Karen Johnson’s article reinforces discussions a fellow engineer and I had in the 1980-90’s. The discussions addressed all broadcast, cell phone, amateur radio, …

It is the fourth quarter of the year, so – yes – we were expecting some kind of movement in the C-Band/5G battle …

I have been at this game pushing 60 years and today while making up Type N jumper cables with RG214 for an STL …

I started in radio at 13 on a Provisional license, 3rd Class at 14 and our Chief drove me 200 miles to Kansas …

20+ years in service and “still needs to be worked on” ?!?!

A friend owns several stations in the mid south. According to …

Yes James, unfortunately you are 100 % correct.

But that’s not only the case with the AM stations – also FM’s.

We all …

From my general radio industry experience plus my advertising business, I am aware of small- to medium-market AM stations still succeeding in what …

The real problem with EAS is not the latency or the audio quality or any other internal problem.

It is the audience – …

The article on FM tuners that will work in high RF environments is timely for me as I had a similar problem but …

Yes, many auto manufacturers no longer offer AM radio on their car entertainment systems.

One reason is interference.  With more and more data …

WRNJ, Hackettstown, N.J., will be filing a petition with the FCC requesting they explore moving AM band stations to the near-vacant 45 to …

Reading Rollye James article on NAB 2019, I have to add my take on her line, “I shudder to mention the blank stares …

Yes, to Chris’ article on simple and older is better.

I chuckle every time there  is a cell phone or Internet failure panic. …

AM radio will always be with us despite what some European countries are doing. It is a backup and an outlet for media …

As I read about the hand-wringing about reverse 911 failures, EAS failures and the like, I am struck by the fact that no …

Barry posted an article by Richard Rubman titled: ‘EAS Alert / CA Fire Sparks Key Discussions.’  The piece is well-written and researched, and …

Re: the recent failure of EAS and cellphone/text evacuation warnings during the Paradise fire in California: About 10 years ago, I built a …

As a participating station, each station is authorized to originate an EAS alert at their discretion. The FCC Rules permit this and will …

While the body of the article does bring up an important point, the solutions are well outside the purview of broadcasters, the FCC, …

[Editor’s Note: Reports from the recent California fires indicate that government agencies apparently chose to ignore EAS in favor or “opt-in” reverse 911 …

This month marks the anniversary of my first experience with staff members of the FCC back in 1958. I was stationed at a …

It is with much sadness that I read that Charley Goodrich has passed.

He helped me many times (at all hours) with needing …

From now until August 13th, the Federal Communications Commission is accepting formal comments in the FM Class C4 / 73.215 (MB 18-184) Notice …

Sitting just a few feet from FCC Chairman Pai at NAB recently I came away thinking that he is not anti-broadcast…Then I learned …

Fact plain and simple. The current FCC is owned and operated by the cellular industry and the current administration.

Actually, the FCC has …

Back when I was in 8th grade, which was about two months before rocks were formed, I sat in Geography class and, as …

As an owner of a small group of stations, I am not sure I want to draw attention to myself and my licenses, …

Right On!

I, too, take care of some smaller local stations.  The most successful of them is a small town AM with only …