy. Sadly,
    they are no longer manufactured.

    Ed says the next closest solution isn’t cheap. Most devices that will generate a tone or silence for AES are video products, so they are
    AES3id. To get AES3, you would need suitable impedance transformers; then
    you need something to demodulate and “hear” the signal. That solution starts at $2,000. It’s not cheap, and not always that functional either.
    The good stuff is in the $3,000+ range.

    Ed’s best inexpensive solution is to buy StudioHub AES converters from
    Angry Audio and put one on each end of the circuit, coupled with a tone generator and a powered speaker.

    For a single-box solution containing both a generator and a receiver, there
    is the Whirlwind Qbox-AES at under $700. This is an AES3/AES3id box with a built-in speaker. It does require a separate analog tone generator to be
    used with the AES generator, so there is some added expense.

    Finally, depending upon your needs, another option may be to get a USB-AES sound card for a PC or laptop and use the free audio tone generator and
    edit software to generate a tone and monitor it. 

    Let me know if you have discovered any other solutions. Send Workbench tips
    to johnpbisset@gmail.com.  

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    Telos and Jnger Introduce the AIXpressor

    Posted: 22 Jul 2022 09:29 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/products/telos-and-junger-introduce-the-aixpressor


    Telos Alliance and Jünger Audio announced a new flagship Jünger audio processor.

    “AIXpressor combines a reliable hardware basis for real-time operation with the flexibility of software-defined applications to deliver a whole new
    concept of audio processing,” the companies said in a press release.

    They have been working together since 2019, when U.S.-based Telos entered
    into an agreement to market, sell and support Jünger Audio-branded products globally. Jünger is based in Germany.

    Telos and Jünger highlight the AIXpressor’s processing architecture. “The flexAI system can scale the processing power to an almost unfathomable
    level by using a new interface format, tieLight, to transport up to 1,024 channels of audio virtually latency-free to an additional processing unit
    such as the flexAIserver.”

    Tools and applications can be created like plug-ins in a traditional DAW. “This concept of software-defined products enables us to create
    user-specific audio solutions without considering the hardware as a primary factor.”

    FlexAI applications can run on the AIXpressor and Jünger Audio’s range of flexAIserver audio processing servers, or on an array of multiple units. 

    [Check Out More Products at Radio World’s Products Section]


    The 1RU box is driven by an x86 CPU-based processor board. The core
    performs audio processing, encoding and decoding without the need for additional DSP cards or codec boards.

    For AoIP conversion the AIXpressor has Livewire+, AES67 and SMPTE ST
    2110-30 formats built in, along with support for analog, MADI, AES3 and
    SDI. Audinate’s Dante AoIP protocol can also be supported. 

    Other features include a touch-sensitive glass front panel, headphone
    amplifier for signal monitoring and a USB host connector for backups, configuration or export of system data.

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    Oxenford: FCC "Cracking Down" on Long Periods of Silence

    Posted: 21 Jul 2022 01:12 PM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/business-and-law/oxenford-fcc-cracking-down-on-long-periods-of-silence


    An apparent FCC crackdown on silent radio stations is the focus of a
    commentary by veteran broadcast attorney David Oxenford.

    He writes on his blog that the Audio Division, perhaps concerned about operators “warehousing” spectrum, seems to be taking an increasingly aggressive position with stations that have been silent for extended
    periods. He cites recent commission rulings; Radio World has reported on
    the cases.

    Oxenford said the FCC notes that silent stations cannot serve the public interest, even if their silences were authorized under STAs. The
    commission, he writes, has been issuing only short-term renewals so as to
    keep a closer eye on such stations rather than having to wait until the end
    of a normal eight-year term.

    He said the FCC is renewing for as little as 20% of a license term. “So,
    when commencing any voluntary period of silence for any station, a licensee should be aware that, if the station stays silent for a long period of
    time, its expectancy of a normal license renewal term may be jeopardized.”

    Oxenford went on to note that typically it’s underperforming stations that opt to go silent for long periods while their operators try to determine
    what to do with them. He wonders what the impact of shorter-term renewals
    might be. “Will operators of troubled stations, especially of troubled AM stations, risk taking those stations silent while trying to find other ways
    to operate them or potential buyers for those stations, or will they just abandon the licenses, resulting in even less service to the public?”

    Maybe, he concluded, leaving a station with its existing operator, even if
    it is not operating consistently, may be a quicker way to find a way for a station to return service to the public than will the cancellation of a license.

    Read his commentary.

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    Upcoming Movie "Fall" Is Centered Around a 2,000-Foot Radio Tower

    Posted: 21 Jul 2022 11:53 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/programming-and-sales/upcoming-movie-fall-is-centered-around-a-2000-foot-radio-tower


    Fear reaches new heights as two best friends find themselves at the top of
    a 2,000-foot radio tower.
    Fall movie poster (Credit: Lionsgate)

    Fall — which Lionsgate dubs an adrenaline-fueled thriller — stars Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner.

    The plot is built around best friends Becky (Currey) and Hunter (Gardner).
    Per the official movie synopsis, for this duo, life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits.

    While these young women are experienced climbers, were shown in the movie trailer that things take a turn for the worse after they climb 2,000 feet
    to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower and find themselves stranded
    with no way down.

    Now, their expert climbing skills are put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies and vertigo-inducing heights.

    Fall is dropping in theaters August 12.

    This isnt the only movie that is centered around broadcast towers and the strength that is needed to scale such metal monoliths. It will, however, be
    the first available to the public.

    NATE, in collaboration with Storybuilt Media, has created a feature-length documentary titled “Vertical Freedom,” which highlights the professional and personal lives of six cellular/broadcast tower climbers in the United States. In a Radio World feature story, were told that the creators are
    pushing for a streaming platform to purchase the documentary before
    releasing it to the masses.

    Watch the official trailer for Fall below.



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    Wheatstone Supports Toucher & Rich

    Posted: 21 Jul 2022 10:13 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/buyers-guide/wheatstone-supports-toucher-rich


    Radio World’s Buyer’s Guide section this month focuses on consoles and mixers.

    Faders fly during “The Toucher & Rich Show” that airs mornings on Beasley’s
    WBZ(FM), “98.5 The Sports Hub,” flagship station for the Boston Bruins, New England Patriots, Boston Celtics and Revolution teams. 

    Two Wheatstone LXE console surfaces, one in the talk studio and another in
    a control studio, sync fader moves for the six mic positions in the talk studio.
    The custom touchscreen includes sports routing — the buttons on the right — programmed by Chris Penny; other routing by Dennis Knudsen.

    Shown is host Fred Toucher at the controls of the WheatNet-IP audio
    networked LXE. Studios are fast-paced, with contributor feeds coming in and network feeds going out. The Sports Hub has custom touchscreens above LXE consoles for quick network sends to the Westwood One syndication headend
    along with the correct automation tones and triggers. 

    “When they hit the Patriot button, that gives them control of those
    triggers and that particular delay as well as talkback in certain places in
    the talk studio and control rooms, depending on which network they’re
    talking with,” said Dennis Knudsen, Beasley Boston director of engineering, who did the routing backend scripting for Beasley Boston’s four music stations and enlisted the help of Chris Penny with Agile Broadcasting to
    script routing for the WBZ 98.5 network end.

    [Read More Buyers Guide Reviews Here
    Fred Toucher works at the Wheatstone LXE console.

    LXE console surfaces have automated mix-minus and associated connections so that the right mix-minus, codec return feed and GPIO logic follow sources during live commentary, play-by-plays or for other incoming feeds. 

    Toucher and Rich are Fred Toettcher and Rich Shertenlieb. In addition to station syndication of Bruins, Patriots and Celtics games, The Sports Hub syndicates “Toucher & Rich” nationwide as its number-one show dominating Boston ratings for male and adult audiences 25 to 54.

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    Iowa Gets SMARTS

    Posted: 21 Jul 2022 09:59 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/from-the-editor/iowa-gets-smarts


    As an advocate for a vibrant broadcast technology marketplace, I’m always glad when I learn that a longtime supplier has received kudos from their colleagues or clients.

    So it’s nice to share news that at its 2022 annual convention in Altoona,
    the Iowa Association of Broadcasters inducted the founders of SMARTS
    Broadcast Systems, John and Jan Schad, into its Hall of Fame. 

    The IAB Hall of Fame recognizes “the best of the best” — Iowans who have made a lasting and significant contribution to their community, their state
    and the broadcast industry.

    SMARTS Broadcast Systems has its roots at KEMB, an FM station that the
    Schads ran for 13 years in in Emmetsburg, Iowa. John worked as morning show announcer, news reporter and president; Jan ran traffic, billing and sales. Their three children were also involved.
    Company representatives celebrate their award. From left: Jeanne Schad,
    Peggy Stolley, IBA board member Bernadette Merrill, Johnny Schad, John
    Schad, Dave Potratz, Debbie Kribell and Kathy Roethler.

    The automation software they developed for their station formed the basis
    of their company, which formed in 1989 and has provided products to more
    than 1,000 stations. 

    John Schad remains president/CEO today; Jan Schad passed away six years
    ago. The firm has 17 employees, including son Johnny Schad and daughter
    Peggy Stolley, and is still based in Emmetsburg. Later the Schads also
    helped the local Chamber of Commerce secure a license for an LPFM station, which continues in operation today.

    Congratulations to the Schads and their company family.

    Read my 2019 interview about trends in automation with the company’s Johnny Schad and Debbie Kribell.

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    AoIP Goes to Work at Sherbrooke Station

    Posted: 21 Jul 2022 09:47 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/facilities/aoip-goes-to-work-at-sherbrooke-station


    College station CFAK(FM) on the campus of the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada, recently moved into two new studios equipped with a self-contained AoIP network, a good example of putting AoIP to work in a smaller context in the post-COVID world.

    “Following a move to new premises, we had to review the technical architecture,” said Special Projects Manager Jesse Fafard Théorêt. “So we had to prepare a broadcasting studio as well as a production studio.” 
    The air studio.

    Technical services were provided by Jean-Philippe Vallée of Marketing Marc Vallée, and Jocelyn Blanchette and Nicolas O’Malley of Audiobec Sound & Video. 

    Branding work was done by Director of Marketing Marie-Hélène Ste-Croix in collaboration with Bryan O’Malley of communication agency Bravad and Steve Labbé of Productions Underground, who worked on the station’s sound imagery.

    The studios are built around Wheatstone Audioarts DMX-16 and DMX-8 console surfaces with mix engine, equipped with IP audio I/O and self-contained
    with no external Ethernet switch needed. The station uses Jazler SOHO automation and ElectroVoice RE20 and RØDE Procaster microphones. 
    A view of production from a WhisperRoom voice booth.

    Other notable components include JBL 308P MkII powered studio monitors,
    O.C. White ProBoom Ultima Gen2 and Podcast Pro mic booms, and Dell
    touchscreen PC monitors. Acoustics were designed by architects of the University of Sherbrooke. Custom cabinetry was sourced locally.

    A student fee helped pay for the job. General Manager Éric Laverdure was quoted by Wheatstone saying, “The money for this project was provided by
    the students. They believe in the station so we wanted to create one that
    was on par with any you’d find in Montreal.” 
    Another view of the production room.

    The project certainly was an upgrade for CFAK, which had been working out
    of one studio in a dorm that lacked air conditioning.

    “For radios with a small budget, there is a false belief that the professional equipment offered by the big suppliers in North America is inaccessible or too expensive,” said Fafard Théorêt.

    “With a limited budget and good organization, we have come to the
    conclusion that suppliers such as Wheatstone have affordable and quality product lines that are very accessible to us. Students and volunteers are highly motivated to work in the new facilities.”

    Read about more recent studio projects in the free ebook “Spectacular Radio Studios.”

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    Buying RF? Think Down the Road

    Posted: 20 Jul 2022 01:10 PM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/news-makers/buying-rf-think-down-the-road


    A recent Radio World ebook discussed trends in transmitters and best
    practices for shopping for them.

    Broadcast engineer Gregory Dahl, CPBE, is owner of Second Opinion Communications.

    Radio World: Can you describe your approach when considering a transmitter purchase or giving advice about one?

    Gregory Dahl: Reliability and accessibility. How well does the manufacturer present the product and warranties, to include the past performance of
    service, parts and knowledge base?
    Gregory Dahl

    Throughout the years, equipment servicing has shifted from component-level troubleshooting to module replacement. How many modules need to be onsite
    to service the transmitter effectively? If the station owner elects for no modules onsite, what is the readiness of the manufacturer for stocking and shipping modules?

    Always plan for future improvements, don’t limit the facility’s ability to upgrade without major replacement of equipment. 

    Additionally, I would be looking at how the transmitter interfaces with
    other equipment — as an example, remote control I/O or audio processing.
    Many transmitter manufacturers have remote software for access with SNMP or physical I/O. How does this interface with your on-site equipment or is a replacement required. 

    The HD operation is always a consideration, and the system should be able
    to perform a level of transmitter output power for both FM and HD
    operations. Along with exceptionable RF grounding of the transmitter and RF transmission line, recommending a quarter-wave stub near the transmitter RF output port.

    [Check out more of Radio World’s Tech Tips]

    RW: Name a feature or service that you wish transmitter manufacturers would
    add or make more widely available.

    Dahl: One simple word: “schematics.”

    Transmitter companies contract with third-party companies to manufacture modules or power supplies. This forces end users to replace the module or
    power supply versus having the opportunity to troubleshoot the components
    of the module or power supply. It’s a great revenue stream for the manufacturers, not so much for the station owner.

    RW: Virtualization of the air chain has been a focus of discussion lately.
    What are the implications?
    Read more in the ebook “Trends in Transmitters.” Link below.

    Dahl: I believe it’s more than the broadcast air chain that will be virtualized. As long as the FCC license is active, a physical component
    will be necessary to produce the RF signal; anything and everything else
    that can be created by software will be virtualized and can be controlled
    and modified remotely.

    Virtualization will remove equipment from the transmitter location and
    placed into a controlled environment less likely to be damaged by excessive heat, insects/rodents, lightning and electrical surges. 

    Whenever we make improvements to a facility, there are always two sides of
    the fence. As we continue to move equipment from multiple transmitter sites
    to a central location, the probable failure of equipment could cause a cascading effect with more than one broadcast transmission.

    When considering a centralized location and possible failures, it’s
    essential that the virtualization platform’s servers  minimize downtime through redundancies, and that we provide multiple audio routes to the individual transmitter site, reducing a possible failure of the broadcast transmission.

    Virtualization will also provide monitoring and auto correction if a route
    to the transmitter site is disrupted.

    RW: Recent years brought renewed interest in water cooling. Will use of
    that approach continue to grow?

    Dahl: Heat has been and will always be a major concern for the RF signal amplification process. Liquid cooling provides the best method to remove
    the heat from the RF amplifiers and power supplies modules, in my opinion.
    It makes more sense to use liquid cooling to transfer heat away from the modules and it reduces the fan noise. There’s a pump that moves the liquid from the transmitter to the radiator located outside the transmitter room.
    The pump produces a humming noise, but nothing compared to the fan blowers
    of an air-cooled transmitter. A backup pump is recommended. Liquid also requires more time for installation.

    Comparing the valve of the liquid-cooled transmitter verses a air cooled,
    heat is moved away from the components faster and better. Excessive HVAC systems are not necessary, and a normal conversation can be conducted next
    to the transmitter, including using the telephone with technical support.

    Read more in the ebook “Trends in Transmitters.”

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    VAB Offers Scholarships for Radio Engineering Class in Alabama

    Posted: 20 Jul 2022 12:08 PM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/programming-and-sales/vab-offers-scholarships-for-radio-engineering-class-in-alabama


    The Vermont Association of Broadcasters is offering a limited number of scholarships for interested parties to attend a radio engineering class out-of-state.

    The Alabama Broadcasters Associations Engineering Academy class will take
    place September 12-16 at the ABA Training Center in Hoover, AL (near Birmingham). The radio engineering class covers basic electronics, audio fundamentals (both analog and digital), RF systems (AM & FM transmitters
    and antennas) and basic broadcast operations (EAS, FCC rules, good
    engineering practices).
    ABAs Engineering Academy class (photo courtesy of VAB)

    VAB said, at the end of the week, students will also have the opportunity
    to take the Society of Broadcast Engineers certification exam.

    VAB recognizes the need to educate, excite and encourage more young people
    to enter the field of broadcast engineering, the Vermont association said
    in a press release. The VAB is willing to invest to send Vermonters to this class and try for the SBE certification in hopes it will kickstart their broadcast engineering education so they can be hired as assistant engineers
    and eventually take over for current engineers getting ready to retire.

    Scholarships include class/SBE exam fees plus transportation, lodging and
    food. The deadline to apply is Thursday, August 4. Apply here.

    The ABA is also holding a TV engineering class October 3-7 at the ABA
    Training Center.

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    Radio Owners That Support Geotargeting Appeal to NAB

    Posted: 20 Jul 2022 11:46 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/radio-owners-that-support-geotargeting-appeal-to-nab


    This story has been updated with comment from NAB.

    A group of 58 broadcast owners has written to the NAB criticizing its opposition to geotargeting.

    These companies support GeoBroadcast Solutions, which wants the FCC to
    allow limited geotargeting using FM boosters. The broadcasters, listed at bottom of this story, are not big corporate names, yet they own about 1,800 stations in total.

    They take NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt to task for suggesting that the
    U.S. radio industry is united against geotargeting; and they say that NAB’s opposition will actually hurt radio in the long run. GBS distributed the
    letter to trade media. [Read the letter.]

    “[T]he NAB has mentioned on several occasions that the radio industry is unified in its opposition to geotargeting,” they wrote.

    “In fact, a trade publication recently reported that you said you were ‘not hearing from broadcasters that they support the rule change that would
    allow FM boosters to geo-target programming and ads, a few minutes per
    hour, to specific communities.’ That’s not true, and this letter is intended to correct that misinterpretation.”

    The companies also told LeGeyt that NAB’s opposition “will do long-term damage to the ability of broadcasters to continue to effectively advocate
    for deregulation of the broadcast sector.”

    They reminded him of NAB’s efforts to ease the burden on broadcasters of regulations compared to other media. “It’s for this reason that we are troubled and confused by the NAB’s position in support of a legacy regulation, rather than its repeal.”

    They said technology has advanced to the point where the FCC can amend its rules to permit broadcasters to geotarget.

    “In fact, the NAB correctly advocated for geotargeting for television broadcasters with the adoption of ATSC 3.0. We simply fail to understand
    why the NAB pushed so hard five years ago to permit TV broadcasters to geotarget content but now is leading the effort to deny that same
    capability to its radio brethren.”

    They expressed a concern that “the NAB’s position is a retreat from the NAB’s ironclad commitment to broadcast deregulation.” They said this would leave legislators and regulators uncertain as to broadcasters’ commitment
    to deregulation and give an opening to competitors and critics.

    Invited to comment in response to the letter, NAB spokesman Alex Siciliano issued this statement: “NAB, state broadcaster associations from across the country and an overwhelming number of large and small radio broadcasters in
    a diverse range of markets have serious concerns with ZoneCasting
    technology. Even GeoBroadcast Solutions’ own testing shows that ZoneCasting will disrupt local radio stations’ ability to serve listeners. GBS has conveniently avoided disclosing the substantial cost of its proprietary technology that many broadcasters simply could not afford.

    “NAB supports innovation that enables broadcasters to better serve their communities and a regulatory framework that provides local radio stations
    with the freedom to thrive in the future. We strongly urge the FCC to
    reject GBS’s request to allow ZoneCasting, which achieves neither of these objectives and would have devastating consequences for the long-term
    viability of local radio.”



    The list of companies signing the letter:

    1400 Investment, LLC

    Ashley Communications, Inc.

    Ashley County Broadcasters

    Best Media, Inc.

    BroadSouth Communications

    Center Broadcasting Company

    Cheyenne Mountain Public Broadcast House

    Cohan Radio Group

    Core Communications

    Country Gold Broadcasting

    Datatech Digital LLC

    Dockins Broadcast Group

    Dockins Communications

    Double-R Communications, LLC

    Edgewater Broadcasting

    Edison Broadcasting

    Educational Communications of Colorado Springs

    Evans Broadcast Company

    Evans Broadcasting, Inc.

    Falls Media, LLC

    Far West Radio, LLC

    Flagstaff Radio, Inc.

    Friendship Broadcasting

    G Communications

    Hazard Broadcasting, Inc.

    HubCast Broadcasting, Inc.

    Jam Media Solutions

    Kath Broadcasting Co.

    Keyhole Broadcasting, LLC

    KM Radio of Atlanta

    LA Broadcasting

    Lake Broadcasting, Inc.

    Lazo Media LLC

    Leslie County Broadcasting, Inc.

    LHTC Media of West Virginia, Inc.

    M&M Broadcasting

    Marshall University Board of Governors

    Monticello-Wayne County Media, Inc.

    Mountain Broadcasting Service, Inc.

    Murphy Broadcasting, LLC

    Ohana Del Sol, LLC

    Peak Radio, LLC

    Phillips Broadcasting Company

    Pikes Peak Community College

    Q Media Group, LLC

    R&M Broadcasting

    Roberts Radio Broadcasting

    Shamrock Broadcasting

    Silicon Valley Broadcasting

    Sky Media, LLC

    Southark Broadcasters, Inc.

    Southwest Media, Inc.

    Southwestern Diabetic Foundation

    Truckee Tahoe Radio, LLC

    Two Black Cadillacs, Inc.

    Wennes Communications

    Windy City Broadcasting

    Yeary Broadcasting, Inc.

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    Read the July 20, 2022 Issue of Radio World

    Posted: 20 Jul 2022 10:29 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/resource-center/digital-editions/read-the-july-20-2022-issue-of-radio-world


    A new home for broadcasters on Capitol Hill.

    A visual radio system that deploys behavioral intelligence.

    Transmitters that make smarter use of utility power.

    The evolution of the emergency radio.

    Busy times at the National Radio Systems Committee.

    And Mark Persons on the power of mentoring.

    Read it here.

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    Come Hell or Wildfire

    Posted: 20 Jul 2022 09:48 AM PDT https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/guest-commentaries/come-hell-or-wildfire



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