It turns out listeners usually call a radio station for one of three reasons: to win a contest, to talk on the air …

Today’s broadcasters are under attack from many directions. From local competition to new technologies, including the Internet, broadcasters are pressured from …

As broadcasters steadily automate more and more of their broadcast day, finding a good place to learn the trade can be …

At many stations today, studios often sit empty while the automation rolls on. With fewer and fewer staffers, training the newbies …

It was 1981 when satellite delivered analog audio began replacing telephone lines and bicycled tape recordings.

Over the years, technical improvements …

Getting air-quality audio back from outside the studio can be a challenge. Mark Shander concludes this series about traditional solutions that …

It is easy to get audio back to the studio: just shout into your cell phone. It might even be intelligible. …

Our series on “micro-studios” continues, with the goal of comparing new consumer equipment with existing and newer professional broadcast equipment.

The …

The goal of our Radio on the Road series is to highlight some of the variety of ways new technologies have …

Patents, royalties, and lawyers often have been in the news lately. Companies have sprung up for the sole purpose of collecting …

The art of broadcasting from anywhere means setting up remote studios and studio equipment as well as codecs, in all manner …

Not all broadcasting is done from within a comfortable, soundproof studio. Operating from remote broadcast sites can be among the biggest …

Radio and television remote trucks often use microwave transmitters to get the program material back to the studio. Whether using a …